JP3540735B2 - One-pot multi-product simultaneous rice cooking system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system, and more particularly to a novel rice cooking system with redundancy that can simultaneously cook a required amount of various kinds of cooked rice.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a rice cooking system that continuously cooks rice, one step of various processes required for rice cooking, from metering and charging of rice, through rice washing, immersion, rice cooking, steaming, stirring and cooling. A type is known in which a rice cooker is moved along the transport line to automatically cook rice. However, in this conventional rice cooking system, since all the processes are on one transport line, the process that requires the longest time controls the whole and is not only inefficient, but also one settable rice cooking condition. Therefore, for example, when cooking different types of cooked rice, it is necessary to change the cooking conditions such as the heating temperature and the heating time set in the system each time, and simultaneously cook a variety of cooked rice. I couldn't do that. In addition, since there is only one line, if a failure occurs in any one of the processes on the line, the entire line is stopped.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the inconvenience of the conventional rice cooking system as described above, and it is possible to cook various types of cooked rice in a necessary amount simultaneously at the same time, It is an object of the present invention to provide a single-pot multi-kind simultaneous rice cooking system having redundancy as a system.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
As a result of diligent efforts to solve the above problems, the present inventor considers that the basics of rice cooking are rice cooking conditions, and arranges a plurality of rice cookers for cooking in a single pot along a transport line and transports the transport line. By cooking rice cookers using the rice cookers provided, individual rice cooker conditions can be set for each rice cooker, and it has been found that multiple types of cooked rice can be cooked simultaneously. Also, immersion conditions and steaming conditions vary depending on the type of rice to be cooked and the type of rice, so multiple immersion lines and steaming lines are provided, and immersion and steaming are performed under different conditions. It is possible to cook rice freely.
[0005]
That is, the present invention relates to a rice cooker that moves a rice cooker along a transport line and sequentially performs various steps required for rice cooking. To the individual rice cooker selected from the transfer line to the rice cooker that is moving, and also a transfer means for transferring from the individual rice cooker to the transfer line, the rice cooking conditions set for each rice cooker and And / or select a rice cooker to be transferred for each rice cooker moving along the transport line according to the operating condition of the rice cooker, and control the transfer means so that the rice cooker is charged and transferred to the selected rice cooker. Along with the completion of predetermined rice cooking, by providing a single-pot multi-kind simultaneous rice cooking system comprising: a control means for controlling the transfer means so as to return and transfer the cooked rice cooker to the transport line after the cooked rice is cooked. The above issues It is intended to resolve. In such a single rice cooker multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, control means for controlling the heating temperature-time pattern of the rice cooker selected according to the rice cooking conditions set for each rice cooker is provided. The rice cookers put into and transferred to the respective rice cookers can receive rice under the set rice cooking conditions.
[0006]
Further, in the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, a plurality of immersion lines for which immersion conditions can be individually set, and the plurality of immersion lines A switching conveying means for appropriately switching and connecting the conveying line, and an immersion line for transferring each of the rice cookers moving along the conveying line according to the immersion conditions set for the individual rice cookers, are selected. By providing a control means for controlling the switching and conveying means so as to transfer the rice cooker to the immersion line, the immersion step can be performed under immersion conditions set for each rice cooker.
[0007]
Furthermore, in the single-cooker multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, a plurality of steaming lines for which steaming conditions can be individually set, and a plurality of steaming lines, on the downstream side of the transport line from the plurality of single-cooker rice cookers. And selecting a steaming line to be transferred for each rice cooker moving along the transfer line, according to the steaming conditions set for each rice cooker, and a switching transfer means for appropriately switching and connecting the and the transfer line. By providing the control means for controlling the switching and conveying means so as to transfer the rice cooker to the steaming line set, the steaming step can be performed under the steaming conditions set for each rice cooker.
