KR101123359B1 - Apparatus of oven having variable boil space for cooking at the same time - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An oven having variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking is provided to enable a user to cook multiple food in different temperature conditions. CONSTITUTION: An oven having variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking comprises an outer case(110), a cavity(120), a button input part(210), a plurality of trays(150), a plurality of partitions(130), a heating portion(270), a fan(261), a cooling part(250), a temperature sensor(220), a plurality of partition detection sensors(230), and a controller. The controller operates the heating portion until the object temperature arrives to the present temperature. The controller operates the cooler until the object temperature arrives to the present temperature.

Description

Oven unit with variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking {APPARATUS OF OVEN HAVING VARIABLE BOIL SPACE FOR COOKING AT THE SAME TIME}

The present invention relates to an oven, and more particularly, it is possible to reduce unnecessary energy consumption by dividing the cooking space at a suitable size according to the amount or type of food at the same time, and to reduce the energy consumption between the divided cooking spaces. The present invention relates to an oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking that blocks to minimize interference between cooking spaces.

In general, an oven is an appliance that cooks food introduced into a cooking chamber using mainly heat of a heater as a heating source.

Such an oven may include an outer case forming an outer shape, a cavity provided inside the outer case to form a cooking chamber, a tray provided inside the cavity in which food is placed, a heater for applying heat to the cooking chamber, and A door for selectively opening and closing the cooking chamber is included.

In the cavity, a plurality of support parts for supporting the tray are formed up and down. Thus, the user can selectively mount the tray to each of the support parts.

In addition, a plurality of through holes are formed in the cavity to allow heat generated from the heater to be introduced into the cavity. Therefore, when heat is emitted from the heater, the heat is introduced into the cavity through the through hole to circulate the inside of the cavity to cook food placed in the tray.

However, such a conventional oven cooks various kinds or amounts of food in one space. When cooking a small amount, energy is wasted by heating a large space unnecessarily. In the case of repeating the cooking a number of times each, there was also a problem that wastes energy. In particular, in the case of a large-capacity cooking business there was a problem that the energy was further intensified.

In addition, in the conventional oven, when cooking compartments are divided by using partitions and foods having different temperatures are cooked at the same time, temperatures of different spaces are raised together by rising temperatures of adjacent cooking spaces. There was also a problem that it is difficult to effectively cook a kind of food at the same time.

The present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned conventional problems, by dividing the cooking space to the appropriate size according to the amount or type of food at the same time to reduce unnecessary energy consumption, the temperature between each divided cooking space It is an object of the present invention to provide an oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking, which cuts off the transmission and minimizes interference between the cooking spaces.

An oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking according to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the oven apparatus having a variable cooking space consisting of an outer case and a cavity for forming a plurality of cooking space therein, A button input unit formed at the front of the cavity to select and input a cooking temperature and a space division / merge function from a user, a plurality of trays provided inside the cavity to place food, and at least one space detachably formed in the cavity A plurality of partitions for dividing the heating unit, a heating unit for heating the food placed in the cavity, a fan for moving the heat generated from the heating unit to the cooking space of the cavity, and formed in close contact with one side of the partition, and inside the cooking space Cooling unit for cooling the temperature of the bath is formed in each cooking space A temperature sensor for sensing a temperature inside a space, a plurality of partition detection sensors for detecting whether the plurality of partitions are mounted, and a required temperature of the food located in each cooking space set according to an input of the button input unit and the temperature sensor Control the operation of the heating unit or the cooling unit by comparing the detected temperature, and determine the size of the use space according to the detection result of the partition detection sensor, and control by adjusting the appropriate cooking temperature according to the determined space A control unit, wherein the control unit,
If the preset target temperature is lower than the present temperature, the heating unit is operated until the target temperature reaches the present temperature, and if the target temperature exceeds the present temperature, the cooling unit is operated until the target temperature reaches the present temperature. When the cooking space is larger than the preset reference space, the target temperature is adjusted upward.

If the cooking space input from the button input unit and the cooking space detected by the partition detection sensor does not match, the partition mounting notification unit for outputting a partition mounting notification signal without performing a cooking operation under the control of the control unit.

The control unit operates a motor provided with the fan at the inner rear end of the cooking space when two or more cooking spaces are combined to separate one partition of the cavity.

