KR101844717B1 - Smart induction range and smart cooking system therewith - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart induction range and a smart cooking system using the same. The smart induction range comprises: an enclosure-shaped main body having an opened upper portion; an induction heater support installed in the main body; an induction heater mounted on and fixated to the induction heater support; a heat dissipating unit dissipating heat in the main body to the outside; an upper cover supporting cooking utensils; an input module to which cooking modes for operating the induction heater and cooking parameters operated in accordance with the cooking mode are inputted; a temperature sensor which measures the temperature of the cooking utensils; and an induction heater controller which controls the operations of the induction heater and the heat dissipating unit. According to the present invention, when the various cooking modes and the cooking parameters operated in accordance with the cooking modes are selected through the input module, the operation of the induction heater is automatically controlled in accordance with the selected cooking modes and the cooking parameters, and food is cooked, thereby remarkably enhancing user convenience.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a smart induction range and a smart cooking system using the same.

The present invention relates to a smart induction range and a smart cooking system using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a smart induction range and a smart cooking system using the smart induction range.

Generally, food is cooked by being heated or boiled by a cooker with water or seasoning added. These cooking utensils include various cooking utensils such as a microwave oven, a gas range, an oven, a steamer, an electric rice cooker, and a pot.

Heated cookers are more convenient than wood burning or petroleum burning since long ago, and they have been widely used recently because they are clean. Especially, there is a tendency that a heating cooker which does not have a burning process like electricity is more popular than a burning type. In this trend, not only electric ovens and microwave ovens but also hot plate ranges and highlight ranges have been widely used.

Although most of the gas ranges that are widely used now are installed in the sink, it is convenient to cook, but the temperature can not be controlled automatically and the cooking can not be selected. In case of carelessness due to the flame, There is an inconvenience.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a cooking device which can be conveniently used like a gas range, and which can be conveniently and safely used while reducing the risk of fire during cooking, such as an electric oven, a microwave oven, and an electric rice cooker. In response to this demand, , A highlight range and the like are used.

However, since the hot plate range, the highlight range and the like are made more convenient because of the use of electricity, since the plate portion on which the cooking vessel is placed is heated by the heating coil inside the apparatus, There is a problem that it is difficult to control the temperature of the food as desired when cooking such that the heated plate is not easily cooled.

In addition, there is a problem that a hot plate heated once does not easily cool down, and there is a danger of fire or burn due to the cooked plate because the plate must be cooled for at least several tens minutes.

In order to solve this problem, an induction heating cooker has been developed which generates an induction current by a magnetic field generated in a coil to heat the cooking vessel. An example of such an induction heating cooker is disclosed in Korean Patent Laid- -0093681 (published on Aug. 23, 2012), a range cover case in which a working coil in which a high frequency magnetic field is generated, a working coil in which a high frequency magnetic field is generated, and a top plate is formed, and a high frequency magnetic field A resonance frequency generating unit for generating a resonance frequency of a high frequency magnetic field generated in the working coil, and a frequency control unit connected to the resonance frequency generating unit to automatically search for a resonance frequency, Wherein the frequency adjusting unit includes a resonance frequency generating unit The high-frequency induction heating induction oven, characterized in that it comprises a control coil and a resonant frequency adjustment movement which is moved inside the control resonant coil in the longitudinal direction the core through to the coils in series are provided.

Also, in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0131118 (published on November 12, 2014), a top plate having a sensing hole formed therein to support a heating target, a coupling hole disposed at a lower side of the top plate, A sensor base including a working coil base on which a coil is wound and a hollow guide portion disposed on an upper portion between the top plate and the working coil base and protruded to be coupled to the coupling hole at a lower portion; And a protruding sensor which is arranged to penetrate the hole and is elastically supported inside the hollow guide portion.

In addition, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1519308 (published on May 5, 2015) discloses an induction heating furnace which is installed at a position where a heating vessel is placed and is subjected to high frequency induction heating of the heating vessel, A plurality of elevation control rods for adjusting the distance of the heating vessel with respect to the induction heating unit; elevation operation means for elevating and lowering the elevation adjustment rods; There is disclosed a noncontact induction heating range including a container seating plate on which a heating vessel is mounted and a heat conducting portion provided on a central portion thereof and a silicone rubber pad arranged on the vessel seating plate to prevent slippage of the heating vessel.

However, in the conventional induction range, only the heat generation and the heat generation of each induction heater are selected through the input panel, and it is impossible to select various cooking modes, which is very inconvenient to use and deteriorates the cooking quality.