[0008]
As described above, in the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, a plurality of single-pot cooking rice cookers that can individually change and set the heating temperature-time pattern are arranged along the transport line. Since there are multiple immersion lines and steaming lines where individual immersion and steaming conditions can be set, the type of rice and the type of cooked rice to be cooked differ for each rice cooker that is transported on the transport line. Even so, it is possible to cook rice of various varieties at the same time by selecting and transferring an immersion line, a rice cooker, and a steaming line that are optimal for each rice cooker. Rice cooking conditions can be different by the number of rice cookers, and immersion and steaming conditions can be different by the number of immersion lines and steaming lines, so by increasing the number of rice cookers, immersion lines, and steaming lines, It is possible to appropriately increase the types of cooked rice that can be cooked. In addition, when the amount of cooked rice of a specific type is large, it is also possible to set a plurality of rice cookers, a plurality of immersion lines and / or steaming lines under the same conditions, and apply the same type of cooked rice to rice. is there.
[0009]
Also, in the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, since there are a plurality of rice cookers, immersion lines, and steaming lines, even if one of them fails, the other rice cookers or other Since the immersion line and the steaming line can be substituted, there is no inconvenience of stopping the entire system. Needless to say, it is only necessary to repair the faulty part while replacing with another rice cooker or another immersion line or steaming line.
[0010]
The type of cooked rice in each cooker may be determined by any means.For example, the correspondence between the order of cookers sent sequentially and the type of cooked rice to be cooked in the cooker is considered. May be input to the control device in advance as a correspondence table, and the number of rice cookers moving on the main transport line may be counted to determine the type of rice to be cooked in the rice cooker. Alternatively, a marker corresponding to the type of cooked rice may be provided to the rice cooker, and the type of cooked rice to be cooked may be determined by identifying the marker.
[0011]
There is no particular limitation on the types of cooked rice that can be cooked in the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention. By providing an appropriate additive supply device on the transport line, not only white rice, but also brown rice, vinegar rice, and salted rice. It is possible to cook multiple types of rice at the same time, such as rice, pilaf, chicken rice, mushroom rice, bean rice, and chestnut rice.
[0012]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the illustrated ones.
[0013]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the entirety of an example of a single-pot, multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a rice weighing hopper which weighs and puts a predetermined amount of rice into a rice cooker (not shown) moving thereunder. The weighing of the rice by the weighing hopper 1 and the charging into the rice cooker are performed under the control of a central control device (not shown), and the central control device determines the type of the rice according to the specified type and amount of the rice to be cooked. The required amount of rice and the number of rice cookers are calculated every time, and the rice is weighed and put into the rice cookers. At the same time, the central controller assigns an order number to each rice cooker and creates a correspondence table of the order of the rice cookers and the type of rice to be cooked.
[0014]
For example, in the case of continuously cooking 35 kg of white rice and 60 kg of brown rice in the amount of rice before cooking, assuming that the amount of rice that can be cooked in one rice cooker is 7 kg, the central control device controls Is 35 kg / 7 kg = 5, it is determined that five rice cookers are necessary, and No. is assigned to each of the five rice cookers for white rice. 1 to No. The number 5 is assigned, and the weighing hopper 1 is instructed to put exactly 7 kg of rice into each rice cooker. On the other hand, as for the rice, 60 kg / 7 kg = 8 and the remaining 4 kg, so nine rice cookers are allocated, and No. 9 is assigned to each rice cooker. 6-No. No. 14 is assigned, and 6-No. It instructs the weighing hopper 1 to put exactly 7 kg of rice into the 14 rice cookers. Alternatively, 60 kg of rice may be put into nine rice cookers so as to be almost even. However, if the amount of rice in the rice cooker changes, the immersion conditions and the rice cooking conditions fluctuate, making the control complicated. It is not preferable. At the same time, the central controller creates a correspondence table between the number assigned to each rice cooker and the type of cooked rice, the amount of rice in the cooker, and the type of rice put in as necessary. .
[0015]
The rice cooker into which a predetermined amount of rice has been introduced is transported by the transport conveyor 2 and passes through the automatic rice washing machine 3. In the automatic rice washing machine 3, the water supply, the rice washing and the draining after the rice washing are repeated a plurality of times, and finally the rice cooker is sent to the automatic lidding device 4a without draining, and in the automatic lidding device 4a, A lid which has been moved on a lid feed conveyor (not shown) is attached to the rice cooker.