The apparatus may further include a data storage configured to store the size of each cooking space, the cooking temperature and cooking time data according to the cooking space, and input and output the corresponding data under the control of the controller.

According to the oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking according to the present invention configured as described above, by dividing the size of the cooking space into an appropriate size and cooking at the same time according to the amount or type of food, unnecessary energy consumption can be reduced. . In particular, in the case of a large-capacity cooking business, the energy saving efficiency is further increased.

 In addition, by blocking the temperature transfer between each partitioned cooking space by the cooling unit formed in close contact with the partition to minimize the interference between the cooking space there is an effect that can effectively perform each cooking at different temperature conditions.

1 is a block diagram showing an oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking according to the present invention.
2 and 3 are side cross-sectional views showing one embodiment of an oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flow chart illustrating a process of selecting a partition space of the oven according to the present invention.
5 is a flow chart illustrating a process of selecting a merge space of an oven according to the present invention.

The terms or words used in this specification and claims are not to be construed as limiting in their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors may properly define the concept of terms in order to best explain their invention in the best way possible. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, “stop”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which is hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. It can be implemented as.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking according to the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate an example of an oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking according to the present invention. Side cross-sectional view shown.

As shown in the present invention, the oven 100, the outer case 110, the cavity 120, the through-hole 121, the partition 130, the door 140, the tray 150, the button input unit 210, Space division / merge button 211, temperature setting button 212, simultaneous cooking button 213, temperature sensor 220, partition detection sensor 230, control unit 240, cooling unit 250, motor 260 ), A fan 261, a heating unit 270, a partition mounting notification unit 280, and a data storage unit 290.

The cavity 120 forms a cooking space in the outer case 110 of the oven 100 of the present invention.

The button input unit 210 is formed in front of the cavity 120 to select and input a cooking temperature and a space division / merging function from the user.

To this end, the button input unit 210 includes a space division / merge button 211, a temperature setting button 212 and a simultaneous cooking button 213.

The space dividing / merging button 211 divides or merges the cooking spaces and variably sets the size of the cooking spaces.

The temperature setting button 212 sets a cooking temperature to be heated in the cooking space.

The simultaneous cooking button 213 advances cooking at the same time according to a preset temperature value set for each of the divided or merged cooking spaces.

A plurality of partitions 130 are detachably formed in the cavity 120 to define at least one space.

A plurality of trays 150 are provided in the cavity partitioned by the partition 130 to place food thereon.

The heating unit 270 heats the food placed in the cavity 120, and the pan 261 moves the heat generated from the heating unit 270 to the cooking space of the cavity 120.

The heating unit 270 may be a conventional heating wire or a heater, and the fan 261 is installed near the heating unit 270.

The cooling unit 250 cools the temperature inside the cooking space. To this end, the cooling unit 250 may use a conventional thermoelectric semiconductor (Peltier) element or a cooling means for circulating a refrigerant may be applied.

The cooling unit 250 may be installed in the vicinity of the partition 130, and may be formed in close contact with the bottom of the partition 130 so as not to interfere with the temperatures of adjacent cooking spaces.

At this time, the partition 130 is formed to be detachable in the cavity 120, the one side of the cooling unit 250 to be provided with a conventional connection connector that can be electrically contacted and separated from one side of the cavity 120. Can be.

The temperature sensor 220 is formed in each of the cooking spaces and senses a temperature inside the cooking space.

The plurality of partition detection sensors 230 determine whether the plurality of partitions 130 are mounted. The partition detection sensor 230 may use a conventional touch switch.

The control unit 240 compares the required temperature of the food located in each cooking space set according to the input of the button input unit 210 with the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 220 to the heating unit 270 or the cooling. While selectively controlling the operation of the unit 250, the size of the used space is determined according to the detection result of the partition detection sensor 230, and the appropriate cooking temperature suitable for the determined space is adjusted and controlled.

To this end, the controller 240 may apply a microcomputer (CPU), a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processing unit (MPU), or the like having normal operation, control, and determination functions.

In addition, the controller 240 operates the heating unit 270 until the target temperature reaches the current temperature when the preset target temperature is lower than the current temperature, and the target temperature when the target temperature exceeds the current temperature. The cooling unit 250 is operated until the temperature reaches the present temperature, but when the cooking space is larger than the preset reference space, the target temperature is adjusted upward.

