JP2010162466A - Whiteness degree setting device for rice polisher - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] Conventionally, it is desirable for a rice milling device to select the degree of milling finely step by step. However, if the setting value of the degree of milling is finely divided, many selection switches are required and the configuration becomes complicated. There is a problem that the user breaks the screen when the cost increases and the operation items and setting items are configured with a touch panel display screen.
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional apparatus. In the liquid crystal display screen (2) of the rice milling apparatus (1), set values from the lowest position to the highest position of the degree of whitening are continuously displayed. A display unit (3) for whiteness that can be displayed is provided, and a selection switch (4) for setting whiteness is provided on the outside of the liquid crystal display screen (2). The setting value can be selected from the lower side to the lower side and vice versa, and the setting value is displayed on the display screen (3) of the degree of whiteness.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a milling degree setting device for a rice milling apparatus configured to set milling degree with a selection switch.

Conventionally, for example, Patent Document 1 describes a rice milling device that selects the degree of milling with a switch.
And the publicly disclosed technology described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-166240 discloses that a touch panel type display screen is connected to the rice milling machine, and the display screen includes a feeding amount designation unit, a rice milling degree touch unit, A configuration with a rice milling start screen is shown.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-136370 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-166240

  In this kind of rice milling equipment, it is desirable to select the milling degree by dividing it in stages, but if the setting value of milling degree is subdivided, many selection switches are required and the configuration becomes complicated. Therefore, there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high and the operation is complicated.

  In addition, when the operation items and setting items are configured on a touch panel type display screen, there is a problem that the user damages or breaks the screen during operation.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the invention of this application has the following technical configuration. First, the invention described in claim 1 includes a liquid crystal display screen (2) with a rice milling device (1). A display unit (3) that can continuously display the set values from the lowest position to the highest position of the whiteness level is provided, and a selection switch (4) for setting the whiteness level is arranged outside the liquid crystal display screen (2). The selection switch (4) is a milling degree setting device of a rice milling apparatus configured to select the milling degree in order from the higher degree of whitening to the lower side or from the lower side to the higher side. The configuration is simplified by reducing the number of switches (4) as much as possible, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

  And since invention of Claim 1 is a structure which abolished the touchscreen display screen of patent document 2 demonstrated above, and has arrange | positioned the separate selection switch (4) on the outer side of a liquid crystal display screen (2), This eliminates the possibility of the user damaging the screen and eliminates the conventional problems.

  Next, in the invention of claim 2, the display section (3) is provided with a display bar (5) capable of displaying the whitening degree in a continuous state, and the display bar (5) has a whiteness at the highest position of the whitening degree. The milling degree setting device for a rice milling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lowest position is black and the intermediate portion is displayed so as to change from black to white sequentially, and the change in milling degree is changed from black to white. When the user selects the degree of whitening by displaying the color change in detail and making it easy to understand visually, the setting value can be selected very easily.

  Next, according to the invention of claim 3, the liquid crystal display screen (2) has a touch panel type management switch (6) which can be set by an administrator in order to adjust / change the reference value of the degree of whiteness in the display unit 3. ) Can be displayed, and the milling degree setting device for the rice milling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation when the administrator adjusts the reference value of the milling degree is performed by a touch panel type. Is easy to do, and can be adjusted and changed efficiently.

  The invention of claim 1 is characterized in that the configuration is greatly simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced by reducing the number of selection switches (4) for setting the degree of whitening. Furthermore, since the invention of claim 1 has a configuration in which the selection switch (4) is provided outside the separation degree display portion 3 of the liquid crystal display screen (2), the user can use it as in the conventional touch panel type. However, there is a feature that it is possible to prevent an accident such as damage or breakage of the display section (3) when the whiteness is set.

  Further, the invention of claim 2 uses the display unit (3) of the whiteness as the display bar (5), and colors the colors from black to white sequentially corresponding to the whiteness, and appeals visually. Therefore, when the user selects the degree of whitening, the setting value can be selected very easily.

  In the third aspect of the invention, in the maintenance work when the administrator adjusts or changes the reference value of the degree of whitening, the touch panel type is used so that the operation is extremely easy and the adjustment and change can be performed efficiently. There is a feature that can work.

The front view which shows the liquid crystal display screen and selection switch of an Example The front view which shows the liquid crystal display screen and selection switch of an Example The front view which shows the liquid crystal display screen and selection switch of an Example The front view which shows the liquid crystal display screen and selection switch of an Example Schematic for explanation showing a series of rice milling processes from brown rice to white rice Plan view with a series of machines such as a rice mill in the machine room The front view which shows the front of an operation room, a liquid crystal display screen, etc.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 5 is an explanatory schematic diagram showing a series of rice milling processes from brown rice to white rice, and FIG. 6 shows a series of machines such as a rice mill in a machine room. FIG. 7 is a front view of an operation room provided with an operation panel.

  First, in this specification, the rice milling apparatus 1 is a generic term for a series of machines from the brown rice input hopper 10 to the finishing rice hopper 11, and as a general name, a fee-type rice milling facility (also referred to as “coin milling”). Sometimes called. As shown in FIG. 5, the brown rice charging hopper 10 is arranged on the most advanced side of the series of rice polishing steps, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the user can easily carry in and put in the brown rice ( Height). In FIG. 6, reference numeral 12 denotes a user's operation room, and 13 denotes a machine room.

  Next, the stone remover 14 has a configuration in which a certain amount of brown rice is sequentially fed from a feeding valve 15 provided at the lower part of the brown rice charging hopper 10, and is conveyed and fed by the first cerealing machine 16. Yes.