[0016]
The rice cooker with the lid attached by the automatic lid attaching device 4a is subsequently further moved by the conveyor 2 and guided to the three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6 by the switching transport means 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6 includes a plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c,... Stacked in multiple stages, and the plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b stacked in multiple stages. , 21c,... Each constitute an immersion line. With respect to the immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c,..., The switching conveyance means 5, 5 move up and down to transfer the rice cooker 20 to an appropriate immersion conveyor, and to transfer the rice cooker 20 from the appropriate immersion conveyor. It is configured to receive. The moving speed of the plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c... Can be adjusted independently of each other, and depends on which immersion conveyor among the plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c. In addition, different immersion times can be given to the rice cooker.
[0017]
In the vicinity of the switching and conveying means 5 on the entrance side of the three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6, a detecting means (not shown) for detecting the conveyed rice cooker is provided, and the order of the conveyed rice cooker is recognized based on the number of times of detection. Then, the central controller determines the type and amount of rice cooked by each rice cooker, and further determines the immersion conditions according to the type of rice, and based on the determined information, the switching transport means. 5 to transfer the transferred rice cooker to the optimal immersion conveyor among the plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c..., And a multistage immersion conveyor 21a, 21b, 21c. Is also controlled. Such control may be performed by a local control means arranged near the three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6 without using the central control device. When the local control unit receives a signal about the type and quantity of rice to be cooked corresponding to the rice cooker number and the signal about the type of rice from the central control device, the switching control unit 5, according to its own program, 5 and a plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c... The plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c,... Are desirably moved by one rice cooker every time a new rice cooker is sent from the switching and conveying means 5.
[0018]
On the immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c,..., Each rice cooker is transferred to the switching conveyor 5 on the outlet side after passing through the immersion step for a predetermined time, and returns to the conveyor 2. . By performing the immersion step with the multi-stage three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6 having a plurality of immersion lines, not only can the immersion time be changed depending on the type of cooked rice, but also the time required for the rice washing step and the immersion time can be improved. The gap with the time required for the process can be buffered. Also, even if one of the plurality of immersion conveyors 21a, 21b, 21c,... Breaks down, the operation can be performed without stopping all the lines, and the redundancy of the entire system increases. There are benefits too. It is desirable from the viewpoint of space that a plurality of immersion lines are vertically stacked in multiple stages as in the example of FIG. 2. Of course. Note that the central controller calculates the time required for each rice cooker to pass through the immersion step, and if there is a difference in the order of the rice cookers before and after this immersion step, the rice cooker may perform rice cooking as necessary. The correspondence table between the order of the kettle and the type of rice to be cooked is rewritten.
[0019]
After the immersion step, the rice cooker returned to the transport conveyor 2 by the switching transport means 5 has the lid removed by the automatic lid removing device 4b, and the upper part is opened. The removed lid is separately transported by a lid feed conveyor (not shown) located at an upper portion along a transport line of the rice cooker. 7 is a drainage and additive supply device, and the rice cooker in a state where the lid is removed is drained by the drainage and additive supply device 7, and furthermore, depending on the type of cooked rice, salt, Seasonings such as regular oil, cooked ingredients such as beans, seaweed, chicken, jako, and peeled chestnuts, and cooked water according to the type and amount of cooked rice are metered and supplied.
[0020]
The additive supply device is also provided downstream of a steaming line described below, and can cope with an additive such as vinegar to be added after cooking rice.
[0021]
The rice cooker to which the necessary additives and water were added by the drainage and additive supply device 7 was conveyed by the conveyor 2 to the automatic lidding device 4a, where it was separately conveyed by a lid feeding conveyor (not shown). The lid is automatically installed. 8 is a direction switching device.
[0022]
Reference numeral 9 denotes a traveling carriage that travels on rails 10 and 10 as transport lines, and a plurality of rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d.・ ・ Is arranged. It is preferable that all of the rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... For cooking in a single kettle be the same rice cooker because of easy control, but in some cases, the abilities such as the calorific value and the heating temperature are different. Rice cookers may be mixed. As the heating source for the rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, etc., any heating source may be used as long as it can provide the amount of heat necessary for cooking rice to the rice cooker, such as city gas, propane gas, and natural gas. A heating source using gas fuel such as gas, or an electric or electromagnetic heating source such as a sheath heater or induction heating, and in some cases, a fuel such as charcoal, firewood, or oil may be used, From the viewpoint of easy heating control, it is desirable to use gas fuel or electric or magnetic heating means. The traveling cart 9 is provided with a rice cooker transfer means, which can receive the rice cooker conveyed by the direction switching devices 8, 8 and the conveyors 2, 2 and run on the rails 10, 10. Then, it stops at the side of the selected appropriate rice cooker, and the rice cooker can be thrown into the rice cooker and transferred, or the rice cooker can be collected from the rice cooker. As a result, the individual rice cookers that have been transferred on the transport line receive the rice by the separate rice cookers that cook in one pot.