In addition, in the conventional induction range, although the IT related technology is rapidly developed, since the user can directly touch the input panel to select the heat generation and the heat generation of each induction heater, There was a problem,

Patent Document 1: Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0093681 (published on Aug. 23, 2012) Patent Document 2: Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2014-0131118 (published Nov. 12, 2014) Patent Document 3: Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1519308 (published on May 20, 2015)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the operation of the induction heater is automatically controlled through selection of various cooking modes and selection of cooking parameters according to the cooking modes, And a smart cooking system using the smart induction range.

In addition, the present invention is based on the problem of providing a smart induction range and a smart cooking system using the smart induction range so that the user can control wirelessly through an application installed in the portable terminal, thereby meeting the demands of the times related to ease of use.

According to the present invention, there is provided an induction heating device comprising: a main body having an open top shape; an induction heater support base provided in the main body; an induction heater seated and fixed on the induction heater support base; And a cooking chamber provided on a lower portion of the upper cover for operating the induction heater and a cooking mode for operating the induction heater, A temperature sensor which is supported in the center of the induction heater supporter to measure the temperature of the cooking utensil; and a temperature sensor provided on the other side of the induction heater supporter, And an induction heater controller for controlling the operation of the induction heater and the heat dissipation unit in response to signal reception Smart induction cooking are achieved by providing.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the wireless communication module further includes a wireless communication module installed in the main body, for transmitting a control signal received from the outside to the induction heater controller and externally transmitting the cooking information stored in the induction heater controller.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, an acoustic sensor is provided which is installed in the main body and receives a sound generated from a cooking object accommodated in the cooking cavity during cooking and transmits a control signal to the induction heater controller.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the cooking apparatus further includes a weight sensor installed on the upper cover and measuring a weight of the cooking object accommodated in the cooking cavity during cooking and transmitting a control signal to the induction heater controller.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, the speaker further includes a speaker installed in the main body, for guiding the cooking mode and the cooking parameter selected by the input module to a voice signal and for guiding the operation state to a voice signal to the induction heater controller.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication module including: a smart induction range including the wireless communication module; a wireless communication module capable of wirelessly communicating with the wireless communication module of the smart induction range, And a portable terminal in which an application for transmitting a control signal for operating the induction heater is mounted on the smart cooking system.

According to a preferred aspect of the present invention, there is provided a smart induction range wireless communication system comprising: a smart induction range; a smart induction range; and a smart induction range receiving unit for receiving a control signal transmitted from the portable terminal, And transmits the cooked information to the portable terminal.

According to the smart induction range and the smart cooking system using the smart induction range according to the present invention, the operation of the induction heater is automatically controlled according to the cooking mode and the cooking parameters by selecting various cooking modes and the corresponding cooking parameters through the input module, As a result, the usability is greatly increased.

Further, according to the smart induction range and the smart cooking system using the smart induction range according to the present invention, in accordance with the cooking temperature sensed by the temperature sensor, the sound generated from the food sensed by the acoustic sensor, and the weight of the food by the weight sensor, The operation of the heater is automatically controlled, and the convenience of use is greatly increased as the food is cooked.

In addition, according to the smart induction range and the smart cooking system using the smart induction range according to the present invention, the operation of the smart induction range can be directly controlled wirelessly through the application installed in the portable terminal of the user, The operation of the smart induction range can be controlled indirectly through the application installed in the portable terminal of the user so that the operation of the smart induction range can be controlled not only in the vicinity but also in the remote place, There are advantages.

1 is a perspective view of a smart induction range according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is an exploded perspective view of a smart induction range according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a smart induction range according to an embodiment of the present invention and a schematic configuration diagram of a smart cooking system using a smart induction range according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an implementation diagram of an application installed in a mobile terminal in a smart cooking system using a smart induction range according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, the scope of the present invention being limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

1 to 3, a smart induction range 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10 having an open top shape and a main body 10 having an induction heater support An induction heater 30 mounted on the induction heater supporter 20 so as to be seated and fixed on the induction heater supporter 20 and a heat dissipating unit 40 installed on one side of the induction heater supporter 20 for dissipating heat in the main body 10 to the outside, An upper cover 50 which is disposed on the upper portion of the main body 10 and supports the cooking vessel and which is provided directly below the upper cover 50 and which is provided with a cooking mode and cooking mode for operating the induction heater 30 A temperature sensor 70 which is supported in the center of the induction heater supporter 20 and measures the temperature of the cooking vessel and a temperature sensor 70 installed on the other side of the induction heater supporter 20, The induction heater 30 and the heat dissipating unit 40 And an induction heater controller 80 for controlling operation of the induction heater.

