KR20030038481A - Automatic rice cooker, automatic rice cooking method, rice washing device, rice washing method, rice cooking device, rice cooking method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To solve a problem that rice is not cooked up as expected. CONSTITUTION: An automatic rice cooker is provided with a rice washing part 310 for washing rice, a carrying part 320 for carrying the washed rice, a rice cooking part 330 for cooking the carried rice, and a control part 340 for controlling rice washing and rice cooking. The control part 340 controls the rice washing based on a set rice washing condition, and controls the rice cooking while taking the set rice washing condition into consideration.

Description

Automatic Cooking Machine, Automatic Cooking Method, Rice Cleaning Device, Rice Cleaning Method, Cooking Device, Cooking Method and Program }

The present invention relates to an automatic cooking machine, automatic cooking method, rice washing apparatus, rice washing method, cooking apparatus, cooking method and program.

With the diversification and advancement of tastes, consumers' demand for more delicious rice has become stronger, and the cooking apparatus of microcomputer control has been spreading.

Here, the configuration and operation of such a conventional cooking device will be described.

First, preheating and cooking to absorb the rice by submersion at a constant temperature as a preliminary preparation is performed. Subsequently, it heats until it boils with high electric power, and complete cooking which boils and maintains with the heating output according to the quantity of rice which should be cooked is performed. Then, heating is performed at a temperature that does not stick to the bottom of the pot, and additional cooking for gelatinizing rice is performed.

In addition, rice washing (seed rice) for separating rice bran from rice prior to cooking is a time-consuming task that greatly influences the taste of the rice, and also a rice washing apparatus for improving taste and reducing labor. It is sold mainly for work.

Here, the structure and operation of such a conventional rice washing | cleaning apparatus are demonstrated.

First, in (a) water-based rice washing using water, water and rice are stirred with a propeller or the like, and (b) in anhydrous rice washing without water, the rice surface is rubbed with a brush or the like. The bran is separated from the rice. After that, the bran is removed as much as possible to cause generation of bran odor after cooking.

In addition, an automatic rice cooker incorporating such a rice cooker and a rice washing device is also commercialized and sold together with commercial use.

However, there has been a problem that when the conventional cooking device, rice washing device or automatic cooking machine is used, the expected full cooking of the rice cannot be obtained.

The conventional cooking apparatus as described above uniformly controls irrespective of the state of the rice to be subjected to the control of the heating temperature and the heating time in a series of cooking processes. In addition, the conventional rice washing apparatus as described above uniformly controls irrespective of the state of the rice to be controlled, such as the rice washing time in the rice washing step.

The present inventors thought that the reason for not being able to obtain the expected full cooking mentioned above is that the state of rice, such as water content in a series of cooking processes and rice washing processes, is not considered.

In addition, the above-mentioned conventional automatic cooking machine is merely an integrated unit of the conventional cooking device and the rice washing device, and controls the heating temperature and heating time in a series of cooking processes, rice washing time in the rice washing process, and the like. Control is performed at all.

The present inventors have thought that rice washing and cooking are not related to the reason that the above-mentioned expected complete cooking cannot be obtained.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cooking machine, an automatic cooking method, a rice washing apparatus, a rice washing method, a cooking apparatus, a cooking method and a program capable of obtaining more complete cooking expected. do.

1 is a block diagram of an automatic cutting machine in a first embodiment according to the present invention.

2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the rice washing unit 1200 in the first embodiment according to the present invention.

3 is a schematic perspective view of a rice washing drum 1210 and a drive nut 1620 in a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the outer circumferential plate 1220 in the first embodiment according to the present invention.

5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a position at the time of discharge of rice by the discharge unit 1300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is an explanatory diagram of a rice washing table for washing rice in the first embodiment according to the present invention.

7 is an explanatory diagram of a cooking table for performing cooking in the first embodiment according to the present invention;

8 is a block diagram of an automatic cutting machine in a second embodiment according to the present invention;

9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the rice cleaning unit 2200 in the second embodiment according to the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic perspective view of a cooking portion 2400 in the second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is an explanatory diagram of a rice washing table for washing rice in a second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a cooking table for cooking in the second embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 13 is a schematic cross sectional view of an automatic cutting machine in a second embodiment according to the present invention;

Fig. 14 is a schematic sectional view of a rice washing device in a third embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a block diagram of an automatic cooking machine equipped with a measuring unit 150 of the present invention.

16 is a block diagram of an automatic cooking machine having a rice washing control unit 241 and a cooking control unit 242 of the present invention.

17 is a block diagram of an automatic cooking machine of the present invention.

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

310: rice washing unit 320: conveying unit

330: cutting unit 340: control unit

The first invention (corresponding to claim 1 of the present invention) includes a rice washing unit for washing rice,

A conveying unit for conveying the washed rice;

A cooking portion for collecting the conveyed rice;

A control unit for controlling the rice washing and cooking;

The control unit is an automatic cooking machine which performs the rice washing control based on the set rice washing condition, and performs the control in addition to the set rice washing condition when controlling the cooking.

A second invention (corresponding to claim 2 of the present invention) is the automatic cooking machine of the first invention having a central control unit for controlling the rice washing and the cooking together.

According to a third invention (corresponding to claim 3 of the present invention), the control unit includes a rice washing control unit for controlling the rice washing, and a cooking control unit for controlling the cooking;

The rice washing control unit controls the rice washing on the basis of the set rice washing conditions and simultaneously notifies the cooking control unit of the set rice washing conditions,

The cooking control unit is an automatic cooking machine of the first invention which controls the cooking using the notified rice washing condition.

