WO2020174562A1

WO2020174562A1 - Continuous rice cooking device

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Publication number: WO2020174562A1
Application number: PCT/JP2019/007212
Authority: WO
Inventors: 了一中野
Original assignee: 株式会社アイホー
Priority date: 2019-02-26
Filing date: 2019-02-26
Publication date: 2020-09-03
Also published as: JP6899494B2; CN214856017U; JPWO2020174562A1

Abstract

Provided is a continuous rice cooking device that can control temperature increases on a surface of the continuous rice cooking device to be uniform. A continuous rice cooking device (1) comprises a device body that includes a rice cooking chamber to cook rice inside a rice cooking pot (P) delivered from a delivery port; the rice cooking chamber is formed by a pair of side walls (18, 18) extending from the delivery port to a discharge port; a plurality of decorative plates (50) that cover the external wall face are arranged from the delivery port to the discharge port in locations opposing the external wall faces of the side walls (18) so that a space (S) is formed in relation to the sidewalls (18). A projecting edge (52) projecting from the decorative plate body toward the external wall face is formed on each decorative plate (50) in the vertical direction so as to partition the space (S).

Description

Continuous rice cooker

▽Concerning a continuous rice cooker that cooks the rice in the rice cooker by heating the rice cooker that is continuously conveyed.

Conventionally, continuous rice cookers have been used to cook rice while continuously transporting multiple rice cookers. For example, in Patent Document 1, a device main body having a rice cooking chamber for cooking rice in a rice cooker, a transport device for continuously transporting the rice cooker horizontally in the rice cooking chamber, and a lower portion of the rice cooking chamber are arranged. , A heating device for heating a rice cooker in a rice cooking chamber, and a continuous rice cooking device are disclosed.

The rice cooking chamber is provided with a pair of side wall portions that form the rice cooking chamber, and a case that covers the outer wall surface so as to form a space with the outer wall surface at a position facing the outer wall surface of the side wall portion. Is fixed to the device body. An outside air inlet is formed between the lower end of the case and the outer wall surface, and an exhaust port is formed at the top of the case.

According to the continuous rice cooker described in Patent Document 1, a space is formed between the outer wall surface of the side wall portion of the rice cooking chamber and the case that covers the outer wall surface. It can be discharged from the exhaust port. Thereby, the heat of the side wall of the rice cooking chamber can be suppressed from being transferred to the case.

JP 2012-65730A

However, the continuous rice cooker cooks rice while continuously transporting a plurality of rice cookers, and air is directed upward in the space between the side wall portion forming the rice cooking chamber long in the transport direction and the case. It is difficult to say that the temperature distribution is uniform because some portions easily flow and some portions difficult to flow. Therefore, in the transport direction, the uneven air flow in the space consisting of one surface may cause accumulation of heat, stagnation of hot air, etc., and the surface of the continuous rice cooker such as the case is locally heated. It may end up.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a continuous rice cooker capable of uniformly suppressing a temperature rise on the surface of the continuous rice cooker.

In view of the above problems, the continuous rice cooker according to the present invention is a continuous rice cooker that cooks rice in the rice cooker by heating the continuously conveyed rice cooker, and the continuous rice cooker is An apparatus main body formed with a carry-in port for carrying in the rice cooker, a rice cooking chamber for cooking rice in the rice cooker carried in from the carry-in port, and a carry-out port for carrying out the rice cooker from the rice cooking chamber. , At least a transport device for continuously transporting the rice cooker in the rice cooker and a heating device arranged at a lower portion of the rice cooker for heating the rice cooker in the rice cooker, The chamber is formed by a pair of side wall parts extending from the carry-in port along the carry-out port, and forms a space between the side wall part and a position facing the outer wall surface of the side wall part. As described above, a plurality of decorative plates that cover the outer wall surface are arranged along the carry-out port from the carry-in port, and each of the decorative plates faces the outer wall surface so as to partition the space. It is characterized in that a protruding edge portion protruding from the main body is formed along the vertical direction.

