JP3708415B2 - Rice milling machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a simple rice mill used in general households.
[0002]
[Prior art]
This kind of rice milling machine stores rice receiving container and bran receiving container freely on the inner bottom surface of the rice milling machine body, and receives the polished rice discharged from the rice milling mechanism in the rice receiving container, and is discharged at the same time. The bran is received by the bran receiving container (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-117124). Each container in this case is a dedicated product with an open top designed to fit the rice mill, and it is generally impossible to use a commercially available suitable container instead of the dedicated product.
[0003]
In addition, there is a type in which only the rice receiving container is installed inside the rice mill and the bran receiving container is installed outside. In this case, the bran receiving container installed outside can be any general container, that is, a commercially available container, but the rice receiving container installed inside is a dedicated product, and in this case, the rice receiving container is also used. It is generally not possible to replace the container with a commercially available container.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As mentioned above, in conventional rice milling machines, it was common to use a dedicated product as a rice receiving container or bran receiving container, so when storing rice or bran after milling, it is desirable to have a lid. Had to be transferred to another sealed container. If the dedicated rice receiving container and bran receiving container are used as they are as storage containers, it is necessary to take a sealing measure, and there is an inconvenience that the rice mill cannot be used during that time.
[0005]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to make it possible to use a commercially available container that is not a dedicated product, that is, a general container, as the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container, and to eliminate the inconvenience as described above.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a rice mill in which a rice receiving container and a bran receiving container are detachably stored in a rice mill main body, and a general container is used as the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container. A configuration is adopted in which each of these containers is housed in a storage case provided so as to be freely put in and out of the main body of the rice milling machine.
[0007]
With the above structure, rice receptacle and bran receiving container be a commercially available container, Tei Runode housed in the housing case, it can be out without hindrance. Further, by positioning each container with respect to the storage case and positioning the storage case on the rice mill main body, the position of each container with respect to the rice and bran discharge port of the rice milling mechanism is determined.
[0008]
Also, each of the above containers is provided with a lid that is fitted in a hermetically sealed state, and when used as a rice receiving container and a bran receiving container stored in a rice milling machine body, a configuration in which the lid is removed is used. Can take. According to this configuration, by sealing the lid to the rice receptacle Oyobi bran receptacle taken from rice mill body, that Ki out to save the internal rice and bran. When operating the rice mill, use alternative general containers as rice and bran receptacles.
[0009]
A configuration in which a partition for partitioning the storage portion of the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container is provided in the storage case, and a configuration in which a difference is provided in the height of the bottom surface of the storage case depending on the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container. By taking it, the compatibility of each container with respect to a storage case can be made favorable.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, this rice mill is a rice mill with a measuring rice bottle comprising a rice milling machine body 1 and a weighing rice bottle 2 detachably installed thereon.
[0011]
The rice mill main body 1 and the measuring rice bottle 2 have a flat shape whose side surface is longer in the front-rear direction than the width surface, and has a shape that takes into account the effective use of the storage space. The rice milling machine body 1 is provided with an operation start / stop button 3 and a rice milling degree adjustment dial 4 in the upper front portion, and a rice receiving container 6 and a bran receiving container 7 are stored in a lower drawer-type storage case 5. Yes. As shown in FIG. 2, the internal mechanism is provided with a rice milling machine hopper 8 at the top and a rice milling mechanism 9 at the bottom.
[0012]
The weighing rice bin 2 is covered with a lid 11 at the top, a weighing discharger 12 that can be operated from the outside is provided at the inner bottom, and a charging port set 13 is provided at the lower part of the weighing discharger 12. The input port set 13 faces the upper part of the rice mill hopper 8. This input port set 13 is used at the time of re-milling, and as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the input hopper 14 can be pulled out.
[0013]
