JP3750130B2 - Rice mill resistance adjuster - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a resistance adjusting device for a rice mill.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a means for adjusting the pressing force of the resistance plate of the rice milling machine, there are those provided almost on the axis of the rice milling roll, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-328457, or those offset from the axis of the rice milling roll, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 64-8937. is there.
[0003]
By the way, in the vicinity of the resistance plate and the polished rice discharge port, the starch contained in the polished rice adheres to cause a malfunction of the resistance plate.
[0004]
Therefore, the vicinity of the resistance plate and the polished rice discharge port must be cleaned before the flour is fixed. However, although the resistance device provided by shifting from the axis of the rice mill roll can be cleaned by exposing the resistance plate and the milled rice discharge port relatively easily, the pressing force adjusting means of the resistance plate is from the axis of the rice mill roll. Since they are shifted, it is inevitable that a space is required and the resistance adjusting device is complicated, which increases costs.
[0005]
On the other hand, the resistance device provided almost on the axis of the rice mill roll has a pressing force adjusting means for the resistance plate almost on the axis of the rice mill roll, so that the resistance adjustment device is not complicated and has good responsiveness. the resistance plate and to expose the near polished rice discharge port to clean it must be removed Ri taken all the resistance adjusting device, such as a resistance adjustment knob, cumbersome, and leads to the loss of parts by removing. Furthermore, there is a possibility that the reattachment may be difficult because the resistance adjusting device cannot be assembled smoothly.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above problems, the present invention can easily expose the periphery of the resistance plate and the polished rice discharge port with a simple configuration, and in addition, anyone can quickly and surely start operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a resistance adjusting device for a rice milling machine.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the means of the invention according to claim 1 of the present application (hereinafter referred to as “first invention”) includes a resistance plate provided facing the milled rice discharge port, and a connection to the resistance plate. Pressing force adjusting means, and a support shaft is horizontally mounted on both side walls of the milled rice discharge trough provided protruding from the milled rice discharge port, and the resistance plate and the pressing force adjusting means are rotated around the support shaft. In the resistance adjusting device of a rice milling machine configured to be movable, the pressing force adjusting means has a resistance plate holding body rotatably supported by a hollow shaft through which the support shaft is inserted, and the resistance plate holding distribution body and the leaf spring which is fixed one side to the lower end of, and in contact with the cam plate to the leaf spring, and the cam shaft and the resistance adjustment knob for rotating said cam plate, into the side walls of the polished rice discharge trough is set, the side walls of the polished rice discharge trough the lower end as well as pivoting the upper part by the support shaft Removably to the support, and a cross-sectional "-type cover rotatably supported by through the cam shaft, and constitutes from.
[0008]
Therefore, the first invention has the following actions. When the mold cover is rotated upward about the support shaft, the resistance adjusting knob, the cam shaft and the cam plate are rotated, and the resistance plate holder is rotated upward. Therefore, the resistance plate pivotally attached to the resistance plate holder and the vicinity of the polished rice discharge port are exposed, and after the resistance plate and the vicinity of the polished rice discharge port are cleaned, “When the mold cover is rotated downward about the support shaft, the resistance plate holder is rotated downward about the support shaft in conjunction with the operation of the mold cover by its own weight. The resistance plate holder and the “mold cover are restored to their pre-rotation positions.
[0009]
Next, means for solving the above-described problems of the invention according to claim 2 of the present application (hereinafter referred to as the second invention) will be described. According to a second aspect of the invention, when the mold cover is rotated upward about the support shaft, the resistance plate, the resistance plate holding body and the leaf spring are rotated with a delay by the hollow shaft. the the "mold cover is shall provided engaging plate through a gap between the resistive plate holder.
[0010]
Accordingly, the second invention has the following actions. The engagement plate is brought into contact with the resistance plate holding body in synchronization with the rotation of the mold cover, and the resistance plate holding body is rotated upward about the support shaft to The resistance plate pivotally attached to the plate holding plate and the vicinity of the milled rice discharge port will be exposed. While it can move freely and adjust the precision pressure, when cleaning, etc., "When the mold cover is rotated upward about the support shaft," the resistance plate holder is interlocked with the movement of the mold cover. Can be rotated upward.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0012]
In FIG. 1, a rice milling machine 1 has a box-shaped outer frame 2 with a dehulled white cylinder 3 mounted horizontally, and a rotating horizontal shaft 4 is inserted into the dehulled white cylinder 3. A motor 5 as a drive unit is directly connected to the rotating horizontal shaft 4. Further, a whitening trochanter 6 and a helical trochanter 7 are respectively mounted on the rotating horizontal shaft 4, and a whitening chamber 8 is formed between these and the above-described detonation whitening cylinder 3. A hopper 9 for storing raw grain before milling is provided above the dehulling milling cylinder 3, and a discharge port 10 of the hopper 9 is connected to a rice feed port 11 provided on the rice feed side of the milling chamber 8. To do. On the other hand, a milled rice discharge trough 12 and a milled rice discharge port 14 including a resistance adjusting device 13 are provided on the side of the milled rice 8 where the milled rice is discharged.