According to the present invention, a plurality of decorative plates are arranged at a position facing the outer wall surface of the side wall portion of the rice cooking chamber so as to cover the outer wall surface from the carry-in port to the carry-out port. As a result, a space is formed between the side wall of the rice cooking chamber and the decorative plate. Here, since the protruding edge portion protruding from the decorative plate body toward the outer wall surface is formed along the vertical direction, the space thus formed is partitioned (divided). That is, this space is divided into a plurality of small spaces along the transport direction of the rice cooker.

As a result, when the heated air from the heating device arranged in the lower part of the rice cooking chamber rises in this space, the projecting edge portion guides the hot air in the vertical direction, and the space between the projecting edge portions is increased. The air flowing through the small space formed in the above becomes easy to flow upward as it is. As a result, it is possible to prevent the decorative plate from being locally heated by eliminating the accumulation of heat and the stagnation of hot air generated in the one-sided space.

It is a typical sectional view in a side view of the continuous rice cooking device concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view of the continuous rice cooker shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an essential part of the continuous rice cooker shown in FIG. 1, taken along a line II in a front view. It is a typical perspective view seen from the surface side of the decorative plate shown in FIG. It is the typical perspective view seen from the back side of the decorative board shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the A section of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the B section of FIG.

The details of the continuous rice cooking device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5B.

The continuous rice cooker 1 according to the present embodiment (hereinafter referred to as “rice cooker 1”) is a device that cooks rice in the rice cooker by heating the rice cooker P that is continuously conveyed. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rice cooker 1 includes a device body 10, a transport device 20 that conveys a rice cooker P inside the device body 10, and a heating device 30 that heats the rice cooker P. ing. Further, the rice cooking device 1 is provided with an exhaust fan 72 at the upper part of the device body 10 for discharging hot air in the second steaming chamber 16 described below to above the rice cooking device 1.

The apparatus main body 10 has a carry-in port 11 for carrying in the rice cooker P, a rice cooking chamber 12 for cooking rice in the rice cooker carried in from the carry-in port 11, and a carry-out port 13 for carrying out the rice cooker P from the rice cooking chamber 12. , Are formed. In the present embodiment, the rice cooker P passes through the rice cooking chamber 12 from the carry-in port 11 and is carried to the carry-out port 13 by the carrying device 20.

The transfer device 20 is a chain conveyor type transfer device having a first transfer part 21, a second transfer part 22 and a third transfer part 23 in the rice cooking chamber 12. The 1st conveyance part 21 is a part which conveys several rice cookers P, P... continuously from the carry-in port 11 of the apparatus main body 10 toward the carry-out port 13, and the rice cooker P is inside the heating chamber 14 mentioned later. Transport to.

The first transport unit 21 includes a first drive unit 21a that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), a plurality of non-drive units 21b, and a first chain unit 21c that is wound around these, and the first drive unit 21a is By being driven to rotate, the rice cooker P engaged with the first chain portion 21c is continuously conveyed into the heating chamber 14.

The 2nd conveyance part 22 is a part which conveys the rice cooker P, P,... which was conveyed by the 1st conveyance part 21 continuously on the 1st conveyance part 21 toward the carry-in port 11 from the carry-out port 13. Yes, the rice cooker P is conveyed into the first steaming chamber 15 described later. The third transport unit 23 is a portion that continuously transports the rice cooker P transported by the second transport unit 22 from the carry-in port 11 to the carry-out port 13 on the second transport unit 22. P is conveyed into the 2nd steaming chamber 16 mentioned later.

The second and

third transport units

22 and 23 each include a second drive unit 22a that is rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), a plurality of non-drive units 22b, and a second chain unit 22c that is wound around these. By rotating the second drive unit 22a, the rice cooker P engaged with the second chain unit 22c is continuously and sequentially conveyed into the first and

second steaming chambers

15 and 16.

The heating device 30 is arranged below the rice cooking chamber 12 and heats the rice cookers P, P,... In the rice cooking chamber 12 that are continuously conveyed by the first conveying unit 21 of the conveying device 20, It is a heat source for heating the rice cooker P. In the present embodiment, the heating device 30 is a gas burner, but may be an infrared burner as long as it can generate heat for heating the rice cooker P.

