JPH0822256B2 - Fully automatic rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fully-automatic rice cooker used in general households.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, fully-automatic rice cookers that measure rice, wash rice, adjust water and cook rice have already been proposed. In addition, domestic rice cookers with various cooking functions are also commercially available.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned conventional method, when various cooking functions are installed in a fully-automatic rice cooker, depending on the menu, it is necessary to put soup stock or ingredients in the middle like cooked rice and fully automatic. There are some things that cannot be driven, and the user has to judge whether or not fully automatic driving can be done by the menu, which is very inconvenient.

The present invention solves the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a fully automatic rice cooker with a simple configuration and good usability.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a rice pot part capable of storing and discharging a predetermined amount of rice, and polishing or washing rice for removing bran fraction of the rice supplied from the rice pot part. Section, a rice transfer section for transferring polished or washed rice, a water supply section for supplying water necessary for rice cooking, and a rice cooker for cooking rice with the rice and water supplied from the rice transfer section and the water supply section Unit, a control circuit unit that incorporates a microcomputer to perform a series of sequence control and rice cooking control, an input operation unit that inputs rice cooking conditions to the control circuit unit, and an input display unit that interlocks with the input operation unit. It constitutes an automatic rice cooker, and the input display section has a course display area for displaying fully automatic operation, manual operation, etc. and a menu display area for displaying white rice, porridge, etc., and the course display area is selected. Menu according to course The menu contents in the display area are configured to be displayed in a corresponding manner.

Operation According to the present invention, since the menu display according to the course is performed only by selecting the fully automatic or manual course, the rice cooking condition can be input without failure.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the figure, 1 is a rice pot that can store rice and discharge it by a predetermined amount. 2 is a polishing unit that removes the bran content of the rice supplied from the rice pot 1. In this embodiment, water is removed by a brush or the like. It shows what to polish. 3 is a rice transfer unit for transferring the polished rice, 4 is a water supply unit for supplying water necessary for cooking rice, and 5 is rice cooked with the rice and water supplied from the rice transfer unit 3 and the water supply unit 4. The rice cooking unit, 6 is a control circuit unit which incorporates a microcomputer and performs a series of sequence control and rice cooking control, 7 is an input operation unit for inputting rice cooking conditions to the control circuit unit 6, and 8 is interlocked with the input operation unit 7. It is an input display section.

FIG. 2 shows a concrete example of the input operation unit 7 and the input display unit 8. 9 is a course key for setting a course, 10 is a menu key for setting a menu, 11 is a rice cooking amount key for setting a rice cooking amount. , 12 is a water addition key to set the desired hardness,
13 is an hour / minute key for time adjustment, 14 is a reservation key for making a reservation, 15 is a start key for starting a sequence, 16 is a cancel key for canceling various inputs, and 17 is a display for fully automatic operation or manual operation. The course display area, 18 is a menu display area that displays white rice, porridge, etc., and 19 is a rice cooking amount display area that displays the number of rice cooking cups.

FIG. 3 shows the correspondence between the course display area 17 and the menu display area 18, FIG. 3a shows a settable menu when the fully automatic course is selected, and FIG.
Shows a changeable menu when the manual course is selected.

The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Taking the case of fully automatic cooking of 5 cups of white rice as an example, the user selects the fully automatic course display area 17 with the course key 9. Then, the menu display area 18 displays a menu that can be performed automatically. Select white rice from the menu key 10 Next, when 5 cups are set with the rice cooking amount key 11, "5 cups" is displayed in the rice cooking amount display area 19. Further, set the desired hardness with the water addition key 12, and press the start key 15. Then, the control circuit unit 6 performs a series of sequence control and rice cooking control according to the input rice cooking conditions. That is, a predetermined amount of rice is weighed from the rice grain portion 1 and supplied to the rice polishing portion 2. The rice polishing unit 2 has a mechanism for grinding and separating bran from the surface of the rice, and the rice from which sugar has been removed is transported to the rice cooking unit 5 by the rice transfer unit 3 having a fan motor built therein. On the other hand, from the water supply unit 4, a preset amount of cooked rice, that is, cooked rice water calculated by the amount of rice of 5 cups and the desired hardness is supplied to the cooked rice unit 5. When the rice and water are completely supplied to the rice cooking section 5, the rice cooking operation starts.

Here, the correspondence between the course display area 17 and the menu display area 18 of the input display section 8 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. As shown in Fig. 3a, the menu that can cook rice in the fully automatic course is to cook rice, brown rice, germinated rice, etc. only with a certain amount of water and heat, and the menu that can be cooked in the manual course is Fig. 3b. As shown in, in addition to the menu that can be done by the fully automatic course, it is necessary to modify before cooking rice such as cooking and steaming, and to modify during cooking. Therefore,
By displaying a menu corresponding to the course on the input display unit 8, a very convenient rice cooker can be provided.

It should be noted that in the above embodiment, the rice washing action is performed by polishing the rice in the rice polishing unit 2, but it is also possible to provide a rice washing unit to perform the rice washing with water.

Advantageous Effects of Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the menu display corresponding to the course can be performed by simply selecting the fully automatic or manual course with a simple configuration, so that the rice cooking conditions can be input without failure, The rice cooker is easy to use and its industrial value is enormous.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a concrete embodiment of an input operation unit and an input display unit, and FIG.
The figure shows the correspondence between the course display area and the menu display area. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Rice cracking part, 2 ... Polishing part, 3 ... Rice transfer part, 4 ... Water supply part, 5 ... Rice cooking part, 6 ... Control circuit part, 7 ... Input operation part, 8
… Input display section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A rice grain part capable of storing and discharging a predetermined amount of rice, a grain polishing or washing part for removing the bran content of the rice supplied from the grain grain part, and a grain polishing or washing rice are transferred. Rice transfer section, water supply section for supplying water required for rice cooking, rice cook section for cooking rice with water and rice supplied from the rice transfer section and water supply section, and a series of sequence control including a microcomputer and A control circuit section for controlling rice cooking,
The input operation unit for inputting rice cooking conditions to the control circuit unit and the input display unit interlocking with the input operation unit, the input display unit having a course display area for displaying fully automatic operation, manual operation, etc. A fully-automatic rice cooker that has a menu display area that displays white rice, porridge, etc., and that the menu contents in the menu display area are displayed according to the selected course in the course display area.