In a fourth invention (corresponding to claim 4 of the present invention), the rice washing is anhydrous rice washing performed without using water,

The rice washing unit has an outer cylindrical portion disposed in the vertical direction, and a vertical cylindrical brush disposed inside thereof with a predetermined gap with respect to the outer cylindrical portion,

The outer cylindrical portion and the vertical cylindrical brush is relatively rotated,

The washed rice is an automatic cooking machine of any one of the first to third inventions that passes through the gap while the rotation is being performed.

The fifth invention (corresponding to claim 5 of the present invention) is the automatic cooking machine of the fourth invention, wherein the rotation speed and / or the rotation time are adjusted according to the set rice washing conditions.

The sixth invention (corresponding to claim 6 of the present invention) includes a measuring unit for measuring the water content of the rice to be cleaned of the rice,

The rice washing conditions are automatic cooking machines of any one of the first to third inventions that are automatically set by adding the measurement results.

7th invention (corresponding to claim 7 of the present invention), the rice washing is anhydrous rice washing is performed without using water,

The rice washing unit has an outer cylindrical portion disposed in the vertical direction, and a vertical cylindrical brush disposed inside thereof with a predetermined gap with respect to the outer cylindrical portion,

The outer cylindrical portion and the vertical cylindrical brush is relatively rotated,

The washed rice passes through the gap while the rotation is being performed,

The said measuring part is the automatic cooking machine of the 6th invention which has a sensor for measuring the water content of the rice which passes through the said gap, the upper end of the said gap, or the lower end of the said gap.

According to an eighth invention (corresponding to claim 8 of the present invention), the said cooking part is provided in the upper part of the said rice washing part,

The said conveyance part is the automatic crusher of any one of 1st invention-3rd invention which carries out the said conveyance using the pressurization or suction by air.

The ninth invention (corresponding to claim 9 of the invention) comprises the steps of washing rice,

Conveying the washed rice;

Collecting the returned rice;

Controlling the rice washing on the basis of the set rice washing condition;

An automatic cooking method comprising the step of controlling the cooking in addition to the set rice washing conditions.

The tenth invention (corresponding to claim 10 of the present invention), the measuring unit for measuring the water content of the rice,

It is a rice washing | cleaning apparatus provided with the rice washing | cleaning part which wash | cleans the said rice based on the said measurement result.

The eleventh invention (corresponding to claim 11 of the present invention) is the rice washing, wherein the rice washing is performed without using water,

The rice washing unit has an outer cylindrical portion disposed in the vertical direction, and a vertical cylindrical brush disposed inside thereof with a predetermined gap with respect to the outer cylindrical portion,

The outer cylindrical portion and the vertical cylindrical brush is relatively rotated,

The washed rice passes through the gap while the rotation is being performed,

The measuring unit is the rice cleaning device of the tenth invention having a sensor for measuring the water content of the rice passing through the gap, the upper end of the gap, or the lower end of the gap.

A twelfth invention (corresponding to claim 12 of the present invention) is the rice washing device of the eleventh invention, wherein the rotation speed and / or the rotation time are adjusted based on the measurement result.

The thirteenth invention (corresponding to claim 13 of the present invention) comprises the steps of measuring the water content of the rice,

A rice cleaning method comprising the step of washing the rice based on the measurement result.

A fourteenth invention (corresponding to claim 14 of the present invention) includes a measuring unit for measuring the water content of rice;

It is a cooking apparatus provided with the cooking part which collects the said rice based on the said measurement result.

A fifteenth invention (corresponding to claim 15 of the present invention) is the cooking apparatus of the fourteenth invention, wherein the rice for measuring the moisture content is washed rice.

The sixteenth invention (corresponding to claim 16 of the present invention) comprises the steps of measuring the water content of the rice,

It is a cooking method comprising the step of cooking the rice based on the measurement result.

According to a seventeenth invention (corresponding to claim 17 of the present invention), the rice is washed in the automatic cooking method according to the ninth invention; Is a program for operating the computer as all or part of the step of controlling the cooking, taking into account the control of the rice and the set rice washing condition.

An eighteenth invention (corresponding to claim 18 of the present invention) is a program for operating a computer as a step of washing rice in the rice washing method according to the thirteenth invention based on the measurement result.

A nineteenth invention (corresponding to claim 19 of the present invention) is a program for operating a computer as a step of preparing the rice of the cooking method according to the sixteenth invention based on the measurement result.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the Example which concerns on this invention is described with reference to drawings.

(First embodiment)

First, the configuration of the automatic cutting machine according to the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 1, which is a block diagram of the automatic cutting machine in the first embodiment according to the present invention.

13 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the automatic cutting machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the overall configuration of the automatic cutting machine of the second embodiment described below having a configuration similar to that of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. In the example of the automatic cooking machine, the cooking unit 1400 is provided at the lower portion of the rice washing unit 1200, but in the automatic cooking machine of the second embodiment, the cooking unit 2400 is provided at the upper portion of the rice washing unit 2200. ).

The automatic cooking machine of this embodiment is a rice cleaning unit 1200 for washing the rice sent by intermittently supplying the rice from the rice storage unit 1100 using the driving unit 1600, and the washed rice to the cooking portion ( A discharge unit 1300 for discharging to the 1400, a cooking unit 1400 installed under the rice washing unit 1200 for collecting the discharged rice, and a mode selected by the user among three modes to be described later. And a control unit 1500 for controlling rice washing in accordance with automatically set rice washing conditions, and controlling cooking using the set rice washing conditions.

Moreover, the means including the discharge part 1300 and the drive part 1600 correspond to the conveyance part of this invention.

Since the rice cooker 1400 is provided in the lower part of the present embodiment, rice is conveyed without requiring special power, and is excellent as a work specification.