When the cooking space input from the button input unit 210 and the cooking space detected by the partition detecting sensor 230 do not match, the partition mounting notifying unit 280 performs a cooking operation under the control of the controller 240. Instead, a partition mounting notification signal is output.

The data storage unit 290 stores the size of each cooking space, the cooking temperature and the cooking time data according to the size of the cooking space, and inputs and outputs the corresponding data under the control of the controller 240.

The operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting a divided space of an oven according to the present invention.

As shown, first, the user selects the cooking temperature and the divided space using the button input unit 210 formed in front of the cavity 120 (S101).

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when three cooking spaces are partitioned in the cavity 120, and two cooking spaces are used, a cooking command for dividing the cooking space using the space dividing / merging button 211 is provided. To set the upper two cooking spaces, and set each cooking temperature to be heated in the cooking space with the temperature setting button 212.

Subsequently, cooking is simultaneously performed according to a preset temperature value of each of the divided cooking spaces using the simultaneous cooking button 213.

Here, the plurality of partition detection sensors 230 respectively detect whether the plurality of partitions 130 are mounted, and each of the partitions may be divided into corresponding sections divided by the space division / merge button 211 from the controller 240. It is determined whether the partition 130 is installed (S102).

In this case, when the cooking space input by the button input unit 210 and the cooking space detected by the partition detection sensor 230 do not match, the partition installation notification is not performed under the control of the controller 240. The partition mounting notification signal is output through the unit 280 (S103).

On the other hand, when each partition 130 is installed in the corresponding section, the control unit 240 determines the size of the used space according to the detection result of the partition detection sensor 230, appropriate cooking for each determined space Control by adjusting the temperature.

Accordingly, the heating unit 270 or the cooling unit 250 may be compared by comparing the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 220 with the required temperature of the food located in each cooking space set according to the input of the button input unit 210. Selectively control the operation of).

Accordingly, the heating unit 270 heats the food placed in the cavity 120, and the pan 261 moves the heat generated from the heating unit 270 to the cooking space of the cavity 120 to cook. Perform a function (S104).

Thereafter, when the preset target temperature is lower than the current temperature, the controller 240 operates the heating unit 270 until the target temperature reaches the current temperature. On the other hand, when the target temperature exceeds the present temperature, the cooling unit 250 is operated until the target temperature reaches the present temperature (S105 to S107).

In this case, the controller 240 may adjust the target temperature upward when the cooking space is larger than a preset reference space.

The size of each cooking space, and thus the cooking temperature and cooking time data, may be stored in the data storage 290 in advance and input and output the corresponding data under the control of the controller 240.

Thereafter, when the cooking process is completed by determining whether a predetermined cooking process is completed, the control unit 240 stops the operation of the heating unit 270 and ends all cooking processes (S108 to S110).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of selecting a merge space of an oven according to the present invention.

As shown, first, the user selects the cooking temperature and the merging space using the button input unit 210 formed in front of the cavity 120 (S201).

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 3, in the cooking space in the cavity 120, one stage of the uppermost portion is divided and divided, and the remaining two and three stages are combined and used as one cooking space. Each cooking space may be merged by inputting a merge command of cooking spaces using the merge button 211.

Thereafter, a cooking temperature to be heated in each of the cooking spaces is set using the temperature setting button 212, and cooking is simultaneously performed according to a preset temperature value set in each of the cooking spaces using the simultaneous cooking button 213. Let's do it.

Here, the plurality of partition detection sensors 230 respectively detect whether the plurality of partitions 130 are mounted, and each of the partitions may be merged using the space dividing / merge button 211 from the controller 240. It is determined whether the partition 130 has been removed (S202).

In this case, when the cooking space input by the button input unit 210 and the cooking space detected by the partition detection sensor 230 do not match, the partition installation notification is not performed under the control of the controller 240. The partition mounting notification signal is output through the unit 280 (S203).

On the other hand, when each partition 130 is installed in the corresponding section, the control unit 240 determines the size of the used space according to the detection result of the partition detection sensor 230, appropriate cooking for each determined space Control by adjusting the temperature.

Accordingly, the heating unit 270 or the cooling unit 250 may be compared by comparing the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 220 with the required temperature of the food located in each cooking space set according to the input of the button input unit 210. Selectively control the operation of).

