JPH10328627A - Rice cooker cleaning equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To reduce the space occupied by a cleaning device, simplify the entire device, and reduce the amount of rinsing water used for finishing. SOLUTION: A washing room 1 and a rice cooker main body 1 in the washing room 1 are provided.
5 is transported in an upward state, and after the cleaning is completed, the transporting device 3 is sent out of the cleaning chamber, and the cleaning apparatus 1 is disposed in the cleaning chamber 1 and holds both ends of the rice cooker main body 15 facing upward, and the inverted cleaning posture a And a rice cooker holding device 35 for returning the rice cooker main body 15 in the cleaning posture a to the conveying device 3 in an upward posture, and a vertically swingable jet of cleaning water into the rice cooker main body 15 in the inverted cleaning posture a. It comprises a washing nozzle 37 and a rinsing nozzle 39 for injecting rinsing water for finishing, and cleans the inside of the rice cooker body 15 in a stopped state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rice cooker cleaning apparatus used in a fully automatic rice cooking system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, in a fully automatic rice cooking system, a fixed amount of rice and water are poured into a rice cooker body by an automatic weighing device, and after the injection, the lid is closed and the inside of the automatic rice cooking device is moved by a transport device. Cook while passing. The cooked rice is taken out of the rice cooker main body by a take-out device, and the rice cooker main body taken out is washed, after which a fixed amount of rice and water are injected again, and the operation of moving to the rice cooking process is repeated.

[0003]

A cleaning device for cleaning the inside of a rice cooker main body is configured such that, at the entrance of the cleaning step, the rice cooker main body in the correct position facing upward is inverted by an inlet-side reversing device, and the rice cooker main body is turned downward. Wash from. At this time, since the washed water is in a prone state, it is automatically drained, and the drained rice cooker body is returned to the normal position again by the outlet side reversing device, and moved to the next step. Become.

Therefore, in the conventional cleaning device,
Equipped with an inlet-side reversing device and an outlet-side reversing device, the structure requires a cleaning process between each reversing device, which makes it longer, making the space occupied by the cleaning device larger and more complex, and causing troubles with the reversing device There was a problem that it was easy to do.

[0005] Further, since the rinsing water for finishing is injected into the moving rice cooker main body, it is inefficient and a large amount of water is used.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a rice cooker cleaning apparatus which reduces the space occupied by the cleaning apparatus, simplifies the entire apparatus, and requires less rinsing water for finishing. It is an object.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a washing room and a rice cooker main body which is transported upward into the washing room and sent out of the washing room after the washing is completed. A conveying device and a rice cooker holding device which is disposed in the cleaning room, holds both ends of the rice cooker body facing upward, holds the inverted washing posture, and returns the rice cooker body in the cleaning posture to the transport device in an upward state, and an inverted rice cooker holding device. The washing nozzle comprises a washing nozzle capable of swinging up and down for injecting washing water into a rice cooker body having a washing posture, and a rinsing nozzle for ejecting rinsing water for finishing.

In a preferred embodiment, the ceiling of the cleaning room has an arc-shaped cross section.

Alternatively, the washing nozzle capable of swinging up and down is stopped in an upward state after washing is completed.

According to the rice cooker cleaning device, the rice cooker main body is transported upward into the cleaning chamber by the transport device, and then held in the inverted washing posture by the rice cooker holding device. Next, washing water is sprayed from a washing nozzle that swings up and down into the rice cooker body in an inverted washing posture to perform washing. After the washing is completed, rinse water is sprayed from a finishing rinse nozzle. In this case, since the rice cooker main body is in the stopped washing posture, efficient washing and rinsing with the washing water and the rinsing water can be performed, and the rice cooker quickly flows down and is drained. The drained rice cooker main body is returned by the rice cooker holding device to the transport device again in an upward facing state. At this time, the water splattered on the ceiling at the time of washing flows down the walls on both sides due to the arc shape. In addition, since the washing nozzle stops upward, there is no danger of dropping into the rice cooker body returned to the normal position after finishing.

In a series of these operations, the rice cooker holding apparatus having an inverted washing posture can be provided with only one, so that the entire washing apparatus can be simplified, and washing and rinsing are performed in a stopped state. Good cleaning and rinsing is possible, so that less rinse water is used.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a cleaning chamber of a rice cooker cleaning device 2, and reference numeral 3 denotes a transport device.