Next, with reference to Fig. 2 which is a roughly sectional view of the rice washing unit 1200 in the first embodiment of the present invention, the configuration of the automatic cooking machine of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

The rice storage unit 1100 (see FIG. 1) is a means for storing rice installed on the upper portion of the rice washing unit 1200. In addition, the rice storage unit 1100 has a meter (not shown) for measuring a predetermined amount of rice under the control of the control unit 1500 and intermittently supplying rice to the rice washing unit 1200 (not shown). By supplying rice intermittently, occurrence of rice filling up at the time of power failure is suppressed).

As described later, the driving unit 1600 (see FIG. 1) is an up-and-down longitudinal axis 1610 (see FIG. 2) driven under the control of the rotation speed and the rotation time by the control unit 1500 (see FIG. 1). Is a means having a motor (not shown) for rotating.

The motor is also a means capable of driving a fan (not shown) for discharging the rice bran (by using both the rice washing motor and the bran discharging motor to reduce the number of members).

The rice washing unit 1200 is a rice washing drum 1210 mounted to an up-and-down longitudinal axis 1610 (see FIG. 2) rotated by a motor (not shown) of the driving unit 1600 (see FIG. 1) ( 2) and a distance such that 1-2 tols of rice can pass between the cylindrical brush (vertical cylindrical brush) 1212 (see FIG. 2) and the rice cleaning plate 1223 (see FIG. 2). (See FIG. 2) is a means having an outer circumferential plate 1220 (see FIG. 2) for arranging the rice cleaning drum 1210 with a gap therebetween.

Here, FIG. 3 (drive unit nut 1620 is separated from rice washing drum 1210) which is a schematic perspective view of the rice washing drum 1210 and drive unit nut 1620 in the first embodiment of the present invention. The structures of the rice cleaning drum 1210 and the outer plate 1220 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4, which is a substantially perspective view of the outer plate 1220 in the first embodiment according to the present invention.

The rice washing drum 1210 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) has a drum-shaped rice discharge unit 1211 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) installed on an inner circumferential surface thereof, and a desorption of the dry hair washing brush head installed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. It has a free cylindrical brush 1212 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In addition, the rice washing drum 1210 is attached to the longitudinal axis 1610 (see Fig. 2) by the drive nut 1620 (see Figs. 2 and 3).

The outer circumferential plate 1220 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) is provided at an opening 1221 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) and an inner circumferential surface provided at the top for sending rice inwards from the direction of arrow X1 (see FIG. 2). Exhaust bin 1222 for discharging rice bran or the like which passes through the rice cleaning plate 1223 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) to the closed space 1224 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) to the bran collection paper pack (not shown). ) (See FIGS. 2 and 4).

Moreover, the rice cleaning plate 1223 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 4) is comprised from the stainless steel board suitable for food hygiene standards, has an open cylindrical shape of upper and lower sides, but cannot pass a rice to the side, but fine particle, such as rice bran, Many punching holes (not shown) of about 1.6 mm in diameter are allowed to pass through (in addition, an appropriate electric field may be set in order to prevent the fine particles from adhering to the wall surface).

The configuration of the rice washing drum 1210 and the outer plate 1220 has been described so far.

Discharge part 1300 (see Figs. 1 and 2) is composed of a stainless steel sheet suitable for food hygiene standards, has a conical shape of approximately 30 degrees of slope angle to prevent the remaining of rice during discharge, longitudinal axis It is attached to 1610 (refer FIG. 2), and it is a means which can move up and down. More specifically, the discharge unit 1300 moves the rice at high speed according to (1) arrows Y1 to Y3 (see FIG. 2) (they are pushed down to the bottom of the rice washing drum 1210 by centrifugal force by rotation). The rice which loses its direction rises in the direction of arrow Y1 in opposition to gravity.) In the case of rice washing, the rice closes to the elastic sealing unit 1310 to seal the lower surface of the rice cleaning plate 1223 (see FIGS. 2 and 4). 2) When discharging the rice discharging the rice in the direction of arrows X2 to X3 (see Fig. 5), the bottom surface of the rice cleaning plate 1223 is removed from the elastic sealing unit 1310 by pushing the longitudinal axis 1610. Means to open. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the position at the time of discharging rice of the discharge unit 1300 in the first embodiment according to the present invention.

The control unit 1500 (refer to FIG. 1) is (1) "weak", "normal", "strong" according to the mode selected by the user among the three modes of "new rice mode", "normal mode", and "simmered rice mode". Rice washing conditions are automatically set, and anhydrous rice washing is performed on the rice washing unit 1200 (see FIG. 1) by driving the driving unit 1600 (see FIG. 1) accordingly. 1400 (see FIG. 1) is means for causing cooking according to the mode selected. That is, it can be said that the control unit 1500 (see FIG. 1) has a central control unit for controlling rice washing and cooking.

Here, FIG. 6 which is an explanatory drawing of the rice washing table for carrying out rice washing in 1st Example which concerns on this invention, and FIG. 7 which is an explanatory drawing of the cooking table for performing cooking in 1st Example which concerns on this invention. With reference to each, the structure of the control part 1500 (refer FIG. 1) is demonstrated in detail.

(1) The control unit 1500 (see FIG. 1) looks at the rice washing table (see FIG. 6), sets the rice washing conditions according to the mode selected by the user among the three modes described above, and the driving unit 1600 (FIG. Means for determining the rotational speed and rotational time of the motor (not shown) of FIG. 1).

The rice washing conditions, the rotation speed, and the rotation time in the "new rice mode" are "weak", "slow", and "short" in order compared with the standard value in the "standard mode". Since the new rice has high moisture content, it is easy to cause entrapment by rice washing, and since the elapsed time after milling is short, there are few oxidized parts of the surface tissue to be removed by rice washing. Can be.

