JP2011056153A - Electric kettle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that boiling is detected by a water temperature detection means so as to stop the energization of a heating means, thereby causing a dispersion in temperature detected by the water temperature detection means due to the radiation of heat of the heating means, and giving influence on the elution of a tea component by the instability of a pH value in the hot water after boiling due to the instability of a boiling detection period. <P>SOLUTION: A steam temperature detection means 6 for detecting steam is arranged in a steam passage 5. A pH improving means 8 is arranged, which duty-energizes the heating means 3 after the steam temperature detection means 6 detects the steam in a case where a tea serving course is selected. Consequently, the dispersion is not caused in the boiling detection period, and also the tea with the improved pH value for promoting the extraction of the tea component is stably provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric water heater that can stably obtain hot water with improved pH that can promote extraction of tea components after heating and boiling water in a container.

  Conventionally, in this type of electric water heater, the temperature of the water in the container is detected by the temperature detecting means and the energization of the heating means is controlled. FIG. 5 shows a conventional electric water heater described in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the water 1, the container 2 that contains the water 1, the heating means 3 that overheats the container 2, and the temperature detection means 4 that detects the water temperature of the water 1 in the container 2. Yes.

JP 2008-289575 A

  However, in such a conventional configuration, the temperature detection means 4 detects the boiling of the water 1 in the container 2 and immediately after that, the energization of the heating means 3 is stopped. However, since the temperature detection means 4 is disposed in the vicinity of the heating means 3, the temperature detected by the temperature detection means 4 varies due to heat radiation of the heating means 3, and the boiling detection timing is not stable. For this reason, the pH value of the hot water after boiling is not stable, which has a problem of affecting the elution of tea components.

  This invention solves the said conventional subject, and it aims at providing the electric water heater which can obtain the hot water which improved the pH which can accelerate | stimulate extraction of a tea component stably.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the electric water heater of the present invention has a first pH that continuously energizes the heating means when the steam temperature detection means detects a predetermined temperature or higher when the tea pot course is selected. An improvement means and a second pH improvement means for duty-energizing the heating means after completion of the first pH improvement means are provided. Thereby, since the boiling detection time is stabilized and the evacuation after the boiling is sufficiently performed, hot water with improved pH capable of promoting the extraction of tea components can be stably obtained.

  The electric water heater of the present invention can always stably obtain hot water with improved pH that can promote extraction of tea components.

The system block diagram which made the partial block diagram of the electric water heater in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the water temperature in Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows the pH value of the water in Embodiment 1 of this invention System block diagram showing a partial block diagram of an electric water heater in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Sectional view of a conventional electric water heater

  The present invention includes a container for storing water, a heating means for heating the container, a water temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the water stored in the container, a steam passage installed in the upper part of the container, A steam temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the steam that is installed in the steam passage and detects the temperature of the steam passing through the steam passage; and a teapot course selection means for selecting a teapot course, and when the teapot course is selected, When the steam temperature detecting means detects that the temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, a first pH improving means for continuously energizing the heating means, and a second pH improving for duty applying current to the heating means after completion of the first pH improving means. The temperature of the water in the container can be accurately detected by the steam temperature detecting means installed in the steam passage, and the heating means is continuously energized from the boiling point. Its After completion addition, by duty energizing the heating means, sufficiently performed degassing, hot water with improved pH that can facilitate the extraction of the tea components, can be stably obtained.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a system block diagram showing a partial block diagram of an electric water heater according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Description of the constituent elements described in the background art is omitted.

  A steam passage 5 is installed in the upper part of the container 2 to release steam generated in the container 2 into the atmosphere. Steam temperature detection means 6 is installed in the steam passage 5 to detect steam passing through the steam passage 5. In the present embodiment, the steam temperature detecting means 6 is constituted by a temperature sensor, detects an increase in temperature when the steam passes through the steam passage 5, and detects that the steam has passed. The tea pot course selecting means 7 is a switch that is selected when the user requests hot water suitable for the tea pot. When this switch is selected, the pH improving means 8 is started. The pH improving means 8 includes a timer time setting means 9 and a time measuring means 10 for measuring the time set by the timer time setting means 9 after the steam detecting means 6 detects the steam, and the time measuring means 10 measures the time. The heating means 3 is energized at a constant duty ratio while the duty is energized means 11. In the present embodiment, the temperature at which the steam temperature detecting means 6 determines that there is steam is 60 ° C., the set time by the timer time setting means 9 is 6 minutes, and the energization ratio by the duty energizing means 11 is 30 seconds. It is set to energize for 3 seconds during the cycle.

