Patent ID: 6886453

Claim:
A pre-polished rice producing apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a rice washing section, the rice washing section including a supplying mechanism for supplying raw material white rice and washing rice by agitating with washing water the raw material white rice supplied by the supplying mechanism; and an apparatus main body, the apparatus main body housing therein a dehydrating section, the dehydrating section connected to the rice washing section and being for dehydrating the raw material white rice supplied from the rice washing section, and housing therein a drying section, the drying section connected to the dehydrating section and being for drying the raw material white rice supplied from the dehydrating section; wherein the dehydrating section is provided just below the washing section, and the rice washing section is disposed on a supporting shaft supported by the apparatus main body such that the rice washing section is pivotable around the supporting shaft, thereby being attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body.