The rice washing conditions, rotation speed, and rotation time in the "rice cake mode" are "strong", "slow", and "long" in order. Since the old rice has a low water content, it is easy to cause entrapment by rice washing, and since the elapsed time after milling is long, there are many oxidized parts of the surface tissue to be removed by rice washing. It may be appropriate.

In addition, in this embodiment, in order to use the vertical axis of rotation 1610 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) in the vertical direction, the rotational speed and the rotation time of the motor (not shown) are adjusted to total travel distance of the rice (arrow Y1). By adjusting the number of turns of the cycle according to -Y3 (see FIG. 2), it is possible to easily change the rice washing conditions (degree of rice washing).

However, when the upper inclination angle of the north-shaped rice discharge part 1211 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) provided in the inner peripheral surface of the rice washing | cleaning drum 1210 is 14-26 degree with respect to a perpendicular line, arrows Y1-Y3 The inventors have experimentally confirmed that the rotational speed of the motor (not shown) in which the rice is rotated in the cycle according to (see Fig. 2) is about 600 to 2000 r / min (in order to freely fall the rice according to arrow Y2, It is preferable that the inclination-angle mentioned above is somewhat larger).

(2) The control unit 1500 (see FIG. 1) looks at the cooking table (see FIG. 7), and controls water, preheating temperature, preheating time, boiling maintenance power, boiling maintenance time, additional cooking time and additional cooking power. And means for causing the cooking unit 1400 (see FIG. 1) to perform cooking according to the selected mode.

Water control, preheat cooking temperature, preheat cooking time, boiling maintenance power, boiling holding time, additional cooking power, and additional cooking time in `` rice mode '' are smaller in order than the standard value in `` standard mode '', "Low", "Short", "Large", "Long", "Large", and "Long". Since the new rice has a high water content, it is easy to absorb and the starch tissue is easy to swell and gelatinize. Therefore, the contents of the table mentioned above are appropriate.

Water control in preheated rice mode, preheating temperature, preheating time, boiling maintenance power, boiling holding time, additional cooking power, additional cooking time in order of 'high', 'high', 'long', 'small' "," Long "," big "," long ". The old rice is difficult to absorb because of low water content, and the starch structure is difficult to swell and gelatinize. Therefore, the contents of the rice cleaning table as described above are appropriate. "Long" is to reduce the so-called old rice smell by adding a gentle smell).

Up to now, the detailed description of the structure of the control unit 1500 is completed.

The cooking unit 1400 adjusts water control, preheating cooking temperature, preheating cooking time, boiling maintenance power, boiling holding time, additional cooking power, and additional cooking time according to the control from the controller 1500 to perform cooking. It is meant for. In addition, since the cooking portion 1400 is provided below the rice washing portion 1200, the cooking portion 1400 may be cooked so that heat or steam generated during cooking does not adversely affect the rice storage portion 1100 (see FIG. 1). Pressure pot (not shown) is used.

Next, the operation of the automatic cutting machine of the present embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIG. 1 (hereinafter, the case where " new rice mode " is selected by the user will be described). The same applies to the second to third embodiments, but one embodiment of the automatic cooking method according to the present invention will be described while explaining the operation of the automatic cutting machine according to the present embodiment.

The controller 1500 weighs a predetermined amount of rice designated by the user to the rice storage unit 1100. The rice storage unit 1100 measures a predetermined amount of rice by a meter under the control of the control unit 1500, and uses the opening 1221 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) to measure the measured rice. It is sent to the rice washing unit 1200 from the direction of the direction (see Fig. 2) (in addition, once the amount of rice supply is recognized in advance in the control unit 1500, such a plurality of intermittent supply of rice is controlled in the control unit 2500) Under control).

On the other hand, the control unit 1500 recognizes that the mode selected by the user among the three modes is the "new rice mode", see the rice washing table (see Figure 6), and set the corresponding rice washing conditions to "weak", The rotational speed and rotation time of the motor (not shown) of the drive unit 1600 are determined in order of "slow" and "short". The drive unit 1600 drives a motor (not shown) according to the rotation speed "slow" and the rotation time "short" determined under the control of the control unit 1500.

The rice washing unit 1200 rotates the cylindrical brush 1212 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) mounted on the longitudinal axis 1610 (see FIG. 2) by using a driven motor to arrow the predetermined amount of rice sent. The rice is washed by winding the cycle according to Y1 to Y3 (see FIG. 2).

Moreover, the rice which pushed to the lower part of the rice washing | cleaning drum 1210 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 3) by the centrifugal force by rotation of the cylindrical brush 1212 (refer FIG. 2 and FIG. 3), and lost the direction to the arrow opposite to gravity The above cycle is circulated by rising in the direction of Y1 and falling in the directions of arrows Y2 and Y3 in contact with the upper portion of the rice washing drum 1210 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In addition, the rice bran passes through the rice cleaning plate 1223 (see FIGS. 2 and 4) provided on the inner circumferential surface of the outer circumferential plate 1220 (see FIGS. 2 and 4), and the closed space 1224 (FIGS. 2 and 4). And discharged into the bag (not shown) through the exhaust tube 1222 (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

The discharge unit 1300 opens the lower surface of the rice cleaning plate 1223 (see FIG. 5) by pushing the longitudinal rotating shaft 1610 (see FIG. 5), and finishes the rice cleaning on the table 1400 installed at the lower portion. The rice is discharged away from the direction of arrows X2 to X3 (see Fig. 5). Also, as can be seen from above, the rice is only freely falling.

On the other hand, the control unit 1500 recognizes that the mode selected by the user among the three modes of the "new rice mode", looking at the cooking table (see Fig. 7), water control, preheating cooking temperature, preheating cooking time, boiling maintenance The power, boiling maintenance time, additional cooking time, and additional cooking power are determined in order of "small", "low", "short", "large", "long", "large", and "long" Control is performed on the cooking unit 1400.