[0023]
In the example of FIG. 1, as a means for transferring the rice cooker between the transport line and each rice cooker, a traveling cart 9 provided with a transfer means for the rice cooker is used, which is preferable in terms of efficiency. However, the means for transferring the rice cooker between the transport line and the individual rice cooker is not limited to the example of FIG. 1, and the method for transferring the rice cooker between the transport line and the individual rice cooker may be used. Any means can be used as long as it is possible. For example, the transport line in which the rice cooker is arranged may be configured by a normal transport conveyor, and a lifter that lifts and transfers the rice cooker may be arranged at the position of each rice cooker.
[0024]
Which rice cooker to feed and transfer the rice cookers that are sequentially conveyed is automatically determined by a control device (not shown) according to the rice cooking conditions set for each rice cooker and / or the operating status of the rice cooker. However, when all of the plurality of rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... For cooking in a single kettle are the same rice cookers, it is better to determine according to the operation status of each individual rice cooker. It is preferable to sequentially select vacant rice cookers from the upstream side of the transport line and sequentially feed and transfer the rice cookers transported to the rice cookers. Each rice cooker is provided with means for detecting the presence or absence of the rice cooker, and based on the detection signal, the control device can grasp whether or not each rice cooker is empty. It has become.
[0025]
The cooking conditions such as the heating temperature-time pattern of each rice cooker can be adjusted and set individually for each rice cooker, so each rice cooker can be cooked in its own rice cooker. It is possible to cook rice under the optimal rice cooking conditions according to the type and amount. The setting of the rice cooking conditions such as the heating temperature-time pattern of each rice cooker is performed based on information on the type and amount of rice to be cooked recognized by the control device for each of the rice cookers being conveyed. The individual rice cooking conditions such as the heating temperature-time pattern are stored in the control device, and the heating-time pattern of each rice cooker may be controlled based on the conditions, or the individual rice cookers may store the information. Alternatively, the control device may simply specify the code assigned to the rice cooking condition. Further, the setting and change of the rice cooking conditions such as the heating temperature-time pattern of each rice cooker may be performed by an operator via an on-site input device. Furthermore, individual rice cooking conditions such as a heating temperature-time pattern are set in advance for each rice cooker, and the control device selects a rice cooker based on the rice cooking conditions set for each individual rice cooker. You may do it.
[0026]
As described above, the rice cooked in the rice cooker being conveyed is individually performed for each rice cooker by a plurality of rice cookers arranged along the transport line, so that the rice cooking conditions are set for each individual rice cooker. It becomes possible, for example, even when a rice cooker having a relatively short cooking time and a rice cooker having a relatively long cooking time are mixed and conveyed on a transfer line, without being bothered by the length of the rice cooking time. Since each of them can be cooked by a separate rice cooker at a predetermined rice cooking time and cooked rice, it is possible to cook rice of various varieties continuously and simultaneously. Also, even if one of the plurality of rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d,... Fails, the work can be performed without stopping all the lines, and the redundancy of the entire system is reduced. There is also the advantage of increasing. In the example of FIG. 1, the plurality of rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d... Are arranged on both sides of the transport line. However, in some cases, they are not necessarily arranged on both sides, and are arranged on only one side. Of course, it may be possible. The central controller calculates the time required for each rice cooker to pass through the rice cooking process, and if there is a difference in the order of the rice cookers before and after this rice cooking process, the rice cooker The correspondence table between the order of the kettle and the type of rice to be cooked is rewritten.
[0027]
When the predetermined rice cooking is completed, the rice cookers 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d... Or the control device emits the rice cooking end signal, and based on the signal, the traveling cart 9 moves to the side of the rice cooker where the rice cooking is completed, When the rice cooker is received, the rice cooker travels on the rails 10 and 10 toward the downstream side of the transport line, and transfers the rice cooker to the transport conveyor 2.
