KR20080112872A

KR20080112872A - Household rice-cleaning machine

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Publication number: KR20080112872A
Application number: KR1020070061865A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김정호
Original assignee: 김정호
Priority date: 2007-06-22
Filing date: 2007-06-22
Publication date: 2008-12-26

Abstract

The present invention relates to a household rice grinder used to polish rice in an urban home, comprising: a housing, a rice storage container disposed on the upper side of the housing and storing rice to be polished; The rice unit is provided with a rice mill to polish rice, and the rice reservoir is made of porcelain, and can be installed in places where interior aesthetics are important, such as a room or a living room, without being restricted by the installation location. Excellent effect on the side.

Description

Household rice-cleaning machine {Household rice-cleaning machine}

1 is a schematic separated perspective view of a housing and a rice storage container of a domestic rice mill according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic combined perspective view of the domestic rice polisher shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of the domestic rice mill shown in FIG. 2.

4 is an enlarged view of a main part shown in FIG. 3.

10.Housing 20 ... Rice storage bin

24 ... plate member 25 ... screw member

25 Nut element 30 Netting unit

The present invention relates to a domestic rice polisher used to polish rice in urban homes, and more particularly, to a domestic rice milling machine which is advantageous in terms of space utilization because its structure is improved so as not to spoil the aesthetics even when installed in, for example, a home or a living room.

Domestic rice mills are widely known to allow rice milling to be crushed in layers of rice in domestic households. Such household rice grinders are generally known, for example, from Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-004302, 2003-0025477, etc., and a metal or plastic housing and a metal or plastic rice disposed above the housing. A reservoir (hopper) and a rice unit built in the housing to polish rice supplied from the rice reservoir. In addition, the milling unit is generally provided with a milling shaft that is rotated by a drive source such as a motor. The milling shaft is provided with a transfer screw portion for transferring the rice supplied from the rice reservoir into a pipe-type (typically, pipe-type having hexagonal cross section), and one end of the milling shaft is inserted into the metal mesh. When the mill shaft is rotated by a driving source, the rice to be polished is transferred into the metal mesh, and the rice transferred into the metal mesh is polished while the surface is cut by friction with the metal mesh, the mill shaft or other rice. . In this process, foreign matters such as crushed rice bran cut off from the surface of the rice are discharged through a plurality of bran discharge holes formed in the metal net, and the polished rice is discharged through the rice outlet provided in the metal net.

On the other hand, the domestic rice polisher is generally disposed in the kitchen or utility room. However, in some cases, the kitchen or utility room is so small that there is no space for the domestic rice mill to be installed in the kitchen or utility room. In this case, for example, it is possible to consider having the above-mentioned household rice polisher in the living room or the main room, and the conventional household rice mill is a prominent part of the rice storage container part is made of metal or plastic material, and also in terms of overall appearance Since the image is strong, placing such a rice mill in a room or living room will damage the beauty of the room or living room. That is, the conventional domestic rice polisher has a problem in that it is difficult to install in a place where interior aesthetics are important, such as a home room or a living room.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, for example, even in places where interior aesthetics are important, such as a living room or a living room, can be installed without burdening the interior aesthetics without significant harm, and even when installed in a kitchen, the decorative effect It is an object of the present invention to provide a household rice polisher having an improved structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the domestic rice polisher according to the present invention is used to polish rice in a home, a housing, a rice storage container disposed on the upper side of the housing and storing rice to be polished, and embedded in the housing. In providing a rice mill to polish the rice discharged from the rice reservoir, the rice reservoir is characterized in that made of porcelain.

In the above-described domestic rice mill, the plate portion disposed to contact the bottom surface of the rice reservoir, and through the bottom portion of the rice reservoir through the bottom portion from the plate so that the rice in the rice reservoir can be discharged to the rice unit side of the housing Plate member having a rice discharge pipe portion extending to; A plurality of screw members having threaded portions penetrating the plate member, the bottom portion of the rice reservoir, and the housing; And a plurality of nut members fastened to the threaded portions of the respective screw members to integrally fix the plate member, the rice storage container, and the housing. When the housing is made of wood material, the object of the present invention is more effectively achieved.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic separated perspective view of a housing and a rice storage container of a domestic rice mill according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic combined perspective view of the domestic rice mill shown in FIG. 1. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line III-III of the domestic rice scouring machine shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the main portion shown in FIG.

1 to 4, the domestic rice mill of the present embodiment includes a housing 10, a rice storage container 20, and a rice milling unit 30.

The housing 10 includes a main body 11 having a storage space therein and a door 12 disposed in front of the main body 11. The main body 11 includes a central through hole 17 (a hole formed to avoid interference with a rice discharge pipe portion described later) and a plurality of through holes 18 through the upper plate portion of the main body 11; A hole through which the screw portion passes) is formed. The door 12 is rotatably coupled to the main body 11 by the hinge 15, so that the storage space in the main body 11 is opened or closed in accordance with the rotation of the door 12. In order to fix the position of the door 12 in a state in which the storage space of the main body 11 is closed, a magnet 119 is fixed to the main body 11 and a magnetic body attached to the magnet 119 to the door 12 ( 129 is fixed. The main body 11 and the door 12 of the housing 10 are made of wood, in particular solid wood.

