KR101886043B1 - Gas birner appliance property visualization apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for visualizing an operating property of a gas burner comprises: an opening/closing unit to open or close a moving path of gas moving to a burner by an elastic member connected to one end thereof; an operating handle to forcibly open the opening/closing unit by an ignition operation to open the moving path of the gas; an ignition unit having an ignition means to create a flame on the burner by the ignition operation of the operating handle; a thermo-couple to generate a first signal when a flame of the burner is sensed, and generate a second signal when a flame of the burner is not sensed; a temperature sensor to sense a temperature of a heating target heated by a flame of the burner to generate a third signal; a detection sensor to detect whether the operating handle operates to generate a handle operation signal if the operating handle operates; and a visualization unit to display a first image explaining the process of igniting the burner to the outside when the handle operation signal is provided.

Description

[0001] GAS BIRNER APPLIANCE PROPERTY VISUALIZATION APPARATUS [0002]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a gas combustion device operating characteristic visualization apparatus for visualizing operating characteristics of a gas combustion apparatus.

BACKGROUND ART Generally, gas-fired devices are kitchen appliances for burning gas such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) and cooking food using the heat of combustion, and they are widely used for cooking at homes or restaurants .

In a conventional gas combustion apparatus, for example, a gas range, when the user rotates one side by pressing the handle at the initial stage of ignition, the end of the rotary shaft connected to the handle pushes the valve plate to the rear side, Gas is supplied through the supply passage. At this time, when the thermocouple is not flamed and the handle is placed, the rotation axis moves to the front axis due to the restoring force of the spring interposed inside the fixing bracket, and the valve plate is also restored to its original position by the spring, . On the other hand, if the user holds the rotating state by pressing the handle for a predetermined time, the thermocouple senses the flame by the ignition heat, so that the thermoelectric power is generated. Therefore, even if the user holds the handle, The gas supply state is maintained. In addition, if the food overflows through the cooking container during the use of the gas range or the flame of the firebox is turned off by the wind, the temperature of the thermocouple will be lowered, so that the solenoid valve is turned OFF again to shut off the gas inlet.

However, since the operating characteristics of the above-described gas combustion apparatus are performed inside the main body of the gas combustion apparatus, it is difficult for the user to know what principle actually causes the gas combustion apparatus to operate.

The present invention provides a gas combustion device operating characteristic visualization apparatus capable of visually providing operation characteristics and the like of an ignition and safety device of a gas combustion device.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an air conditioner comprising: an opening / closing unit that opens or closes a moving path of a gas moving to a burner by an elastic member connected to an end; an operation for forcibly opening the opening / And an ignition means for generating a flame in the burner by an ignition operation of the operation knob, a first signal is generated when the flame of the burner is detected, and a second signal is generated when the flame of the burner is not detected, A temperature sensor for generating a third signal by sensing a temperature of a heating object heated by the flame of the burner, a temperature sensor for sensing whether the operation knob is operated, And a process of igniting the burner when the knob operation signal is provided And a visualization unit for externally displaying a first image of the gas combustion device operating characteristic visualization apparatus.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the first signal is provided from the thermocouple, the open state of the open / close unit is maintained, and when the second signal is provided, the travel path of the gas is closed using the open / When the third signal provided from the temperature sensor is higher than a preset reference temperature, the control unit may control the gas flow path to be closed by using the opening / closing unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the visualization unit displays a second image for explaining a process of keeping the open / close unit open when the first signal is provided, and when the second signal is provided, A third image describing the operation process of being closed can be displayed externally.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the visualization unit may further include a fourth image describing an operation process of closing the opening / closing unit when the third signal higher than the reference temperature is provided in a state that the heating target is placed on the burner Can be displayed externally.

Other aspects, features, and advantages will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

The apparatus for visualizing the operating characteristics of the gas combustion apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention visually provides a process of igniting the gas combustor or maintaining the flame, thereby effectively understanding the operation process of the gas burner invisible to the trainee. In addition, the apparatus for visualizing the operational characteristics of a gas-fired device according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide an effective image of the operation of the gas-fired device through the process of providing an image describing the operation process to the operation of the gas- have.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing an apparatus for visualizing operating characteristics of a gas-fired apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of the apparatus for visualizing the operating characteristics of the gas-fired machine of FIG. 1;
3 is a flowchart schematically showing the operation sequence of the visualization unit of the apparatus for visualizing the operating characteristics of the gas-fired apparatus of FIG.
4A and 4B are views illustrating an example of a first image provided by the visualization unit.
5 is an exemplary view showing an example of a second image provided by the visualization unit.
6 is an exemplary view illustrating an example of a third image provided by the visualization unit.
7 is an exemplary view showing an example of a fourth image provided by the visualization unit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. The effects and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, but may be implemented in various forms.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or corresponding components throughout the drawings, and a duplicate description thereof will be omitted .

In the following embodiments, the terms first, second, and the like are used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another element, not the limitative meaning.

In the following examples, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the following embodiments, terms such as inclusive or possessive are intended to mean that a feature, or element, described in the specification is present, and does not preclude the possibility that one or more other features or elements may be added.