Here, the main body 10 corresponds to a base frame forming an installation space for a component of the smart induction range 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and has a box shape with an open top as a whole.

An induction heater support 20 is installed in the main body 10 described above. The induction heater supporter 20 supports and fixes the induction heater 30 to be described later from below and is installed to be spaced apart from each other in the repair passage main body 10 corresponding to the induction heater 30. [

The induction heater support 20 is mounted on the elastic spring 21 as shown in FIG. 2 so that a plurality of induction heaters 30 can be installed at the same vertical distance below the upper cover 50 to be described later It is preferable that a plurality of spacers 23 are provided on the upper edge. In order to install the elastic spring 21, a spring retainer 22 is provided on the main body 10 so that the lower side of the elastic spring 21 is inserted and supported. Further, the spacers 23 can be formed of heat-resistant silicon.

The induction heater 30 is seated and fixed on the induction heater support 20 described above. The induction heater 30 induces a swirling current in the upper cooking vessel and a corresponding joule heat due to the generation of an alternating magnetic field when a high-frequency current is applied. The induction heater 30 has a helical coil shape. The induction heater (30) may be separately formed from an inner induction coil and an outer induction coil installed in a concentric shape.

Such an inductive heater 30 is already known in the field of induction range, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted here for the sake of simplification of the description.

A heat dissipating unit (40) is provided on one side of the induction heater support base (20). The heat dissipation unit 40 serves to dissipate the heat generated in the main body 10 to the outside in relation to the induction heating.

The heat dissipation unit 40 includes a heat dissipation fin 41 that is held in contact with the induction heater 30 or an induction heater controller 80 to be described later and a heat dissipation fin 41 that promotes the circulation of the internal air and the internal air, (43), and a discharging hole (45) formed on the main body (10). A heat radiating hole for radiating internal heat by the heat radiating fan 43 is formed at a position corresponding to the lower portion of the heat radiating fan 43 in the main body 10.

The upper cover 50 is covered on the upper portion of the main body 10 described above. The upper cover 50 serves to close the open upper surface of the main body 10 and to support the cooking vessel, and is formed of a plate made of a heat-resistant ceramic glass material.

A concentric circle representing the seating position of the cooking container is displayed on the upper cover 50 and a through hole 51 for the temperature sensor 70 to be described later is formed at the center of the concentric circle.

An input module 60 is installed on one side of the upper cover 50 of the main body 10 described above. The input module 60 corresponds to a kind of input panel for the user to input the cooking parameters for the operation of the induction heater 30 and the cooking parameters according to the cooking mode. The input module 60 may be formed of a combination of a touch screen and an LCD panel.

2, the input module 60 includes a power button 61 for selecting on / off of a power source, and a power button 61 for selecting whether or not the input module 60 itself is operated by being touched or pressed for a predetermined time or longer. A cooking mode input unit 63 for selecting a cooking mode such as cooking, heating, boiling, pouring, steaming, boiling, frying, pan cooking, roasting, A first display 64 for displaying a cooking mode selected by the mode input unit 63 and a cooking mode selected by the cooking mode input unit 63 and a second display 64 for displaying a cooking mode selected by the cooking mode input unit 63, Cooking parameters such as rice, brown rice, etc., for example, when the cooking mode is heating, cooking parameters such as thermal power, medium cooking, or cooking parameters are selected so that cooking parameters such as frying temperatures of 160 캜, 180 캜 and 200 캜 are selected A cooking parameter input unit 65, Li may include a second display (66) that triggers the cooking parameters selected by the parameter input unit 65 can select the cooking parameters and cooking parameter input section 65 by the.

A temperature sensor 70 is supported in the center of the induction heater support 20 described above. The temperature sensor 70 directly measures the bottom surface temperature of the cooking utensil and has a structure in which an electronic temperature sensor member capable of temperature measurement of 300 ° C at maximum is installed at the center of the upper surface of the lower support.

It is preferable that a mounting cover 71 is installed on the upper portion of the temperature sensor 70 so as to fix the central protrusion 73 corresponding to the through hole 51 of the upper cover 50 .

