KR0178125B1 - Cooking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

[assignment]

Providing a convenient cooking device.

[Resolution]

The control unit 6 reduces the digital display displayed on the grill timer time and the LED 4 as time passes, and when the grill timer time becomes 0 and the display of the LED 4 becomes 0, the grill burners 31 and 32 ) Digestion, and keep displaying 0 for 1 minute.

Description

Cooking device

1 is a front view of a gas table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an explanatory diagram of the gas table of FIG.

3 is an explanatory diagram of an ignition / fire extinguishing switch of the gas table of FIG.

4 is a block diagram of the gas table of FIG.

5 is a waveform diagram showing the buzzer, LED, and ignition / extinguishing button of the gas table of FIG.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing the transition of the display of the LED of the gas table of FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

4 LED (Indicator) 5 Piezo Buzzer

6: control unit (control means) 7: dry cell

31: grill burner (heating means) 32: grill burner (heating means)

A: gas table (cooking device) n: cooking vessel

f: fish (cooked product)

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a cooking apparatus having an indicator for digitally displaying the remaining time and cooking time.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, a burner for heating a cooking vessel and fish, a light emitting diode (LED) for digitally displaying the remaining cooking time, and, for example, reducing the digital element of the LED every one minute elapses and burner when the remaining cooking time becomes zero. Table grinders with control means for instructing fire extinguishing are already known as Korean Patent Publication No. 94-4004 (published date May 10, 1994).

[Problems that the invention tries to solve]

The conventional tabletop has been found to have the following problems because only the remaining time is displayed and the remaining cooking time becomes 0 and the digital display of the LED becomes zero, the digital display is turned off instantaneously.

(A) If the user returns to the tabletop after the time when the remaining cooking time reaches zero, the digital display is turned off, so it is not easy to determine whether cooking is finished or misfired.

(B) In particular, in the grill apparatus, when the user returns to the place where the table cook is after the time when the remaining cooking time reaches zero, the digital display is turned off, so the fish may be forgotten to be taken out.

In addition, in order to solve the problems of (a) and (b) above, it is conceivable to maintain the zero display even after the remaining cooking time reaches zero, but it consumes power due to the continuation of the display. When used, there is a problem that the life of the battery is shortened.

An object of the present invention is to provide a cooking apparatus which is easy to use.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to solve the said subject, this invention employ | adopted the following structures.

(1) heating means for heating a cooked product or cooking vessel, a digital display for displaying the remaining cooking time, a buzzer for notifying by ringing, and the remaining cooking time and the display in response to the passage of time. A cooking apparatus comprising a control means for reducing the digital display and stopping the operation of the heating means when the remaining cooking time reaches zero, wherein the control means has the remaining time becoming zero and the digital display becomes zero. After that, zero display is maintained for a predetermined time.

(2) a heating means for heating a cooked product or a cooking vessel, a digital display for displaying the remaining cooking time, a buzzer for notifying by ringing, and the remaining cooking time and the display for displaying with time. In the cooking apparatus having a control means for reducing the digital display and stopping the operation of the heating means when the remaining cooking time is zero, the control means, the remaining cooking time is 0, the digital display is 0 After a predetermined time from the end of cooking time, 0 display of the indicator is stopped and a buzzer sounds every set time.

(3) It has the structure of said (2), The said heating means is a grill heating means, The said remaining cooking time is the remaining cooking time of the said grill heating means.

(4) It has the structure of said (2) or (3), The said indicator is a segment type LED, and the operation power supply is a dry battery.

[Effects and Effects of the Invention]

[Claim 1]

After the user instructs to cook the timer, the cooker stops, but returns to the cooking place after the remaining time becomes zero. If the remaining time becomes zero and within the predetermined time, the display shows 0 is displayed.

At this time, when the user sees the zero display of the indicator, the timer can be easily checked that the cooking device is easy to use.

In addition, when a predetermined time elapses after the remaining time becomes zero, the zero display turns off, so that the power consumption can be kept relatively low.

[Claim 2]

When the user instructs the timer cooking and is near the cooking apparatus at the end of the timer cooking, the user can easily confirm that the timer cooking is finished.

Even if the user is away from the cooking apparatus after instructing the timer to cook, the heating means is stopped when the remaining cooking time reaches zero, and the heating means is stopped, and the predetermined time after the remaining cooking time reaches zero. If not, the digital display of the indicator shows zero. At this time, when the user sees the zero display of the indicator, it is easy to confirm that the timer cooking is finished.

When the display returns after the lapse of a predetermined time, the digital display of the indicator is turned off, but the buzzer sounds every set time, so that the end of timer cooking can be easily confirmed.

Therefore, the cooking apparatus is excellent in ease of use.

