JP4035411B2 - Non-washed rice weighing rice - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a metered rice bottle that can store and store rice that has only been polished and that can be weighed and taken out, for example, in a unit, so that it can also be washed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an apparatus of this kind is known as shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a weighing device attached to a rice discharge port 3 provided at the bottom of a rice storage unit 2, and a weighing chamber 4 in which a certain amount of rice is accommodated, and the weighing chamber 4 is divided into a certain amount. A weighing bowl 5 for weighing rice and a weighing key 6 for swinging the weighing bowl 5 are provided.
[0003]
The weighing chamber 4 has a rice inlet 4a opened at the top and a rice outlet 4b opened at the bottom. The metering tub 5 is a valve that opens and closes the rice inlet 4a of the metering chamber 4 at the top. It has a part 5a and a valve part 5b for opening and closing the rice outlet 4b of the measuring chamber 4 at the lower part. The metering tub 5 is biased by a spring 7 so that the valve portion 5a opens the rice inflow port 4a and the valve portion 5b blocks the rice outflow port 4b in a normal state.
[0004]
As a result, the rice from the rice storage part is accommodated in the measuring chamber 4, and the measuring key 6 is pushed downward to swing the measuring pad 5 against the bias, and the valve part 5a opens the rice inlet 4a. While shutting off, the valve portion 5b opens the rice outlet 4b to measure and discharge a certain amount of rice.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in recent years, washing-free rice that has come to be distributed in the market has a rice surface glaze better than conventional polished rice, so the surface of the rice is slippery, When weighed with a conventional weighing device, rice enters the weighing bowl densely, and a large amount of rice is weighed and discharged, and when rice is cooked with the same amount of water as before, rice is cooked harder. As a result, it was necessary to slightly increase the amount of water by the reference amount.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, the present invention is connected to a rice storage chamber having a bottom portion opened as a rice discharge port composed of a plurality of holes , a measuring chamber having a rice inlet at the top and a rice outlet at the bottom, The upper portion includes a first valve portion that shuts off the inflow of rice into the weighing chamber, and the lower portion includes a second valve portion that blocks the outflow of rice from the weighing chamber, and separates the weighing chamber to a certain amount. a metering boxes for discharging rice, with consists of the metering key rotating the metering boxes, rice part of the metering in boxes is not stored to form the cavity, each of said rice discharge port A gist is to provide a washing-free rice-measuring rice bit provided with a washing-free rice-compatible attachment comprising a plurality of eaves-like portions inserted into the holes and a locking portion for removably locking the rice discharge port. To do.
[0007]
[Action]
When weighing unwashed rice using a conventional weighed rice bin, before inserting the unwashed rice, insert a hand from the rice inlet at the top of the storage room and attach the washing-free rice attachment to the bottom rice outlet. Then, the eaves-like part of the attachment is located at the upper part of the measuring rod, and a void is formed below the eaves-like part. When weigh it, the rice is weighed less as much as there is empty space, and weighs and discharges the same weight of rice that weighed just polished rice.
[0008]
【Example】
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is an internal cross-sectional view of a rice bottle employing the present invention. Reference numeral 10 denotes a main body of the rice bottle, which includes a rice storage chamber 11 for storing rice and a weighing device 12 for measuring and discharging the rice in the rice storage chamber 11. is doing. At the bottom of the rice storage chamber 11, as shown in FIG. 3, which is a perspective view from above, a rice outlet 13 comprising a plurality of holes squeezed downward in a predetermined shape so that foreign matter does not fall into the weighing device 12. Is formed. 14 is a rice loading lid that is attached to and detached from the upper surface of the rice storage chamber 11, and is attached and detached when the rice storage chamber 11 is replenished with rice. Reference numeral 15 denotes a front plate provided on the front surface of the main body 10 including the weighing device 12, and a weighing key 16 for operating the weighing device 12 projects. Reference numeral 17 denotes a rice receiver which is located below the weighing device 12 and is provided at the lower part of the main body 10 so as to be drawn out.
[0009]
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an attachment for washing-free rice. The attachment 18 enters a hole in each horizontal row of the rice discharge port 13, and is connected to the eaves portion 19 that forms a eave in the measuring device 12 and the rice discharge port 13. The locking portion 20a for stopping and the locking portion 20b formed on a part of the back surface of the eaves-shaped portion 19 are integrally formed of a resin having high elasticity.
[0010]
FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view of the vicinity of the weighing device 12, and the characteristic configuration of the present invention will be described using this. An attachment 18 for washing-free rice has already been attached to the rice discharge port 13 so that washing-free rice can be weighed. The attachment method of the no-wash rice-compatible attachment 18 is as follows.
[0011]
The eaves-like portion 19 is inserted into the rice outlet 13 hole from above the rice outlet 13 in the direction as shown in the figure for the attachment 18 corresponding to the no-wash rice. When the insertion is continued, the locking portion 20a gets over the side wall of the hole by its own elasticity and fits into the bottom. Further, the locking portion 20b provided on the back surface of the eaves-like portion 19 is similarly fitted to the hole bottom. In this way, an eave is formed above the weighing device 12.
[0012]
