JPH0125588Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an apparatus for mixing rice with rice to prepare rice for sushi.

As a device for mixing rice with food to prepare rice for sushi, for example, a stirrer with sticks radially set up around a shaft is installed inside a rice container with ventilation holes in the bottom wall. It is known that a blower is disposed below the container and sucks the air above the container through the ventilation holes.

This device puts cooked rice at a high temperature into the container, sprinkles an appropriate amount of food on the rice, stirs the rice with a stirring tool, and sucks the air with a blower to remove the air. ,
The rice is cooled by forcing it to pass through the rice layer inside the container. The air that has passed through the cooked rice layer is then released into the room as is, but this air contains vaporized food.

Therefore, the acid-containing air sucked and released by the blower causes problems such as rusting on the metal of the equipment, and is also detrimental to the health of the workers.

Incidentally, as an apparatus for separating harmful gases contained in gases, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 112427/1983 is known.

In this device, the end of an exhaust gas introduction pipe is inserted into a liquid in a liquid tank, and the exhaust gas is discharged into the liquid, and harmful gases are dissolved and separated in this liquid.

Therefore, water may be scattered and reduced by the pressure of the gas ejected from the exhaust gas introduction pipe, making it impossible to separate harmful gases. Therefore,
It is necessary to increase the volume of liquid by increasing the size of the liquid tank, which poses problems such as requiring a lot of effort to replace the liquid and clean the liquid tank.

Further, since it is difficult to clean the inside of the vent pipe due to its structure, hygiene problems also occur in food processing equipment.

This invention solves the above-mentioned problem by passing cooked rice sprinkled with food and collecting the vaporized food contained in the air sucked in by a blower, thereby eliminating the impact on others. Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for mixing food with cooked rice that is small in size, easy to install and operate during use, and hygienically usable.

The device for mixing food with cooked rice of the present invention is different from the conventional device as described above, in which a horizontal exhaust duct is connected to the blower, and a movable duct with an exhaust port formed at the lower end is connected to a hinge provided at the upper end of the movable duct. The movable duct is attached to the exhaust duct so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and the end of the movable duct on the exhaust port side is inserted into the water well, and an amount of water that does not come in contact with the movable duct is injected into the water well. In addition, the movable duct is characterized in that its exhaust port side end can be taken in and out by rotating the movable duct.

This device places high-temperature cooked rice on its rice placing section and also sprinkles food onto it. While stirring the cooked rice with the rotation of the stirrer, a blower is driven to draw air through the cooked rice layer and the ventilation holes to cool the cooked rice and prepare the rice for sushi.

On the other hand, the air sucked in by the blower is blown downward into the water in the water tank by a movable duct and released.
The food vaporized by the water is cooled and condensed, and then collected in water.

An embodiment of the device for mixing cooked rice with food according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a rice container serving as a rice holder, and a ventilation hole 2 is provided in the bottom wall of the container to prevent the rice from passing through. A shaft 3 is attached to the center of the outer surface of the bottom wall of the rice container 1, and supports the rice container 1 rotatably. Reference numeral 4 denotes a stirrer for rice disposed inside the rice container 1, which is constructed by stirring rods 6 radially set up on the circumferential surface of a shaft 5 which is oriented horizontally. Reference numeral 7 denotes a drive section of the shaft 5, which has a built-in motor 8. Reference numeral 9 denotes a support that projects downward from the drive section 7, on which one end of the shaft 5 is pivotally supported, and a support arm 10 that projects horizontally from the drive section 7 and has its tip bent downward. , the other end of the shaft 5 is pivotally supported. The shaft 5 is configured to be rotated by a rotation conductor 11 such as a chain provided within the support body 9.

12 is a guide plate for cooked rice fixed to the support 9 and provided in the rice container 1; 13 is a saucer fixed to the body 14 overlapping the bottom side of the rice container 1; The connected air intake duct 20 is connected to the air intake port of the blower 15. 16 is a horizontal exhaust duct connected to the exhaust port of the blower 15;
Reference numeral 17 denotes a movable duct formed in an L-shape, with its exhaust port side end facing downward, and the upper end of the other end being attached to the upper end of the exhaust duct 16 with a hinge 18, so that it can be rotated in the vertical direction. It is possible to move.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a water tank into which the end of the movable duct 17 on the exhaust port side is inserted, into which an amount of water that does not come in contact with the movable duct 17 is injected. The size of the water tank 19 and the length of the movable duct 17 on the exhaust port side are set so that the movable duct 17 can be moved in and out of the water tank 19 by rotating the movable duct 17.