In addition, since the buzzer only sounds every predetermined time, the power consumption can be kept relatively low.

[Claim 3]

Even if the cooker is away from the cooking device after instructing the cooking of the grill, when the heating device returns to the place where the cooking device remains after the remaining heating time reaches zero, the heating of the grill heating means is stopped, and the predetermined heating time becomes zero. If it is within the time, the digital display of the indicator shows zero. At this time, when the user sees the 0 mark of the indicator, it is easy to confirm that the cooking of the grill is finished.

In the case of returning after the elapse of a predetermined time, the digital display of the indicator is turned off but the buzzer sounds every predetermined time, so that the completion of the grill cooking can be easily confirmed.

Therefore, the cooking apparatus is excellent in ease of use.

In addition, since the buzzer only sounds every predetermined time, the power consumption can be kept relatively low.

[Claim 4]

Since the remaining cooking time becomes 0 and the digital display becomes 0, the display continues to display 0 only for a predetermined time, or in addition, the buzzer sounds every predetermined time (when claim 2 is cited). Segmented LEDs (relatively high current consumption) do not significantly shorten battery life.

[Embodiment of the Invention]

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, one Embodiment (it respond | corresponds to Claim 1-4) of this invention is described in detail based on FIG.

As shown in the figure, the gas table A includes a gas furnace 1, 2, a grill 3, an LED 4 indicating a grill timer time, etc., a piezoelectric buzzer 5, and an LED 4 which ring at the end of cooking. ), A control unit 6 for controlling the piezoelectric buzzer 5, and the like, and a dry cell 7.

The gas stove 1 is equipped with an H burner (4100 kcal; 11), and the gas is supplied to the gas supply pipe (10) provided with a gas amount regulating valve (not shown) and a safety valve (12). Then, the ignition electrode 16 is ignited and burned by the spark discharge. In addition, the gas furnace 1 includes a thermistor 17 for pressing down the bottom of the cooking vessel n.

The gas amount regulating valve increases or decreases the gas amount supplied to the H burner 11 by changing the valve opening degree depending on the position of the lever 13 formed in the front upper part.

The safety valve 12 starts valve opening when the ignition / extinguishing button 14 is pressed to the 3 position of FIG. In addition, when the electromotive force of the thermocouple 15 is equal to or greater than the ignition detection level (2.8 mV), the safety valve 12 releases the ignition / extinguishing button 14 and returns the valve to the ⑤ position in FIG. Is maintained.

The gas stove 2 includes an M burner (2300 kcal; 21), and the gas is supplied to the gas supply pipe 20 provided with a gas amount control valve (not shown) and a safety valve 22. Then, the ignition electrode 26 is ignited and burned by the spark discharge.

The gas amount regulating valve increases or decreases the amount of gas supplied to the M burner 21 by changing the valve opening degree by the position of the lever 23 formed in the front upper part.

The safety valve 22 starts valve opening when the ignition / extinguishing button 24 is pressed to the 3 position of FIG. When the electromotive force of the thermocouple 25 is equal to or higher than the valve opening holding level, the safety valve 22 maintains the valve opening even when the ignition / extinguishing button 24 is released and returned to the position ⑤ in FIG.

The grill 3 is provided with grill burners 31 and 32 (each 1950 kcal) for grilling fish f on both sides, and the grill burners 31 and 32 have a gas flow control valve (not shown) and a safety valve 33. Gas is supplied to the gas supply pipe 30 in which is installed, and is ignited and combusted by the spark discharge of the ignition electrode 38.

The gas amount regulating valve increases or decreases the gas amount supplied to the grill burners 31 and 32 by changing the valve opening degree according to the positions of the levers 34 and 35 formed in the front upper part.

The safety valve 33 starts valve opening when the ignition / extinguishing button 36 is pressed to the 3 position of FIG. In addition, when the electromotive force of the thermocouple 37 is equal to or greater than the ignition detection level (2.5 mV), the safety valve 33 releases the ignition / extinguishing button 36 and returns the valve to the ⑤ position in FIG. do.

The LED 4 whose light emission is controlled by the CPU 61 of the control unit 6 and the LED drive circuit 62 is a 7-segment LED (two consecutive) having a maximum current consumption of about 70 mA, and the grill burner 31 During the combustion of (32), the remaining time of the grill timer is displayed by light emission in minutes or seconds.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when ignition detection is performed by the thermocouple 37, display is started (8 indicating 8 minutes).

Then, as shown below, the numeric display is reduced while the colon. Is turned on / off in one second cycle (0.5 sec on-0.5 sec off).

8. → 7. → 6. → 5. → 4 .... …

In addition, when 30 seconds before the end of the grill timer, as shown below, the colon is turned off and the display is changed from 1. to 30, and the number display is reduced every 1 second.