The cooking unit 1400 adjusts water according to the control from the control unit 1500 "low", preheating temperature "low", preheating cooking time "short", boiling maintenance power "large", boiling holding time "long" The cooked rice is cooked according to the additional cooking power "large" and the additional cooking time "long." Moreover, although the timing to inject water is considered variously, it is better to soak water beforehand in order to avoid ubiquitous of rice in the bottom part of a pan which causes the imbalance of cooking.

(Second embodiment)

Next, with reference to FIG. 8 which is a block diagram of the automatic cooking machine in the 2nd Example which concerns on this invention, the structure of the automatic cooking machine of this Example is demonstrated.

Moreover, the whole structure of the automatic cooking machine of this embodiment is shown in FIG. 13 which is schematic sectional drawing of the automatic cooking machine in the 2nd Example which concerns on this invention.

The automatic cooking machine according to the present embodiment includes a measuring unit 2700 for measuring the moisture content of rice sent from the rice storage unit 2100 and a driving unit under the control of the control unit 2500 based on the measurement result by the measuring unit 2700 ( 2600, a rice washing unit 2200 for washing the sent rice anhydrous rice, a conveying unit 2300 for carrying the batch of washed rice to the cooking unit 2400, and the rice to be returned The upper portion of the rice cleaning unit 2200 for collecting rice which has been collectively conveyed under the control of the measuring unit 2800 for measuring the moisture content of the control unit and the control unit 2500 based on the measurement result by the measuring unit 2800. It is provided with a cooking portion 2400 installed in.

In the automatic cooking machine of this embodiment, since the cooking portion 2400 is provided at the upper portion, the rice is easily distributed and is excellent as a specification for household use.

Next, mainly refer to FIG. 9 which is a rough sectional view of the rice washing part 2200 in 2nd Example concerning this invention, and FIG. 10 which is a rough perspective view of the cooking part 2400 in 2nd Example which concerns on this invention. The configuration of the automatic cutting machine of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

The rice storage unit 2100 (see FIG. 8) is a means for storing rice installed on the upper portion of the rice washing unit 2200. In addition, the rice storage unit 2100 has a meter (not shown) for metering a predetermined amount of rice under the control of the control unit 2500 and sending it to the rice washing unit 2200 (see FIG. 8).

As described later, the driving unit 2600 (see FIG. 8) is driven under the control of the rotation speed and the rotation time by the control unit 2500 (see FIG. 8), and the horizontal rotation axis 2610 (FIG. 9) in the left and right directions is provided. Means for having a motor (not shown) for rotating the reference.

This motor is also a means capable of driving a fan (not shown) of the conveying section 2300 (see Fig. 8) whose outlet of the cyclone (not shown) is connected to the suction port. By using a bran recovery motor, the number of members and the noise and vibration are reduced.

The rice cleaning unit 2200 (see FIGS. 8 and 9) includes a hopper 2230 (see FIG. 9) for receiving rice sent from the direction of arrow X1 (see FIG. 9), and a drive unit 2600 (FIG. 8). A freely detachable abrasive body (horizontal cylindrical brush) 2210 (see FIG. 9), which is mounted on a horizontal axis of rotation 2610 (see FIG. 9) rotated by a motor (not shown) which the reference has, and polishing A lattice-type rice cleaning body 2220 (see FIG. 9) disposed between the sieve 2210 and having a gap having a distance such that 1 to 2 tons of rice can pass therethrough, and the carrying unit 2300. (See Fig. 8) is a means having an ejector 2240 (see Fig. 9) for discharging the washed rice connected to the discharge port of the fan (not shown) with the arrow X2 (see Fig. 9).

In addition, in this embodiment, since the horizontal rotating shaft 2610 (see Fig. 9) in the left and right directions is used, the abrasive body 2210 (see Fig. 9) can be moved in the horizontal direction to be replaced, and maintenance becomes easier and hygienic. It is also preferable as a phase. However, in this embodiment, the rice passes only once through the rice washing unit 2200 (see FIGS. 8 and 9), and as shown in the above-described first embodiment, the total moving distance of the rice (arrows Y1 to Y3 ( It is almost impossible to adjust the number of turns of the cycle according to FIG. 2) (a) to adjust the input of rice into the hopper 2230 (see FIG. 9), or (b) the ejector 2240 (see FIG. 9). Emissions from the s) may be adjusted or the degree of rice washing may be adjusted.

The conveying part 2300 (refer FIG. 8) has the fan (not shown) which the outlet of the cyclone (not shown) mentioned above is connected to the suction port, and the ejector 2240 (refer FIG. 9) is connected to the discharge port, and is wash | cleaned. It is a means for collectively conveying the rice by air (air) pressure to the cooking portion 2400 by using the transfer pipe 2310 (see Fig. 10).

The cooking unit 2400 controls water, preheating temperature, and preheating time according to the control from the control unit 2500 for performing cooking according to the measurement result by the infrared sensor 2810 (see FIG. 10) using near infrared rays. , Cooking power by adjusting boiling holding power, boiling holding time, additional cooking power and additional cooking time. In addition, the cooking portion 2400 (see FIGS. 8 and 10) has a hatch for receiving the washed rice conveyed using the transfer pipe 2310 (see FIG. 10) from the direction of arrow X3 (see FIG. 10). 2410 (the hatch 2410 is shown half open in FIG. 10).

In addition, the hatch 2410 is attached to the lid part 2420 (refer FIG. 10) by the member 2211, and the opening part for receiving rice is open and close freely (because the opening part is closed at the time of cooking, No large spills of steam occur;

The measuring unit 2700 (see FIG. 8) has an infrared sensor 2710 (see FIG. 9) for measuring the water content of the rice sent from the rice storage unit 2100 (see FIG. 8).

