JP2022053679A - Portable article storage device and household electrical appliance cooking system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a portable article storage device that can be attached/detached to/from an external apparatus such as a refrigerator and can be used for multi-purpose, and a household electrical appliance cooking system equipped with the portable article storage device.SOLUTION: A portable article storage device 1 includes: a storage case 10 that stores articles; a wireless power reception device 50 that receives power from a wireless power feeding device 60 while being installed to an external apparatus; a function device 54 that is driven by the received power, and has a predetermined effect on an article 13 placed on the storage case 10; an obtaining device 55 that obtains an identification signal for identifying the external apparatus; and a control device 51. The control device 51 has: an apparatus identifying portion 51a that identifies a kind of the external apparatus on the basis of the identification signal obtained by the obtaining device 55; and a function adjusting portion 51b that controls the operation of the function device according to an identification result by the apparatus identifying portion 51a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a portable article storage device that can be attached to and detached from the refrigerator and a home appliance cooking system including the portable article storage device.

In recent years, the functions of refrigerators have been diversified, and technologies for expanding or adding various functions have been developed. For example, a refrigerator equipped with a removable ice machine unit and a beer server unit in the refrigerator has been proposed. Further, as a power supply to such a detachable unit, a device adopting a wireless power supply method has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

In the case of the refrigerator shown in Patent Document 1, the refrigerator main body is provided with a supply-side wireless power supply device connected to a power supply unit, and a receiving-side wireless power supply device is built in a movable part such as a shelf that is movable in the refrigerator. Further, functional parts such as a weight sensor are connected to the receiving side wireless power feeding device. Then, the functional parts are operated by the electric power obtained wirelessly from the supply side wireless power supply device via the receiving side wireless power supply device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-23852

By the way, the movable parts of the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1 are only parts that are movably provided in the refrigerator. Therefore, the usage of moving parts is limited.

Therefore, the present invention provides a portable article storage device that can be attached to and detached from an external device such as a refrigerator and can be used for various purposes, and a home appliance cooking system provided with this portable article storage device. With the goal.

The portable article storage device according to the present invention includes a storage case in which articles are placed, a wireless power receiving device that receives power from a wireless power feeding device while the portable article storage device is attached to the external device, and the wireless. A functional device that is driven by the power received by the power receiving device and exerts a predetermined action on the article placed in the storage case, an acquisition device that acquires an identification signal that identifies the external device, and a control device. , The control device operates the device identification unit that identifies the type of the external device based on the identification signal acquired by the acquisition device, and the operation of the functional device according to the identification result by the device identification unit. It has a function adjusting unit for controlling.

As a result, it is possible to realize a portable article storage device that can be attached to and detached from a plurality of different types of external devices and can control the operation of the functional device according to the type of the attached external device.

Further, the home appliance cooking system according to the present invention includes the portable article storage device, a refrigerator in which the portable article storage device is mounted in the refrigerator, and another external device. It is equipped with an electromagnetic cooker.

As a result, it is possible to realize a home appliance cooking system in which a portable article storage device can be selectively attached to a refrigerator and other external devices, and a functional device can be controlled according to the attached device. ..

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable article storage device that can be attached to and detached from an external device such as a refrigerator and can be used for various purposes, and a home appliance cooking system including the portable article storage device. be able to.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a home appliance cooking system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a functional configuration of a portable article storage device. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a mode in which the storage device is attached to a refrigerator, which is an external device, and used. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an aspect when the storage device is attached to an electromagnetic cooker which is an external device and used. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the storage device.

(Embodiment)
The portable article storage device according to the present embodiment includes a storage case for accommodating articles, a wireless power receiving device that receives power from a wireless power feeding device with the portable article storage device attached to an external device, and a wireless power receiving device. It is equipped with a functional device that is driven by the power received in the above and exerts a predetermined action on the article placed in the storage case, an acquisition device that acquires an identification signal for identifying an external device, and a control device. The control device includes a device identification unit that identifies the type of the external device based on the identification signal acquired by the acquisition device, and a function adjustment unit that controls the operation of the functional device according to the identification result by the device identification unit.

Further, in the portable article storage device according to the present embodiment, the portable article storage device has a magnetic transmission unit for passing magnetism generated by an electromagnetic cooker, which is one of the external devices, and the functional device is a functional device. It may have a temperature control device that adjusts the temperature of the article contained in the storage case.

