KR101428810B1 - Oven - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an oven, and more particularly, to an oven having a steam generator.

An oven according to the present invention includes: a body provided with a cavity for providing space for cooking food; and a cabinet in which a plurality of electric components are installed; A steam tank formed at one side of the cavity for heating water to be received; A superheater for further increasing the temperature of the steam generated in the steam tank; And a guide unit for simultaneously or selectively supplying the high-temperature steam generated in the superheater to the inner space of the cavity and the outer space of the main body. The oven configured as described above has an advantage that the utilization of the product is increased and the sanitary humidification function can be implemented.

Oven, steam, humidification, superheat

Description

Oven {Oven}

The present invention relates to an oven, and more particularly, to an oven having a steam generator.

The oven is one of the cooking utensils for cooking food by applying high heat to the food contained in the internal space. The inner space of the oven is provided with a cavity for providing a space for accommodating food, and the food stored in the cavity is cooked by a heat transfer method such as radiation or convection due to a high temperature atmosphere inside the cavity .

In the process of cooking food stored in the cavity provided in the cavity of the oven, the surface of the food is first heated to a high temperature, and the surface of the food is heated to a high temperature, Thereby transferring heat to the inside of the chamber.

Thus, when the food is cooked using the oven, the heat transfer starts from the surface of the food, and the inside of the food is ripened. At this time, in the food, the inner part of the food is consecutively consumed continuously or the surface of the food is burned, and the by-products such as the combustion gas and the exhaust gas are generated.

The combustion gas and the exhaust gas generated by the combustion of the food are pressed against the inner wall surface of the cavity to cause the odor of the cavity interior and adversely affect the hygiene.

In view of such a problem, there has been proposed a technique in which steam, which is hot air, is applied to the inner space of the cavity, and the food is cooked using the applied high-temperature steam. That is, a large number of ovens are available that can be used for cooking food using high-temperature steam.

However, in the oven constructed as described above, the following problems arise.

The typical cooking method that is cooked using the high temperature steam function is to cook the steamed food. In such a steamed dish, the frequency of use is remarkably lower than that of the ordinary cooking, so that the high temperature steam function is used only as the steam cooking function, A problem that is limited is caused.

In addition, it is not a problem to add an expensive steam function to a product for use in a steamed dish in which the frequency of use is considerably lowered, and a problem that the function of the product is limited, A problem occurs.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an oven in which the use frequency for using the steam function built in the oven is increased to improve the utilization of the product and further increase the necessity of the product The purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an oven comprising: a body provided with a cavity for providing a space for cooking food; and an electric room having a plurality of electric components; A steam tank formed at one side of the cavity for heating water to be received; A superheater for further increasing the temperature of the steam generated in the steam tank; And a guide unit for simultaneously or selectively supplying the high-temperature steam generated in the superheater to the inner space of the cavity and the outer space of the main body.
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an oven comprising: a body provided with a cavity for providing a space for cooking food; and a battery compartment provided with a plurality of electric components; A steam generator installed at one side of the cavity; And a guide unit for guiding the steam generated in the steam generator to be discharged into one space simultaneously or selected into the inner space of the cavity and the outer space of the main body; And the like.

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The oven according to the present invention, which is constructed as described above, can be advantageous in that the use of steam due to the high-temperature steam generated in the internal space is expanded, thereby increasing the utilization of the product and improving the satisfaction with the product.

In addition, there is an effect of solving the causes of indoor air pollution caused by bacteria by sterilization by heating, and there is an advantage that a hygienic humidification function can be realized due to the solution of indoor air pollution.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventive concept. However, this is also included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of an oven according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, an oven according to the present invention includes a cavity 110 for providing space for cooking food in an inner space of a body 100 forming an outer shape, and a plurality of Electric parts are installed and cooked by heating the food contained in the internal space of the cavity 110.

A door 120 for selectively opening and closing the front surface of the cavity 110 is provided on the front surface of the cavity 110. A cavity 120 is formed at one side of the cavity 110 and an inner space of the cavity 110, A steam generator (300 in Fig. 2) is provided for generating steam for simultaneous or selective provision to an external space.

The steam generator 300 is installed in a separate space on one side of the cavity 110. A separate steam door 130 is provided on the front surface of the space where the steam generator 300 is installed, Thereby selectively opening and closing the space in which the apparatus 300 is installed.

A control panel 140 for operating a plurality of electric components is disposed at an upper end of the front surface of the main body 100. The control panel 140 is provided with a control panel 140, A plurality of buttons and knobs are provided, and a display unit for displaying the operating state of the main body 100 is provided.

The main body 100 is provided with a discharge port 150 through which steam is discharged to humidify the external space of the main body 100 by steam generated from the steam generator 300.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the steam generator 300 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the construction of a steam generator installed in an oven according to the present invention.

It is a matter of course that a certain degree of high-temperature steam is required to cook food by steam. In order to satisfy such a condition, the steam generator 300 is provided with steam Is carried out.

In order to perform the steam generation process through the plurality of steps, a steam tank 310 is provided on one side of the cavity 110, a first heater 312 for applying heat to the steam tank 310, Respectively. The water contained in the steam tank 310 is heated by the heating action of the first heater 312 to generate steam.

