CN201551177U - Device used for cooking - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an electric cooker used for cooking, which can gradually prompt a user to execute corresponding preparations at suitable times. The electric cooker used for cooking comprises a prompter used for prompting the information of first preparation for the first operation, a detector used for detecting whether the first preparation is completed, and an executer used for executing the first operation if the first preparation is completed. In the utility model, the electric cooker greatly simplifies the cooking process for the user. The user can be freed from the process of monitoring the cooking process, and the user only needs to execute the corresponding preparations according to the prompt or the guidance.

Description

The device that is used to cook

Technical field

The utility model relates to the device that is used to cook.

Background technology

With the quickening pace of modern life, people are more and more stronger for the demand of the intelligent cooker of simplifying culinary art work.But the cooker that provides in the market has only several simple cooking functions (steam, stew and two boilings etc.).When using such cooker, people still need to pay special attention to the process of culinary art, for example when add raw material, when turn or close firepower etc. down.

The utility model content

At the problems referred to above in the background technology, it is a kind of by progressively pointing out the user to carry out the electric cooker of corresponding culinary art of preparing when being fit to that the utility model provides.

According to a specific embodiment of the present utility model, a kind of electric cooker that is used to cook is provided, this culinary art comprises first operation, comprising: a prompting device, the information that is used to described first operation indicating first to prepare; Whether a detector is used to detect described first and prepares to finish; An actuator is used for first preparing to finish as described, carries out described first operation.

In one embodiment, above-mentioned culinary art also comprises second operation, the information that first prompting device also is used to this second operation indicating second to prepare; Whether described detector also is used to detect described second and prepares to finish; Described actuator also is used for second preparing to finish as described, carries out described second operation.

Alternatively, prompting device comprises a display screen and/or a loudspeaker.Display screen is used to show text and/or video and/or the picture that is used to point out described first or second information of preparing.Loudspeaker is used to play the voice that are used to point out described first or second information of preparing.

By using electric cooker of the present utility model, for the user, cooking process has been simplified widely.The user can free from the process that monitors culinary art.What the user need do only is to carry out corresponding the preparation according to prompting or guidance.This means that various raw materials can join the electric cooker that is used for cooking when being fit to, and the user does not need to take very much the dish that notice just can be made delicious food.

And, owing to pointing out or instructing form to be presented, do not know that in advance the people of menu also can make high-quality dish with text, audio or video.

Description of drawings

By reading below in conjunction with the description of accompanying drawing to non-limiting embodiment, other purpose of the present utility model, feature and advantage will become more obvious and outstanding.

Fig. 1 is the structural representation according to the device 100 of a specific embodiment of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is the schematic flow sheet of the function of device 100 among Fig. 1;

Wherein, same or analogous Reference numeral is represented same or analogous steps characteristic/device (module).

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1 shows the structural representation according to the device that is used to cook 100 of a specific embodiment of the present utility model.In Fig. 1, device 100 comprises that one provides device 101, receiver 102, prompting device 103, detector 104 and actuator 105.

Fig. 2 shows the schematic flow sheet of a cooking process of the device 100 among Fig. 1, below will be in conjunction with Fig. 1 the flow process shown in Fig. 2 being elaborated.

At first, in step S201, provide device 101 to provide a menu to be used for the user and select.This menu can pass through to show the form of text and/or picture and/or video on display screen, or offers the user by the form that loudspeaker plays sound.Provide device 101 also may be positioned on the device 100, with existing electric cooker on one group of the same button of button of using.Menu can comprise the multiple tracks dish, as cloudy soup of winter, Vegetable soup, meat ball soup, fish ball soup, rice and congee etc.

Secondly, in step S202, receiver 102 receives from selection in user's the menu.Similarly, the user can import by text, modes such as button input or phonetic entry make a choice.Obviously, for last a kind of mode, receiver 102 should comprise a microphone and the implication of corresponding speech processing module to be used to receiving user's sound and to discern user voice.

Alternatively, after receiver 102 had received selection from the user, before step S203, prompting device 103 can be pointed out a relevant raw material preparation inventory or a predetermined menu of selecting with the user of dish earlier.For example,, can point out the raw material of following cloudy soup of a winter to prepare inventory if the user selects cloudy soup of winter: clear soup-4 glass, pester-5; Tomato-1; Bitter orange leaf-3 slice ,-1 part of galangal and lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), shrimp/meat-1 glass, thick chilli sauce-1 spoon, other condiment.