The rice reservoir 20 is made of pottery. As is well known, pottery refers to a product in the form of a bowl made of clay and baked at high temperatures. The rice storage container 20 has a storage space 202 for storing the rice to be polished through the upper opening 201 and storing it. In the present embodiment, the opening 201 is opened and closed by a cover 29 made of porcelain. The rice reservoir 20 is placed on the upper side of the housing 10 to be fixed to the housing 10. In this embodiment, as a means for fixing the rice reservoir 20 to the housing 10, the plate member ( 24 and a plurality of screw members 25 and nut members 26 are used.

The plate member 24 is inserted into the storage space 202 through the opening 201 of the rice storage container 20, the plate portion 241, and the rice discharge pipe portion fixed to the plate portion 241 by welding or the like ( 242). The plate portion 241 is formed in a disk shape in contact with the upper surface of the bottom portion 21 of the rice reservoir 20, and has a plurality of through holes 248. The plate portion 241 is preferably made of a metal material. The rice discharge pipe portion 242 is formed in a short pipe shape, is located in the center of the plate portion 241. The rice discharge pipe part 242 has a central hole formed in the bottom 21 of the rice reservoir 20 so that rice in the rice reservoir 20 can be discharged and polished toward the rice unit 30 in the housing 10. It penetrates 217 and extends downward.

The threaded portion 251 of the screw members 25 passes through the through hole 248 of the plate member 24, the through hole 218 formed in the bottom portion 21 of the rice storage container 20, and the passage of the housing 10. The ball 18 is sequentially penetrated, and the nut member 26 is fastened to the end of the screw portion 251. As such, the threaded portion 251 of each screw member 25 penetrates the plate member 24 and the bottom 21 and the housing 10 of the rice storage container 20 and the head 252 of the screw members 25 is The nut member 26 is fastened to the threaded portion 251 of the screw member 25 in the state in contact with the upper surface of the plate member 24, whereby the plate member 24, the rice storage container 20 and the housing 10 This is fixed integrally. By fixing the rice reservoir 20 to the housing 10 by this fixing structure, it is possible to effectively prevent the bottom portion 21 of the ceramic rice reservoir 20 is easily broken or damaged. That is, if the head 252 of the screw members 25 without directly providing the plate member 24 in direct contact with the upper surface of the bottom portion 21 of the rice reservoir (20) and the rice reservoir (20) and the housing ( 10) If the fixed structure is selected, the rice reservoir 20 made of porcelain is brittle, so the vertical force applied to the rice reservoir 20 through the head 252 of the screw member 25. The bottom 21 of the rice reservoir 20 is easily broken or damaged by the plate, as in the present embodiment by providing a plate member 24, the head 252 of the screw member 25 is the plate When brought into contact with the member 24, the force exerted by the head 252 of the screw members 25 is relatively evenly distributed throughout the bottom 21 of the rice reservoir 20 by the plate member 24. Since it can be, the bottom portion 21 of the rice reservoir 20 is effectively prevented from being easily broken or damaged.

The milling unit 30 is provided in the housing 10 to polish the rice discharged from the rice reservoir 20 is supplied. In the present embodiment, such a netting unit 30 is configured to include a motor 31 having the milling shaft 32 as a rotating shaft and a metal mesh 33.

The motor 31 is fixed by a bolt (not shown) or the like on the shelf 14 installed in the housing 10, and a stator 312 (coil in this embodiment) is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the case 311 of the motor 31. Is fixed. Stirring blades 321 are provided at one end of both ends of the milling shaft 32, and end portions provided with the stirring blades 321 are fitted into the metal mesh 33. The other end of both ends of the driving shaft 32 is inserted into the case 311 of the motor 31. The turning shaft 32 is rotatably supported with respect to the case 311 of the motor 31 by a pair of bearings 325. On the outer circumference of the other end of the turning shaft 32, that is, the end inserted into the case 311 of the motor 31, a turn for rotating the turning shaft 32 by electromagnetic interaction with the stator 312. The former 313 (magnet in this embodiment) is coupled. The said shaving shaft 32 is provided with the conveying screw part 322 provided adjacent the edge part fitted in the said metal mesh 33 similarly to the shaving shaft used for the conventional domestic rice mill.

The motor 31 differs from the conventional motor in that it is a rotary shaft (output shaft) rotated with respect to the case 311 of the motor, and does not include a simple pin or cylindrical shaft. ) Itself as a rotating shaft. Thus, according to the configuration in which the shaft shaft 32 is used as the rotation shaft of the motor 31, the structure is simplified and the noise during operation is reduced as compared with the conventional configuration having the shaft shaft separate from the rotation shaft of the motor. It works.