To mix cooked rice with this device, hot cooked rice is placed in a cooked rice container 1 and food is sprinkled on it. Then, while the rice container 1 and the stirring tool 4 are rotated to stir the rice, the air above the rice is sucked by the operation of the blower 15 to cool the rice.

That is, the stirring tool 4 is the stirring rod 6.
The rice is stirred as if it were cut into pieces, and the rice is cooled while the rice is coated with food to prepare the rice for sushi. Note that the stirring tool 4 rotates in a fixed position, but since the rice container 1 is rotating, the entire amount of cooked rice is stirred.

On the other hand, the air sucked by the blower 15 is discharged from the movable duct 17 into the water tank 19 via the exhaust duct 16, and is cooled by the water. Therefore, some of the food sprinkled on the cooked rice that is vaporized or mixed into the air in a liquid state is collected in the water in the water tank 19 through condensation, so that the vaporized food does not enter the air. Therefore, the amount emitted into the room can be significantly reduced.

After stirring and cooling the cooked rice, the movable duct 17 is rotated upward to take it out from the water tank 19, and the water in the water tank 19 is replaced or the water tank 19 is cleaned.

Note that if water is continuously supplied in appropriate amounts to the water tank 19 and allowed to overflow, the temperature of the water will always be low, which is suitable for increasing the recovery rate of vaporized food.

A belt conveyor provided with ventilation holes can also be used as the cooked rice placing section, and in this way, it is possible to continuously adjust the cooked rice for sushi. The blower can also be placed above the rice placing section.

As mentioned above, the device for mixing food with cooked rice of the present invention cools the water by blowing the air that has passed through the hot cooked rice sprinkled with food onto the water in the water tank, thereby condensing the vaporized food into dew. It is something that can be easily recovered by doing things like this. Therefore, the amount emitted indoors and the like can be significantly reduced, so it is possible to solve the problem of metal rusting due to vaporized food particles and other problems that affect workers.

The exhaust port end of the movable duct inserted into the water is positioned above the water surface without being inserted into the water, and air is blown onto the water.
Even if there is a relatively small amount of water in the water tank, there is almost no chance of the water being blown away by the pressure of the air.
It is possible to prevent a decrease in water volume. Therefore, the air pressure does not cause water to scatter, which reduces the amount of water and reduces the cooling effect of the air, and does not wet the room, etc., and the air is always reliably cooled and the food is can be recovered. Also,
It is possible to make the capacity of the water tank relatively small, and it is possible to reduce its installation area.

In addition, since the movable duct is rotated vertically and its exhaust port side end is inserted and removed from the water well, the movable duct can be taken out from the water well when injecting or discharging water into the water well. Coupled with the ability to make the water tank relatively small,
The water tank can be moved arbitrarily. Therefore, water filling and discharging operations are easy, and the inside of the water tank can be cleaned easily and sufficiently, which is sanitary.

Furthermore, by rotating the movable duct upward, the end of the exhaust duct is opened, making it possible to clean the interior of the exhaust duct and the movable duct.
Rice can be processed hygienically.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a front view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, and FIG. 3 is a side view. 1: Rice container, 2: Air vent, 4: Stirring tool,
15: Blower, 16: Exhaust duct, 17: Movable duct, 19: Water.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rice placing part provided with a ventilation hole, a stirring tool that stirs the hot cooked rice that is placed on the rice placing part and sprinkled on the food, and air is sucked through the cooked rice layer and the ventilation hole. In a device for mixing food with cooked rice, the movable duct has a horizontal exhaust duct connected to the blower and an exhaust port is formed on the lower end side, and the movable duct has a hinge provided on the upper end of the movable duct, and the movable duct is connected to the air blower in the vertical direction. The movable duct is rotatably attached to the exhaust duct, and the end of the movable duct on the exhaust port side is inserted into the water well, and an amount of water that does not touch the movable duct is injected into the water well, and the movable duct is rotatably attached to the exhaust duct. A device for mixing food with cooked rice, characterized in that the end of the exhaust port side of the duct can be put in and taken out by rotating the duct.