JP4498326B2 - Rice washing machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice washing machine capable of, for example, introducing rice into a rice storage unit having a rice storage.

Conventionally, as a rice washing machine in which a case is provided in the upper part of a frame and a rice storage is provided in the case, there is one shown in Patent Document 1, for example. In the rice washing machine, the rice in the rice storage is washed in the rice washing section provided below the rice storage.
Usually, when putting rice into the rice storage, the operator lifts the rice bag to the upper side of the case, tilts the rice bag with the rice bag lifted, and then opens the rice in the rice bag from the opening provided at the upper part of the case. Was thrown in.
JP 2002-282715 A

However, the work of tilting the rice bag with the rice bag lifted up to the upper side of the case was hard work and difficult.
Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a rice washing machine that can easily put rice in a rice bag into a rice storage.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention takes the following technical means.
That is, a rice storage unit provided in a case disposed at the upper part of the frame and having an opening at the upper part thereof, and a rice storage unit provided at the lower side of the rice storage unit and supplied with rice from the rice storage unit In the rice washing machine having a rice washing section for washing rice, a placing table is provided at the front upper part of the case to change the posture between a placing posture for placing the rice bag and a retreating posture that rotates to the upper side of the case. When the rice bag is placed in the placement posture, the rice bag is arranged at a position where the rice bag is dripped over the upper front portion of the case.

According to this, the rice in the rice bag can be put into the rice storage while the rice bag is tilted backward while the rice bag is lifted to the upper part of the case and dripped onto the upper part of the front surface of the case.
Therefore, it is not necessary for the worker to tilt the rice bag while lifting the rice bag up to the upper side of the case in order to put the rice into the rice storage. is there. It is also possible to place rice bags in the storage box by placing a rice bag on the mounting table and placing the mounting table in a retracted posture.
The mounting table includes a pair of left and right arm parts pivotally supported on the left and right side walls of the case via a horizontal axis, and a mounting surface part that connects the pair of left and right arm parts and on which the rice bag can be placed. It is preferable that the mounting surface portion is in contact with the front surface of the case when the mounting table is set to the mounting posture.

According to this, the mounting table can be held in the mounting posture with a simple configuration.
The mounting surface portion has a front rising slope that moves upward as it goes from the base end portion to the distal end portion of the arm portion in the mounting posture, and a lid that closes the upper opening of the case when in the retracting posture. It is preferable to be able to contact the body.
According to this, the lid can be pressed from above on the distal end side of the arm portion, and the lid can be reliably held in the closed state.

  According to the present invention, the rice in the rice bag can be easily put into the rice storage.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the rice washing machine 1 is an automatic rice washing machine that automatically cleans the rice and discharges the rice together with water addition / reduction, and the rice storage unit 3 supported by the frame 2. And a rice washing section 4 disposed below the rice storage section 3.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the frame 2 includes a pair of left and right columns 5 arranged at intervals in the left and right direction, a leg body 6 protruding forward from the column 5, and a horizontal direction on the leg body 6. And a slide frame 7 on which the rice cooker 9 is placed.

The slide base 7 is provided with a handle 8. By pushing and pulling the handle 8, the rice cooker 9 on the slide base 7 is set directly under the rice washing unit 4, or the set rice cooker 9 is taken out. Be able to. In addition, you may make it place an inner pot or a container on the slide stand 7 instead of the rice cooker 9. FIG.
The rice storage unit 3 has a rice storage 11 for storing rice in a case 10 fixed on the upper side of the frame 2. The case 10 has a rectangular shape and is attached to the upper part of a pair of left and right columns 5. An opening 12 for introducing rice into the rice storage 11 is provided at the upper part of the case 10, and a lid 13 for closing the opening 12 is provided in the opening 12.

The case 10 has a front panel 14 that can be opened and closed via a hinge at the front part thereof. A control panel 15 is provided slightly below the midway in the vertical direction of the front panel 14, which is the front surface of the case 10. With this control panel 15, the amount of rice to be washed, the rice cooking time, the soaking time, and the water level are adjusted. The amount of water can be set.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a mounting table 15 on which a rice bag K can be mounted is provided in the upper front portion of the case 10. The mounting table 15 is supported by the case 10 so that the posture can be changed between a mounting posture A on which the rice bag K is placed and a retreating posture B that rotates to the upper side of the case 10.