The steam generated in the steam tank 310 by the heating action of the first heater 312 has a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius or more. Since the steam generated in the steam tank 310 does not cook food but is not suitable for cooking food, the steam discharged from the steam tank 310 is secondarily heated again do.

That is, the steam discharged from the steam tank 310 flows into the superheater 320 for the secondary heating. The high temperature steam which is secondarily heated in the superheater 320 is discharged to the external space of the main body 100 to humidify the space in which the main body 100 is placed or is supplied to the internal space of the cavity 110, Cooked.

Hereinafter, a case where high-temperature steam heated by the superheater 320 is introduced into the cavity of the cavity 110 to be used for cooking food will be described in detail.

The super heater (320) is provided with a second heater (322) for secondarily heating the steam generated in the steam tank (310). The steam that is secondarily heated by the second heater 322 is over 100 degrees Celsius and reaches a higher temperature.

According to the experiment, it was confirmed that the temperature of the steam discharged from the superheater 320 can be heated to a temperature of 250 degrees Celsius or more.

The steam generator 300 guides the transfer of the steam from the steam tank 310 to the superheater 320. The steam generated by the superheater 320 flows into the internal space of the cavity 110 And a guide portion 350 for guiding the body 100 to be discharged into a space in which the body 100 is placed.

The guide unit 350 includes a first guide pipe 352 for guiding the steam from the steam tank 310 to the superheater 320 and a second guide pipe 352 for heating the steam supplied to the superheater 320, A second guide pipe 354 for guiding the steam to the inner space of the cavity 110 and a third guide pipe 356 for guiding the high temperature steam discharged from the superheater 320 to a space where the main body 100 is placed, .

The steam discharged from the superheater 320 is guided to the inner space of the cavity 110. A second guide pipe 354 is provided between the cavity 110 and the superheater 320 to guide the steam heated by the superheater 320 into the cavity of the cavity 110, The high temperature steam which is secondarily heated by the superheater 320 is guided to the internal space of the cavity 110 by the condenser 354.

The operation of moving the high temperature steam to the internal space of the cavity 110 is performed by the steam fan 324 provided in the second guide pipe 354. The steam fan 324 generates a suction force by rotating the steam fan 324 to induce high temperature steam heated in the superheater 320 to flow to the second guide pipe 354, Is discharged to the inner space of the cavity (110).

The high-temperature steam transferred to the second guide pipe 354 along the second guide pipe 354 by the suction force generated by the rotational movement of the steam fan 324 flows into the inside of the cavity 110 Is further heated by the third heater 326 and supplied to the inner space of the cavity 110 before being supplied to the space.

The third heater 326 further heats the high-temperature steam secondarily heated by the superheater 320 so that the temperature of the third heater 326 is higher than the high-temperature steam temperature of 250 < And heated. The high-temperature steam heated by the third heater 326 to be heated to a temperature of 250 degrees Celsius or more is used for heating and cooking the food contained in the internal space of the cavity 110. Such an operation may be referred to as a steam cooking mode.

Further, the second guide pipe 354 may be provided with a spray nozzle for spraying the high-temperature steam heated by the third heater 326 into the internal space of the cavity 110.

Hereinafter, a case where high-temperature steam heated by the superheater 320 is discharged to the outer space of the main body 100 and is used for humidifying the space where the main body 100 is placed will be described in detail.

Since the process of supplying steam to the superheater 320 from the steam tank 310 is the same as that described above, the steam introduced into the superheater 320 is supplied to the superheater 320 by the superheater 320, And then discharged to the outer space of the main body 100 through the discharge port 150. [

A third guide pipe 356 is provided between the superheater 320 and the discharge port 150 to guide the high temperature steam secondarily heated by the superheater 320 to the discharge port 150, The guide pipe 356 is provided with a humidifying fan 330. The humidification fan 330 rotates and transfers high-temperature steam discharged from the superheater 320 to the discharge port 150 formed on the upper surface of the main body 100.

The high-temperature steam transferred to the discharge port 150 by the humidification fan 330 is discharged through the discharge port 150, thereby humidifying the space in which the main body 100 is placed. Such an operation mode may be referred to as a humidification mode.

In this embodiment, the humidification mode is performed. In particular, when the humidifier is operated in the humidification mode, high-temperature steam heated to a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius or more is discharged by the steam tank 310, There is an advantage that a germicidal effect which can not be obtained at all by the humidifier operated by the ultrasonic method can be obtained. If the superheater 320 is operated, the sterilization effect, which may be insufficient only by the steam tank 310, can be further improved.

Meanwhile, the high-temperature steam discharged from the superheater 320 as well as the steam fan 324 and the humidification fan 330 is selectively transferred to the second guide pipe 354 and the third guide pipe 356 The opening / closing member 340 is provided.

The open / close side 340 serves to selectively discharge the high-temperature steam discharged from the superheater 320 and to prevent backflow of the flowing steam.