Here, the rice cooking chamber 12 of the apparatus body 10 cooks the rice in the rice cooking pot P carried in from the carry-in port 11, and is provided with the first steaming chamber 15 and the second steaming chamber 16. The heating chamber 14 is a portion that is formed on the heating device 30 and that heats the rice in the rice cooker P transported by the first transport unit 21 by the heating device 30. The first steaming chamber 15 is formed on the heating chamber 14 so as to communicate with the heating chamber 14. The first steaming chamber 15 is a portion for steaming rice in the rice cooker P while the rice cooker P heated in the heating chamber 14 is transported by the second transport unit 22.

A ventilation part 41 is formed between the heating chamber 14 and the first steaming chamber 15 at the bottom of the rice cooker P transported by the second transporting part 22 so that the hot air in the heating chamber 14 is directed to the hot air. The hot air guide unit 40 is provided. The hot air guide portion 40 extends along the transport direction D of the rice cooker, and the surface on the heating chamber 14 side is inclined so that hot air flows to the ventilation portion 41. The hot air guide unit 40 has a structure in which a cover material (not shown) is filled with a heat insulating material (not shown). As a result, the inside of the heating chamber 14 becomes an insulating space, and the rice heated in the rice cooker P can be efficiently boiled by the heat heated by the heating device 30.

The second steaming chamber 16 is formed on the first steaming chamber 15 so as to communicate with the first steaming chamber 15. The second steaming chamber 16 is a portion for steaming rice in the rice cooker P while the rice cooker P heated in the first steaming chamber 15 is transported by the third transport unit 23. Between the first steaming chamber 15 and the second steaming chamber 16, the rice cooker P in the first steaming chamber 15 and the rice cooker P in the second steaming chamber 16 are made of, for example, stainless steel. A partition plate 80 is provided.

The rice cooking chamber 12 configured as described above is formed by a pair of

side wall portions

18 and 18 extending from the carry-in inlet 11 along the carry-out outlet 13, and the

side wall portions

18 and 18 are erected vertically. ing. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a decorative plate 50 that covers the outer wall surface 18a is formed at a position facing the outer wall surface 18a of the

side wall portions

18 and 18 so as to form a space S between the side wall portion 18 and the outer wall surface 18a. , Multiple are arranged. The plurality of

decorative plates

50, 50,... Are arrayed along the carry-out port 11 to the carry-out port 13, and the adjacent

decorative plates

50, 50 are in contact with each other.

As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, each decorative plate 50 is made of metal and includes a plate-shaped decorative plate body 51. On the outer wall surface of the decorative plate body 51, a pair of

handle portions

56, 56 for attaching and removing the decorative plate 50 are provided. The decorative plate 50 is formed with a protruding edge portion 52 protruding from the decorative plate body 51 toward the outer wall surface 18a of the side wall portion 18 along the up-down direction so as to partition the space S. In the present embodiment, the protruding edge portions 52 are formed on both sides of each decorative plate 50, and specifically, are formed on both side edges along the vertical direction of the decorative plate body 51. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4B, a lower protruding edge portion 58 protruding from the decorative plate body 51 toward the outer wall surface 18a of the side wall portion 18 is formed at the lower end of the decorative plate 50. ..

According to the present embodiment, as described above, as shown in FIG. 2, from the carry-in port 11 to the carry-out port at a position facing the outer wall surface 18a of the side wall portion 18 of the rice cooking chamber 12 so as to cover the outer wall surface 18a. A plurality of decorative plates 50 are arranged along the line 13. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, a space S is formed between the side wall portion 18 of the rice cooking chamber 12 and the decorative plate 50. Since the projecting

edge portions

52, 52 projecting from the decorative plate body 51 toward the outer wall surface 18a are formed along the up-down direction, the space S between them is partitioned (partitioned) along the transport direction D. ). That is, the space S is divided into a plurality of small spaces (divided spaces) Ss along the transport direction D of the rice cooker P by the protruding edge portion 52 formed on each decorative plate 50.