Specifically, the mounting table 15 includes a pair of left and right arm portions 18 pivotally supported on the left and right side walls 16 of the case 10 via a horizontal shaft 17, and a pair of arm portions 18. It has the mounting surface part 19 which can be mounted.
The left and right arm portions 18 are formed at both ends thereof by bending a pipe material (round bar) 50 into a substantially U-shape in plan view. Each of the left and right arm portions 18 extends from the base end portion in the vertical direction, bends in the middle portion, extends in the front-rear direction, and has a substantially L shape in side view.

The mounting surface portion 19 has a plurality of bars 20. The bar 20 is a round bar, and the range from the bent part 18a to the tip part of each of the left and right arm parts 18 is disposed with a predetermined interval with the axis directed to the left and right, and when in the mounting posture A, Each bar 20 is arranged so as to gradually go upward as it goes to the front side, and connects the left and right arm portions 18 to each other.
That is, in the mounting posture A, the bar 20a located on the distal end side of the arm portion 18 is the highest, the height of the bar 20 decreases in order, and the bar 20b close to the bent portion 18a of the arm portion 18 The lowest.

Thus, the mounting surface 19 on which the rice bag K is placed is formed by the plurality of bars 20 and the bar 20a at the front of the pipe member 50. Since it is arranged so as to gradually go upward as it goes to the front side, it has a forward rising inclination that shifts to the upper side in the mounting posture A.
Since the mounting surface portion 19 of the mounting table 15 is inclined forward and tilted, when the rice bag K is placed on the upper surface of the mounting surface portion 19, the rice bag K is easily inclined to the front panel 14 side. The panel 14 is easily drowned.

Further, since the placement surface portion 19 is composed of a plurality of round bars 20, when the rice bag K is placed on the placement surface portion 19, the bottom portion of the rice bag K is deformed and enters between the round bars 20. 20 functions as a stopper so that the rice bag K is not moved in the front-rear direction in the mounted state. Since the round bar 20 can be grasped by hand from the lower side after the rice bag K is placed with the mounting table 15 in the mounting position A, the mounting table 15 can be easily rotated toward the retracted position B.
The front and rear lengths of the mounting surface portion 19 are approximately center portions in the front and rear directions of the lid 13 of the case 10 when the rice bag K containing 10 kg can be sufficiently placed and in the retracted posture, for example, in the mounting posture A. Thus, the length is set such that the tip of the mounting surface portion 19 can come into contact therewith.

The horizontal axis 17 is located near the upper front of the left and right side walls 16 of the case 10 and is close to the back side of the front panel 14. The horizontal axis 17 is a distance L1 from the center of the horizontal axis 17 to the bar 20b located on the bent portion 18a side of the arm portion 18, and a distance L2 from the center of the horizontal axis 17 to the upper corner 43 of the case 10. It is provided in the position where it becomes longer.
Further, the horizontal axis 17 is configured such that when the placing table 15 is placed in the placing posture A and a rice bag K containing 10 kg of rice is placed, the rice bag K is stably placed between the placing surface portion 19 and the upper portion of the front panel 14. It is set to a position where it can be held (the rice bag K is kept in a state where it is rolled on the front panel 14 even if the rice bag K is not held by hand).

For example, when the placing table 15 is placed in the placing posture A and a rice bag K containing 10 kg of rice is placed and the rice bag K is placed on the upper corner 43, the upper corner (contact) The position of the horizontal axis 17 is set so that the vertical distance L3 to (part) 43 is 1/3 or more of the vertical length L4 of the rice bag K. In addition, when the rice bag K containing 10 kg of rice is placed on the placing table 15, it is preferable to set the position of the horizontal axis 17 so that the upper corner 43 of the rice bag K is almost centered in the vertical direction.
According to the above configuration, the mounting table 15 is positioned at the front upper portion of the case 10, and when the rice bag K is placed in the placement posture A, the rice bag K is placed on the front upper portion of the case 10 (front panel). 14 at the top of the front face).