An induction heater controller 80 is provided on the other side of the induction heater support 20 described above. The induction heater controller 80 controls the operation of the induction heater 30 and the heat radiation unit 40 according to the cooking mode and the cooking parameters input by the input module 60 and the reception of the sensor signal of the temperature sensor 70 And the like.

The induction heater controller 80 includes an induction driver for applying a high frequency current to the induction heater 30 and a printed circuit board for controlling the induction driver. Significant heat is generated from the induction heater controller 80, but the function is maintained by heat radiation by the heat radiation unit 40. [

The induction heater controller 80 may be provided with a separate temperature sensor so that the heat dissipating unit 40 is operated when the induction heater controller 80 is overheated. Further, the induction heater controller 80 may additionally include a memory for storing various kinds of cooking information (for example, cooking time, cooking temperature, cooking weight, power, etc.) during actual cooking.

Also, although not shown, a wireless communication module 90 may be installed in the main body 10 described above. The wireless communication module 90 transmits a control signal received from an external device, in particular, a portable wireless terminal of the user or the Internet wireless communication server in the home, to the induction heater controller 80, and transmits the cooking information stored in the induction heater controller 80 to the outside And transmits it.

The wireless communication module 90 enables indirect operation control by the portable terminal in addition to the direct operation control by the input module 60. The wireless communication module 90 is a known wireless data communication capable of bidirectional transmission / reception of data such as RF, WIFI, Bluetooth, Can be formed as a module. Also, information for the user's healthcare is provided through the cooking information stored in the induction heater controller 80 and transmitted to the outside (for example, cooking time, cooking temperature, cooking weight, Can be provided.

In addition, although not shown, an acoustic sensor 100 may be installed in the main body 10. The acoustic sensor 100 receives sound generated from a cooking object accommodated in the cooking container during cooking and sends a control signal to the induction heater controller 80. The acoustic sensor 100 generates a sound signal corresponding to a sound wave corresponding to a specific sound wave, Sensor.

The induction heater controller 80 stops the operation of the induction heater 30 or weakens the operation intensity when the sound generated by the boiling of the food or the overflowing of the food is detected due to the mounting of the acoustic sensor 100, Can be adjusted.

Also, although not shown, a weight sensor 110 may be installed on the upper cover 50 described above. The weight sensor 110 measures the weight of the object to be cooked stored in the cooking container at the time of cooking and transmits a control signal to the induction heater controller 80. The weight sensor 110 can be formed by a conventional piezoelectric sensor.

Due to the mounting of the weight sensor 110, it is possible to easily input the amount of the material during cooking, through the weight measured by the weight sensor 110, and to check the amount of food after eating.

Also, for example, when the pork belly or the fish is burnt, the cooking vessel is placed over the two craters, so that the cooking during the cooking mode is automatically performed when the cooking vessel is loaded on the two craters at the same time May be set.

Also, a speaker 120 may be installed in the main body 10. The speaker 120 serves to guide the cooking mode and the cooking parameter selected by the input module 60 to the voice signal and to guide the induction heater controller 80 to the operation state to the voice signal. Lt; / RTI > The speaker 120 may also serve as the acoustic sensor 100, depending on the embodiment.

The smart induction range 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured independently or together with the portable terminal 3 or with the portable terminal 3 and the wireless Internet communication server 5 A smart cooking system can also be configured. To this end, the smart induction range 1 must necessarily include a wireless communication module 90 capable of wireless communication with the portable terminal 3 or the object wireless communication server 5.

3, a smart cooking system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a smart induction range 1 including a wireless communication module 90, a wireless communication module 90 with a smart induction range, And a portable terminal 3 in which an application for transmitting a control signal for operation of the induction heater 30 to the induction heater controller 80 through the wireless communication module 90 of the smart induction range 1 is mounted do.

In addition, the smart cooking system according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the smart induction range 1 and the portable terminal 3 in a wireless communication manner and receives a control signal transmitted from the portable terminal 3 And further includes a wireless communication server 5 for Internet of Things (loT) for transmitting cooking information sent from the smart induction range 1 to the smart induction range 1 and storing the cooking information to the portable terminal 3 can do.

The portable terminal 3 is provided with an application for wirelessly controlling the operation of the induction heater 30 by the induction heater controller 80. As shown in the example of FIG. 4, A description window for explaining the cooking method, a usage pattern notification window for statistically displaying the usage time of the smart induction range 1, the usage time, and the usage power, in addition to the setting window for setting the cooking parameters.