In the following embodiments, when a part of a film, an area, a component or the like is on or on another part, not only the case where the part is directly on the other part but also another film, area, And the like.

In the drawings, components may be exaggerated or reduced in size for convenience of explanation. For example, the size and thickness of each component shown in the drawings are arbitrarily shown for convenience of explanation, and thus the present invention is not necessarily limited to those shown in the drawings.

If certain embodiments are otherwise feasible, the particular process sequence may be performed differently from the sequence described. For example, two processes that are described in succession may be performed substantially concurrently, and may be performed in the reverse order of the order described.

In the following embodiments, when a film, an area, a component, or the like is referred to as being connected, not only the case where the film, the region, and the components are directly connected but also the case where other films, regions, And indirectly connected. For example, in the present specification, when a film, an area, a component, and the like are electrically connected, not only a case where a film, an area, a component, etc. are directly electrically connected but also another film, And indirectly connected electrically.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a gas combustion device operating characteristic visualization apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a gas combustion apparatus operating characteristic visualization apparatus 10 of FIG.

1 and 2, a gas combustion device operating characteristic visualization apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a thermocouple 200, a temperature sensor 300, an ignition unit 400, a sensing sensor 500, A visualization unit 600, an opening and closing unit 700, and a control unit 800.

The opening and closing part 700 can open or close the path of the gas moving to the burner 100 by the elastic member connected at one end. The opening and closing part 700 can be controlled by a control part 800 described later to open or close the gas path.

The ignition part 400 includes an operation handle 410 for forcibly opening and closing the opening and closing part 700 by a user's ignition operation to open the path of the gas and an operation knob 410 for operating the operation knob 410 to the burner 100 And an ignition means 430 for generating a flame. When the user performs ignition operation using the operation handle 410, when the opening / closing part 700 is opened, the gas moves to the burner 100. At this time, the flame generated by the ignition means 430 burns the gas Can be ignited.

 The thermocouple 200 generates a first signal when the flame of the burner 100 is sensed and the second signal when the flame of the burner 100 is not sensed. Here, the first signal and the second signal may be temperature values measured from the thermocouple 200. Specifically, the measured temperature value when the temperature is higher than a first reference temperature set in advance is the first signal, and the measured temperature value when the temperature is lower than the first reference temperature may be the second signal.

The temperature sensor 300 senses the temperature of the heating object M heated by the flame of the burner 100 to generate the third signal. The temperature sensor 300 can be operated when the heating target M is positioned on the burner 100 and can detect the temperature of the heating target M by measuring the temperature in a state of being in contact with the heating target M. [ can do.

The detection sensor 500 detects whether or not the operation knob 410 is operated and can generate a knob operation signal when the operation knob 410 is operated.

The control unit 800 may maintain the open state of the opening and closing unit 700 when the first signal is provided from the thermocouple 200 and may close the gas flow path by using the opening and closing unit 700 when the second signal is provided. Specifically, when the burner 100 is ignited by the ignition unit 400, when the first signal of a predetermined temperature or higher is generated from the thermocouple 200, the opening / closing unit 700 is kept open, Can be maintained. However, even if the burner 100 is ignited by the ignition unit 400, when the second signal is generated from the thermocouple 200, which is not the first signal at a certain temperature or higher, the opening / closing unit 700 is used to shut off the gas flow path, The burner 100 can be turned off. The second signal generated from the thermocouple 200 can be used not only when the burner 100 is ignited by the ignition unit 400 but also when the flame of the burner 100 is detected during cooking and is dangerous Gas can be shut off.

In addition, the control unit 800 may control the gas path to be closed by using the opening / closing unit when the third signal provided from the temperature sensor 300 is higher than a predetermined second reference temperature. In other words, when the temperature of the heating target M measured by the temperature sensor 300 is overheated to the second reference temperature or more, the heating object M can be prevented from overheating by interrupting the gas, thereby preventing fire or the like.

The visualization unit 600 can display the process of the ignition of the gas burner and the operation of the safety device in some cases through the image to enable the trainee to effectively train the operation characteristics of the gas burner .

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7, a method for visualizing the operational characteristics of the gas-fired appliance through the visualization unit 600 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Explain.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart schematically showing the operation sequence of the visualization unit 600 of the gas combustion device operating characteristic visualization apparatus 10 of FIG. FIGS. 4A and 4B are views illustrating an example of a first image provided by the visualization unit 600, and FIG. 5 is an exemplary view illustrating an example of a second image provided by the visualization unit 600. FIG. FIG. 6 is an exemplary view showing an example of a third image provided by the visualization unit 600, and FIG. 7 is an exemplary view illustrating an example of a fourth image provided by the visualization unit 600. Referring to FIG.

3, 4A and 4B, the visualization unit 600 may display the first image D1 externally when a knob operation signal generated from the detection sensor 500 is sensed (S100) S110). The knob operation signal is a signal generated when the user operates the ignition device 100 through the ignition part 400. The first image D1 provided at this time is a video image describing the process of ignition of the burner 100 . As shown in the figure, the first image D1 operates the operation handle 410 and controls the MPU (Magnetic Power Unit), which is an opening / closing unit, based on a conceptual diagram schematically showing internal components of the gas- The moving image may be an animation-based image. The first image D1 can be described by attaching a name to each component so that the user can easily understand the first image D1.