As shown in FIG. 1, when the arm portion 18 is rotated downward about the horizontal axis 17 (rotated counterclockwise), the bar 20b positioned on the bent portion 18a side of the arm portion 18 is a case. 10 is in contact with the front surface (front panel 14) of the arm 10, and downward rotation (counterclockwise rotation) of the arm portion 18 is regulated to hold the mounting table 15 in the mounting posture A.
Further, when the arm portion 18 is rotated upward about the horizontal axis 17 (clockwise rotation), the bar 20a located on the distal end side of the arm portion 18 closes the upper side of the case 10 13 is brought into contact with the substantially central portion of the upper and rear surfaces of the upper surface 13, and the arm unit 18 is prevented from turning upward (turning clockwise) to hold the mounting table 15 in the retracted posture B.

When the mounting table 15 is in the retracted posture B, the bar member 20a positioned on the distal end side of the arm portion 18 can press the lid body 13 from above and reliably hold the lid body 13 in the closed state. Further, when the mounting table 15 is in the retracted posture B, the mounting table 15 is located on the rear side of the front panel 14, so that the mounting table 15 does not get in the way.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a weighing machine 25 is attached to the lower part of the rice storage 11, and the rice weighed by this weighing machine 25 can be put into the washing unit 4.
The rice washing unit 4 stirs the rice and water in the rice washing tank 26, a rice washing tank 26 attached and fixed to the lower surface side of the case 10, a water supply device 27 that supplies water (water addition and dehydration) into the rice washing tank 26, and And a stirrer 28 for carrying out the operation.

The upper and lower ends of the rice washing tank 26 are open, and the lower part of the rice washing tank 26 is a conical portion that is tapered toward the lower end opening.
On the lower end side of the rice washing tank 26, a drainage jacket 29 for draining the rice washing water (sharp juice) from the lower end side of the rice washing tank 26 is provided. A right end (one end) of a branch pipe 30 extending in the lateral direction is attached to the drainage jacket 29, and a drainage box 31 is provided at the left end (the other end) of the branch pipe 30.
The drain box 31 has a lower end of a vertical pipe 32 attached to the upper end of the vertical pipe 32 for impurities such as water on the water surface side of the washing water (sharp) in the rice washing tank 26 and dust floating on the washing water. Connected to the overflow hole for draining.

The drainage box 31 is fixed to the left column 5 and is configured to discharge the drainage from the drainage port of the drainage jacket 29 and the drainage from the overflow portion together.
The water supply device 27 includes a water supply pipe 33 through which water and water supply / reduction water flow, a water supply control unit 34 connected to the water supply pipe 33 for supplying water and water supply / reduction water, and stopping water supply, It has a water supply part 35 connected to the water supply pipe 33 and provided in the rice washing tank 26 to supply water to the rice washing tank 26.
The agitator 28 has a rotating shaft 37 rotatably supported at the center in the rice washing tank 26, and a plurality of agitators that are attached to the rotating shaft 37 and rotate to agitate the rice and water in the rice washing tank 26. And a bar 38.

Each stirring rod 38 is arranged around the rotation shaft 37 at a predetermined interval, and a horizontal flange 39 protruding radially outward from the rotation shaft 37 and a vertical bend downward from an end of the horizontal flange 39. A flange 40 and an inclined portion 41 that is bent and inclined from the end of the vertical flange 40 are provided. These recumbent part 39, vertical reed part 40, and inclined part 41 are integrally formed.
As described above, according to the rice washing machine 1, by pressing the switch of the control panel 15, predetermined rice is introduced from the rice storage 11 into the measuring instrument 25, and the rice measured by the measuring instrument 25 is introduced into the rice washing tank 26. The In addition, water for sharpening rice is supplied to the rice washing tank 26, and the stirrer 28 is driven so that the rice is stirred and washed. After washing the rice, the washed rice and the hydrated water are discharged from the washed rice tank 26, and the washed rice and the hydrated water are put into the rice cooker 9.

