EP4297531A1 - Appareil de cuisson et procédé de fonctionnement d'un appareil de cuisson - Google Patents

Appareil de cuisson et procédé de fonctionnement d'un appareil de cuisson Download PDF

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EP4297531A1
EP4297531A1 EP22179973.7A EP22179973A EP4297531A1 EP 4297531 A1 EP4297531 A1 EP 4297531A1 EP 22179973 A EP22179973 A EP 22179973A EP 4297531 A1 EP4297531 A1 EP 4297531A1
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heating zone
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Harald Hoffmann
Claus Meider
Matthias BRÜGMANN
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Electrolux Appliances AB
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/02—Induction heating
    • H05B6/06—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power
    • H05B6/062—Control, e.g. of temperature, of power for cooking plates or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a cooking appliance, in particular a cooking hob, even more particular an induction cooking hob, for the thermal treatment of food products.
  • the present invention also relates to a method of operating a cooking appliance, in particular a cooking hob, even more particular an induction cooking hob, for the thermal treatment of food products.
  • Each cooking appliance may also comprise a user interface, which allows to switch off and to switch on the cooking appliance as a whole or selectively the single heating zones.
  • the cooking instructions may relate to a cooking parameter such a cooking time.
  • the user may not be aware of the time, which has already passed, but the currently active cooking instructions automatically come along with such an information.
  • the currently active cooking instructions automatically come along with such an information.
  • the cooking instructions may comprise information about remaining steps of a cooking program and/or information about executed steps of a cooking program.
  • the cooking program may contain information of varying steps, each step being defined by one or more respective cooking parameters to be used during the specific step.
  • the varying steps are executed in sequence.
  • control unit may be configured to newly control operation of the heating zone according to the recalled currently active cooking instructions if a time duration between control of the heating zone into the respective rest configuration and successive control of the heating zone into the respective operative configuration is below a maximum time limit.
  • the maximum time limit may be 60 minutes and/or being at least 1 minute. Even more preferentially, the maximum time limit may range between 1 minute and 60 minutes.
  • the control unit may be configured such to not resume the cooking process according to the stored currently active cooking instructions if the time duration supersedes the maximum time limit.
  • control unit may be configured such to cancel the stored currently active cooking instructions from the memory unit if the time duration supersedes the maximum time limit.
  • control unit may be configured to newly control operation of the heating zone according to the currently active cooking instructions stored within the memory unit if a user confirms that operation of the heating zone shall occur according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in the memory unit.
  • the cooking appliance further comprises a communication unit configured to allow communication with a user of the induction cooking appliance.
  • the control unit is configured to prompt by means of the communication unit a request to the user on whether operation of the heating zone shall newly occur according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in the memory unit.
  • control unit may be configured to attend a response by the user for a waiting time, the waiting time being the time between requesting a response and receiving the response. Furthermore, the control unit may be configured to newly control the heating zone according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in the memory unit if the user confirms to newly operate the heating zone according to the one or more currently active cooking instructions stored in the memory unit and if the waiting time is below a threshold time value.
  • the threshold time value may equal or may be smaller than 120 seconds. In particular, the threshold time value equals or is larger than 5 seconds.
  • the threshold time value may range between 5 seconds and 120 seconds.
  • the cooking appliance may further comprises a user interface.
  • the user interface may be configured to allow a user to deactivate the possibility to recall the one or more currently active cooking instructions, and in particular also the possibility to store the one or more currently active cooking instructions within the memory unit.
  • a method of operating the cooking appliance in particular the cooking hob, even more particular the induction cooking hob.
  • the method comprises the steps of:
  • the step of newly controlling may be executed if a time duration between the step of switching off and the step of newly switching on the heating zone is below a maximum time limit, in particular the maximum time limit being 60 minutes and/or at least 1 minute.
  • the method may also comprise a step of cancelling, during which the stored currently active cooking instructions are cancelled from the memory unit if the time duration supersedes the maximum time limit.
  • the step of newly controlling is executed, if a user confirms that operation of the heating zone shall occur according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in the memory unit.
  • the method may also comprise a step of requesting, during which a user is requested to confirm that operation of the heating zone shall occur according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in the memory unit.
  • a response by the user is attended during a waiting time.
  • number 1 indicates as a whole cooking appliance for the thermal treatment, in particular for the heating and/or cooking, of food products.
  • cooking appliance 1 may comprise a panel 6, in particular a panel 6 of non-conducting material, even more particular a glass-ceramic panel 6.
  • each support surface 5 may be defined by a respective portion of panel 6.
  • the currently active cooking instructions are these cooking instructions, which are active at a specific moment in time.
  • Such cooking instructions may be static (i.e. they may basically not be further modified during the cooking process) or dynamic (they may be subject to variations).
  • a cooking instruction may consider that the respective heating zone 2 shall provide a specific cooking power to be fed to the respective cooking vessel 3 and/or the respective food product.
  • the user may manually or automatically set such a specific cooking power. Accordingly, the currently active cooking instruction regards the specific cooking parameter.
  • the cooking instructions could also be more complex, e.g. including the combination of cooking parameters.
  • the cooking parameters may define to provide for a specific cooking power for a defined first cooking time and to provide for another specific cooking power after the first cooking time.
  • the currently active cooking instructions may contain information about the remaining cooking time for the respective cooking power and e.g. the information on the cooking parameters to be considered after termination of the remaining cooking time.
  • the cooking instructions may also be related to a cooking program.
  • the cooking instructions may comprise information about remaining steps of a cooking program and/or information about executed steps of a cooking program.
  • each cooking program itself may define a time course of cooking parameters.
  • the currently active cooking instructions associated to each heating zone 2 may be dynamical (i.e. they may vary in time).
  • the variations may be the result of the interaction of the user and/or may occur according to a pre-established scheme and/or according to a specific activated cooking program.
  • Cooking appliance 1 may also comprise a memory unit 7 configured to at least temporarily store the currently active cooking instructions associated to each heating zone 2.
  • Memory unit 7 may e.g. be a non-volatile memory unit 7.
  • control unit 4 may be configured to instruct storing of the currently active cooking instructions. Additionally, control unit 4 may be configured to update the currently active cooking instructions, e.g. at pre-established time-intervals and/or after modifications of the currently active cooking instructions. In this way, memory unit 7 contains the updated currently active cooking instructions of each heating zone 2.
