KR101985843B1 - Bi-directional cookware and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a bidirectional cooking utensil capable of communicating with a terminal. The bidirectional cooking utensil comprises: a lower plate where induction range is installed; an upper plate disposed to face the lower plate and having a heater installed thereon; a sensor provided in the lower plate to measure the weight of materials placed on the lower plate; and a control unit updating the recipe information selected by the terminal based on the weight of the material measured by the sensor and performing an automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a bi-directional cooking apparatus and a control method thereof.

The present invention relates to a bi-directional cooking apparatus and a control method thereof.

The bidirectional heating cooker is an apparatus for heating an upper portion of a cooking vessel, which is provided with a heating body spaced from the upper portion of the cooking vessel, for cooking food placed on the cooking vessel by radiation heat emitted from the heating body, And means that the food radiated from the upper heating unit and the food placed in the cooking vessel at the same time by the heat transmitted from the lower heating unit can be heated and cooked.

The conventional bidirectional heating cooker is specialized in the baking function and has a disadvantage that it can not be used for functions other than baking such as cooking pots.

Further, in the case of using the electric heater type or the lamp type heating body in the bidirectional heating, the cooking time is shorter than the sectional heating cooking time but the cooking time is longer than that of the induction heating.

Also, it is necessary to install a recipe application mode using a weight sensor for convenience of consumers.

There is a great need to recognize such a problem and to solve such a problem, but there is no bi-directional heating cooker that can function outside the baking hitherto.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems and other problems associated therewith.

It is an exemplary object of the present invention to provide a bi-directional cooking apparatus capable of cooking (cooking, cooking at low temperature, etc.) using cooking utensils other than baking.

Another exemplary object of the present invention is to shorten the cooking time by using the induction type heating body as the lower heating method of the bidirectional cooking apparatus.

Yet another exemplary object of the present invention is to allow the bi-directional cooking device to automatically perform cooking, thereby enhancing the user's convenience.

A bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a bidirectional cooking appliance capable of communicating with a terminal, comprising: a lower plate on which an induction range is installed; an upper plate disposed to face the lower plate and provided with a heater; And a controller for updating the selected recipe information based on the weight of the material measured by the sensor and performing an automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information have.

In an embodiment, the controller may control at least one of the heater and the induction range based on the updated recipe information.

In an embodiment, the control unit may control at least one of the heater and the induction range to adjust at least one of a power level and a heating time based on the updated recipe information.

In an embodiment, the control unit may generate a signal for requesting a user's intervention based on the updated recipe information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, when the power level of any one of the heater and the induction range is changed and the total power exceeds the preset limit power, You can change the level.

The bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a gap adjusting unit having one side connected to the lower plate and the other side connected to the upper plate so that the interval between the lower plate and the upper plate is adjusted.

The bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a driving unit for changing the length of the interval adjusting unit, and the control unit may control the driving unit based on thickness information of the material.

In an embodiment, The top plate may be provided with an additional sensor for sensing thickness information of the material.

In an embodiment, The gap adjusting means is separable from at least one of the upper plate and the lower plate, and at least a part of the gap adjusting means can be formed to be foldable.

In an embodiment, the lower plate may be provided with a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the cooking device, and the controller may perform an overheat prevention function based on the temperature information measured through the temperature sensor.

A method of controlling a bidirectional cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of receiving recipe information selected by a terminal, measuring a weight of a material placed on a lower plate through a sensor, Updating based on the weight of the material, and performing an automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step of performing the automatic cooking function may include a step of adjusting at least one of a power level and a heating time based on the updated recipe information, and at least one of a heater provided in the upper plate and an induction range provided in the lower plate And controlling the operation of the display device.

In an embodiment, the step of performing the automatic cooking function may include generating a signal requesting a user's intervention based on the updated recipe information.

The control method of the bidirectional cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that when the power level of any one of the heater and the induction range is changed and the total power exceeds the preset limit power, And changing the power level of the other one power level to be lower than the power level.

The bidirectional cooking apparatus according to the present invention can reduce the cooking time by simultaneously heating both sides of the cooking material when grilling the pork belly, fish, etc., and also can use the induction range only by separating the top plate. The use of the provided wired / wireless temperature measurement module can greatly facilitate sousvide cooking.

Further, the bidirectional cooking apparatus according to the present invention can increase the convenience of the user by performing an automatic cooking function for automatically changing (updating) recipe information based on the weight information of the cooking material measured by the sensor.

On the other hand, the effects described above are merely illustrative, and effects predicted or expected from the detailed configuration of the present invention in view of the person skilled in the art can be added to the effects inherent to the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a bidirectional heating cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart of a method of controlling a bi-directional cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an interlocked operation of the bidirectional cooking device and the terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations thereof will be omitted. The suffix " module " and " part " for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

Terms including ordinals, such as first, second, etc., may be used to describe various elements, but the elements are not limited to these terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between.