The storage case 5, the rice receiving container 6 and the bran receiving container 7 are as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. That is, the storage case 5 is provided with a shallow storage portion 16 on the back side of the front wall 15, and a finger hook portion 17 is provided on the upper front surface of the front wall 15. The inside of the storage portion 16 is a rice receiving container storage portion 18 (see FIG. 4) on the right side when viewed from the front wall 15 side, and a bran receiving container storage portion 19 on the left side. Compared with the bottom surface of the right rice receiving container storage portion 18, the bottom surface of the left bran receiving container storage portion 19 is formed higher with a step. Further, in order to partition between the rice receiving container storage portion 18 and the bran receiving container storage portion 19, a front partition 22 and a rear partition 22 ′ projecting inward from the front wall 15 side and the rear wall 21 side respectively. Provided.
[0014]
The above step is for adjusting the height of the opening of each container 6, 7 to the height of the rice discharge port and bran discharge port of the rice milling mechanism 9. Is formed higher. The containers 6 and 7 are surrounded by the front and rear partitions 22 and 22 ′ and the wall surface of the storage portion 16, and are thereby positioned in the left and right front and rear directions with respect to the storage case 5.
[0015]
The center portions of the bottom surfaces of the rice receiving container storage portions 18 and the bran receiving container storage portions 19 are bent downwardly, and positioning small protrusions 23 and 23 are provided on the lower surfaces thereof. It fits lightly in the provided positioning hole 24 (see FIG. 3). Thereby, the storage case 5 is positioned with respect to the rice mill main body 1.
[0016]
The rice receiving container 6 and the bran receiving container 7 are general commercial containers having a hermetic lid 25 (see FIG. 3), and the lid 25 is removed for use. The containers 6 and 7 have the same shape, and the planar shape is oval and has a required height. A rib 26 is provided on the outer periphery of the opening, and the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the lid 25 is pressed against the rib 26. Further, the inner surface of the peripheral portion of the lid 25 is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface above the rib 26.
[0017]
The rice milling machine of the embodiment is as described above, and when this is used, brown rice is stored in the weighing rice container 2 and, if necessary, the weighing discharger 12 is operated to remove the necessary amount of brown rice. The machine is dropped on the machine hopper 8 and the start / stop button 3 is operated to drive the rice milling mechanism 9. The polished rice is discharged into the rice receiving container 6, and the bran is discharged into the bran receiving container 7.
[0018]
The milling degree is adjusted by the milling degree adjustment dial 4, but when the milling degree is insufficient, the feeding hopper 14 is pulled out (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2) and the rice in the rice receiving container 6 is thrown from here Then perform the rice polishing again.
[0019]
After the completion of the rice milling, the fingers 6 are pulled out by placing the fingers on the finger hooks 17 of the storage case 5, and the containers 6 and 7 are taken out. When the taken out containers 6 and 7 are used as storage containers for rice and bran as they are, they are each sealed with a lid 25 and stored in a refrigerator or the like. Instead of these containers 6 and 7, other similar commercial containers are put in the storage case 5 and used as a new rice receiving container 6 and bran receiving container 7.
[0020]
Although the above embodiment shows a rice milling machine with a weighing rice bottle in which the weighing rice bottle 2 is placed on the rice milling machine main body 1, the same applies to the case of an independent rice milling machine.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, by storing the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container of the rice milling machine in the storage case, it is possible to use general commercial products as they are without using dedicated products for each container. Can do. Therefore, when trying to preserve the rice and bran in each container taken out from the rice mill, it can be preserved by simply applying a lid to each container, and as an alternative rice receiving container and bran receiving container, it is a commercial product. There are conveniences that can be used.
[0022]
Furthermore, by positioning the storage case with respect to the rice mill main body and further positioning the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container with respect to the storage case, each container can be correctly positioned at the rice discharge port and the bran discharge port.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partially omitted sectional view of the same. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same. FIG. Sectional view of [Figure 5] Enlarged sectional view of line V-V in FIG. 4 (b) [Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice milling machine body 2 Weighing rice container 3 Start / stop button 4 Rice milling adjustment dial 5 Storage case 6 Rice receiving container 7 Bran receiving container 8 Rice milling hopper 9 Rice milling mechanism 11 Lid 12 Weighing discharger 13 Input port set 14 Input hopper 15 Front wall 16 Storage part 17 Finger hook part 18 Rice receiving container storage part 19 Bran receiving container storage part 21 Rear wall 22 Front partition 22 'Rear partition 23 Small protrusion 24 Positioning hole 25 Lid 26 Rib

Claims (1)

In the rice milling machine, the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container are detachably stored in the storage case, and the storage case is detachably stored in the main body of the rice milling machine. A partition for partitioning the storage portion is provided, a difference is provided in the height of the bottom surface of the storage case according to the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container, and a sealing lid is provided as each of the rice receiving container and the bran receiving container. A rice milling machine characterized by using an open container .

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