The user can confirm the information on the usage pattern and pattern of his / her smart induction range 1 through the portable terminal, and in accordance with the embodiment, he / she can obtain information such as health care based on the cooking information of the smart induction range 1 I can not.

The control of household appliances using the portable terminal 3 and the wireless Internet communication server 5 is already known, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted for the sake of simplicity.

In the smart induction range 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above and the smart cooking system using the smart induction range 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, if only various cooking modes and corresponding cooking parameters are selected through the input module 60, And the operation of the induction heater 30 is automatically controlled in accordance with the cooking parameters, so that the food can be cooked.

Further, in the case of the smart induction range 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the smart cooking system using the same, the cooking temperature detected by the temperature sensor 70 and the cooking temperature sensed by the acoustic sensor 100 The operation of the induction heater 30 is automatically controlled corresponding to the weight of the food or the weight of the food by the weight sensor 110 so that the food can be cooked.

In addition, in the case of the smart cooking system using the smart induction range 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the operation of the smart induction range 1 is directly performed wirelessly through the application installed in the portable terminal 3 of the user Since the operation of the smart induction range 1 can be controlled indirectly through the controllable and in-home wireless Internet communication server 5, it is possible to control the operation of the smart induction range 1, (1).

It is to be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the embodiments being exemplarily described above. It is therefore intended that the above-described embodiments be considered as illustrative rather than restrictive, and that all implementations within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

1: Smart induction range
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5: Wireless internet server for Internet
10: Body
20: Induction heater support
21: Elastic spring
23: Spacer
30: Induction heater
40: heat dissipating unit
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43: Heat-dissipating fan
45: Heat insulation
50: upper cover
51: Through hole
60: input module
61: Power button
62: Lock setting button
63: Cooking mode input section
64: First display
65: Cooking parameter input section
66: Second display
70: Temperature sensor
71: Mounting cover
73: central protrusion
80: Induction heater controller
90: Wireless communication module
100: Sound sensor
110: Weight sensor
120: Speaker

Claims (8)

A body (10) having a shape of an enclosure with an open top;
An induction heater support 20 installed in the main body 10;
An induction heater 30 seated and fixed on the induction heater supporter 20;
A heat dissipation unit 40 installed at one side of the induction heater supporter 20 to dissipate heat in the main body 10 to the outside;
An upper cover 50 which is covered on the upper portion of the main body 10 and supports the cooking vessel;
An input module 60 installed directly underneath the upper cover 50 for inputting a cooking mode for operating the induction heater 30 and a cooking parameter according to the cooking mode; And
A temperature sensor 70 supported in the center of the induction heater support 20 to measure the temperature of the cooking vessel;
An induction heater 40 installed on the other side of the induction heater supporter 20 for controlling the operation of the induction heater 30 and the heat dissipation unit 40 according to a signal from the input module 60 and the temperature sensor 70, A controller 80;
A wireless communication module (90) installed in the main body (10) for transmitting a control signal received from the outside to the induction heater controller (80) and externally sending cooking information stored in the induction heater controller (80);
An acoustic sensor 100 installed in the main body 10 and receiving acoustics generated from a cooking object accommodated in the cooking cavity during cooking and sending a control signal to the induction heater controller 80;
A weight sensor 110 installed on the upper cover 50 for measuring the weight of a cooking object accommodated in the cooking cavity during cooking and sending a control signal to the induction heater controller 80;
A speaker 120 installed in the main body 10 and guiding the cooking mode and the cooking parameter selected by the input module 60 to a voice signal and guiding the operation state of the induction heater controller 80 to a voice signal, ≪ / RTI &
The induction heater support base 20 is elastically biased in an upward direction by an elastic spring 21 and has a plurality of spacers 23 supported on a lower surface of the upper cover 50, .
delete delete delete delete delete A smart induction range (1) according to claim 1; And
The induction heater 30 is connected to the wireless communication module 90 of the smart induction range 1 through a wireless communication module 90 of the smart induction range 1, And a portable terminal (3) mounted with an application for transmitting a control signal for operation of the smart cooking system.
The method of claim 7,
And is connected to the smart induction range 1 and the portable terminal 3 so as to communicate wirelessly with the smart induction range 1 and receives the control signal transmitted from the portable terminal 3 and transmits the control signal to the smart induction range 1 Further comprising a wireless Internet communication server (5) for storing cooking information transmitted from the smart induction range (1) and transmitting the cooked information to the portable terminal (3).

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