In addition, the infrared sensor 2710 (refer FIG. 9) is provided in the vicinity of the hopper 2230 (refer FIG. 9), and is a means which performs the above-mentioned measurement by injecting an infrared ray in the direction of arrow A (refer FIG. 9).

The measuring unit 2800 (see FIG. 8) has an infrared sensor 2810 (see FIG. 10) for measuring the water content of the washed rice conveyed by the conveying unit 2300 (see FIG. 8).

In addition, the infrared sensor 2810 (refer FIG. 10) is provided in the upper part of the cover part 2420 (refer FIG. 10) of the cooking part 2400, and injects an infrared ray in the direction of arrow A (refer FIG. 10). It is a means to perform the above-mentioned measurement.

The control unit 2500 (see FIG. 8) (1) drives the driving unit 2600 (see FIG. 8) in accordance with the measurement result by the infrared sensor 2710 (see FIG. 9), and thus the rice washing unit 2200 (FIG. 8). (8), and (2) means for making the cooking part 2400 (refer FIG. 8) according to the measurement result by the infrared sensor 2810 (refer FIG. 10).

Here, FIG. 11 which is an explanatory drawing of the rice washing table for performing rice washing in 2nd Example which concerns on this invention, and FIG. 12 which is an explanatory drawing of the cooking table for carrying out cooking in 2nd Example concerning this invention. With reference to each, the structure of the control part 2500 (refer FIG. 8) is demonstrated in detail.

(1) The control unit 2500 (see FIG. 8) looks at the rice washing table (see FIG. 11), and the infrared sensor 2710 of rice (see FIG. 9) sent from the rice storage unit 2100 (see FIG. 8). Is a means for determining the rotational speed and rotational time of the motor (not shown) of the drive unit 2600 (see FIG. 8) in accordance with the measurement result of the moisture content.

For example, when the moisture content is more than the standard value (the standard value irradiated by performing the preliminary irradiation), the rotational speed and the rotation time are "slow" and "short" in order compared with the case where the moisture content is the standard value. Although rice having a high moisture content is considered to be a new rice, since the rice has a high moisture content, it is easy to be wrapped by rice washing, and since the elapsed time after milling is short, there are few oxidation parts of the surface tissue to be removed by rice washing. It can be said that the contents of the rice washing table as described above are appropriate (as in the case of the first embodiment described above).

(2) The control unit 2500 (see FIG. 8) looks at the cooking table (see FIG. 12) and the infrared sensor 2810 of the washed rice that is conveyed by the conveying unit 2300 (see FIG. 8) (FIG. 10). According to the measurement result of the moisture content, the water control, preheating temperature, preheating time, boiling maintenance power, boiling maintenance time, additional cooking time, additional cooking power.

For example, when the moisture content is higher than the standard value, the water control, preheating temperature, preheating time, boiling maintenance power, boiling maintenance time, additional cooking time and additional cooking power are sequentially compared with the case where the moisture content is the standard value. "Low", "Low", "Short", "Large", "Long", "Large", and "Long". Although it is considered that rice with a high water content is a new rice, it is said that the content of the table mentioned above is appropriate because the rice has a high water content and the starch tissue easily swells and gelatinizes easily.

Next, the operation of the automatic cutting machine of the present embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIG. 8 (hereinafter, the case where the water content of the rice before washing is large will be described).

The controller 2500 weighs a predetermined amount of rice designated by the user to the rice storage unit 2100. The rice storage unit 2100 measures a predetermined amount of rice with a meter under the control of the control unit 2500, and uses the hopper 2230 (see FIG. 9) to measure the amount of rice. It is sent so that it falls to the rice washing part 2200 from the direction of ().

Meanwhile, the measurement unit 2700 measures the water content of the rice sent from the rice storage unit 2100 (see FIG. 8) by using an infrared sensor 2710 (see FIG. 9), and measures the measurement result. The controller 2500 is notified.

The control unit 2500 sees the measurement result of the infrared sensor 2710 (see FIG. 9) that is notified, and recognizes that the water content is higher than the standard value. Rotation speed and rotation time are determined in order of "slow" and "short" according to the recognition result. The drive unit 2600 drives a motor (not shown) according to the rotation speed "slow" and the rotation time "short" determined under the control of the control unit 2500.

The rice washing unit 2200 rotates the abrasive body 2210 (see FIG. 9) mounted on the lateral rotation shaft 2610 (see FIG. 9) by using a driven motor to move the predetermined amount of rice to the arrow Y1 (FIG. Clean the rice by moving it along the spiral orbit indicated in (9).

The conveying unit 2300 (see FIG. 8) uses the fan (not shown) rotated by the motor (not shown) of the drive unit 2600 to recover the rice bran on the cyclone (not shown) side, and the ejector 2240. (Refer to FIG. 9) and conveyed the rice wash | cleaned to the cooking part 2400 via the conveyance pipe 2310 (refer FIG. 10) collectively. In addition, the quantity of rice which should be conveyed by one batch conveyance is previously controlled by the control part 2500. ), And the batch transfer over a plurality of times is controlled by the control unit 2500).

As shown in FIG. 13, the washed rice is lifted from the rice washing unit 2200 through the transfer pipe 2310 to the cooking unit 2400 located at the upper portion.

The cooking part 2400 opens the hatch 2410 and receives the washed rice which is collectively conveyed from the direction of the arrow X3 (see FIG. 10).

Meanwhile, the measuring unit 2800 measures the moisture content of the washed rice that is collectively conveyed using the infrared sensor 2810 (see FIG. 10), and notifies the control unit 2500 of the measurement result.