Further, in the portable article storage device according to the present embodiment, if the external device identified by the device identification unit is different from the electromagnetic cooker, the control device drives the temperature control device by the temperature control device, and the device identification unit drives the temperature control device. If the identified external device is an electromagnetic cooker, the temperature control device may not be driven by the function adjusting unit.

Further, the home appliance cooking system according to the present embodiment is the above-mentioned portable article storage device and one of the external devices, and is a mounting position and a mounting position where the portable article storage device is mounted in the refrigerator. It is provided with a refrigerator having a wireless power supply device which is provided in the above and wirelessly supplies power, and an electromagnetic cooker which is another external device.

Further, in the home appliance cooking system according to the present embodiment, the refrigerator and the electromagnetic cooker may be provided with a mounting position indicating unit indicating a position where the portable article storage device is mounted.

Hereinafter, the portable article storage device and the home appliance cooking system according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Home appliances cooking system]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a home appliance cooking system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the home appliance cooking system 100 includes a portable article storage device (hereinafter, “storage device”) 1 capable of accommodating articles such as food in the internal space 1a of the storage case 10, and the storage device 1. A detachable refrigerator 2 and an electromagnetic cooker (IH cooker) 3 to which the storage device 1 can be detached are provided. The electromagnetic cooker 3 is a cooker that generates Joule heat or the like in a predetermined container by the principle of electromagnetic induction and heats the food or the like inside by the heat.

The storage device 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is a storage case 10 for storing food 13 which is an example of an article (in FIG. 1, the state in which food 13 is placed in a container 12 is shown). It is equipped with. The storage case 10 has a lid 11 that can be opened and closed in front of the storage case 10, and the internal space 1a can be accessed by opening the lid 11. The wall portion and the lid 11 constituting the storage case 10 have a heat insulating structure, and more specifically, a heat insulating material such as a foaming material or a vacuum heat insulating body is sandwiched between the double walls made of synthetic resin. It is composed of.

The refrigerator 2 includes a refrigerator main body 20 having a heat-insulating box body with an open front, doors 21 and 21 for a refrigerating room that open to the left and right, a door 22 for an ice making room, a door 23 for a first freezing room, and a vegetable room. The door 24 and the door 25 for the second freezing room are provided. Further, a plurality of shelves 26 are installed in the refrigerating chamber 21a, and an arrangement position (mounting position) P2 in which the storage device 1 is mounted is provided on the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 21a. Further, the refrigerator 2 is provided with a cooling system on the back, and each room can be adjusted to a predetermined temperature environment. The configuration of the refrigerator 2 is not limited to this, and the type and number of the rooms are arbitrary, and the arrangement position P2 of the storage device 1 may be set to another position.

The electromagnetic cooker 3 exemplifies a so-called tabletop type in FIG. The electromagnetic cooker 3 has a mounting surface 31 on the upper surface on which a metal container such as a pot is placed, and an operation surface 32 in front of the mounting surface 31. When the operation surface 32 is operated, a high frequency current is applied to the internal coil to generate magnetism, and a magnetic field is formed directly above the mounting surface 31. Therefore, the container placed at the predetermined placement position (mounting position) P3 in the mounting surface 31 is heated by the Joule heat generated by this magnetic field (magnetism), and the internal article is heated. The configuration of the electromagnetic cooker 3 is not limited to this, and may be a built-in type incorporated in a system kitchen or a stationary type mounted on a stove stand.

As will be described later, when the storage device 1 is attached (arranged) to the predetermined arrangement position P2 of the refrigerator 2, electric power is wirelessly supplied from the refrigerator 2. The storage device 1 can drive a heater (temperature control device) by this electric power to adjust the temperature of the internal space 1a. Therefore, a temperature environment suitable for the contained food 13 can be created in the internal space 1a. On the other hand, when the storage device 1 is attached (arranged) to the predetermined arrangement position P3 of the electromagnetic cooker 3, the container 12 housed in the internal space 1a is heated by the magnetic field formed by the electromagnetic cooker 3 and becomes the container 12. The contained food 13 can be heated and cooked.

In this way, in order to mount the storage device 1 at a predetermined arrangement position of the external device, each external device is provided with a mounting position indicating unit 4. FIG. 1 illustrates a protrusion 4a that physically restricts the arrangement of the storage device 1 as the mounting position indicating unit 4 provided in the refrigerator 2. Two protrusions 4a are projected on the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 21a at intervals on the left and right, and the storage device 1 is placed at the arrangement position P2 between the two protrusions 4a. By arranging the storage device 1 at this position, the storage device 1 can receive the driving power of the heater from the refrigerator 2.