Accordingly, the heating unit 270 heats the food placed in the cavity 120, and the pan 261 moves the heat generated from the heating unit 270 to the cooking space of the cavity 120 to cook. Perform a function (S204).

In this case, when the control unit 240 separates any one partition 130 of the cavity 120 and merges two or more cooking spaces, the control unit 240 includes the motor 260 and the fan 261 at the bottom of the cooking space. The bay can be operated to reduce energy consumption.

In other words, the amount of energy consumed when cooking small ovens or large dishes is almost the same. For example, cooking 100 servings in an oven that can serve 500 servings, cooking 500 servings, or energy consumption is almost the same, which can reduce energy and time savings in these areas.

Thereafter, the controller 240 operates the heating unit 270 until the target temperature reaches the current temperature when the preset target temperature is lower than the current temperature, and when the target temperature exceeds the current temperature, the target temperature. The cooling unit 250 is operated until the temperature reaches the present temperature (S205 to S207).

In this case, the controller 240 may adjust the target temperature upward when the cooking space is larger than a preset reference space.

The size of each cooking space, and thus the cooking temperature and cooking time data, may be stored in the data storage 290 in advance and input and output the corresponding data under the control of the controller 240.

Thereafter, when the cooking process is completed by determining whether a predetermined cooking process is completed, the control unit 240 stops the operation of the heating unit 270 and ends all cooking processes (S208 to S210).

Therefore, by providing a variable cooking space that can change the size and cooking temperature of the cooking space according to the amount of cooking, it is possible to heat various kinds of food at the same time to reduce the unnecessary energy to cook, each partitioned by the cooling unit By interfering the temperature transfer between the cooking space of the minimizing the interference between the cooking space can be effectively performed each cooking at different temperature conditions.

While the invention has been described in detail with respect to the embodiments described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible within the spirit of the invention, and such modifications and variations belong to the appended claims.

100: oven 110: outer case
120: cavity 121: through-hole
130: partition 140: door
150: tray 210: button input unit
211: Space division / merge button 212: Temperature setting button
213: simultaneous cooking button 220: temperature sensor
230: partition detection sensor 240: control unit
250: cooling unit 260: motor
261: fan 270: heating part
280: partition mounting notification unit 290: data storage unit

Claims (5)

An oven apparatus having an outer case and a variable cooking space composed of a cavity forming a plurality of cooking spaces therein,
A button input unit formed in front of the cavity to select and input a cooking temperature and a space division / merging function from a user;
A plurality of trays provided in the cavity and on which food is placed;
A plurality of partitions detachably formed in the cavity to define at least one space;
A heating unit for heating the food placed in the cavity;
A fan for moving the heat generated by the heating unit to the cooking space of the cavity;
A cooling unit formed in close contact with one side of the partition to cool a temperature inside the cooking space;
A temperature sensor formed in each of the cooking spaces to sense a temperature inside the cooking space;
A plurality of partition detection sensors each detecting whether the plurality of partitions are mounted; And
Selectively controlling the operation of the heating unit or the cooling unit by comparing the temperature detected by the temperature sensor with the required temperature of the food located in each cooking space set according to the input of the button input unit, and detecting the partition detection sensor. And a control unit for determining the size of the used space according to the result and adjusting and controlling an appropriate cooking temperature suitable for the determined space.
If the preset target temperature is lower than the present temperature, the heating unit is operated until the target temperature reaches the present temperature, and if the target temperature exceeds the present temperature, the cooling unit is operated until the target temperature reaches the present temperature. When the cooking space is larger than the preset reference space, the oven apparatus having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking, characterized in that for adjusting the target temperature upward. The method of claim 1,
If the cooking space input from the button input unit and the cooking space detected by the partition detection sensor does not match, further comprising a partition mounting notification unit for outputting a partition mounting notification signal without performing a cooking operation under the control of the controller; An oven device having a variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking. delete The method of claim 1,
The control unit,
Oven having a variable cooking space for the simultaneous cooking, characterized in that for operating the motor having the pan at the rear rear end of the cooking space when any one of the partitions of the cavity is combined to combine the two or more cooking spaces Device. The method of claim 1,
A variable cooking space for simultaneous cooking further comprising a data storage unit for storing the size of each cooking space, the cooking temperature and cooking time data according to the cooking space, and inputting / outputting the corresponding data under the control of the controller. Oven device having a.

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