2. → 1 → 30 → 29 → 28 → 27 → 26 … → 1 → 0

Then, even when the grill timer is finished and the display of the LED 4 becomes 0, as shown in FIG. 5, 0 display is continued for 60 seconds.

The piezoelectric buzzer 5 whose ringing is controlled by the CPU 61 and the buzzer driving circuit 63 of the control unit 6 has a current consumption of about 40 mA when ringing, as shown in FIG. When the fire button is pressed (100mS rings), the grill timer sounds 30 seconds remaining (90mS rings-40mS stop x 3 times), and when the grill timer ends (1.5S rings every 60S).

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 6 includes a CPU 61, an LED driving circuit 62, a buzzer driving circuit 63, a battery voltage monitoring circuit 64, and the like. 611, 612, thermistor 17, grill timer time increase / decrease switches (601, 602), thermocouples (15, 37) based on signals from safety valves (12, 33), buzzers (5), battery replacement alarm (65), Control the LED (4).

The ignition / fire extinguishing buttons 14, 24, and 34 are in the ① position of FIG. 3 in the extinguishing state, and when pressed inward from the ② position, the igniter operation micro switches 651, 652, 653 are turned ON, and the igniter 66 is operated. The high voltage is applied to the ignition electrodes 16, 26 and 38. In addition, when the ignition / extinguishing buttons 14 and 36 are pushed inward from the position ② in Fig. 3, the micro switches 611 and 612 for supplying the battery voltage to the control unit 6 are turned on.

In addition, the ignition / fire extinguishing buttons 14, 24, and 36 are pushed all the way inward (4 position in Fig. 3), and when released, the motor stops at the 5 position. In case of extinguishing, press again to the inside and then release to return to extinguishing position (① position). This operation is performed by the conventionally known heart cam mechanism.

The dry cell 7 is a series of two single manganese cells connected in series and has electric power for operating the LED 4, the buzzer 5, and the control unit 6.

Next, the advantages of the gas table A of the present embodiment will be described below.

(A) After the user presses the ignition / extinguishing button 36 to start grill cooking (for example, cooking time of 8 minutes), the user falls off the gas table A and starts the cooking (exactly when the ignition is detected). If the gas table (A) is returned to the place where 8 minutes have elapsed before, the remaining cooking time becomes 0, and when the cooking is completed, the buzzer 5 rings, and the user knows the completion of the cooking by the buzzer's ringing. Can be.

In addition, when returning to the place where the gas table A is located after 8 minutes have elapsed since the start of the aperture, the digital display of the LED 4 displays 0. It can be easily confirmed that cooking has been completed normally.

In addition, when returning after 9 minutes from the start of the aperture, the digital display of the LED 4 is turned off, but since the buzzer 5 sounds every set time from the end of the cooking time, it is possible to confirm that the grill cooking is finished. You won't forget to take your cooked fish out.

(B) The zero-continuous display time of the 7-segment type LED 4 with a large current consumption (approximately 60 mA at 0 display) is set to 1 minute, so that the battery 7 is not burdened and the battery 7 It does not significantly shorten the life.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the LED 4 is turned on as 0 display, but may be flickered.

In addition, in the said embodiment, although the buzzer 5 sounded at the end of cooking, it does not need to ring.

In addition, although grill burners 31 and 32 are shown as grill heating means, you may be an electric heater.

Incidentally, in the above embodiment, the remaining cooking time is shown from the ignition detection time, but may be timed from the ignition operation.

Claims (4)

Heating means for heating the object to be heated or the cooking vessel, an indicator 4 for digitally displaying the remaining cooking time, a buzzer 5 for notifying by ringing, and the remaining cooking time and the indicator 4 in response to the passage of time. In the cooking apparatus provided with the control means 6 which decreases the digital display displayed on) and stops the operation of the heating means when the remaining cooking time reaches zero, the control means 6 is the remaining time. And 0 is displayed for a predetermined time after the digital display becomes 0. Heating means for heating the object to be heated or the cooking vessel, an indicator 4 for digitally displaying the remaining cooking time, a buzzer 5 for notifying by ringing, and the remaining cooking time and the indicator 4 in response to the passage of time. In the cooking apparatus provided with the control means 6 which reduces the digital display displayed on the display and stops the operation of the heating means when the remaining cooking time reaches zero, the control means 6 comprises the remaining cooking. And a zero time display of the indicator (4) after a predetermined time from a cooking end time when the time becomes zero and the digital display becomes zero, and the buzzer (5) sounds every set time. 3. The cooking apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the heating means is grill heating means (31,32), and the remaining cooking time is the remaining heating time of the grill heating means (31,32). 4. A cooking apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the indicator (4) is a segmented LED and the operating power source is a dry battery (7).