  • User interface 8 may be configured to set, in particular to selectively set, one or more cooking parameters and/or to choose one or more cooking programs and/or to define one or more cooking programs for each heating zone 2.
  • memory unit 7 may also be configured to store one or more cooking programs, which can be chosen by the user through user interface 8.
  • memory unit 7 may be configured to store new cooking programs set by the user, e.g. through user interface 8, and/or may allow modification of an already stored cooking program through an user by means of user interface 8.
  • Control unit 4 may be operatively connected to user interface 8 and may be configured to receive from user interface 8 and for each heating zone 2 the respective set one or more cooking parameters and/or the respective one or more chosen cooking programs and/or the respective one or more set cooking programs.
  • User interface 8 may be configured to allow for commanding, in particular selectively commanding, to switch on and to switch off heating zones 2; i.e. user interface 8 may be configured to allow to (selectively) command to control each heating zone 2 into the respective operative configuration or into the respective rest configuration.
  • user interface 8 is configured to switch off cooking appliance 1 as a whole.
  • cooking appliance 1 may comprise a housing 9, in particular carrying panel 6.
  • Control unit 4 and memory unit 8 may be incorporated into housing 9.
  • user interface 8 may be incorporated into housing 9.
  • user interface 8 may comprise a remote control device, such as a smartphone, tablet or the like, and/or a unit configured to communicate with the remote control device.
  • a remote control device such as a smartphone, tablet or the like, and/or a unit configured to communicate with the remote control device.
  • cooking appliance 1, in particular user interface 8 may also comprise a communication unit configured to interact and/or communicate with a user.
  • communication unit may be configured to communicate with the user by means of visual signals and/or audio signals.
  • the communication unit may be configured to receive audio commands from the user and/or to output audio signals to the user.
  • communication unit may be configured to visually indicate information and/or requests to the user.
  • Control unit 4 may be configured to recall the currently active cooking instructions, in particular of each heating zone 7, from memory unit 7. In other words, control unit 4 may be configured to read the currently active cooking instructions, in particular of each heating zone 7, from memory unit 7.
  • control unit 4 may be configured to recall the currently active cooking instructions of the respective heating zones 2, which, in use, have been controlled into the respective rest configuration and successively again into the respective operative configuration. Moreover, control unit 4 may also be configured to newly control operation of the respective heating zone 2 according to the recalled currently active cooking instructions.
  • control unit 4 controlled at least one of the heating zones 2 according to a cooking program one is aware of the steps of the cooking program, which still need to be executed.
  • one or more heating zones 2 may be controlled from the respective operative configurations to the respective rest configurations and successively again into the respective operative configuration. This may occur at the same time (e.g. by shutting-off the cooking appliance 1 as a whole) or at different moments.
  • control of the single heating zones 2 may occur in a selective manner.
  • control unit 4 may be configured to recall the currently active cooking instructions of all the respective heating zones 2, which, in use, have been controlled into the respective rest configuration and successively again into the respective operative configuration and to control operation of all these respective heating zones 2 according to the respective recalled currently active cooking instructions.
  • control unit 4 may be configured to newly control operation of heating zone 2 into the operative configuration according to the respective recalled currently active cooking instructions if a respective time duration t d between control of heating zone 2 into the respective rest configuration and the successive control of heating zone 2 into the respective operative configuration is below a maximum time limit t lim .
  • maximum time limit t lim may equal or may be smaller than 60 minutes and/or may be at least 1 minute. In other words, maximum time limit t lim may lie between 1 minute to 60 minutes.
  • control unit 4 may be configured to cancel the respective stored currently active cooking instructions from memory unit 7 if time duration t d supersedes maximum time limit t lim .
  • user interface 8 may be configured to allow a user to set the maximum time limit t lim , in particular according to the user's specific needs and/or desires and/or habits.
  • time duration t d supersedes maximum time limit t lim .
  • heating zones 2 will be newly operated according to the respective currently active cooking instruction. Accordingly, in such a case all heating zones 2 will be operated according to standard settings and/or according to new instructions.
  • control unit 4 may be configured to attend after prompting of the request a response by the user for a waiting time t wait .
  • Waiting time t wait may be the time between prompting the response and receiving the response.
  • threshold time value t thres may equal or may be smaller than 120 seconds, but preferentially may not be smaller than 5 seconds (in other words, threshold time value t thres may equal or may be larger than 5 seconds.
  • preferentially t thres is chosen such that t thres satisfies the following requirement: 5 seconds ⁇ t thres ⁇ 120 seconds.
  • threshold time value t thres ranges between 5 seconds and 120 seconds.
  • user interface 8 may be configured to allow a user to set threshold time value t thres .
  • interface unit 8 may be configured to allow the user to deactivate the possibility of control unit 4 to recall the currently active cooking instructions, and in particular to store the currently active cooking instructions within memory unit 7.
  • interface unit 8 may be configured to allow to control cooking appliance 1 into:
  • steps (a) to (g) are executed in order of mentioning.
  • steps (a) to (e) being executed for one single heating zone 2.
  • Steps (a) to (e), and in particular also any other steps, may be executed, in particular selectively executed, for one or more heating zones 2.
  • step (g) of newly controlling may be executed if time duration t d between step (d) of switching off and step (e) of newly switching on heating zone 2 is below maximum time limit t limit , in particular maximum time limit t limit being the most 60 minutes or smaller. Even more particular, maximum time limit t limit may range between 1 minute and 60 minutes.
  • time duration t d supersedes maximum time limit t limit it may not be possible anymore to resume the cooking process according to the stored currently active cooking instructions.
  • the method may also comprise a step (i) of requesting, during which a user is requested to confirm that operation of heating zone 2 shall occur according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in memory unit 7.
  • step (i) of requesting the user may actively or inactively disapprove the request.
  • step (i) of requesting the user must actively approve the request as otherwise, step (g) of newly controlling will not be executed, in particular for safety reasons.
  • actively approving means that the user must react, e.g. by means of user interface 8 and to approve the request.
  • actively disapproving means that the user may act and deny the request.
  • Inactively disapproving means that the user does not act and the method foresees in the case of non-reaction by means of the user to consider the non-reaction as a disapproval.
  • heating zone 2 will not be controlled in function of recalled currently active cooking instructions.
  • step (g) of newly controlling may be executed, if a user confirms, during step (i) of requesting, that operation of heating zone 2 shall occur according to the currently active cooking instructions stored in memory unit 8.
  • step (i) of requesting response by the user is attended during waiting time t wait .
  • step (g) of newly controlling may be executed if the response of the user is affirmative and waiting time t wait is below threshold time value t thres .
  • the method may also comprise a step (j) of newly defining the cooking instructions, in particular by the user, if the user (actively or inactively) disapproves the request.