On the other hand, the first image D1 can display the waveform of the discharge energy generated when the ignition unit 400 is ignited together. In other words, the first image D1 may further include a waveform image obtained by converting the waveform of the discharge energy generated by the ignition unit 400 into Joule energy, so that the first image D1 can be displayed externally. In this case, the waveform image can be represented as a first waveform image A1 as shown in FIG. 4A when the ignition unit 400 is an electronic ignition apparatus, and as a second waveform image A2 as shown in FIG. 4B when the ignition unit 400 is a piezoelectric ignition apparatus. As shown in Fig.

3, 5 and 6, the visualization unit 600 may receive the first signal S1 or the second signal S2 from the thermocouple 200 (S120). The visualization unit 600 displays the second image D2 as an exterior when the first signal S1 is sensed at step S140 and outputs the third image D3 to the exterior when the second signal S2 is sensed (S130). Here, the first signal S1 is a signal generated when the thermocouple 200 senses a flame, and the second image D2 is a signal generated when the opening / closing unit 700 is kept open As shown in FIG. The second signal S2 is generated when the thermocouple 200 can not detect a flame and the third image D3 is a signal generated by the movement of the gas using the opening and closing unit 700, It may be an image describing an operation process of closing the path. Through the second image D2 and the third image D3 of the visualization unit 600, the trainee can perform the functions of the ignition unit 400 and the thermocouple 200 of the gas range, It is possible to understand the principle of

3 and 7, when the heating object M is placed on the burner 100 and a third signal higher than the second reference temperature set in advance is provided (S150), the visualization unit 600 visualizes, The fourth image D4 may be externally displayed (S160). When the third signal which is the temperature value of the heating object M is higher than the preset second reference temperature, the heating object M is overheated and the fourth image D4 is moved by using the opening / It may be an image describing an operation process of closing the path. Through the fourth image D4 of the visualization unit 600, the trainee senses the temperature of the heating object M through the temperature sensor 300 when the heating object M is overheated, and understands how the gas range operates for safety .

If the heating object M is not overheated, that is, if the third signal is lower than a preset second reference temperature, the visualization unit 600 may display the fifth image to the exterior (S170) . In this case, if the fifth image (not shown) is an image of a previous stage, or if a knob operation signal for turning off the flame of the burner 100 is sensed using the operation knob 410, It can be a video to let go.

As described above, the gas combustion apparatus operating characteristic visualization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention visually provides a process of igniting a gas combustor or maintaining a flame, so that the process of operating a gas combustion apparatus invisible to an in- It can be understood effectively. In addition, the apparatus for visualizing the operational characteristics of a gas-fired device according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide an effective image of the operation of the gas-fired device through the process of providing an image describing the operation process to the operation of the gas- have.

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 exemplary embodiments, and that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

10: Gas combustion device operation characteristic visualization device
100: Burner
200: thermocouple
300: Temperature sensor
400:
410: Operation handle
430: Ignition means
500: Detection sensor
600: visualization unit
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Claims (4)

A gas combustion device operating characteristic visualizing apparatus for explaining operating characteristics of a gas combustion apparatus,
An opening / closing unit that opens or closes a path of gas traveling to the burner by an elastic member connected at one end;
An operation knob for forcibly opening said opening / closing portion by an ignition operation to open the movement path of said gas; and an ignition means for generating a flame in said burner by an ignition operation of said operation knob;
A thermo couple generating a first signal when the flame of the burner is sensed and a second signal when the flame of the burner is not sensed;
A temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of a heating target heated by the flame of the burner and generating a third signal;
A sensing sensor for sensing whether the operation knob is operated and generating a knob operation signal when the operation knob is operated; And
And a visualization unit for externally displaying a first image for explaining a process of igniting the burner when the knob operation signal is provided,
The first image is a conceptual diagram illustrating the positional relationship of internal components of the gas-fired device, and is an image showing an animation of the process of moving the gas within the conceptual view.
Wherein the visualization unit externally displays a waveform of discharge energy generated when the ignition unit is ignited together with the first image. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit maintains the open state of the opening and closing unit when the first signal is provided from the thermocouple and closes the gas flow path by using the opening and closing unit when the second signal is provided, And controlling the gas flow path to be closed by using the opening / closing unit when the temperature of the gas is higher than a preset reference temperature. 3. The method of claim 2,
The visualization unit displays a second image for explaining a process of keeping the open / close unit open when the first signal is provided, and a third image for explaining an operation process of closing the open / close unit when the second signal is provided. An apparatus for visualizing gas combustion device operating characteristics that displays images externally. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the visualization unit externally displays a fourth image for explaining an operation procedure of closing the opening and closing unit when the third signal higher than the reference temperature is provided in a state that the heating target is mounted on the burner. Device for visualizing motion characteristics.

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