Accordingly, in the steam cooking mode for cooking only the food stored in the cavity 110, the high-temperature steam discharged from the superheater 320 by the rotation of the steam fan 324 flows into the second guide Closing side 340 installed in the second guide pipe 354 is opened so as to be guided by the pipe 354 and supplied to the internal space of the cavity 110 and is installed in the third guide pipe 356 The opening and closing sides 340 are controlled to be shielded.

In addition, when the humidification mode for humidifying the space where the main body 100 is placed is controlled, the opening and closing sides 340 provided on the second guide pipe 354 are controlled to be shielded, Closing side 340 installed in the third guide pipe 356 so that the high temperature steam discharged from the superheater 320 by the movement can be discharged to the external space of the main body 100 through the discharge port 150. [ Is controlled to be opened.

In this way, it is possible to prevent the steam loss at a high temperature discharged from the superheater 320, and it is possible to discharge the high-temperature steam to the space desired by the user, so that the operation efficiency of each mode can be expected to be improved , And the utility of high temperature steam can be improved.

Therefore, according to the oven of the present invention, it is possible to cook the food stored in the internal space of the cavity 110 by performing the steam cooking mode, and in the configuration used for the operation of the steam cooking mode, It is possible to use a humidifying mode for increasing the humidity of the space in which the main body 100 is placed.

In addition, since the steam is heated at least twice to generate high-temperature steam, it is possible to expect that the problem of hygiene caused by the parasitic bacteria such as water or steam tank is not generated at all.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. See you.

First, the superheater 320 for heating the steam supplied from the steam tank 310 to overheat the steam may not be provided. In other words, the steam discharged for the humidification of the space in which the main body 100 is placed may not raise the temperature to 100 degrees Celsius, and the steam discharged into the inner space of the cavity 110 is discharged to the third heater 326 The superheater 320 may not be provided since the superheater 320 can not be provided even if the steam cooking mode or the humidification mode using the steam is not provided because the superheater 320 is not provided.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the high temperature steam, which is overheated by the superheater 320, is branched into the second guide pipe 354 and the third guide pipe 356, According to another embodiment, it may be possible to divide the space in which the main body 100 is placed or the internal space of the cavity 110 before entering the superheater 320.

In the above-described embodiment, the high temperature steam is supplied to the internal space of the cavity 110 or the space in which the main body 100 is placed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the cavity 110 It is preferable that high temperature steam is simultaneously supplied to the inner space of the main body 100 and the space where the main body 100 is placed. However, in consideration of the efficiency of using high temperature steam, will be.

The oven according to the present invention is applied to an oven provided with a cavity for providing a space for cooking food, so that food can be cooked by the supplied high-temperature steam and humidification of the space where the oven is placed can be performed The benefits of higher utilization of the oven can be expected.

In addition, it is possible to implement the humidification mode without the hygiene problem that causes a problem in the conventional humidifier, so that it is possible to expect an advantage that the concern about the health of the user can be dispelled.

These benefits are expected to increase demand for ovens and contribute to the development of the oven industry as demand for ovens grows.

1 is a perspective view showing the external shape of an oven according to the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for generating steam in an oven according to the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

100. Body 110. Cavity

120. Door 130. Steam door

140. Control panel 150. Outlet

300. Steam generator 310. Steam tank

312. First heater 320. Superheater

322. Second heater 324. Steam fan

326. Third Heater 330. Humidification Fan

340. Opening / closing valve 350. Guide section

352. First guide pipe 354. Second guide pipe

356. Third Guide Hall

Claims (11)

delete delete delete A main body provided with a cavity for providing space for cooking food, and an electric compartment in which a plurality of electric components are installed; A steam tank formed at one side of the cavity for heating water to be received; And A superheater for further increasing the temperature of the steam generated in the steam tank; / RTI > And a guide portion for simultaneously or selectively supplying the high-temperature steam generated in the superheater to the inner space of the cavity and the outer space of the main body. 5. The method of claim 4, The guide portion A first guide pipe for guiding the steam generated in the steam tank to the superheater; A second guide pipe for guiding the high-temperature steam generated in the superheater to the inner space of the cavity; And A third guide pipe for guiding high-temperature steam generated in the superheater to an outer space of the main body; And an oven. 5. The method of claim 4, Wherein the guide further comprises a fan for flowing high-temperature steam generated in the superheater to an inner space of the cavity and an outer space of the main body. 6. The method of claim 5, And the second guide pipe is further provided with a nozzle for spraying high-temperature steam generated in the superheater into the internal space of the cavity. 6. The method of claim 5, And the second guide tube is provided with a third heater for further heating the high temperature steam supplied to the internal space of the cavity. A main body provided with a cavity for providing space for cooking food, and an electric compartment in which a plurality of electric components are installed; A steam generator installed at one side of the cavity; And A guide unit for guiding the steam generated in the steam generator to be discharged into a space simultaneously or selected into the inner space of the cavity and the outer space of the main body; . 10. The method of claim 9, Wherein the guide unit is provided with an opening / closing member capable of selectively moving steam generated in the steam generator. 10. The method of claim 9, In the guide portion, A steam fan for transferring steam generated in the steam generator to be supplied to the internal space of the cavity, Wherein the steam generated by the steam generator is delivered to the outside space of the main body.

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