JPH0443189Y2 - - Google Patents

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[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Application Field The present invention relates to a rice washer for washing rice prior to cooking, and a measuring rice rack housing this rice washer.

Conventional technology Generally, at home, rice is stored in a weighing rice bowl, and the rice that is weighed and discharged from the weighing rice bowl is received in a rice receiving container, and then transferred to a rice washing bowl or the like to wash the rice. It was.

In addition, rice was polished by hand, but there was a device for mechanically sharpening rice that was washed by rotating a spiral plate while running water over the rice in a container. -95952 publication), a rice cooker that is washed with an electric screw while running water (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-182132), and a rice cooker that is washed with an electric stirrer while supplying rice and water to separate the rice and water. There is a known method that discharges the gas (Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 62-23622).

Problems that the invention aims to solve: However, it is uneconomical to first receive the rice in the measuring rice bowl into a rice receiving container and then transfer it to a rice washing container for washing, which requires a large number of containers. Ta. Additionally, there was a risk of rice spilling during the process, and each container had to be stored separately when not in use.

Furthermore, hand-sharpening rice required soaking hands in water, which was a cold and painful task, especially in the winter. In addition, in order to drain the sharpening liquid, the container is tilted and only the water is allowed to flow while holding down the rice from flowing out with your hands. This requires a lot of force, and the rice grains may fall out or the sharpening liquid cannot be completely drained. Something happened.

In addition, in the conventional example, Utility Model Application No. 59-95952
No. 62-182132 requires a large amount of water, and the rice grains are washed by floating them in a stream of water, and do not have the function of grinding the rice grains by rubbing them together. In addition, a large amount of force is required because the entire rice in the container is stirred using a spiral plate or screw. Also, the one of Utility Model No. 62-23622 is suitable for grinding a large amount of rice for commercial use, but is not suitable for grinding rice for daily meals at home.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and includes a rice washer that can easily and completely wash rice at home, and a built-in rice washer that directly receives weighed rice into the rice washer. The purpose of this invention is to provide a measuring rice rack that can be used to wash rice as is.

Means for Solving the Problems The rice washer of the present invention has an internal gear formed on the inner circumferential surface of the upper opening of the rice washing container, and a rotating member that revolves along the upper opening of the rice washer. The present invention is characterized in that a gear meshing with the gear is rotatably attached, and a rotating blade is attached to the gear. In this rice washing machine, a drain hole is formed at the bottom of the rice washing container to prevent rice from being discharged with a crosspiece or a mesh, and a drain cover for opening and closing the drain hole is provided at the bottom of the drain hole, and the drain cover is kept open at all times. It is preferable that the drain port be biased in the direction of closing the drain port and also be able to be opened by manual operation.

In addition, in the measuring rice rack of the present invention, a discharge port is connected to the lower part of the rice storage chamber through a measuring part, and the above-mentioned rice washer is removably stored in the lower part of the discharge port, and the upper opening of the rice washer is removably stored. is characterized in that it faces directly below the discharge port.

Embodiments The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 shows a rice cooker containing the rice washing machine of the present invention, in which an electric rice cooker is attached to the top of the measuring rice rack of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a weighing rice box, in which a rice inlet 3 is formed at the front upper part of the rice storage chamber 2, and a measuring section 5 that can be opened and closed by an operating lever 4 formed at the lower part of the rice storage chamber 2.
is connected to the discharge port 6 via the discharge port 6.
A rice washer 9, which will be described later, is removably housed in the lower part of the machine.

A rice cooker 7 is placed on the top of the weighing rice rack 1, and electricity is supplied through a connector 8 slidably attached to the top end of the weighing rice rack 1. It is also preferable to enable power to be applied to a cord of a separate component.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a rice washer installed below the discharge port 6 of the weighing rice rack 1. The rice washer 9 is placed on a slide stand 10, and can be slid back and forth with the slide stand 10 by opening and closing a front door 11, and can be taken out and stored in the weighing rice rack 1. .

In this rice cooker, the rice in the rice storage chamber 2 is weighed and put into the rice washer 9 by operating the operating lever 4, the door 11 is opened, the rice washer 9 is taken out, the rice is polished, and the rice is washed. The polished rice is then transferred to the rice cooker 7 and cooked, and the items necessary for rice cooking are summarized in a compact manner.

Next, the structure of the rice washer 9 of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.

12 is a rice washing container, which has a bowl-shaped main body 13
and a lid 15 having an opening 14 at the center of the top, and an internal gear 16 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the opening 14 of the lid 15. Note that the lid 15 is the main body 1.
3, it is held so as not to rotate by a rotation stopper 17.

A rotary ring 18 is rotatably fitted into the opening 14 of the lid 15, and a cylindrical rotary member 19 is formed at the peripheral edge of the rotary ring 18. A knob 20 is rotatably attached.

A guide 21 is fitted into the rotating member 19, and a shaft 22 is rotatably attached to the guide 21. A gear 23 is fixed to the shaft 22, and the gear 23 meshes with the internal gear 16. The shaft 22 projects downward from the rotating member 19, and has rotating blades 24 attached to its lower end.

The rotating blade 24 is shown as a whisk-like shape in the drawing, and this shape is preferable.
Other shapes, such as screw-shaped ones,
The shaft 22 may have plate-like blades protruding from it.

A drain port 25 is formed in the lower part of the main body 13, and the drain port 25 is equipped with a bar or mesh to prevent rice from being discharged. A drain cover 26 is provided at the bottom of the drain port 25, and an O-ring 27 is fitted to the upper surface of the drain cover 26 to close the drain port 25 watertightly. The drain lid 26 is rotatably attached to the main body 13 and is always urged by a spring means 28 in a direction to close the drain port 25. Further, a drain lever 29 is fixed to the drain lid 26.