The transport device 3 has a structure in which a transport chain 9 is wound around a driving sprocket 5 and a driven sprocket 7 endlessly. The driving sprocket 5 is supplied with rotational power from the driving motor 13 via the conduction chain 11, so that the transport chain 9 is connected to the rice cooker main body 15.
Is transported from the inlet 1a side of the cleaning chamber 1 to the outlet 1b side as shown by the arrow.

The drive motor 13 is always in an ON state when the water is supplied to a water supply valve 17 of a shuttle main body, which will be described later, and when the cleaning chamber 1
The operation is controlled so as to be turned off by the timer for a fixed time during the cleaning in the inside, and the conveyance by the conveyance device 3 is temporarily stopped.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the washing chamber 1 has a ceiling 19 having an arc-shaped cross section when viewed from the entrance 1a side, and water droplets scattered on the ceiling 19 are transmitted down to both side walls and flow down. It has become. On the inlet 1a side of the cleaning chamber 1, an inlet shutter 23 that can be opened and closed by a driving means 21 composed of a cylinder and an extendable piston, and on the outlet 1b side,
Drive means 25 comprising a cylinder and a telescopic piston
The outlet shutter 27 is provided to be capable of opening and closing, and the inlet shutter 23 and the outlet shutter 27 have a function of preventing the washing water at the time of washing from scattering outside when fully closed.

Outside the washing chamber 1 and in front of the entrance shutter 23, a washing liquid in a washing tank 43, which will be described later, is supplied into the rice cooker body 15 via a washing pump 41, and the remaining rice grains are spread to facilitate washing. Water supply valve 1 for cooking
7 are arranged. Further, inside the cleaning chamber 1, a lid cleaning nozzle 31 for cleaning the lid 29 of the rice cooker main body 15, a rinsing nozzle 33 for finishing, and a cleaning posture in which the rice cooker main body 15 is inverted (virtual line a in FIG. 3). And the upright position (Fig. 3
A rice cooker holding device 35 for returning to the dotted line b), a washing nozzle 37 capable of swinging up and down for washing the inside of the rice cooker body 15 in the inverted washing posture a, and a rinsing nozzle 39 for finishing are arranged respectively.

The lid cleaning nozzles 31 are arranged in a plurality of rows at the lower part of the cleaning chamber 1, and are provided through a cleaning pump 41 to a cleaning tank 43.
The cleaning water in the cleaning tank 43 heated by the heating means (not shown) by the cleaning pump 41 is ejected upward from the lid cleaning nozzle 31.

The rinsing nozzle 33 for finishing is set so as to spray for a predetermined time after the cleaning by the lid cleaning nozzle 31 is completed, and is connected and connected to a water tap such as a tap (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 5, the washing nozzle 37 capable of swinging up and down to wash the inside of the rice cooker main body 15 is provided.
Nozzle body tube 45 rotatably supported on both side walls of the nozzle body
Are arranged at predetermined intervals. The nozzle body tube 45 is
The washing water heated by the washing pump 41 in the washing tank 43 by the washing pump 41 is slidably connected to and communicated with the water pipe 49 via the bush 47.
Is to be sent through.

The nozzle body tube 45 can be swung up and down by a predetermined angle by a crank arm 51. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, one end of the crank arm 51 is pivotally supported by a rotary plate 55 to which rotational power reduced by the drive motor 53 is applied. Crank arm 5
The other end of 1 is pivotally supported by a swing arm 57 provided on the nozzle body tube 45, and the rotary plate 55 rotates, so that the nozzle body tube 45 moves up and down by a predetermined angle via the crank arm 51 and the swing arm 57. It is designed to swing.

When the cleaning is completed, the swing driving motor 53 is provided with each of the detection sensors S provided on the support bracket 59 side on which the rotating plate 55 and the driving motor 53 are mounted.
When S1 and S2 face each other, the detection signal
By setting F, the cleaning nozzle 37 is set to stop at a position facing upward as shown in FIG.

The rinsing nozzle 39 for finishing is arranged at a predetermined interval in the nozzle pipe 61 provided in parallel with the nozzle body pipe 49 of the washing nozzle 37. The nozzle tube 61 is provided in the cleaning chamber 1
Are supported on both side walls and are connected to and connected to a water tap such as a tap (not shown).

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the rice cooker holding device 35 is provided on the left and right sides of a rotating shaft 65 rotatably supported at both ends by bearing members 63, 63 on both side walls of the washing chamber 1, and the rice cooker main body. A handle support 67 having a U-shaped cross section is provided which includes an upper support surface 67a for holding the left and right handle portions 15a, 15a of the fifteen from above and a lower support surface 67b for holding the handle 15 from below.