As a result, when the heated air from the heating device 30 arranged in the lower portion of the rice cooking chamber 12 rises in the space S, the protruding

edge portions

52, 52 of each decorative plate 50 move the air up and down. The air which is guided in the direction and flows through the small spaces Ss formed between the protruding

edge portions

52, 52 easily flows upward as it is. As a result, it is possible to prevent the decorative plate 50 from being locally heated by eliminating the accumulation of heat, the stagnation of hot air, and the like that are generated in the one-sided space S.

Each decorative plate 50 is detachable from the side wall portion 18. Each decorative plate 50 is formed with an engagement beam 53 that engages with the side wall portion 18 of the rice cooking chamber 12 so as to extend between the upper ends of the pair of projecting

edge portions

52, 52 formed on both sides. As shown in FIG. 4B, the engagement beam 53 is a channel whose cross section is bent in an L shape, and in the cross section, the first plate-like portion 53a extending toward the outer wall surface 18a and the first plate-like portion 53a. The second plate-shaped portion 53b is continuous with the portion 53a and extends downward.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a hook 19A having an L-shaped cross section is attached to the upper portion of the outer wall surface 18a of the side wall portion 18. Two hooks 19A are provided for one decorative plate 50, and the two hooks 19A engage with each other on both sides of the engagement beam 53. Each hook 19A includes a receiving portion 19a that projects toward the decorative plate 50, and a locking portion 19b that extends upward and locks the engagement beam 53. The tip of the locking portion 19b is inclined so as to be separated from the outer wall surface 18a, so that the tip of the second plate-shaped portion 53b of the engagement beam 53 is guided between the hook 19A and the outer wall surface 18a. It will be easier.

When the decorative plate 50 is attached to the side wall portion 18, the tip of the second plate-shaped portion 53b of the engaging beam 53 comes into contact with the receiving portion 19a of the hook 19A, and the first or the engaging portion 19b of the hook 19A is attached. The second plate-shaped

portions

53a and 53b are locked. As a result, the decorative plate 50 is suspended from the side wall portion 18.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, a bracket 19B is attached to the lower portion of the outer wall surface 18a of the side wall portion 18. The bracket 19B includes a facing portion 19c facing the lower protruding edge portion 58 of the decorative plate 50, and a rising portion 19d rising from the facing portion 19c. When the decorative plate 50 is attached to the side wall portion 18, a gap C1 is formed between the facing portion 19c and the lower protruding edge portion 58 of the decorative plate 50. As a result, it is possible to prevent the heat below the side wall portion 18, which is close to the heating device 30 serving as the heat source, from being transferred to the decorative plate 50.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B and FIG. 5A, the engagement beam 53 and the decorative plate main body 51 are separated from each other by the protruding edges 52, 52. Since the engagement beam 53 and the decorative plate main body 51 are separated from each other via the protruding edges 52, 52 without directly contacting each other, the heat of the engagement beam 53 engaged with the side wall portion 18 is temporarily released. It is possible to prevent the power from being transmitted to the protruding edge portion 52 and directly transmitted to the decorative plate body 51.

In addition to this, a region surrounded by the engagement beam 53, the pair of projecting

edge portions

52, 52, and the decorative plate body 51 is formed between the side wall portion 18 of the rice cooking chamber 12 and the decorative plate 50. Each of the small spaces Ss thus formed becomes an opening 54. Therefore, since the air flowing upward in each small space Ss can be passed through the opening 54, the retention of the air in the space S on one surface can be suppressed. In addition to this, when the air flowing in each small space Ss passes through the opening 54, it absorbs the heat transmitted from the engagement beam 53 to the decorative plate body 51, so that the decorative plate body 51 is hard to be heated. ..

Furthermore, as a more preferable aspect, in the present embodiment, the lower portion of the decorative plate body 51 has an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to the vertical direction such that the distance from the outer wall surface 18a of the side wall portion 18 increases as it goes upward. 51a is formed.

Due to this, in the lower space Sa formed between the side wall portion 18 of the rice cooking chamber 12 and the lower portion of the decorative plate 50, the cross section of the flow path of the air increases as it goes upward. As a result, the flow velocity of rising air can be increased in the lower space Sa, and more air can be made to flow in the upper space Sb.