In addition, 21 is a weighing chamber, which is formed in a U-shape in plan view with the top, bottom and front surfaces open, and is fitted and fixed to the rice discharge port 13 of the rice storage chamber 11 formed in a funnel shape. A rice outlet 21b is formed at the inlet 21a and at the bottom, and a measuring trough 22 for blocking the flow of rice between the rice inlet 21a and the rice outlet 21b is rotatably attached to the front surface.
[0013]
The measuring bowl 22 is provided with an arc-shaped shielding plate 22a for opening and closing the rice inlet 21a of the measuring chamber 21 in the upper part, and a flat shielding plate 22b for opening and closing the rice outlet 21b of the measuring chamber 21 in the lower part. Is formed. Further, on the back surface of the measuring rod 22, a shaft rib 22c through which the shaft pin 23 penetrates is formed at a position which is substantially the center between the shielding plates 22a and 22b, and the measuring rod 22 is rotatably supported. .
[0014]
A fan-shaped push-up rib 22d that extends to the horizontal position of the shaft rib 22c is formed on the back surface of the measuring rod 22 together with the arc shape of the upper shielding plate 22a, and the tip of the measuring key 16 acts. The measuring rod 22 is rotated.
[0015]
The measuring key 16 is provided with a pressing portion 16a so that a finger is placed on the front side, and a substantially Z-shaped operating arm 16b with each corner at a right angle extends from the pressing portion 16a toward the measuring rod 22. A shaft hole 16c through which a shaft pin 24 that swings and supports the measuring key 16 is opened at a substantially central portion of the operation arm 16b, and a groove 16d through which the push-up rib 22d of the measuring rod 22 is guided is formed at the tip. Is provided. The groove 16d is provided with a support rib 16e that pushes up the push-up rib 22d to rotate the measuring rod 22 when the operation arm 16b is swung, and prevents the push-up rib 22d from bulging upward so as not to be detached from the groove 16d. Ribs 16f are formed.
[0016]
Reference numeral 25 denotes a spring which is attached around the shaft pin 23 of the measuring rod 22 to urge the shielding plate 22b of the measuring rod 22 to block the rice outlet 21b of the measuring chamber 21 and It is attached around the shaft pin 24 and urges the pressing portion 16a of the measuring key 16 to be horizontal. The measuring rod 22 and the measuring key 16 are normally urged by this one spring. is there.
[0017]
Next, the operation of the weighing device of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. When measuring washing-free rice, as shown in the figure, first, the rice storage lid 11 is opened with no rice in the rice storage chamber 11, and the washing-free rice attachment 18 is opened from the opening. The shape portion 19 is placed downward and inserted into the rice discharge port 13, and the locking portions 20 a and 20 b are locked to the rice discharge port 13.
[0018]
Thereafter, the rice is put into the rice storage chamber 11 to fill the measuring chamber 21. However, since the eaves-like portion 19 protrudes above the rice inflow port 21a, the rice does not enter below the eaves-like portion 19 and a void S is formed. As a result, the weighing unit A contains a predetermined amount of non-washed rice that is less than the amount of rice that has just been polished. Since it is in the part A, the weight of the weighed rice is the same (here, about 150 grams). Then, when the weighing key 16 is completely pushed in, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper shielding plate 22a blocks the rice inflow port 21a, and the lower shielding plate 22b opens the rice outflow port 21b, and a certain amount is placed in the rice receiver 17. (Here, about 150 grams per rice) is discharged.
[0019]
In addition, when measuring just polished rice, the conventional measurement can be performed by picking the attachment 18 corresponding to the non-washed rice, releasing the lock and removing it from the rice outlet 13.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
Since the weighing rice bottle of the present invention is configured as described above, it is only necessary to load the conventional weighing rice bottle with a single touch, so that the same amount of rice that has just been polished and unwashed rice can be measured with one weighing rice bottle. The switching can be performed with an extremely simple operation. In addition, there is no need to modify the weighing device itself, and it can be provided to customers at a low cost.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a conventional rice biscuit weighing device.
FIG. 2 is an internal cross-sectional view of a rice bin equipped with a conventional weighing device.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a rice outlet.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an attachment for washing-free rice.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a mounting state of an attachment for washing-free rice.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram when weighing non-washed rice.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an operating state.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Rice storage chamber 13 Rice discharge port 16 Weighing key 18 Attachment for washing-free rice 19 Eaves-shaped portion 20a, 20b Locking portion 21 Weighing chamber 21a Rice inflow port 21b Rice outflow port 22 Weighing bowl 22a Upper shielding plate (first valve portion) )
22b Lower shielding plate (second valve part)
S void

Claims (1)

The bottom is connected to a rice storage chamber that is opened as a rice discharge port composed of a plurality of holes, and a measuring chamber having a rice inlet at the top and a rice outlet at the bottom, and shuts off the inflow of rice into the measuring chamber at the top. A first valve portion and a second valve portion for blocking outflow of rice from the weighing chamber at a lower portion; a weighing rod for separating the weighing chamber to discharge a certain amount of rice; and rotating the weighing rod A plurality of eaves-shaped portions each inserted into a hole of the rice discharge port, in order to form a void where rice is not stored in a part of the weighing tub, Washing-free rice-adaptive measuring rice bottle characterized by comprising an attachment for washing-free rice comprising a locking portion for removably locking to the rice outlet.

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