  In the second cerealing machine 17, the brown rice processed by the stone remover 14 is supplied to the lower part, cerealed and fed to the hopper 19 of the rice milling machine 18, and flows down into the rice milling machine 18 to be polished. It is the structure where an effect | action is performed. The finished rice hopper 11 is arranged at the most inferior side of the series of rice polishing steps as shown in FIG. 5, and is arranged at a position where the user can easily carry out the white rice as shown in FIGS. Is provided.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the liquid crystal display screen 2 of the embodiment is arranged and fixed in front of the operation chamber 12, that is, at a position where the partition wall with the machine chamber 13 is easy to see. Although not shown in the figure, it is configured to be connected to the rice milling apparatus 1 via a control mechanism. Therefore, in the case of the embodiment, the rice milling apparatus 1 enables all operations such as starting and stopping by each switch operation on the operation panel 20.

The operation panel 20 is formed in a door shape on the front side, and is attached to a selection switch 4 and a liquid crystal display screen 2 described later on the door, and a control unit (not shown) is arranged when the door is opened. is there.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the liquid crystal display screen 2 is provided with a whiteness display bar 5 as a display unit 3 that can continuously display set values from the lowest position to the highest position of whiteness. It becomes the composition. Then, as shown in the drawing, the display bar 5 displays the highest whitening position as white, the lowest position as black, and the middle part of the display bar 5 sequentially changing from black to white. It is designed to make it easy to set the whitening degree by devising it so that the change in whitening degree can be understood through vision.

  The selection switch 4 used by the user is a switch for setting the degree of whitening. However, the conventional touch panel type is abolished and arranged on the operation panel 20 outside the liquid crystal display screen 2. In the case of the example, the switch 4a that can continuously select the set value from the low whitening side to the high side, and conversely, the switch 4b that can continuously set and select the set value from the high side to the low side. It consists of two switches. Reference numeral 21 denotes a rice mill start switch provided on the operation panel 20.

  The display bar 5 of the embodiment is provided with a display frame 22 that moves on the display bar 5 in accordance with the operation of the selection switch 4a or 4b, and the position (setting value) of the set whiteness degree can be seen at a glance. It is a structure to understand.

  In the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the liquid crystal display screen 2 displays a number indicating the degree of whitening on the upper side of the display bar 5, and can recognize it more accurately in addition to the change in the color of the display bar 5 described above. It is configured. In the case of FIG. 1, for example, the degree of whitening can be further subdivided and adjusted even with the same degree of whitening.

  Further, in the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the liquid crystal display screen 2 displays a number indicating the degree of whitening inside the display bar 5, and further, the exact whitening degree by the user is more concrete. The structure is designed so that it can be recognized numerically.

  In the embodiment configured in this way, although the degree of whitening can be set in multiple stages, the selection switch 4 is configured in two, 4a and 4b, and the number of switches is reduced. Was greatly simplified, and the manufacturing cost could be reduced.

  Further, since the selection switches 4a and 4b of the embodiment are separated from the liquid crystal display screen 2 and provided on the outer operation panel 20, the liquid crystal display screen 2 can be used when the user sets the whiteness as in the conventional touch panel type. Accidents such as damage or breakage can be prevented.

  In the embodiment, the whitening degree display unit 3 is used as the display bar 5 as described, and the color is changed from black to white sequentially corresponding to the degree of whitening. Since it is configured, when the user selects the whitening degree, the setting value can be selected very easily.

  Next, the case of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described. When the administrator adjusts or changes the reference value of the degree of whiteness in the display unit 3 on the liquid crystal display screen 2, the maintenance operation is performed. It is easy. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display screen 2 is a screen that can be displayed as a touch panel type management switch 6 in order to adjust / change the management numerical value 23 up and down along the display bar 5. Is configured.

  This management switch 6 is automatically displayed when the operation panel 20 is opened, for example, during maintenance. Alternatively, a display switch (not shown) for displaying the management switch 6 is provided in a control unit built in the operation panel 20.

  With this configuration, the administrator can adjust the whitening degree reference value or change the change by changing the maintenance management switch 6 to a touch panel type, thereby making the operation extremely easy and efficient. Can be adjusted and changed.

  Next, the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 shows a screen when the milling degree is changed during the rice milling operation. In this example, it is possible to first select no-wash rice and then change the setting to divided rice. It is a thing. In this case, the fact that the whitening degree has been changed is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen 2 so that the user can easily understand that the whitening degree has been changed.

In the present embodiment, the display unit 3 has been described with the display bar 5.
In FIG. 7, reference numeral 25 denotes a coin slot.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice milling device 2 Liquid crystal display screen 3 Display part 4 Selection switch 5 Display bar 6 Management switch

Claims (3)

  The liquid crystal display screen (2) is provided with a display unit (3) capable of continuously displaying a set value from the lowest position to the highest position of the milling degree of the rice milling device (1), and outside the liquid crystal display screen (2), A selection switch (4) for setting the milling degree is arranged and provided, and the selection switch (4) is configured so that the milling degree can be selected in order from the higher milling degree to the lower side or from the lower side to the higher side. The degree of whiteness setting device.   The display unit (3) is provided with a display bar (5) that can display the degree of whitening in a continuous state. The display bar (5) has whiteness as the highest position of whiteness and black as the lowest position. 2. The milling degree setting apparatus for a rice milling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the milling degree is set so as to change from black to white sequentially.   The liquid crystal display screen (2) is configured to display a touch panel type management switch (6) that can be set by an administrator in order to adjust or change the reference value of the degree of whiteness in the display unit (3). Item 1 or 2 milling degree setting device of the rice milling apparatus.

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