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0464925A1 (fr) * 1990-07-06 1992-01-08 Laboratoires D'electronique Philips Table chauffante
US20080223852A1 (en) * 2000-08-18 2008-09-18 Nicholas Bassill Induction Heating and Control System and Method with High Reliability and Advanced Performance Features
EP2258986A2 (fr) * 2009-05-27 2010-12-08 Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG Plaque de cuisson
EP2440009A2 (fr) * 2010-10-07 2012-04-11 FagorBrandt SAS Procédé de commande en fonctionnement d'un ensemble d'inducteurs d'une table de cuisson à induction et table de cuisson à induction associée
EP2931005A1 (fr) * 2014-04-11 2015-10-14 Miele & Cie. KG Procédé de fonctionnement d'une plaque de cuisson et plaque de cuisson

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0464925A1 (fr) * 1990-07-06 1992-01-08 Laboratoires D'electronique Philips Table chauffante
US20080223852A1 (en) * 2000-08-18 2008-09-18 Nicholas Bassill Induction Heating and Control System and Method with High Reliability and Advanced Performance Features
EP2258986A2 (fr) * 2009-05-27 2010-12-08 Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG Plaque de cuisson
EP2440009A2 (fr) * 2010-10-07 2012-04-11 FagorBrandt SAS Procédé de commande en fonctionnement d'un ensemble d'inducteurs d'une table de cuisson à induction et table de cuisson à induction associée
EP2931005A1 (fr) * 2014-04-11 2015-10-14 Miele & Cie. KG Procédé de fonctionnement d'une plaque de cuisson et plaque de cuisson

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