Further, in the present embodiment, the louver (ventilation portion) 55 that connects the outside of the decorative plate 50 and the space S (each small space Ss) is formed in the inclined portion 51a. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the louver 55 is formed by a plurality of through holes. Each through hole is a hole opened downward, which is formed by making a cut in a part of the decorative plate body 51 and press-forming the cut upper part so as to bulge outward. However, the shape and number of the through holes are not particularly limited as long as the outside of the decorative plate 50 can communicate with the space S.

By providing the louver 55 on the inclined portion 51 a, cold outside air is sucked into the space S (each small space Ss) through the louver 55, the flow velocity of the rising air in the lower space Sa is increased, and the side wall portion 18 causes the decorative plate. The heat toward 50 can be more efficiently cooled by the sucked outside air. In particular, by providing the louver 55 on the inclined portion 51a, more through holes can be provided, and the suction of the outside air can be enhanced via the louver 55.

Further, in the present embodiment, a hood 71 for guiding the air rising from the space S and an exhaust fan (exhaust device) 72 for exhausting the air in the hood 71 are further provided above the decorative plate 50. Further, an introduction port 73 for introducing outside air into the hood 71 is formed between the decorative plate 50 and the hood 71.

According to the present embodiment, the air rising in each small space Ss formed between the side wall portion 18 of the rice cooking chamber 12 and each decorative plate 50 is guided into the hood 71 and concentrated from the exhaust fan 72. Can be exhausted. At this time, since the introduction port 73 for introducing the outside air into the hood 71 is formed between the decorative plate 50 and the hood 71, the temperature of the hot air exhausted by the outside air from the introduction port 73 is lowered. be able to. As a result, it is possible to suppress the local temperature rise of the air around the apparatus body 10 installed in the room.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various designs can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention described in the claims. You can make changes.

1: continuous rice cooker (rice cooker), 10: device body, 11: carry-in port, 12: rice cooker, 13: carry-out port, 18: side wall part, 18a: outer wall surface, 20: carrier device, 30: heating device, 50: decorative plate, 51: decorative plate body, 51a: inclined part, 52: protruding edge part, 53: engaging beam, 71: hood, 72: exhaust fan (exhaust device), 73: inlet, P: rice cooker , S: Space

Claims

A continuous rice cooker that cooks rice in a rice cooker by heating the rice cooker continuously conveyed,
The continuous rice cooker is
An apparatus main body formed with a carry-in port for carrying in the rice cooker, a rice cooking chamber for cooking rice in the rice cooker carried in from the carry-in port, and a carry-out port for carrying out the rice cooker from the rice cooking chamber. ,
In the rice cooking chamber, a transport device that continuously transports the rice cooker,
A heating device that is arranged at a lower portion of the rice cooking chamber and heats the rice cooker in the rice cooking chamber,
The rice cooking chamber is formed by a pair of side wall portions extending from the carry-in port along the carry-out port,
A plurality of decorative plates that cover the outer wall surface are arranged along the outer wall surface of the side wall portion so as to form a space between the side wall portion and the outer wall surface. Cage,
A continuous rice cooker, wherein each of the decorative plates has a protruding edge portion that protrudes from the decorative plate body toward the outer wall surface so as to partition the space, and is formed along the vertical direction.
The projecting edges are formed on both sides of each decorative plate,
On each of the decorative plates, an engagement beam that engages with the side wall portion of the rice cooking chamber is formed so as to extend between the pair of protruding edge portions formed on both sides.
The continuous rice cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the engagement beam and the decorative plate body are separated from each other via the protruding edge portion.
An inclined portion that is inclined with respect to the vertical direction is formed in the lower portion of the decorative plate body so that the distance between the side wall portion and the outer wall surface increases as it goes upward. The continuous rice cooking device according to 1 or 2.
The continuous rice cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the inclined portion is formed with a ventilation portion that communicates the outside of the decorative plate with the space.
Above the decorative plate, a hood that guides the air that has risen from the space, and an exhaust device that exhausts the air in the hood are further provided.
The continuous rice cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an introduction port for introducing outside air into the hood is formed between the decorative plate and the hood.