Note that the mechanism for opening and closing the drain port 25 using the drain lid 26 is not limited to this embodiment, and may be any mechanism that can reliably close the drain port 25 and open it as necessary. For example, the spring means 28 may be configured to push up the drain lid 26 at the center thereof, or may be configured to maintain the closed state using an appropriate link mechanism or the like. Further, the drain lid 26 is not limited to being able to open and close the drain port 25 by rotating up and down, but can also be opened and closed by sliding in the horizontal direction.

Function When using the measuring rice rack 1 of the present invention,
When the rice washer 9 is housed in the weighing rice rack 1 and the operating lever 4 is operated, the rice in the rice storage chamber 2 is transferred to the weighing section 5.
A predetermined amount of rice is discharged from the discharge port 6 and enters the rice washer 9. Then, open the door 11, take out the rice washer 9, and wash the rice. The operation for sharpening rice will be described later. Afterwards, the polished rice is transferred to rice cooker 7 and cooked. After use, the rice washer 9 is returned to the measuring rice rack 1 again.

Next, a method of using the rice washer 9 of the present invention will be explained.
First, a desired amount of rice is poured into the rice washing container 12 through the opening 14.
Put it inside. In the measuring rice bowl of the present invention,
The rice washer 9 taken out from the measuring rice rack 1 already contains a predetermined amount of rice. Furthermore, an appropriate amount of water is injected through the opening 14.

Next, the user grasps the knob 20 and rotates the knob 20 along the opening 14 . As a result, the rotating ring 18 rotates, and the rotating member 19 rotates through the opening 14.
The gear 2 revolves along the axis and meshes with the internal gear 16 of the opening 14 within the rotating member 19
3 rotates. Therefore, within the rice washing container 12, the rotating blades 24 revolve while rotating,
The rice in the rice washing container 12 is polished.

Once the water has been sufficiently polished, push down the drain lever 29. As a result, the drain lid 26 rotates downward, and the water in the rice washing container 12 is discharged from the drain port 25. At this time, the rice grains in the rice washing container 12 remain in the rice washing container 12 due to the bars or meshes of the drain port 25 and are not discharged.

By repeating the steps following water injection as necessary, the rice can be polished more thoroughly. The degree of sharpening is confirmed by visually observing the inside of the rice washing container 12 through the opening 14.

After sufficiently sharpening, remove the lid 15 and remove the main body 1.
3, and transfer the water and rice in the main body 13 to the rice cooker.

Effects of the Invention According to the rice washer of the present invention, since the rotating blades 24 revolve and rotate in the rice washing container 12 to wash the rice, there is no need to soak the hands in water, making it easy to wash rice in winter or the like.

In addition, in the rice washing container 12, the rotating blade 24
Since the rice and water are stirred by the rotation of the rice cooker, a large amount of water is not used, and the rice grains are strongly rubbed together, resulting in strong polishing. Also, rotating blade 2
Since the rice washing container 4 sharpens the rice by revolving around the opening 14 while rotating on its own axis, the force required for the rice washing operation is small and the operation is easy.
The rice in 2 can be thoroughly and evenly polished all over. Furthermore, by forming a rough surface on the inner surface of the main body 13, there is no slippage between the inner surface of the main body 13 and the rice grains, and the rice can be sharpened more efficiently.

In addition, in the invention of claim 2, since the sharpening liquid is discharged from the bottom of the rice washing container 12 by lever operation, the sharpening liquid can be easily and completely drained after the rice has been sharpened, and the rice grains can be removed when draining. It never washes away.

Further, by marking the inner surface of the rice washing container 12 with a scale indicating the amount of water according to the amount of rice, it is possible to measure an appropriate amount of water in the rice washing container 12 according to the amount of rice after washing the rice. By transferring the rice and water directly to the rice cooker, there is no need to measure and add water again, and the rice can be cooked immediately.

Furthermore, according to the weighing rice rack of the present invention, the rice that has been weighed and discharged can be directly put into the rice washer, and the rice can be removed and the rice can be washed without any change.
There is no need to transfer rice from place to place, there is no fear of spilling rice, and it is economical. Furthermore, since the rice washer is stored in the measuring rice rack when not in use, there is no need to consider where to store the rice washer.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a central vertical sectional view of the rice washer of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the rice cooker housing the rice washer. 1...Measuring rice chest, 2...Rice storage chamber, 5...Measuring section, 6...Outlet, 9...Rice washing machine, 12...Rice washing container, 14...Opening, 16...Internal gear, 19...
...Rotating member, 23...Gear, 24...Rotating blade,
25...Drain port, 26...Drain lid.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. An internal gear 16 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the upper opening 14 of the rice washing container 12, and the internal gear is attached to a rotating member 19 that revolves along the upper opening 14 of the rice washing container 12. 2. A rice washer according to claim 1, characterized in that a gear 23 meshing with the rice washing container 12 is rotatably attached, and a rotating blade 24 is attached to the gear 23. A drain port 25 is formed with a mesh or the like to prevent rice from being discharged, and a drain cover 26 for opening and closing the drain port 25 is provided at the bottom of the drain port 25, and the drain cover 26 is always connected to the drain port 25.
A rice washer 3 is characterized in that the rice storage chamber 2 is biased in the direction of closing and can be opened by manual operation. The rice washer 9 according to claim 1 or 2 is removably housed in the lower part of the rice washer 9, and the upper opening 14 of the rice washer 9 is connected to the discharge port 6.
A measuring rice rack that stands directly below the