On the other hand, the casing member 35 surrounding the feed screw portion 322 of the fixed shaft 32 is fixed to the case 311 of the motor 31. The casing member 35 is connected to the rice discharge tube portion 242 of the plate member 24 by a hose (H) to discharge the rice discharged through the rice discharge tube portion 242 around the transfer screw portion 322. Rice inlet 351 to be introduced into is formed.

The metal mesh 33 has a pipe-shaped body and has a plurality of bran discharge holes 331 penetrating the inner and outer peripheral surfaces. The end of the metal net 33 is provided with a rice outlet 36 for guiding the outflow of the polished rice while passing in the longitudinal direction of the metal net 33.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a mustard container for receiving and storing foreign substances such as rice bran discharged through the bran discharge holes 331 of the metal mesh 33.

When the rice is to be polished by the domestic rice polisher of this embodiment, the door 12 of the housing 10 is opened as shown in phantom in FIG. 3 to open the rice outlet 36, and then the motor 31. By rotating the rotating shaft 32, which is the axis of rotation of the motor 31, by the electromagnetic interaction between the rotor 313 and the stator 312. In this way, the rice discharged from the rice storage container 20 and supplied to the transfer screw portion 322 of the milling shaft 32 is moved to the casing by the transfer screw portion 322 at the time of rotation of the milling shaft 32. The rice transferred from the member 35 into the metal mesh 33, and the rice transferred into the metal mesh 33, is agitated by the stirring blades 321 of the milling shaft 32. It is rubbed with the milling shaft 32 or other rice, and as a result, the rice bran is scraped off from the surface of the rice, and the rice is polished. The foreign matter such as the cut rice bran cut out is discharged through the bran discharge holes 331 of the metal mesh 33 is to be stored in the bran container 40, so that the bran storage box 40 can be removed from the housing 10 Since it is, the rice bran stored in the mustard storage box 40 can be easily emptied. The polished rice in the metal mesh 33 will flow out through the rice outlet (36). As such, the rice (refined rice) flowing out through the rice outlet 36 may be received through a separate bowl (not shown).

The basic function of the domestic rice mill of the present embodiment as described above, that is, the rice rice function itself is not different from the conventional domestic rice mill.

However, the domestic rice mill of the present embodiment, unlike the conventional domestic rice mill, the rice storage container 20 is made of porcelain. Therefore, in view of the external appearance of the whole rice milling machine, the image of the rice milling machine is lost and the decorativeness of the porcelain is emphasized. As a result, the home rice mill of the present embodiment is a place where interior aesthetics such as a bedroom or a living room are important. Even if it is installed in the interior, it does not damage the aesthetics of the room but rather the decorative effect appears. Therefore, the domestic rice cleaning machine of the present embodiment has an effect that it is very advantageous in terms of space utilization because it can be installed at an appropriate position in the room or living room, for example, when there is no space for installing the rice polishing machine in a kitchen or a utility room. In addition, when the housing 10 is made of a wooden material such as solid wood as in the present embodiment, since the ceramics are placed on the wooden cabinet in terms of appearance, the above-described effect is further highlighted.

In the present embodiment, the milling shaft 32 having the feed screw portion 322 is configured to serve as a rotation axis of the motor 31, but the present invention is not limited to a rice mill having a rice mill unit having such a configuration. For example, a motor having a cylindrical rotary shaft and a shaft that is manufactured separately from the rotary shaft of the motor are respectively installed in the housing, and the rotary shaft and the shaft of the motor are dynamically driven using a pulley and a belt mechanism. It is apparent that the technical idea of the present invention can be applied to a rice mill having a rice mill unit configured to rotate the mill shaft by connecting.

As mentioned above, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to the matters mentioned in the above embodiment, and may be embodied in various forms within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the domestic rice polisher according to the present invention has an improved structure so as not to be restricted by the installation position, and thus can be installed in places where interior aesthetics are important, such as a home room or a living room, and thus an excellent effect in terms of utilization of space. Will be used.

Claims

As used for refining rice at home, a housing, a rice storage container disposed on the upper side of the housing and storing rice to be polished, and a rice cleaning unit built in the housing and refining rice discharged from the rice storage container In the domestic rice cleaning machine having a,

The rice storage container is a domestic rice mill, characterized in that made of porcelain.

The method of claim 1,

And a plate disposed to contact the bottom surface of the bottom of the rice reservoir, and a rice discharge pipe portion extending downward from the plate through the bottom of the rice reservoir so that the rice in the rice reservoir can be discharged toward the net unit in the housing. Plate member;

A plurality of screw members having threaded portions penetrating the plate member, the bottom portion of the rice reservoir, and the housing; And

And a plurality of nut members fastened to the threaded portions of the respective screw members to integrally fix the plate member, the rice storage container, and the housing.

The method according to claim 1 or 2,

The housing is a domestic rice polisher, characterized in that made of wood.