Further, as the mounting position indicating unit 4 provided on the electromagnetic cooker 3, a mark 4b made of a figure drawn on the surface of the electromagnetic cooker 3 or a sticker attached to the surface of the electromagnetic cooker 3 is provided to visually indicate the arrangement of the storage device 1. Illustrate. By arranging the storage device 1 at the arrangement position P3 on the mounting surface 31 in accordance with the mark 4b, a magnetic field can be formed in the storage device 1. It should be noted that such protrusions 4a and marks 4b are examples of the mounting position indicating unit 4, and the configuration of the mounting position indicating unit 4 is not limited to this.

Further, the refrigerator 2 and the electromagnetic cooker 3 are also examples of external devices to which the storage device 1 can be attached and detached, and the external devices that configure the home appliance cooking system 100 together with the storage device 1 are not limited to these.

[Portable article storage device]
Next, the functional configuration of the storage device 1 will be described in more detail. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a functional configuration of the storage device 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage device 1 includes a storage case 10, a wireless power receiving device 50, a control device 51, a sensor 52, a drive device 53, a heater (temperature control device) 54, an acquisition device 55, and a magnetic transmission unit 56. It is equipped with. It should be noted that these components of the storage device 1 are housed in, for example, a box-shaped casing.

Of these, the wireless power receiving device 50 is a device that wirelessly receives electric power from an external device such as a refrigerator 2. The wireless power receiving device 50 is provided with a coil, for example, and can adopt a configuration suitable for a known wireless power feeding method such as a magnetic field coupling method or a magnetic field resonance method. The storage device 1 may include a battery for storing the electric power received from the external device via the wireless power receiving device 50.

The control device 51 includes an MPU (micro processing unit), various memories, and the like. Further, the control device 51 operates according to the program stored in the memory by the electric power received by the wireless power receiving device 50, and controls the operation of the drive device 53 and the like. Further, the control device 51 is a functional adjustment that controls the operation of the device identification unit 51a that identifies the type of the external device based on the identification signal acquired by the acquisition device 55 and the operation of the functional device according to the identification result by the device identification unit 51a. It has a portion 51b and. These device identification units 51a and function adjustment unit 51b may be realized as a functional configuration of the control device 51 by operating the control device 51 according to a program. FIG. 2 schematically shows an example in which the control device 51 includes these configurations as functional configurations.

The sensor 52 acquires environmental data of the internal space 1a of the accommodation case 10, and includes, for example, one or more of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a CO ₂ sensor. The environmental data (temperature information, humidity information, CO ₂ concentration information) acquired by the sensor 52 is sent to the control device 51.

The drive device 53 is a driver for operating the heater 54, and is driven based on a control signal from the control device 51. The heater 54 is an example of a temperature control device as a functional device, and can adjust the temperature of the internal space 1a of the storage case 10 and adjust the temperature of the food 13 housed therein. As the temperature control device, an electronic cooling device including a Pelche element may be provided instead of the heater 54 or together with the heater 54.

The acquisition device 55 is a device that acquires an identification signal for identifying an external device, and its specific configuration is not particularly limited. For example, if the external device includes an identification signal transmitting unit that transmits its own identification information, the acquisition device 55 may be configured as an identification signal receiving unit that receives this identification signal. Further, when the storage device 1 is placed on a predetermined external device, a physical switch (mechanical switch or the like) provided in the storage device 1 may be activated and an operation signal thereof may be input to the control device 51. .. As a result, the control device 51 can determine that it is mounted on a predetermined external device based on the input of the operation signal. In this case, the physical switch forms the acquisition device 55. Further, the acquisition device 55 may be provided with an interace that accepts an operation in which the user inputs the identification information of the external device. This interface may be a touch panel or the like that accepts the user's manual input, or may be a communication unit that receives the user's input information to the portable terminal by wireless communication.

The magnetic transmission portion 56 is provided so as to partition the outside of the housing case 10 from the internal space 1a, and is made of a member having high magnetic permeability such as heat-resistant crystallized glass. The magnetic transmission portion 56 has a flat plate shape, and its upper surface 56a is exposed in the internal space 1a. Therefore, in the storage case 10, the container 12 containing the food 13 can be placed on the upper surface 56a of the magnetic transmission portion 56.