  The operation and action of the electric water heater configured as described above will be described below. Assume that the user puts water 1 into the container 2 and starts energization, and the teapot course selection means 7 selects the teapot course. The water 1 in the container 2 is heated by the heating means 3 and eventually boils. When the water 1 in the container 2 boils, the generated steam is discharged into the atmosphere from the steam passage 5, and the steam temperature detecting means 6 is warmed in the middle, and eventually the detected temperature of the steam temperature detecting means 6 is 60 ° C. Over. Then, the steam temperature detecting means 6 outputs a steam detection signal to the time measuring means 10. The time measuring means 10 receives the steam detection signal from the steam temperature detecting means 6 and starts measuring the time (here, 6 minutes) set by the timer time setting means 9.

  The duty energizing means 11 receives the start of timing by the time measuring means 10 and energizes the heating means 3 at a constant duty ratio (here, energized for 3 seconds in a 30-second period) while the time measuring means 10 is measuring time. I do. As a result, the water 1 in the container 2 continues to be weakly boiled even after boiling, and the degassing proceeds by removing bubbles generated from the water.

FIG. 2 is a graph of the water temperature of the water 1 in the container 2. At the same time as the energization of the heating means 3 is started, the water temperature in the water 1 in the container 2 rises (section 12), after boiling (point 13), the steam temperature detecting means 6 detects the steam, and the time measuring means 10 , Time 6 minutes. During this time, the duty energizing means 11 energizes the heating means 3 for 3 seconds in a 30-second cycle, and the water temperature is maintained at a boiling point of 100 ° C. (section 14). During this section 14, the water 1 in the container 2 continues to weakly boil while generating a smaller amount of bubbles than in the water, and the evacuation proceeds.

As the evacuation progresses, the hot water in the container 2 is alkalized, and the extraction of tea components can be promoted. FIG. 3 is a graph showing an example of the pH value of the hot water in the container 2. From the start of heating (point 15), the pH value once decreases during the heating (point 16), and reaches about pH 7.85 at the point of boiling (point 17). In the conventional electric water heater, energization to the heating means 3 is stopped at the time of boiling (point 17), and thereafter the pH value slowly increases. (18)
On the other hand, in the electric water heater in the present embodiment, the heating means 3 is energized at a constant duty ratio (here, energized for 3 seconds in a 30-second period) from the point of boiling (point 17), By continuing the weak boiling and removing bubbles generated from the water, evacuation proceeds and the pH value further increases. (19) In the case of the present embodiment, the pH is alkalized by about 0.5 when the duty energization ends and when the boiling of the conventional electric water heater is completed. (20)
In the case of a conventional electric water heater, the detection temperature of the water temperature detection means 4 varies due to the radiation of the heat of the heating means 3, the boiling detection timing is not stable, especially when the energization to the heating means 3 is stopped before boiling. The boiling point (point 17) was not reached and the pH value was less than 7.85.

  When the user does not select the teapot course in the teapot course selecting means 7, the steam temperature detecting means 6 detects the steam, and then the energization to the heating means 3 is stopped. Also in this case, the detection is performed by the steam temperature detecting means 6 and the boiling of the water 1 in the container 2 can be accurately detected.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the steam temperature detecting means 6 is installed in the steam passage 5 and the steam temperature detecting means 6 detects the steam, the heating means 3 is set to the duty for a set time thereafter. By providing the pH improving means 8 to be energized, the boiling detection time is stable, and the evacuation after the boiling is sufficiently performed, so that the hot water with improved pH that can promote the extraction of tea components is stabilized. Can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4 is a system block diagram showing a partial block diagram of the electric water heater according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The description of the constituent elements described in the background art and the first embodiment is omitted.