The rotary shaft 65 has a drive arm 69 on one side, and the drive arm 69 is structured so that its operation is controlled by a drive mechanism 75 comprising a piston 71 and a cylinder 73. As a result, the piston 71 expands and contracts as shown in FIG. 3 so that the piston 71 can rotate between the solid line position and the chain line position. When the drive arm 69 is at the solid line position, the handle support 67
Are positioned in a substantially horizontal standby state. Further, at the position of the dashed line, it is positioned in the inverted washing state. At this time, the two handle portions 15a, 15a of the rice cooker main body 15 held by the handle support portion 67 are supported along the arc by the arc-shaped guide support portions 77, 77, and the washing posture a which is inverted without falling down. At the same time, and return to the upright position.

The washing tank 43 includes the nozzles 31, 33,
This is a re-use circulation type in which cleaning water jetted from 37 and 39 is collected and sent to a cleaning nozzle 37 that can swing up and down with the lid cleaning nozzle 31 by a cleaning pump 41.

As shown in FIG. 2, a collection tank 83 is provided on the side of the washing tank 43 for flushing the rice grains dropped on the partition 79 during washing to the side by the rice grain washing nozzle 81 to collect the rice grains and the like. I have.

The rice-grain washing nozzle 81 is adapted to be supplied with water in the washing tank 43 by the washing pump 41, and to rinse the lid 29 and the rice cooker body 15, ie, the lid for the lid. When the use of the washing nozzle 31 and the washing nozzle 37 for the rice cooker main body is stopped, switching is controlled by a switching valve (not shown), and washing water is fed from the washing pump 41.

On the other hand, the first, second, and third detection sensors LS-1, LS-2, and LS-3 and first and second stoppers 85 and 87, which can move in and out, are respectively provided along the transfer device 3. And the first and second detection sensors LS-1, LS
Next, the relationship between -2, the first stopper 85, and the entrance shutter 23 will be described.

The first and second detection sensors LS-1, LS-
Numerals 2 are provided on the side and the lower part in front of the inlet 1a side of the cleaning chamber 1, respectively. Upper first sensor LS-1
Is for rice cooker main body detection, and the lower second detection sensor LS-2 is for lid detection.

When the first detection sensor LS-1 is turned on, it recognizes that the conveyed object is the rice cooker main body 15, and
The water supply valve 17 is opened. At the same time, the cleaning pump 41
The switching valve (not shown) is controlled so that the washing water from the nozzle can be sent from the lid washing nozzle 31 to the washing nozzle 37 that can swing up and down. Further, the first stopper 85 is made to protrude.

When the second detection sensor LS-2 is turned on, it recognizes that the conveyed product is the lid 29 of the rice cooker main body 15, and can swing the washing water from the washing pump 41 up and down. A switching valve (not shown) is switch-controlled so that it can be sent from the cleaning nozzle 37 to the lid cleaning nozzle 31. Further, the first stopper 85 is made to protrude.

The first stopper 85 projects when the first and second detection sensors LS-1, LS-2 are turned on. After a certain time, the timer is set to be immersed, the timer operates until the water supply by the shuttle main body water supply valve 17 is completed, and after the timer is turned off, the entrance shutter 23 switches from closed to open with a slight time lag, LS-3 ON → O
After FF, it returns to the closed state again.

When the first stopper 85 projects, the rice cooker main body 15 and the lid 29 are temporarily stopped just before the entrance 1 a of the washing chamber 1. It is for positioning to position correctly at the water supply position. In the case of the lid 29, the lid 29 is used for standby for a predetermined time until the cleaning in the cleaning chamber 1 is completed.

The third detection sensor LS-3 and the second stopper 87 which can come and go are arranged in the cleaning chamber 1 and the third stopper 87
The relationship between the detection sensor LS-3, the second stopper 87, and the exit shutter 27 will be described next.

The third detection sensor LS-3 is for detecting the rice cooker main body 15 and the lid 29, and is continuously turned on and off when passing through, so that the second stopper 87 is projected.

The second stopper 87 is used for positioning the rice cooker main body 15 and the lid 29. In the rice cooker main body 15, the second stopper 87 is accurately positioned at a position supported by the rice cooker support device 35. You. Further, the lid 29 is accurately positioned at the cleaning position, and the second stopper 87 falls down after a certain time has elapsed by a timer. At the same time, the outlet shutter 27 is set to open from closed to closed and to be closed again after a certain time.