[0013]
The resistance adjusting device 13 is configured to adjust a pressing force of a resistance plate 15 provided so as to be press-contactable facing the milled rice discharge port 14 with a resistance adjusting knob 16 to obtain a predetermined milling pressure. As shown in FIG. 2, the resistance plate 15 is pivotally attached by a holding plate 18 having a U-shaped cross section via a holding pin 17. The upper end portion of the holding plate 18 is fixed to the hollow shaft 19, and the support shaft 20 that is horizontally mounted on both side walls of the polished rice discharge rod 12 is loosely fitted to the hollow shaft 19.
[0014]
Wherein the discharge side of the polished rice discharge port 14 is on either side wall of the polished rice discharge trough 12, arranged a section "mold cover 21 that covers the holding plate 18, the upper sides of the" mold cover 21 The hollow shaft 19 is positioned between the surfaces. Thus, the holding plate 18 and the “mold cover 21 are rotatably provided around the support shaft 20. A nut (not shown) is welded, and knob bolts 22 are screwed in from the outsides of both side walls of the polished rice discharge basket 12, thereby fixing the “mold cover 21 to the polished rice discharge basket 12.
[0015]
Furthermore, a cam shaft 24 having a cam plate 23 attached to one end is inserted into the front (anti-milled rice discharge port side) wall of the mold cover 21, and a resistance adjustment knob is attached to the front end of the cam shaft 24. 16 is attached.
[0016]
One end of a leaf spring 26 is fixed to the lower end of the holding plate 18 with a bolt 25. The free end of the leaf spring 26 is in contact with the cam plate 23, and when the cam plate 23 rotates, the leaf spring 26 is bent downward (in the direction of the arrow a) by its compression action, and thereby the support spring is supported. The resistance plate 15 is pressed together with the holding plate 18 toward the milled rice discharge port 14 (in the direction of the arrow b) around the shaft 20.
[0017]
The engagement plate 27 corresponding to the upper end portion of the holding plate is provided at the lower end of the upper side surface of the mold cover 21. The engagement plate 27 is configured to rotate the mold cover 21 upward about the support shaft 20. When engaging, the upper end of the holding plate 18 fixed to the hollow shaft 19 is engaged, and the holding plate 18 is provided through a gap 28 for interlocking with the movement of the mold cover 21 delayed. By forming the gap 28, the resistance plate 15 supported by the holding plate 18 is rotatable about the support shaft 20 independently of the mold cover 21. The pressed surface of the polished rice discharge port 14 can be freely pressed, and the pressing force of the resistance plate 15 can be adjusted by the resistance adjusting knob 16.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the rice mill configured as described above will be described. When the motor 5 is driven and the rotary horizontal shaft 4 rotates, the brown rice stored in the hopper 9 passes through the discharge port 10 and flows down from the supply port 11 to the whitening chamber 8. The brown rice is first fed into the spiral trochanter 7 and transferred to the milling trochanter 26, and then discharged from the milled rice discharge port 14, flows down the milled rice discharge trough 12, and is discharged out of the rice mill 1. . In the polished rice discharge port 14, the resistance adjusting device 13 that presses the resistance plate 15 toward the polished rice discharge port 14 side by the leaf spring 26 restricts the flow of the polished rice in the polishing chamber 8 to increase the polishing pressure. Therefore, the brown rice is crushed by rubbing each other in the milling chamber 8.
[0019]
The resistance adjusting device 13 will be described in detail. The resistance plate 15 rotates about the support shaft 20 and is provided so as to be movable relative to the milled rice discharge port 14. Therefore, the resistance adjusting knob 16 is turned in a predetermined direction. When the cam plate 23 is rotated, the leaf spring 26 is bent downward (in the direction of the arrow a) by the compression action, so that the resistance plate 15 and the holding plate 18 together with the holding plate 18 center the polished rice discharge port. 14 side (arrow b direction) is pressed.