In order to put rice into the storage 11, the lid 13 is removed to open the opening 12, the placing table 15 is placed in the placing posture A, and then the rice inlet is placed with the rice bag K up. A rice bag K is placed on the upper surface of the mounting surface portion 19 of the mounting table 15, and the rice bag K is dripped into the front upper corner 43 of the front panel 14.
In this way, the rice bag K is tilted to the rear side while the rice bag K is drowned on the front panel 14, or the lower half of the rice bag K is held and the upper middle part of the rice bag K and the front upper corner 43 of the front panel 14 are placed. The rice bag K is put in the rice storage 11 by holding the lower side of the rice bag K with the hand and lifting the lower side of the rice bag K upward, and turning the upper part of the rice bag K downward. The rice can be put into the rice storage 11 by placing the rice bag K on the mounting table 15 with the rice inlet K facing upward with the rice bag K and rotating the arm portion 18 clockwise.

The rice washer 1 of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, in the above embodiment, in the rice washing machine 1, the mounting table 15 is attached to the left and right side walls 16 of the case 10, but the mounting table 15 may be attached to the front surface (front wall) of the case 10. Good. Specifically, the horizontal shaft 17 may be attached to the front surface of the case 10 and a pair of left and right arm portions 18 may be attached to the horizontal shaft 17.
In the above-described embodiment, the pair of left and right arms are vertically extended from the base end, bent in the middle, and extended in the front-rear direction to have a substantially L shape in side view. Instead, as shown in FIG. 4, it may be formed of a triangular plate material in a side view.

It is a side view of the rice washing machine of this invention. It is a front view of a rice washing machine. It is a top view of a rice washing apparatus. It is a side view which shows the other structure of an arm part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice-washing machine 2 Frame 3 Rice storage part 4 Rice-washing part 10 Case 12 Opening part 13 Cover body 15 Mounting stand 16 Left-right side wall 17 Horizontal axis 18 Arm part A Mounting attitude B Retraction attitude K Rice bag

Claims (3)

A rice storage unit provided with a rice storage in a case located at the upper part of the frame and having an opening in the upper part, and the rice introduced from the rice storage unit under the rice storage unit is washed In the rice washing machine having the rice washing section
At the front upper part of the case, there is provided a mounting table whose posture can be changed between a mounting posture for mounting the rice bag and a retracted posture that rotates to the upper side of the case, and the rice bag is mounted in the mounting posture. The placing table is disposed at a position where the placing surface portion of the placing table is placed in contact with the front surface of the case when the rice bag is placed and the rice bag is dripped on the upper front surface of the case. To wash rice. A rice storage unit provided with a rice storage in a case located at the upper part of the frame and having an opening in the upper part, and the rice introduced from the rice storage unit under the rice storage unit is washed In the rice washing machine having the rice washing section
At the front upper part of the case, there is provided a mounting table whose posture can be changed between a mounting posture for mounting the rice bag and a retracted posture that rotates to the upper side of the case, and the rice bag is mounted in the mounting posture. When placed, the mounting table is placed at a position where the rice bag is dripped on the upper front of the case,
The mounting table includes a pair of left and right arm parts pivotally supported on the left and right side walls of the case via a horizontal axis, and a mounting surface part that connects the pair of left and right arm parts and on which the rice bag can be placed. The rice washing machine is characterized in that the placing surface portion contacts the front surface of the case when the placing table is placed in the placing posture. A rice storage unit provided with a rice storage in a case located at the upper part of the frame and having an opening in the upper part, and the rice introduced from the rice storage unit under the rice storage unit is washed In the rice washing machine having the rice washing section
At the front upper part of the case, there is provided a mounting table whose posture can be changed between a mounting posture for mounting the rice bag and a retracted posture that rotates to the upper side of the case, and the rice bag is mounted in the mounting posture. When placed, the mounting table is placed at a position where the rice bag is dripped on the upper front of the case,
The mounting surface portion on which the rice bag of the mounting table is mounted has an upward slope that moves upward as it goes from the proximal end side to the distal end side when in the mounting posture, and when in the retracted posture A rice washing machine characterized by being capable of contacting a lid that closes an upper opening of a case.

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