[Usage of storage equipment]
Next, an embodiment when the storage device 1 is attached to the refrigerator 2 or the electromagnetic cooker 3 and used will be described. FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing an aspect when the storage device 1 is attached to the refrigerator 2 and used. As shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerator 2 has two protrusions 4a forming a mounting position indicating portion 4 on the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 21a, and the storage device 1 is guided between them (white arrows A2). As a result, the storage device 1 is arranged at a predetermined arrangement position P2 of the refrigerator 2.

Further, the wireless power feeding device 60 is provided at the arrangement position P2 of the refrigerator 2. The wireless power supply device 60 is a device that wirelessly supplies electric power to the storage device 1, and is driven by power supply from the main body power supply device 62 included in the refrigerator 2. The wireless power feeding device 60 is provided with a coil, for example, and can adopt a configuration suitable for a known wireless power feeding method such as a magnetic field coupling method or a magnetic field resonance method. It is preferable that the wireless power feeding device 60 adopts a configuration and arrangement capable of efficiently supplying electric power to the wireless power receiving device 50 included in the storage device 1 arranged at the arrangement position P2.

The refrigerator 3 according to the present embodiment is provided with a transmission device 61 for transmitting its own identification signal in the vicinity of the arrangement position P2. The transmission device 61 is driven by power supply from the main body power supply device 62 included in the refrigerator 2 to transmit an identification signal. It should be noted that the transmission of the identification signal may be performed by providing a sensor for detecting the arrangement of the storage device 1 at the arrangement position P2 and executing the transmission when the arrangement is detected by this sensor. Alternatively, the identification signal may be intermittently transmitted at a predetermined cycle regardless of the presence or absence of the storage device 1. Further, the transmission of the identification signal may be executed continuously for a predetermined time after the door 21 of the refrigerator 2 is opened, or continuously while the door 21 is opened.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing an aspect when the storage device 1 is attached to the electromagnetic cooker 3 and used. As shown in FIG. 4, the electromagnetic cooker 3 has a mark 4b forming a mounting position indicating portion 4 on the mounting surface 31, and the storage device 1 is arranged at the arrangement position P3 along the mark 4b (white outline). Arrow A3).

A magnetic generator 70 is provided at the arrangement position P3 of the electromagnetic cooker 3. The magnetic generator 70 includes a coil, an inverter circuit, a control circuit, and the like, and is driven by power supply from the main body power supply device 72 included in the electromagnetic cooker 3 to form a magnetic field directly above the mounting surface 31. The magnetic generator 70 is arranged so as to face the magnetic transmission portion 56 of the storage device 1 when the storage device 1 is arranged at the arrangement position P3.

The electromagnetic cooker 3 according to the present embodiment includes a transmission device 71 for transmitting its own identification signal in the vicinity of the arrangement position P3. The transmission device 71 is driven by power supply from the main body power supply 72 included in the electromagnetic cooker 3 to transmit an identification signal. The identification signal may be transmitted by providing a sensor for detecting the arrangement of the storage device 1 at the arrangement position P3, and executing the transmission when the arrangement is detected by this sensor, or the transmission timing may be determined by another method. You may control it.

[Operation of portable article storage device]
Next, the operation of the storage device 1 will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the storage device 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage device 1 first acquires an identification signal for discriminating the type of the external device (step S1). The acquisition of this identification signal may be performed by any mode as described above, but in the present embodiment, as an example, the identification sent from the transmitter 61 of the refrigerator 2 or the transmitter 71 of the electromagnetic cooker 3 is used. The signal is received by the control device 51 via the acquisition device 55 of the storage device 1.

The control device 51 of the storage device 1 functions as the device identification unit 51a, and determines the type of the external device to which the storage device 1 is mounted based on the acquired identification signal (step S2). In the present embodiment, the control device 51 is mounted on the refrigerator 2 or an external device (for example, an electromagnetic cooker 3) other than the refrigerator 2 based on the identification signal. Is determined.

As a result, when it is determined that the storage device 1 is mounted on the refrigerator 2 (step S2: “refrigerator”), the control device 51 of the storage device 1 functions as the function adjusting unit 51b and is a temperature control device. The heater 54 is driven (step S3) to adjust the temperature of the internal space 1a. As a result, the internal space 1a of the storage device 1 can realize a temperature environment suitable for the food 13 housed in the storage case 10.