The control unit 2500 reads the measurement result of the infrared sensor 2810 (see FIG. 10), which is notified, recognizes that the water content is a standard value, and looks at the cooking table (see FIG. 12), adjusts water, preheating temperature, and preheating temperature. All of the time, boiling maintenance power, boiling maintenance time, additional cooking time and additional cooking power are determined as "standard" according to the recognition result.

In addition, the water content of the rice by the infrared sensor is measured with higher precision when the bran is removed. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, the moisture content was higher than the standard value according to the measurement result of the infrared sensor 2710 (see FIG. 9), and the moisture content was the standard value according to the measurement result of the infrared sensor 2810 (see FIG. 10). It's not strange. Of course, as explained below, the taste of the rice cooked by the cooker in accordance with the highly accurate measurement result by the infrared sensor 2810 (see FIG. 10) becomes excellent.

The cooking unit 2400 adjusts water control, preheating cooking temperature, preheating cooking time, boiling maintenance power, boiling holding time, additional cooking power, and additional cooking time according to the control from the control unit 2500, and returns them to "standard". Cook rice which has been done.

(Third embodiment)

Next, the structure and operation of the rice washing device of the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 14, which is an approximately sectional view of the rice washing device of the third embodiment of the present invention.

The structure and operation of the rice washing apparatus of this embodiment are similar to the structure and operation of the means (see Fig. 2) for washing rice in the automatic rinsing machine of the first embodiment described above. However, the rice washing apparatus of this embodiment includes a measuring unit having a measuring unit 3100 having an infrared sensor for measuring the moisture content of rice, and a rice washing unit 1200, and rice washing is performed in accordance with the measurement result. It is characterized by a losing point.

As described above, a rice washing drum is provided between the cylindrical brush 1212 and the rice washing plate 1223 with a distance D (see FIG. 2) enough to allow 1 to 2 rice to pass therethrough. 1210 is disposed. Therefore, the measurement unit 3100 provided at the upper end of the gap can accurately measure the water content of each grain of the rice rising in the direction of arrow Y1 with high precision (infrared sensor is provided at the gap or at the lower end of the gap). Although it may be present, it is preferable that the infrared ray emission direction (in this embodiment, the direction opposite to arrow Y1) corresponds to the traveling direction of rice.

In the above, the first to third embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail.

In addition, although the cooking part of this invention was in the lower part or upper part of the rice washing part in this embodiment mentioned above, it is not limited to this, You may be in the same height.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the rice washing conditions of the present invention are "weak" and "normal" set according to the mode selected by the user among the three modes of "new rice mode", "normal mode" and "simmered rice mode". Or "strongly". However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the rice washing conditions of the present invention may be performed in consideration of the quality and the brand of rice, for example, by softening the quality of rice, such as Koshihikari from Kyumauma. Of course, three or more selectable modes may be sufficient (numerous modes may be analogically selectable).

In addition, the automatic cooking machine of the present invention includes a measuring unit 150 for measuring the water content of the rice to be cleaned as shown in FIG. 15, which is a block diagram of the automatic cooking machine including the measuring unit 150 of the present invention. In addition, the rice washing conditions may be set automatically by adding the measurement result.

In addition, the rice washing | cleaning of this invention was performed in this Example mentioned above without using water. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rice washing of the present invention may be performed using water. However, since anhydrous rice washing without water does not generate contaminated water during rice washing, the environmental load is smaller, and rice washing using water can remove bran more reliably. outstanding.

In addition, you may convey by the conveyance part by air or suction by the conveyance part of this invention. For example, when a cooking part is provided in the upper part of a rice washing | cleaning part, it goes without saying that you may convey the rice wash | cleaned by such conveyance collectively.

In addition, the control part of this invention had the central control part for controlling rice washing and cooking together in this Example mentioned above. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the control unit of the present invention is, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, which is a block diagram of an automatic cooking machine having the rice washing control unit 241 and the cooking control unit 242. A rice washing control unit 241 for controlling rice washing and a cooking control unit 242 for controlling cooking, the rice washing control unit 241 controls the rice washing in accordance with the set rice washing conditions and at the same time set rice washing conditions The cooking controller 242 may notify the cooking controller 242, and the cooking controller 242 may control the cooking using the notified rice washing conditions.

In other words, the automatic cooking machine of the present invention is a rice washing unit 310 for washing rice as shown in Figure 17, which is a block diagram of the automatic cooking machine of the present invention, and the conveying unit 320 for conveying the washed rice And a cooking unit 330 for collecting the conveyed rice and a control unit 340 for controlling rice washing and cooking, and the control unit 340 controls rice washing based on the set rice washing conditions. In the case of controlling the cooking, it is an automatic cooking machine which performs the control by adding the set rice washing condition.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the rice washing apparatus of the present invention is (1) the distance between the rice washing plate (outer cylindrical portion) 1223 (see Fig. 14) and the rice washing plate 1223 disposed in the vertical direction. A rice washing portion 1200 (see FIG. 14) having a cylindrical brush (vertical cylindrical brush) 1212 (see FIG. 14) disposed therein with a predetermined gap having (D) (see FIG. 14), (2) a measuring unit 3100 (see Fig. 14) having an infrared sensor for measuring the water content of the rice passing through, the rice cleaning plate 1223 and the cylindrical brush 1212 is rotated relatively, and washed The rice was a rice scrubber that passed through the gap while the rotation was being performed.

However, the rice washing apparatus of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the rice washing apparatus includes a measuring unit for measuring the water content of the rice and a rice washing unit for washing the rice based on the measurement result.

Moreover, the cooking apparatus provided with the measuring part which measures the moisture content of rice, and the cooking part which collects rice according to a measurement result are also included in this invention. This cooking device has a structure similar to, for example, the cooking part 2400 (see Fig. 10) in the above-described second embodiment (of course, the infrared sensor 2810 is a cover part of the cooking part 2400). It may be provided in the lower part etc. instead of the upper part of 2420).

The invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the functions of all or some of the means (or apparatus, elements, circuits, parts, etc.) of the above-described automatic cooking machine, rice washing apparatus, and cooking apparatus of the present invention. It is a program that works in cooperation. Of course, the computer is not limited to pure hardware such as a CPU, but may include a firmware, an OS, and a peripheral device.

In addition, the present invention is a program for executing an operation of all or part of the steps (or processes, operations, actions, etc.) of the automatic cooking method, rice washing method, and cooking method of the present invention described above by a computer, and co-operation with a computer. Program to run.

In addition, some means (or apparatus, elements, circuits, parts, etc.) of the present invention, and some steps (or processes, operations, actions, etc.) of the present invention mean several means or steps in those multiple means or steps. Or some function or operation in one means or step.

In addition, some devices (or elements, circuits, parts, etc.) of the present invention mean several devices in those plurality of devices, or some means (or elements, circuits, parts, etc.) in one device; Or means some function in one means.

Also included in the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon the program of the present invention. In addition, one use of the program of the present invention may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium and operated in cooperation with the computer. In addition, one use of the program of the present invention may be such that the program is transmitted in a transmission medium, read by a computer, and operated in cooperation with the computer. In addition, the recording medium includes a ROM and the like, and the transmission medium includes a transmission medium such as the Internet, light, radio waves and sound waves.

The configuration of the present invention may be implemented in software or in hardware.

In addition, the present invention is a medium storing a program for executing, by a computer, all or a part of the functions of all or a part of the above-mentioned automatic cooking machine, rice washing apparatus and cooking apparatus of the present invention, and are readable by a computer. Also, the read program is a medium for executing the function in cooperation with the computer.

In addition, the present invention is a medium storing a program for executing, by a computer, all or a part of all or part of the steps of the automatic cooking method, rice washing method, and cooking method of the present invention described above, and are readable by a computer. Also, the read program is a medium for executing the operation in cooperation with the computer.

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the advantage that a more fully cooked rice can be obtained.

Claims (19)

A rice washing unit for washing rice, A conveying unit for conveying the washed rice; A cooking portion for collecting the conveyed rice; A control unit for controlling the rice washing and cooking; And the control unit controls the rice washing on the basis of the set rice washing condition, and performs the control by adding the set rice washing condition when controlling the cooking. The method of claim 1, And the control unit has a central control unit for controlling the rice washing and the cooking together. The method of claim 1, The control unit has a rice washing control unit for controlling the rice washing, and the cooking control unit for controlling the cooking; The rice washing control unit controls the rice washing on the basis of the set rice washing conditions and simultaneously notifies the cooking control unit of the set rice washing conditions, And the cooking control unit controls the cooking by adding the notified rice washing condition. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The rice washing is anhydrous rice washing performed without using water, The rice washing unit has an outer cylindrical portion disposed in the vertical direction, and a vertical cylindrical brush disposed inside thereof with a predetermined gap with respect to the outer cylindrical portion, The outer cylindrical portion and the vertical cylindrical brush is relatively rotated, And the washed rice passes through the gap while the rotation is being performed. The method of claim 4, wherein And the rotation speed and / or the rotation time are adjusted based on the set rice washing conditions. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, It is provided with a measuring unit for measuring the water content of the rice to be washed, The rice washing condition is automatic cooking machine, characterized in that set automatically by adding the measurement result. The method of claim 6, The rice rinse is anhydrous rice rinse performed without using water, The rice washing unit has an outer cylindrical portion disposed in the vertical direction, and a vertical cylindrical brush disposed inside thereof with a predetermined gap with respect to the outer cylindrical portion, The outer cylindrical portion and the vertical cylindrical brush is relatively rotated, The washed rice passes through the gap while the rotation is being performed, And the measuring unit has a sensor for measuring the water content of the rice passing through the gap, the upper end of the gap, or the lower end of the gap. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The said cooking part is provided in the upper part of the said rice washing part, And the conveying unit carries out the conveyance by using air pressure or suction. Washing the rice, Conveying the washed rice; Collecting the returned rice; Controlling the rice washing on the basis of the set rice washing condition; And a step of controlling the cooking using the set rice washing condition. A measuring unit for measuring the water content of the rice, And a rice washing unit for washing the rice based on the measurement result. The method of claim 10, The rice rinse is anhydrous rice rinse performed without using water, The rice washing unit has an outer cylindrical portion disposed in the vertical direction, and a vertical cylindrical brush disposed inside thereof with a predetermined gap with respect to the outer cylindrical portion, The outer cylindrical portion and the vertical cylindrical brush is relatively rotated, The washed rice passes through the gap while the rotation is being performed, And the measuring unit has a sensor for measuring the water content of the rice passing through the gap, the upper end of the gap, or the lower end of the gap. The method of claim 11, And the rotation speed and / or the rotation time are adjusted based on the measurement result. Measuring the water content of the rice, And washing the rice based on the result of the measurement. A measuring unit for measuring the water content of the rice, And a cooking portion for collecting the rice based on the result of the measurement. The method of claim 14, The rice to which the said moisture content is measured is a rice cooker characterized by the washing rice. Measuring the water content of the rice, And cooking the rice based on the result of the measurement. A step of washing rice of the automatic cooking method according to claim 9, the step of collecting the conveyed rice, the step of controlling the rice washing based on the set rice washing condition, and the set rice washing condition To operate the computer as all or part of the step of controlling the cooking. A program for operating a computer as a step of washing rice in the rice washing method according to claim 13 based on the measurement result. A program for operating a computer as a step of cooking the rice of the cooking method according to claim 16 based on the measurement result.