[0020]
Although the rice milling operation is performed as described above, the periphery of the resistance plate 15 and the polished rice discharge port 14 is cleaned because the flour contained in the polished rice adheres to the periphery of the resistance plate 15 and the polished rice discharge port 14. Is required.
[0021]
Therefore, cleaning around the resistance plate 15 and the polished rice discharge port 14 will be described. First, the knob bolt 22 is removed, and “the mold cover 21 to which the resistance adjusting knob 16, the cam shaft 24 and the cam plate 23 are attached is pivoted upward about the support shaft 20. Delayed in operation, the engagement plate 27 abuts on the holding plate 18, whereby the resistance plate 15 and the leaf spring 26, together with the holding plate 18, rotate upward about the support shaft 20 through the hollow shaft 19. That is, “By rotating the mold cover 21 upward, the resistance plate 15 and the entire pressing force adjusting means are rotated upward, and the periphery of the resistance plate 15 and the polished rice discharge port 14. Will be exposed (see FIG. 3).
[0022]
After cleaning the periphery of the resistance plate 15 and the polished rice discharge port 14, “When the mold cover 21 is rotated downward about the support shaft 20, the resistance plate 15 and the leaf spring 26 are moved together with the holding plate 18 by its own weight. , "In conjunction with the movement of the mold cover 21, it pivots downward about the support shaft 20 via the hollow shaft 19. Finally, the knob bolt 22 is screwed in and the mold cover 21 is discharged from the polished rice. It adheres to the ridge 12.
[0023]
In the embodiment described above, the pressing force adjusting means including a leaf spring has been described. However, the pressing force adjusting means is not limited to the above, and for example, a pressing spring using a coil spring may be used. Also, the material of the leaf spring can be freely selected.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
Since the resistance adjusting device of the rice milling machine according to the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to easily expose the resistance plate and the periphery of the milled rice discharge port with a simple configuration. It is possible to reliably return to a state where operation can be started.
[0025]
Furthermore, "by providing the engaging plate via a resistor plate holding member and a gap in the mold cover, during rice resistance plate facing the polished rice discharge port, the" mold cover freely move back and forth independently of is one that enables adjustment of the pearling pressure, the time of such cleaning is rotated upward about the supporting shaft to "mold cover, the front Symbol resistive plate holder in association with the operation of the" mold cover upward Can be rotated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a rice mill in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice milling machine 2 Box-type outer frame 3 Dehulling white cylinder 4 Rotating horizontal axis 5 Motor 6 Whitening trochanter 7 Spiral trochanter 8 Polishing chamber 9 Hopper 10 Discharge port 11 Rice feed port 12 Polished rice discharge rod 13 Resistance adjusting device 14 White rice discharge port 15 Resistance plate 16 Resistance adjustment knob 17 Holding pin 18 Holding plate 19 Hollow shaft 20 Support shaft 21 “Cover 22 Knob bolt 23 Cam plate 24 Cam shaft 25 Bolt 26 Leaf spring 27 Engagement plate 28 Gap

Claims (2)

A resistance plate provided opposite to the polished rice discharge port and a pressing force adjusting means connected to the resistance plate, and the support shafts are arranged horizontally on both side walls of the polished rice discharge rod provided protruding from the polished rice discharge port. In the resistance adjusting device of the rice milling machine configured to be able to rotate the resistance plate and the pressing force adjusting means around the support shaft,
The pressing force adjusting means includes a resistance plate holding body whose upper end is rotatably supported by a hollow shaft inserted through the support shaft, and a leaf spring having one side fixed to the lower end of the resistance plate holding body. , abutting the cam plate to the leaf spring, and the cam shaft and the resistance adjustment knob for rotating said cam plate is disposed within the side walls of the polished rice discharge trough, to pivot the upper part by the support shaft the lower portion is removably supported on the side walls of the polished rice discharge trough with and rice mill, characterized in that consisted, and a cross-sectional "-type cover rotatably supported by through the camshaft Resistance adjuster. “When the mold cover is rotated upward about the support shaft, the resistance plate, the resistance plate holder, and the leaf spring are rotated with a delay by the hollow shaft. The resistance adjusting device for a rice milling machine according to claim 1, wherein an engagement plate is provided between the resistance plate holding body and a gap.

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