Then, in step S203, the information that first operation indicating first that prompting device 103 is associated for the dish with user's selection is prepared.Need to prove, the difference of the dish of selecting according to the user, first information of preparing and first operation are various.For example, for cloudy soup of winter, first information of preparing is " adding clear soup, mushroom, tomato, bitter orange leaf, galangal and lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) ", and first operation is heating half an hour; For Vegetable soup, first information of preparing is " adding poach soup ", and first operation is that water is heated to boiling.

Then, in step S204, detector 104 detects whether whether first preparation is finished.Detector 104 can detect by several different methods.For example, the user can indicate first to prepare to finish by providing feedback, the feedback as detector 104 receives, and then detector 104 confirms that first prepares to finish.Such feedback can be finished by several modes.For example, the user can push button (for example " beginning " key, " continuation " key or " OK " key) provide feedback, perhaps the user says that " prepare finish " wait some statements to provide feedback.For preceding a kind of situation, when detector 104 detected the pressure that is applied on the button, first detector 104 determined that first prepares to finish; For a kind of situation in back, similar with receiver 102, detector 104 should comprise a microphone and the implication of corresponding speech processing module to be used to receiving user's sound and to discern user voice.

Alternatively, in some cases, the user need not provide feedback, and the pressure that detector 104 can produce by the container (for example, the inner bag of electric cooker) of checkout gear 100 judges for example putting into first of Cooking Materials prepares whether to finish.Alternatively, whether detector 104 also can have been raised with closed the mistake by the detection pot cover and determined whether first preparation is finished.There is multiple detection pot cover to raise and closed method, for example detects the pressure that pot cover produces, use an environment light sensor whether to be raised to detect pot cover.

If testing result shows that first prepares to finish, actuator 105 is carried out first operation in step S205.For cloudy soup of winter, first operation is with Tonga hot half an hour.Actuator 105 can use a timer to determine whether cooking time arrives.Advantageously, the cooking time of each operation can manually be adjusted according to its people's taste by the user.For Vegetable soup, first operation is that water is heated to boiling.Actuator 105 can use a thermometer or hygrometer to determine whether water seethes with excitement.

After first operation was finished, in step S206, prompting device 103 was the information that second operation indicating second is prepared.For cloudy soup of winter, prompting device 103 promptings " add shrimp/meat ".For Vegetable soup, prompting device 103 promptings " add vegetables ".For the information of each preparation, except the prompting raw material, the quantity of raw material also can provide in the lump, for example, and " adding shrimp/meat, 1 glass or 100 grams ".

Except pointing out second information of preparing, prompting device 103 can also further send prompting message to remind the user that first operation is finished.For example, prompting device 103 can send beeping sound with a calling set (Beeper) or buzzer, perhaps plays one section minor pleasure to remind the user that first operation is finished.

In step S207, whether detector 104 detects second and prepares to finish.Detection mode among the similar step S204 of detection mode among the step S207.

If second prepares to finish, in step S208, actuator 105 is carried out second operation.For example, for cloudy soup of winter, second operation is heating 6 minutes.For Vegetable soup, second operation is to be heated to boiling.

If also have other operation to do, prompting device 103, detector 104 and actuator 105 continue to carry out above-mentioned steps.

For example, for cloudy soup of winter, alternatively, 1 hour the 3rd operation of an insulation can also be arranged.After 6 minutes second operation of heating was finished, prompting device 104 was the information that the 3rd operation indicating the 3rd is prepared: " adding thick chilli sauce and other condiment ".Whether detector 104 detects the 3rd by similar mode among utilization and the step S204 then and prepares to finish.If the 3rd prepares to finish, actuator 104 is carried out the 3rd operation.

Alternatively, after actuator 105 had been carried out last operation that the predetermined menu of the dish of selecting with the user is associated, prompting device 103 can further be pointed out " finishing ".For example, Vegetable soup has only two operations.After having carried out second operation that soup is heated to boiling at actuator 105, prompting device 103 promptings " finishing " are carried out to remind user's Vegetable soup.Alternatively, prompting device 103 also can be play music by loudspeaker in prompting " finishing ".

Above, comprise two or more examples that are operating as, and the course of work of the electric cooker 100 that the utility model is used to cook in conjunction with Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 has been described in detail with cooking process from view of function.Need to prove that unit among Fig. 1 and the flow chart among Fig. 2 only are schematically.The hardware implementation mode of device 100 may be diversified.For example provide device 101 can share identical hardware, for example a plurality of buttons, a display screen and a loudspeaker etc. with prompting device 103.As indicated above, receiver 102 also can be shared identical hardware with detector 104.