On the other hand, when it is determined as a result of the determination in step S2 that the storage device 1 is not attached to the refrigerator 2 (step S2: “not a refrigerator”), the control device 51 of the storage device 1 drives the heater 54. No (step S4). As a result, for example, when the storage device 1 is mounted on the electromagnetic cooker 3, the magnetic generator 71 of the electromagnetic cooker 3 is driven regardless of the heater 54, and the container 12 is heated by the generated magnetic field to be inside. Food 13 can be cooked by heating or the like.

In the present embodiment described above, the refrigerator 2 and the electromagnetic cooker 3 both include a configuration (transmitting device 61 and transmitting device 71) for transmitting an identification signal, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, only the refrigerator 2 may be provided with the transmitting device 61, and the electromagnetic cooker 3 may not be provided with the transmitting device 71. In this case, in step 2 of FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the identification signal from the refrigerator 2 has been received. Then, while the identification signal is not received, step S4 may be executed to turn off the temperature control device, and if it is determined that the identification signal has been received, step 3 may be executed to turn on the temperature control device.

Further, in the storage device 1 according to the present embodiment, the configuration in which the storage case 10 has one internal space 1a is exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the internal space 1a may be divided into a plurality of small spaces. Further, the temperature control device such as the heater 54 and the magnetic transmission unit 56 may be provided separately in a small space.

Further, the functional device provided in the storage device 1 may adopt another configuration in addition to or in place of the temperature control device described above. For example, a damper device that can open and close the inside and outside of the accommodation case 10 may be provided on the side wall so that the wireless power receiving device 50 can be opened and closed based on the control signal from the control device 51 by the electric power received. As a result, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber 21a of the refrigerator 2 can be taken into the internal space 1a of the storage case 10.

From the above description, many improvements or other embodiments of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the above description should be construed as an example only and is provided for the purpose of teaching those skilled in the art the best mode of carrying out the present invention. Therefore, the details of its structure and / or function can be substantially changed without departing from the present invention. In addition, various inventions can be formed by an appropriate combination of the plurality of components disclosed in the above-described embodiment.

The present invention can be applied to a portable article storage device that can be attached to and detached from the refrigerator and a home appliance cooking system including the portable article storage device.

1 Portable article storage device (storage device)
1a Internal space 2 Refrigerator 3 Induction cooker 4 Mounting position indicator 10 Storage case 50 Wireless power receiving device 51 Control device 54 Heater (temperature control device, functional device)
55 Acquisition device 56 Magnetic transmission unit 60 Wireless power supply device 70 Magnetic generator 100 Home appliance cooking system P2 Placement position (mounting position)
P3 placement position (mounting position)

Claims (5)

It is a portable article storage device.
A storage case for storing goods and
A wireless power receiving device that receives power from a wireless power feeding device while the portable article storage device is attached to the external device.
A functional device that is driven by the electric power received by the wireless power receiving device and exerts a predetermined action on the articles housed in the storage case.
An acquisition device that acquires an identification signal that identifies the external device, and
Equipped with a control device,
The control device is
A device identification unit that identifies the type of the external device based on the identification signal acquired by the acquisition device, and
It has a function adjusting unit that controls the operation of the functional device according to the identification result by the device identification unit.
Portable article storage device. The portable article storage device has a magnetic transmission portion through which magnetism is generated by an electromagnetic cooker, which is one of the external devices.
The functional device includes a temperature control device that regulates the temperature of articles housed in the storage case.
The portable article storage device according to claim 1. The control device is
If the external device identified by the device identification unit is different from the electromagnetic cooker, the temperature control device is driven to drive the temperature control device.
If the external device identified by the device identification unit is the electromagnetic cooker, the function adjustment unit does not drive the temperature control device.
The portable article storage device according to claim 2. The portable article storage device according to claim 1,
A refrigerator which is one of the external devices and has a mounting position where the portable article storage device is mounted in the refrigerator and a wireless power feeding device which is provided at the mounting position and supplies electric power wirelessly.
With an electromagnetic cooker, which is one of the other external devices,
Equipped with a home appliance cooking system. The refrigerator and the electromagnetic cooker are provided with a mounting position indicating portion indicating a position where the portable article storage device is mounted.
The home appliance cooking system according to claim 4.

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