In the rice cooker cleaning apparatus 2 configured as described above, the lid cleaning will first be described.
The lid 29 transported by the second detection sensor LS-
2, the washing water in the washing tank 43 is switched to the lid washing nozzle 31 and controlled. At the same time, the first stopper 8
5 falls down, the entrance shutter 23 opens, and is conveyed into the cleaning chamber 1. The lid 29 transported into the cleaning chamber 1 turns on and off the third detection sensor LS-3, and the second stopper 8
7 positions the cleaning position. After the positioned lid 29 is cleaned by the cleaning water sprayed from the lid cleaning nozzle 31, the cleaning is completed by the rinsing water sprayed from the rinsing nozzle 33 for finishing. After washing is completed
It is carried out from the outlet 16 of the cleaning chamber 1 outside.

Next, the cleaning of the rice cooker main body 15 will be described. The rice cooker main body 15 in the upward position which is conveyed by the conveyance device 3 and is upwardly detected is detected by the first detection sensor LS-1 and the second detection sensor LS-2, and the washing water in the washing tank 43 is Washing nozzle 3 that can swing up and down
7 is controlled. At the same time, while being positioned by the first stopper 85, the washing water in the washing tank 43 heated from the kettle body water supply valve 17 is poured into the rice cooker body 15 in a prescribed amount, and the remaining rice grains and the like are washed. It is soft and easy.

After the injection by the water supply valve 17 of the kettle body is completed, the first
The stopper 85 falls and the entrance shutter 23 is opened. As a result, the third detection sensor LS-3 is conveyed into the cleaning chamber 1 and turned on and off, and is positioned by the second stopper 87. Positioned rice cooker body 15
Is held in the inverted washing posture a by the rice cooker holding device 35. At the same time, the hot water injected into the inside is discharged to the outside, and the inside is washed by washing water jetted from a washing nozzle 37 that can swing up and down.

After the washing is completed, rinse water is injected from the finishing rinsing nozzle 39 to complete the washing.

In the series of cleaning steps, water drops scattered on the ceiling 19 at the time of cleaning flow down to both side walls in an arcuate shape. Further, since the washing nozzle 37 stops upward, the rice cooker body 15 returned to the normal position is stopped.
There is no danger of falling inside.

Further, since only one rice cooker holding device 35 in the inverted washing posture a is required, the entire washing device can be simplified, and washing and rinsing are performed in a stopped state, so that efficient washing can be performed. Thus, rinsing becomes possible, and the amount of rinsing water used can be reduced.

In this embodiment, when the rice cooker main body 15 is conveyed into the washing chamber 1 as shown in FIG. 1 and positioned by the second stopper 87, the bottom and the outside of the rice cooker main body 15 are used for finishing. A means for cleaning by the rinsing nozzle 33 may be used. Thereby, the inside and outside of the rice cooker main body 15 can be washed.

[0045]

As described above, according to the rice cooker cleaning apparatus of the present invention, only one rice cooker holding apparatus having the inverted washing posture is required, so that the space occupied by the cleaning apparatus can be reduced. In addition to this, the entire device can be simplified.

In addition, since the spraying is performed on the rice cooker body in a stopped state, efficient cleaning and rinsing can be performed, so that there is an advantage that the amount of rinsing water used can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of a rice cooker cleaning apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of the rice cooker cleaning apparatus as viewed from the front.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a cleaning room.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a cleaning room.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of the inside of the cleaning chamber as viewed from the front.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the inside of the cleaning chamber as viewed from above.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an apparatus for swinging a cleaning nozzle up and down.

FIG. 8 is a schematic explanatory view similar to FIG. 1 during lid cleaning.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view at the time of cleaning the rice cooker main body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cleaning room 3 Conveying device 15 Rice cooker main body 35 Rice cooker holding device 37 Cleaning nozzle 39 Rinse nozzle a Inverted cleaning posture

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cleaning chamber, a transport device for transporting the rice cooker body upward into the cleaning chamber, and sending the rice cooker body out of the cleaning chamber after the completion of the cleaning, and a transport device disposed in the cleaning chamber and facing upward. A rice cooker holding device that holds both ends and returns the rice cooker body in the inverted washing posture and the washing posture upward to the transport device, and swings up and down to spray cleaning water into the rice cooker body in the inverted washing posture. A rice cooker cleaning apparatus comprising: a cleaning nozzle capable of being sprayed; and a rinsing nozzle for spraying rinsing water for finishing. 2. The rice cooker cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing room has a ceiling having an arc-shaped cross section. 3. The rice cooker cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning nozzle capable of swinging up and down stops in an upward state after cleaning is completed.