Rice washing and cooking device

Abstract

To provide a compact rice washing and cooking device that primarily cooks white rice but can also cook rice with mixed grains as needed without occupying an excessive space.SOLUTION: There is provided a rice washing and cooking device which includes a rice washing tank 5 under a grain tank 4 and cooks rice by putting washed rice washed in the rice washing tank 5 into a rice cooking device 6. A white rice tank 40 and a mixed grain tank 42 are arranged side by side in the grain tank 4. White rice in the white rice tank 40 is put into the rice washing tank 5 through a white rice measuring unit 13, mixed gains in the mixed grain tank 42 are put into the rice washing tank 5 through a mixed grain measuring unit 43, and the white rice and mixed grains are washed in the rice washing tank 5 and put into the rice cooking device 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a rice washing device for cooking rice, which is used to mix and cook polished rice with grains such as glutinous barley, naked barley, barley, and soybeans. [Background technology]

[0002] As a rice cooking system, JP 2022-186073 A describes a rice cooking device that transports non-glutinous rice from a first storage case that stores non-glutinous rice, transports miscellaneous grains from a second storage case, adjusts the mixed rice in a mixing chamber of the rice cooking device, sends the amount of mixed rice required for cooking from the mixing chamber to a water washing chamber, washes it, and then sends it to a rice cooking oven to cook it. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2022-186073 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The rice cooking system described above is a large-scale rice cooking device that requires a first storage case and a second storage case in addition to the rice cooking device. Also, it does not take into consideration the mixing of a small amount of miscellaneous grains with white rice or cooking only white rice.

[0005] To provide a space-saving, small-sized rice washing device for cooking rice that is a rice cooking device that mainly cooks white rice but can also cook mixed grain rice as needed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The above object of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical means.

[0007] The invention of claim 1 is a rice washing and cooking device in which a rice washing tank 5 is provided below a grain tank 4, and rice washed in the rice washing tank 5 is fed into a rice cooking device 6 for cooking the rice, in which a white rice tank 40 and a miscellaneous grain tank 42 are provided side by side in the grain tank 4, the white rice in the white rice tank 40 is fed into the rice washing tank 5 through a white rice measuring device 13, and the miscellaneous grains in the miscellaneous grain tank 42 are fed into the rice washing tank 5 through a miscellaneous grain measuring device 43, and the white rice and miscellaneous grains are washed in the rice washing tank 5 and fed into the rice cooking device 6.

[0008] The invention of claim 2 is a rice washing and cooking device as described in claim 1, in which shutters 13a, 43a are provided on the white rice measuring device 13 and the miscellaneous grain measuring device 43, respectively, and these can be opened and closed appropriately to change the ratio of white rice only or miscellaneous grains mixed into the white rice.

[0009] The invention of claim 3 is a rice washing and cooking device as described in claim 1 which is provided with a control panel 45 for controlling the measurements of the white rice meter 13 and the miscellaneous grain meter 43, and which controls the soaking time by opening the white rice shutter 13a to soak the white rice in the rice washing tank 5 for a predetermined time and then opening the miscellaneous grain shutter 43a to put the miscellaneous grains into the rice washing tank 5, or by opening the miscellaneous grain shutter 43a to soak the miscellaneous grains in the rice washing tank 5 for a predetermined time and then opening the white rice shutter 13a to put the white rice into the rice washing tank 5 and cooking the rice. Effect of the Invention

[0010] In the invention of claim 1, white rice is fed into the white rice tank 40 in the upper grain tank 4, and miscellaneous grains are fed into the miscellaneous grain tank 42 in the rice washing tank 5, so that the rice washing and cooking device does not need to be large, and it is possible to adjust the mixing ratio of miscellaneous grains using the white rice meter 13 and the miscellaneous grain meter 43, and wash and cook the rice together with white rice or miscellaneous grain rice.

[0011] In the invention of claim 2, by closing the millet shutter 43a and putting only millet into the rice washing tank 5, millet rice can be cooked, and by opening the millet shutter 43a together with the millet shutter 13a and putting millet into the rice washing tank 5, millet rice can be cooked.

[0012] According to the invention of claim 3, the rice cooking method can be selected according to the preference for the hardness of the mixed grain rice, for example, by soaking white rice for a long time to soften it, or by soaking mixed grains for a long time to soften it. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a front view of a rice washing device for rice cooking according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the rice washing device for rice cooking. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] 1 is a first display screen of a control display panel. [Diagram 5] 1 is a second display screen of the control display panel. [Figure 6] 11 is a third display screen of the control display panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0015] As shown in FIG. 1, the support member 1 of the rice washing apparatus is composed of a rectangular frame 1a with casters on the bottom of the body that frames the square tubular material vertically and horizontally, left and right support pillars 1b, 1b of a specified width and height, and a number of horizontal bars 1c supported between the left and right support pillars 1b, 1b.

[0016] A flat partition member 3 is provided on the crosspiece 1c to mount each piece of equipment, a grain tank 4 is provided above it, a rice washing tank 5 is provided below this grain tank 4, and a rice cooking device 6 is placed at a distance below the rice washing tank 5. This rice cooking device 6 is composed of a rice cooking kettle, a gas stove for heating the kettle, a drawer-type stand, etc.