[0028]
The rice cooker returned to the conveyor 2 is guided to the three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12 by the switching conveyor 5. The three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12 is configured by a plurality of steaming conveyors stacked in multiple stages, like the three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6, and the plurality of steaming conveyors stacked in multiple stages respectively configure steaming lines. The switching conveying means 5, 5 move up and down with respect to the plurality of multi-stage steamed conveyors to transfer the rice cooker to an appropriate steamed conveyor, and to receive the rice cooker from the appropriate steamed conveyor. It is configured. The moving speeds of the plurality of steaming conveyors in the three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12 can be adjusted independently of each other, and depending on which steaming conveyor among the plurality of steaming conveyors is selected, the rice in the rice cooker under different conditions. Can be steamed.
[0029]
The control of the conveyer to which the conveyed rice cooker is conveyed is performed in the same manner as in the case of the three-dimensional immersion conveyor 6, and detects the conveyed rice cooker near the entrance side of the three-dimensional steamer conveyor 12. A detecting means (not shown) is provided, and when the order of the rice cookers conveyed is recognized based on the number of times of detection, the central control device determines the type and amount of rice cooked by each rice cooker, and furthermore, The steaming condition according to the type of rice is determined, and based on the determined information, the switching and conveying means 5 is controlled to transfer the conveyed rice cooker to the optimum steaming conveyor among a plurality of steaming conveyors. At the same time, the operation of the multi-stage steaming conveyor is controlled. Such control may be performed not by the central control device but by local control means arranged near the three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12. When the local control unit receives a signal about the type and quantity of rice to be cooked corresponding to the rice cooker number and the signal about the type of rice from the central control device, the switching control unit 5, according to its own program, 5, and control the operation of a plurality of steaming conveyors in the three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12. It is desirable that the plurality of steaming conveyers be moved by one rice cooker every time a new rice cooker is sent from the switching transport means 5.
[0030]
In the three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12, each rice cooker is transferred to the switching conveyor 5 on the outlet side after passing through a predetermined steaming step, and returns to the conveyor 2. By performing the steaming process by the multi-stage three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12 having a plurality of steaming lines, not only can the steaming conditions be changed according to the type of cooked rice, but also the time required for the rice cooking process and steaming. The gap with the time required for the process can be buffered. Further, even if one of a plurality of steaming conveyors in the three-dimensional steaming conveyor 12 fails, the work can be performed without stopping all the lines, and the advantage that the redundancy of the entire system increases. is there. A plurality of steaming lines are desirably stacked vertically in multiple stages from the viewpoint of space. However, in some cases, the steaming lines need not necessarily be stacked vertically, and may be arranged in a plane. Note that the central controller calculates the time required for each rice cooker to pass through the steaming step, and if there is a difference in the order of the rice cookers before and after this immersion step, the rice cooker may perform rice cooking as necessary. The correspondence table between the order of the kettle and the type of rice to be cooked is rewritten.
[0031]
Reference numeral 13 denotes an automatic lid removing additive supply device, which is used when adding additives such as vinegar to be added after cooking rice. Next, 8 is a direction switching device, 2 is a conveyor, and 14 is an automatic lid removing device with a direction switching device. The rice cooker is taken off the lid by the automatic lid removing device 14 with the direction switching device, and is conveyed to the automatic rice can reversing machine 15 by the conveyor 2, where the rice cooker is inverted, and the rice is placed on the stirring conveyor 16. Released. Subsequently, the released cooked rice passes through the cooling conveyor 17 and the weighing device 18 and is shipped.
[0032]
On the other hand, the rice cooker, which has inverted and discharged the cooked rice, returns the conveyor 2 to the automatic lid removing device 14 with the direction switching device, where the direction is switched and sent to the rice can washing machine 19. The rice cooker is washed by the rice can washing machine 19, passes again under the measuring hopper 1, and the measured rice is put into it.
[0033]
In the above example, for each rice cooker that is sequentially conveyed, the control of each process according to the type and amount of rice to be cooked recognizes the order of the rice cookers that are sequentially conveyed. However, the control method of each step is not limited to such a method. For example, a marker corresponding to the type of cooked rice may be provided to each rice cooker, and the type and amount of cooked rice to be cooked may be determined by identifying the marker.