The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In the present application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, the structure of a bi-directional cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

1 is a perspective view of a bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a lower plate 110, a top plate 120, and a gap adjusting means 130.

The lower plate 110 may include a main body 111 and a cover 112.

An induction range may be installed in the main body 111. Specifically, the induction range may include a coil and a control module for controlling the generation of an electric field of the coil.

The cover 112 may be configured to cover at least a part of the upper portion of the main body 111. The upper portion of the cover 112 may be formed flat so that food, utensil, or the like can be placed thereon. The cover 112 may be detachable from the main body 111.

The upper plate 120 may be disposed on the lower plate 110 facing the lower plate 110. A heater may be installed below the upper plate 120.

Specifically, the heater may be a heating element that emits radiant heat, and a heating element that emits a large amount of infrared rays or far-infrared rays is preferably used. For example, the heater may be a far-infrared lamp, an infrared lamp, a halogen lamp, a coil-shaped filament, or a ceramic heating element, a carbon heating element, a quartz tube heater, a titanium heater, or a charcoal lamp.

One side of the gap adjusting means 130 may be connected to the lower plate 110 and the other side of the gap adjusting means 130 may be connected to the upper plate 120 so that the distance between the lower plate 110 and the upper plate 120 is adjusted.

The interval adjusting means 130 may be provided with a driving unit for changing the length thereof (B portion in FIG. 1). The length of the gap adjusting means 130 can be adjusted manually or automatically.

For example, indicators (e.g., "high", "medium", and "low") associated with the length of the gap adjustment means 130 are output on the display of the terminal 300 interlocked with the bi- . If the user selects one of the indicators, the length of the gap adjusting means 130 may be adjusted to a length corresponding to any one of the above-mentioned indicators.

The gap adjusting means 130 is formed detachably from at least one of the upper plate 120 and the lower plate 110. For example, referring to FIG. 1, a detachable portion 131 may be formed in the gap adjusting means 130 to separate from the lower plate 110. When the gap adjusting means 130 is separated from the lower plate 110 together with the upper plate 120, a single use of the induction range of the lower plate 110 becomes possible.

Also, at least a part of the gap adjusting means 130 may be formed to be foldable. For example, referring to FIG. 1, at least a portion of the spacing means 130 may be a hinge. According to this structure, the combination of the gap adjusting means 130 separated from the lower plate 110 and the upper plate 120 can be stored in a folded state. 1 shows a state where the vertical portion 133 and the horizontal portion 134 of the gap adjusting means 130 are substantially perpendicular to each other with respect to the current hinge portion A. In a folded state, Can be.

In addition, the hinge portion A of the gap adjusting means 130 can be formed to be rotatable in the left and right direction. According to this structure, the interval adjusting means 130 may be formed in the form of a swing arm structure, and the user rotates the upper plate 120 by about 180 degrees to the left or right to more easily perform the turning of the cooking material . Here, the position where the upper plate 120 is rotated may be a position where the upper plate 120 and the lower plate 110 do not face each other.

Furthermore, the bi-directional cooking device may be provided with a sensor for sensing the position of the top plate 120 of the gap adjusting means 130. When the upper plate 120 is detected as being rotated by the sensor, the power can be automatically shut off for safety.

Meanwhile, the bi-directional cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least one sensor and a controller for performing various operations based on the sensed information of the sensor, and will be described in detail below.

The lower plate 110 may be provided with a sensor for measuring the weight of the material placed on the lower plate 110. Hereinafter, the sensor may be referred to as a weight sensor.

The control unit may update the selected recipe information on the basis of the weight of the material measured by the weight sensor and perform the automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information.

For example, the selected recipe information (other ingredients of recipe information and / or the cooking method, etc. specifically selected) is updated according to the weight measured by the weight sensor, and the updated recipe information is stored in the bidirectional cookware 0.0 > 100). ≪ / RTI > The control unit of the bi-directional cooking apparatus 100 may perform an automatic cooking function according to the updated recipe information.

Specifically, the control unit may control at least one of the heater and the induction range based on the updated recipe information. In other words, the control unit may control at least one of the heater and the induction range to adjust at least one of the power level and the heating time based on the updated recipe information.

In addition, the control unit may generate a signal for requesting intervention of the user based on the updated recipe information.

The contents related to the automatic cooking function according to the above-described updated recipe information will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Meanwhile, the above-described induction range and heater can be individually adjusted by the user so that the power level can be adjusted.