[0017] 2, the uppermost grain tank 4 is composed of a large-volume white rice tank 40 and a small-volume miscellaneous grain tank 42 in front of it, and the white rice tank 40 is composed of a main tank 40a with a square cross section and a funnel-shaped hopper section 40b at the bottom, with the white rice meter 13 attached to the lower end of this hopper section 40b and the miscellaneous grain meter 43 attached to the bottom of the miscellaneous grain tank 42. The white rice meter 13 and the miscellaneous grain meter 43 are configured so that the measuring blade 14b rotates to measure the discharge amount while discharging, and a white rice shutter 13a and a miscellaneous grain shutter 43a are provided on the inlet side, and when the white rice shutter 13a is opened, white rice is directly fed from the white rice meter 13 into the rice washing tank 5, and when the miscellaneous grain shutter 43a is opened, white rice is fed from the miscellaneous grain meter 43 through the miscellaneous grain shooter 44 into the rice washing tank 5.

[0018] A stirring rod 6' is provided inside the rice washing tank 5, and the white rice and miscellaneous grains soaked in the water are stirred and washed.

[0019] Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the white rice measuring device 13, with measuring blades 14b provided at regular intervals on the circumferential surface of a rotating shaft 14a that rotates inside a cylindrical measuring drum 14c provided at the outlet of the main tank 40a, white rice is received between each measuring blade 14b, and the rotating shaft 14a is rotated downward to the discharge outlet 16 by an electric motor, thereby measuring and sending the white rice through the discharge outlet 16 into the rice washing tank 5. Reference numeral 15 denotes an entrance seal for the metering drum 14c, and the removal of white rice is controlled by opening and closing the white rice shutter 13a provided above it. The miscellaneous grain measuring device 43 has a similar configuration. The rotation speeds of the white rice measuring device 13 and the miscellaneous grain measuring device 43 are fed back by sensors to control the rotation speed of the drive motors.

[0020] Above the rice washing tank 5, the fronts of the grain tank 40 and the miscellaneous grain tank 42 are covered with a front cover 50, below which a control panel 45 is provided.

[0021] Fig. 4 shows the first display screen of the control panel 45, which displays a mode switch 20 for selecting single or continuous cooking, a menu switch 21 for selecting whether to mix white rice or mixed grains, a planned number of ovens switch 22 for deciding the number of ovens for cooking rice, a rice cooking amount switch 23 for deciding the weight of rice to be cooked, a washing method switch 24 for deciding the washing time, a soaking time switch 25 for deciding the soaking time, an ignition switch 26 for deciding the ignition timing, and a steaming time switch 27 for setting the steaming time. The second display screen of Fig. 5 displays a white rice selection switch 31 for cooking white rice, a porridge switch 32 for soaking for a time suitable for porridge, and a mixed grain rice switch 33 for selecting soft rice, soft mixed grains, or hard mixed grains. The third display screen of Fig. 6 displays a mixed grain amount selection switch 36, and a mixed grain weight ratio 37 is displayed. The mixed grain weight ratio 37 should be set in the range of 5 to 20%.

[0022] When "soft rice" is selected with the mixed grain rice switch 33, the soaking time of white rice is lengthened, when "soft mixed grains" is selected, the soaking time of mixed grains is lengthened, and when "hard mixed grains" is selected, the soaking time of mixed grains is shortened.

[0023] Since the white rice shutter 13a and the miscellaneous grain shutter 43a can be opened and closed independently, first the miscellaneous grain shutter 43a is opened, the miscellaneous grains are put into the rice washing tank 5 and washed for a specified period of time, and then the white rice shutter 13a is opened to wash the white rice and start cooking, thereby making it possible to cook mixed grain rice with soft miscellaneous grains.

[0024] It is also possible to set the number of washing times depending on the type of miscellaneous grains and automatically control the timing for opening the miscellaneous grain shutter 43a.

[0025] When making mixed grain rice without washing the mixed grains, the mixed grain shutter 43a is opened, the mixed grains are put into the rice washing tank 5, and cooking is started immediately. [Explanation of symbols]

[0026] 4. Grain Tank 5 Rice washing tank 6 Rice Cooker 13 White rice measuring device 13a White rice shutter 40 White rice tank 42 Miscellaneous grain tank 43 Grain measuring device 43a Miscellaneous grain shutter 45 Control Panel

Claims

1. In this rice washing and cooking device, a rice washing tank (5) is provided below a grain tank (4) and rice washed in the rice washing tank (5) is fed into a rice cooking device (6) for cooking the rice. A white rice tank (40) and a miscellaneous grain tank (42) are provided in parallel with the grain tank (4), and the white rice in the white rice tank (40) is fed into the rice washing tank (5) through a white rice measuring device (13) and the miscellaneous grains in the miscellaneous grain tank (42) are fed into the rice washing tank (5) through a miscellaneous grain measuring device (43), so that the white rice and miscellaneous grains are washed in the rice washing tank (5) and fed into the rice cooking device (6).

2. 2. The rice washing and cooking apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the polished rice measuring device (13) and the miscellaneous grain measuring device (43) are provided with shutters (13a, 43a), respectively, which can be opened and closed appropriately to change the ratio of polished rice only or miscellaneous grains mixed into the polished rice.

3. The rice washing and cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising a control panel (45) for controlling the measurements of the white rice meter (13) and the miscellaneous grain meter (43), and controls the soaking time by opening the white rice shutter (13a) to soak the white rice in the rice washing tank (5) for a predetermined time and then opening the miscellaneous grain shutter (43a) to throw the miscellaneous grains into the rice washing tank (5), or by opening the miscellaneous grain shutter (43a) to soak the miscellaneous grains in the rice washing tank (5) for a predetermined time and then opening the white rice shutter (13a) to throw the white rice into the rice washing tank (5).

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