Another need to prove that it is selectable unit that device 101 and receiver 102 are provided.For example, a device that only is used to cook a kind of dish may not need to provide device 101 and receiver 102.Similarly, step S201 and step S202 also are optional steps.In addition, step S206 to step S208 also be optional step.For some dish, cooking process may only comprise an operation.Steamed crab for example, first information of preparing also is that the information of unique preparation can be " add entry and yellow rice wine, crab is placed on the steaming tray "; First operation also is that unique operation is to continue heating 15 minutes.

Another one need to prove that the information of above-mentioned preparation and operation also only are schematically.One dish in the menu has multiple menu.The operation that actuator 105 is carried out also comprises heating, cooling, concentrated or their multiple cooking methods such as combination.Heating can realize in several ways, for example stewes, boils, bakes, fries in shallow oil and two boilings etc.Actuator 105 can be the single utensil with multiple cooking function, also one group of utensil can being made up of a plurality of utensils.

Another need to prove that for one dish, actuator 105 may need to carry out a plurality of operations.A plurality of operations like this can have nothing in common with each other, and also can be identical, also can be that part is identical.Particularly, the action carried out of operation and another operation can be different also can be identical; Operation and another operation at raw material can be different also can be identical; The time of an operation and another operation can be the same or different.From the example of cloudy soup of above-described winter, as can be seen, first operation is identical with the action that second operation is carried out, but the time of first operation and second operation is inequality.

With class of operation seemingly, for one dish, the user may also need to carry out a plurality of preparations.Such preparation can have nothing in common with each other, and also can be identical, also can be that part is identical.For example, for Chinese noodle, a cooking process is as follows: 1. join water in the pot and be heated to boiling; 2. noodles are put into and be heated to boiling in the pot then; 3. add one bowl of cold water and be heated to boiling; 4. add another bowl cold water and be heated to boiling; 5. be incubated 3 minutes.Operating 3 as can be seen from this menu is identical with 4 preparation.

Traditional cooker can comprise that device 100 thinks that the user provides intelligent cooking.Need the various traditional cooking utensils of explanation to comprise electric cooker or coal gas/natural gas cooker etc.Electric cooker can be electric cooker or micro-wave oven etc.

More than each embodiment of the present utility model is had been described in detail.Need to prove that the foregoing description only is exemplary, but not to restriction of the present utility model.Any technical scheme that does not deviate from spirit of the present utility model all should fall within the protection domain of the present utility model.In addition, any Reference numeral in the claim should be considered as limit related claim; " comprise " that a speech do not get rid of device unlisted in other claim or the specification or step; Word such as " first ", " second " only is used for representing title, and does not represent any specific order.

Claims (7)

1. electric cooker that is used to cook, described culinary art comprise first operation, it is characterized in that this electric cooker (100) comprising:

A prompting device (103), the information that is used to described first operation indicating first to prepare;

Whether a detector (104) is used to detect described first and prepares to finish;

An actuator (105) is used for first preparing to finish as described, carries out described first operation.

2. electric cooker according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described culinary art also comprises second operation, the information that described prompting device (103) also is used to described second operation indicating second to prepare;

Whether described detector (104) also is used to detect described second and prepares to finish;

Described actuator (105) also is used for second preparing to finish as described, carries out described second operation.

3. electric cooker according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described culinary art comprises the operation except that described first operation and second operation, and described prompting device (103), described detector (104) and described actuator (105) also are used to the operation except that described first operation and second operation to carry out aforesaid operations and are finished until all operations of described culinary art.

4. electric cooker according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described detector (104) also is used for:

-detect whether received the completed feedback of the described preparation of indication.

5. electric cooker according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, also comprises:

One provides device (101), and being used for provided a menu for you to choose before the information that described prompting device (103) prompting first is prepared;

A receiver (102) is used for receiving a selection of described menu.

6. electric cooker according to claim 2 is characterized in that, described first operation is different or identical with described second operation.

7. electric cooker according to claim 1 and 2 is characterized in that, described prompting device (103) comprises at least one in the following:

A display screen is used to show text and/or the video and/or the picture of the information that is used to point out described preparation;

A loudspeaker is used to play the sound of the information that is used to point out described preparation.

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