In this regard, if the power level of any one of the heater and the induction range is changed and the total power exceeds the predetermined limit power, the control unit changes the other power level so that the total power is less than the predetermined limit power . Through such a configuration, the total use power of the bi-directional cooking utensil can be kept below the predetermined limit power.

Further, the bi-directional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an additional sensor for sensing thickness information of the material placed on the lower plate 110. [

For example, such an additional sensor may be installed on the upper plate 120 to measure a distance from a point where a sensor is installed to a material downward. At this time, the thickness of the material can be measured by subtracting the distance measured by the additional sensor in the interval between the upper plate 120 and the lower plate 110.

Alternatively, it is also possible that the thickness information of the material is inputted by the user at the terminal, in which case the thickness information of the inputted material can be transmitted to the bidirectional cooking apparatus.

The control unit can control the individual outputs of the heater and the induction range based on the thickness information of the material.

In addition, the control unit may control the driving unit to adjust the length of the interval adjusting unit 130 based on the thickness information of the material. For example, the controller may control the driving unit to increase the length of the gap adjusting unit 130 when the thickness information of the material is equal to or greater than a predetermined thickness.

Meanwhile, the bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the cooking apparatus placed on the lower plate 110. For example, referring to FIG. 1, the temperature sensor may be provided at the center 113 of the lower plate 110.

The temperature information measured through the temperature sensor may be transmitted to the terminal and output to the display of the terminal.

In addition, the control unit may perform the overheat prevention function based on the temperature information measured through the temperature sensor. For example, at least one of the induction range and the heater may be controlled so that the power level of at least one of the induction range and the heater is reduced when the measured temperature information is higher than a preset temperature.

Further, the bidirectional cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a wired or wireless temperature measurement module in the form of an accessory. The sousvide cooking process can be performed through the temperature measurement module.

The bi-directional cooking apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be formed to be capable of communicating with the terminal 300. [

A terminal may be a fixed terminal implemented as a computer device or a mobile terminal. Examples of the terminal include a smart phone, a mobile phone, a navigation device, a computer, a notebook, a digital broadcast terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player)

For example, the terminal may communicate with the bi-directional cooker via a network using a wireless or wired communication scheme.

The communication method is not limited, and may include a communication method using a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, a wired Internet, a wireless Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network may include, as well as a short-range wireless communication between the devices. For example, the network may be a personal area network (PAN), a local area network (LAN), a campus area network (CAN), a metropolitan area network (MAN), a wide area network (WAN), a broadband network (BBN) And the like. The network may also include, but is not limited to, any one or more of a network topology including a bus network, a star network, a ring network, a mesh network, a star bus network, a tree or a hierarchical network, .

The terminal and the bidirectional cooker may each include a memory, a processor (control unit), a communication module, and an input / output interface.

The memory may be a computer-readable recording medium and may include a permanent mass storage device such as a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and a disk drive. Also, an operating system or at least one program code (for example, a code for a browser or an application installed in the terminal and driven) may be stored in the memory. Such software components may be loaded from a computer readable recording medium separate from the memory. Such a computer-readable recording medium may include a computer-readable recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD / CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In other embodiments, the software components may be loaded into memory via a communication module other than a computer-readable recording medium. For example, at least one program may be loaded into memory based on a program (e.g., the application described above) installed by the developers or files provided by the file distribution system that distributes the application's installation files over the network have.

The processor (or control) may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and I / O operations. The command may be provided to the processor by a memory or communication module. For example, the processor may be configured to execute instructions received in accordance with program code stored in a recording device, such as a memory.

The communication module may provide a function for the terminal and the bi-directional cooking device to communicate with each other through the network, and may provide a function for communicating with other terminals or other cooking utensils. For example, a request (for example, a request for providing a recipe) generated according to a program code stored in a recording device such as a memory of a terminal may be transmitted to the bi-directional cooking device via the network under the control of the communication module. Conversely, control signals, commands, contents, files, and the like provided under the control of the processor of the bidirectional cooker can be received by the terminal through the communication module and the network through the communication module of the terminal. For example, control signals and commands of a cooking appliance received through the communication module can be transferred to a processor or a memory, and contents, files, and the like can be stored as a storage medium that the terminal can further include.

The input / output interface may be a means for interfacing with the input / output device. For example, the input device may include a device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the output device may include a device such as a display for displaying a communication session of the application. As another example, the input / output interface may be a means for interfacing with a device with integrated functions for input and output, such as a touch screen.

As a more specific example, the processor of the cooking apparatus may display a service screen or contents configured by using data provided by a terminal in processing a command of a computer program loaded in a memory through an input / output interface.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the bidirectional cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, a method for controlling a bidirectional cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving (S210) recipe information selected by a terminal, measuring a weight of a material placed on a lower plate through a sensor S220), updating the received recipe information based on the measured weight of the material (S230), and performing an automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information (S240).

