Patent ID: 6752072
Filing Date: 2004-06-22
Classification: B02B

Abstract:
A pre-polished rice producing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:a rice washing section, the rice washing section including a supplying mechanism for supplying a raw material white rice and washing rice by agitating with washing water the raw material white rice supplied by the supplying mechanism; a dehydrating system for dehydrating the raw material white rice supplied from the rice washing section, the dehydrating section being connected to the rice washing section; and a drying section, the drying section including a disc-shaped rotating drying disc and a leveling member disposed above the drying disc, the drying section being connected to the dehydrating section, the drying section being for drying the raw material white rice supplied from the dehydrating section by blowing air to the raw material white rice while the raw material white rice is leveled by the leveling member; wherein the drying section is provided with a thickness sensor for detecting a thickness of a layer of the raw material white rice on the drying disc on a side of the leveling member which side is opposite to a direction of the rotation of the drying disc; and at least one of a volume reduction adjustment of an amount of the raw material white rice from the supplying mechanism and a speed increase adjustment of a rotating speed of the drying disc is performed if the thickness of the layer of the raw material white rice detected by the thickness sensor is thicker than a predetermined range.