[0034]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention arranges a plurality of single-pot cooking rice cookers along the transport line, and cooks the transported rice cookers with individual rice cookers. For each rice cooker, it is possible to cook rice under optimal rice cooking conditions according to the type and amount of rice to be cooked, and furthermore, the type of rice and the like. Also, a plurality of immersion lines and / or steaming lines are provided, and the rice cookers to be conveyed can be immersed or steamed under different immersion or steaming conditions. It is possible to immerse and / or steam under optimal immersion or steaming conditions according to the type and amount of cooked rice and the type of rice.
[0035]
As described above, according to the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, it is possible to select the rice-cooking conditions for each rice-cooker, or to select the optimum one from a plurality of immersion conditions and steaming conditions. Therefore, rice of various varieties having different cooking conditions, immersion conditions or steaming conditions can be cooked continuously and freely at the same time. Also, by increasing the number of rice cookers and the number of immersion lines and steaming lines, it is possible to increase the types of cooked rice that can be cooked at the same time, or set a plurality of rice cookers, immersion lines, and steaming lines under the same conditions. This makes it possible to cope with an increase in the amount of cooked rice of a specific type.
[0036]
Further, in the single-pot multi-variety simultaneous rice cooking system of the present invention, since there are a plurality of rice cookers, immersion lines, and steaming lines, even if any one of them fails, other rice It is possible to use a machine, a dipping line or a steaming line, without having to shut down the entire system, and the system can be made highly fault-tolerant and redundant. The present invention is a useful invention having such excellent effects, and there are immeasurable effects on the art.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an entire configuration of an example of a single-pot multi-variable rice cooking system of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a three-dimensional immersion conveyor.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Weighing hopper
2 Conveyor
3 Automatic rice washing machine
4a Automatic lidding device
4b Automatic lid removal device
5 Switching conveyance means
6 Three-dimensional immersion conveyor
7 Additive supply device
8 Direction switching device
9 traveling trolley
10 rails
11a, 11b ... rice cooker
12 3D steamed conveyor
13. Automatic lid removal additive supply device
14 Automatic lid removal device with direction switching device
15 Automatic rice can reversing machine
16 Stirring conveyor
17 Cooling conveyor
18 Weighing device
19 Rice can washing machine
20 rice cooker
21a, 21b ... immersion conveyor

Claims (3)

In a rice cooker system in which rice cookers are moved along a transport line to sequentially perform various steps required for rice cooking, a plurality of single-cooker rice cookers arranged along the transport line and rice cooker moving along the transport line. Transfer means for transferring the kettle from the transport line to the selected rice cooker and from each rice cooker to the transport line, and the rice cooking conditions and / or operation of the rice cooker set for each rice cooker Depending on the situation, a rice cooker to be transferred is selected for each rice cooker moving on the transport line, and the transfer means is controlled so that the rice cooker is charged and transferred to the selected rice cooker. Control means for controlling the transfer means so as to return and transfer the cooked rice cooker to the transport line after the completion of the rice cooking , further comprising: Immersion conditions A plurality of possible immersion lines, switching conveyance means for appropriately switching and connecting the plurality of immersion lines and the conveyance line, and moving the conveyance line according to immersion conditions set for each rice cooker. A single-pot multi-kind simultaneous rice cooking system comprising: a control unit for selecting an immersion line to be transferred for each rice cooker and controlling the switching and conveying means so as to transfer the rice cooker to the selected immersion line . 2. A single-cooker multi-kind simultaneous rice cooking system according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling a heating temperature-time pattern of the rice cooker selected according to the rice cooking conditions set for each rice cooker. A plurality of steaming lines for which steaming conditions can be individually set, a plurality of steaming lines that can individually set steaming conditions, and a switching transport means for appropriately switching and connecting the plurality of steaming lines and the transport line to the downstream side of the transport line from the plurality of rice cookers. According to the steaming conditions set for the rice cooker, select the steaming line to be transferred for each rice cooker moving on the transport line, and switch the transfer so as to transfer the rice cooker to the selected steamer line. 3. A single pot multi-kind simultaneous rice cooking system according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising control means for controlling the means.

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