At this time, the step of performing the automatic cooking function (S240) may include controlling at least one of the heater and the induction range to adjust at least one of the power level and the heating time based on the updated recipe information .

Referring to FIG. 3, when recipe information is selected by the user at the terminal 300, a signal for requesting the main ingredient weight of the recipe information may be generated in the terminal 300 or the bi-directional cooking utensil 100. When the main material is placed on the lower plate 110, the weight of the main material can be measured by the weight sensor. The weight information of the measured main material is transmitted to the terminal 300 again, and the terminal 300 can change the recipe information selected based on the weight of the main material. For example, if the first recipe information is information based on the main ingredient weight of 200 g and the weight of the main ingredient measured is 400 g, the weight of the remaining ingredients included in the first recipe information is doubled and the heating time of the heater or induction range Or the recipe information may be changed or updated so that the intensity is increased. The bi-directional cooking device can perform automatic cooking according to the changed recipe information.

Further, the step of performing the above-described automatic cooking function may include a step of generating a signal requesting the user's intervention based on the updated recipe information.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, the controller of the bi-directional cooking device can determine whether the cooking mode is direct mode or not. Here, the direct mode can be understood as a mode in which the automatic cooking function is not performed. When the direct mode is not set, the bi-directional cooking device controls the heater or the induction range so as to perform the respective steps included in the final recipe information based on the final recipe information (recipe information changed based on the weight of the main material) . At this time, if the step is a step requiring the user's intervention, a signal for requesting intervention of the user (for example, inverting or padding) may be generated.

Further, a method for controlling a bidirectional cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that when the power level of any one of the heater and the induction range is changed and the total power exceeds the preset limit power, And changing the other power level so as to be equal to or less than the limit power.

The present invention relating to the above-described control method can be implemented as computer-readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). Also, the computer may include a control unit of the terminal. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (14)

A bidirectional cooking appliance configured to be able to communicate with a terminal,
A bottom plate on which an induction range is installed;
An upper plate disposed to face the lower plate and provided with a heater;
A sensor provided on the lower plate to measure the weight of the material placed on the lower plate;
And a controller configured to update the selected recipe information in the terminal based on the weight of the material measured by the sensor and to perform an automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information,
Wherein the control unit is configured to generate a signal for requesting a user's intervention when the step included in the updated recipe information is a step requiring the user's intervention based on the updated recipe information,
Wherein the control unit changes the power level of one of the pair of the heater and the induction range so that the total power is less than the predetermined limit power when the total power exceeds the predetermined limit power, So that the total power for one dish is kept below the predetermined limit power,
The lower plate is provided with a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the cooking device,
The controller may be configured to perform an overheat prevention function based on the temperature information measured through the temperature sensor
Bidirectional cookware. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller is configured to control at least one of the heater and the induction range based on the updated recipe information
Bidirectional cookware. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the controller is configured to control at least one of the heater and the induction range to adjust at least one of a power level and a heating time based on the updated recipe information
Bidirectional cookware. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising gap adjusting means connected to the lower plate so as to adjust a distance between the lower plate and the upper plate and connected to the upper plate at the other side
Bidirectional cookware. 5. The method of claim 4,
Further comprising a driving unit for changing a length of the gap adjusting unit,
Wherein the control unit is configured to control the driving unit based on thickness information of the material
Bidirectional cookware. 6. The method of claim 5,
The top plate is provided with an additional sensor for sensing thickness information of the material
Bidirectional cookware. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the gap adjusting means is separable from at least one of the upper plate and the lower plate,
At least a part of the gap adjusting means is formed to be foldable
Bidirectional cookware. Receiving recipe information selected by the terminal;
Measuring the weight of the material placed on the lower plate through the sensor;
Updating the received recipe information based on the measured weight of the material; And
And performing an automatic cooking function based on the updated recipe information,
The step of performing the automatic cooking function may include generating a signal for requesting the user to intervene when the step included in the updated recipe information is a step requiring the user's intervention based on the updated recipe information and,
When the power level of any one of the pair of the heater and the induction range is changed and the total power exceeds the predetermined limit power, the other power level is changed so that the total power is equal to or less than the predetermined limit power, Maintaining the total power for cooking below the predetermined threshold power; And
And performing an overheating prevention function based on the temperature information measured through the temperature sensor provided in the lower plate to measure the temperature of the cooking appliance
Method of controlling a bi - directional cooker. 9. The method of claim 8,
The step of performing the automatic cooking function may include controlling at least one of a heater provided on the upper plate and an induction range provided on the lower plate to adjust at least one of the power level and the heating time based on the updated recipe information Included
Method of controlling a bi - directional cooker.

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