  The first pH improving means 21 is a first timer time setting means 22 and a first time that measures the time set by the first timer time setting means 22 after the steam detection means 6 detects the steam. The time measuring means 23 and the continuous energizing means 24 for continuously energizing the heating means 3 while the first time measuring means 23 is measuring are configured.

  In the present embodiment, the temperature at which the steam temperature detecting means 6 determines that there is steam is set to 60 ° C., and the set time by the first timer time setting means 22 is set to 3 minutes. The second pH improving means 25 is a time set by the second timer time setting means 26 after the energization of the second timer time setting means 26 and the continuous energizing means 24 in the first pH improving means 21. The time measuring means 27 for starting the time measurement and the duty energizing means 28 for energizing the heating means 3 at a constant duty ratio while the second time measuring means 27 is measuring. In the present embodiment, the set time by the second timer time setting means 26 is set to 3 minutes, and the energization ratio by the duty energization means 28 is set to be energized for 3 seconds in a 30-second period. .

  The operation and action of the electric water heater configured as described above will be described below. Assume that the user puts water 1 into the container 2 and starts energization, and the teapot course selection means 7 selects the teapot course. The water 1 in the container 2 is heated by the heating means 3 and eventually boils. When the water 1 in the container 2 boils, the generated steam is discharged into the atmosphere from the steam passage 5, and the steam temperature detecting means 6 is warmed in the middle of the process, and eventually the detected temperature of the steam temperature detecting means 6 reaches 60 ° C. Exceed. Then, the steam temperature detecting means 6 outputs a steam detection signal to the first time measuring means 23 in the first pH improving means 21.

  The first time measuring means 23 receives the steam detection signal from the steam temperature detecting means 6 and starts measuring the time (here, 3 minutes) set by the first timer time setting means 22. The continuous energization means 24 receives the start of timing by the first timing means 23 and continuously energizes the heating means 3 while the first timing means 23 is timing. As a result, the hot water in the container 2 continues to boil, and bubbles generated more actively from the water escape from the surface of the hot water, so that evacuation proceeds.

  The second time measuring means 27 in the second pH improving means 25 receives the fact that the time measurement of the first time measuring means 23 has been completed and the continuous energization means 24 has stopped energization, and the second timer time setting means 26. Starts counting the time set by (3 minutes here). The duty energizing means 28 receives the start of time measurement by the second time measuring means 27, and while the second time measuring means 27 is measuring time, the duty energizing means 28 is supplied to the heating means 3 with a certain duty ratio (here, 3 in a 30-second period) Energize with (second energization).

  Regarding the water temperature graph, the water temperature maintains boiling at 100 ° C. during the continuous energization and duty energization to the heating unit 3 after the vapor temperature detection unit 6 detects the vapor, and is the same as FIG. So it is omitted.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the steam temperature detecting means 6 is installed in the steam passage 5 and the steam temperature detecting means 6 detects the steam, the first heating means 3 is continuously passed thereafter. In response to the completion of the pH improving means 21 and the first pH improving means 21, the heating means 3 is provided with the second pH improving means 25 for performing duty energization, so that the boiling detection timing is stabilized and the boiling is performed. Since the subsequent evacuation is sufficiently performed, it is possible to stably obtain hot water with improved pH capable of promoting the extraction of tea components.

  As described above, the electric water heater according to the present invention can stably obtain hot water with improved pH that can promote the extraction of tea components, and can also be used for applications such as green tea servers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water 2 Container 3 Heating means 4 Water temperature detection means 5 Steam passage 6 Steam temperature detection means 7 Tea pot course selection means 8 pH improvement means 9 Timer time setting means 10 Timing means 11 Duty energization means 21 First pH improvement means 22 First 1 timer time setting means 23 first time measuring means 24 continuous energizing means 25 second pH improving means 26 second timer time setting means 27 second time measuring means 28 duty energizing means 28

Claims (1)

A container for containing water, a heating means for heating the container, a water temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the water contained in the container, a steam passage installed in the upper part of the container, and installed in the steam passage Steam temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the steam passing through the steam passage, and tea pot course selecting means for selecting a tea pot course, and when the tea pot course is selected, the steam temperature detecting means A first pH improving means for continuously energizing the heating means when the means detects that the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature; and a second pH improving means for duty energizing the heating means after completion of the first pH improving means. Electric water heater.

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