PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suction cooling device capable of moving to a device for cooling cooked rice and cooling the cooked rice with high cooling efficiency with a simple structure and the device for cooling the cooked rice having the same.SOLUTION: The suction cooling device SC2 used for the device 1 for cooling the cooked rice while conveying the same mounting the same on a conveyer belt V of a conveyer has a suction box 132 whose upper part is opened, an exhausting duct 142 in communication with the inside of the suction box, and an exhausting fan for sucking the inside of the suction box at a negative pressure, can move to the device for cooling the cooked rice, the upper opening of the suction box is arranged at a position below the conveying face of the conveyer belt during sucking and cooling, and the device for cooling the cooked rice has the suction cooling device.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】簡単な構造で、米飯冷却装置に対して移動可能であり、高い冷却効率で米飯を冷却することができる吸引冷却装置と、それを備える米飯冷却装置を提供する。【解決手段】炊き上がった米飯を搬送コンベアのコンベアベルトV上に載置して搬送しながら冷却する米飯冷却装置1に用いられる吸引冷却装置SC2であって、上部が開口した吸引箱132と、前記吸引箱の内部と連通している排気用ダクト142と、前記吸引箱内を負圧に引く排気用ファンとを有し、前記米飯冷却装置に対して移動可能であり、吸引冷却時、前記吸引箱の上部開口が前記コンベアベルトの搬送面の下方にある位置に設置される吸引冷却装置とそれを備える米飯冷却装置。【選択図】図9
