KR200385292Y1 - Automatic vending machine for noodles dish - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food automatic cooker.

The present invention provides a food vending machine in the form of a vending machine that allows food to be cooked by directly heating hot water while supplying hot water to the container member so that only the container member made of a metal material can be stored therein. In addition to the vacuum-packed refrigerated instant food, as well as non-conventional food, users can quickly prepare and eat a variety of foods (e.g. soup, stew) that the user wants, and also the inconvenience that appears in the vending machine of the prior art, that is, food In addition to the inconvenience of supplying hot water for cooking and moving the container to a microwave oven, it provides a food automatic cooker that improves the manufacturing difficulties and economic cost burden of constructing a microwave oven.

Description

Automatic vending machine for noodles dish}

The present invention relates to a food cooker, and more particularly, to an automatic food cooker which is cooked through a process of heating various types of food (eg, rice noodles, udon, fish cake, ramen, soup, stew, etc.).

Currently, vending machines that sell foods such as noodles are easily installed in various places.

That is, the vending machine is disclosed in Utility Model Registration No. 316169 (Utility Model Registration Application No. 2004-8339, hereinafter referred to as the prior art), which accommodates vacuum-packed foods, and stores coins (coin). After discharging through the hot water supplied from the water purifier to warm the vacuum-packed food, or to receive cold water from the water purifier to cool the vacuum-packed food to eat.

In addition, the prior art also includes a microwave oven for allowing food to be cooked in a vacuum package that is supplied with hot water more quickly.

However, the above-mentioned prior art does not heat the food, so it is possible to simply eat only the food in a vacuum-packed state, which is because the hot water does not exceed the boiling point (about 100 ° C.) by heating, There was a considerable amount of time required for the food to be cooked, along with the restriction of eating only vacuum-packed refrigerated food.

In the prior art, a microwave oven was provided so that foods in a vacuum-packed refrigerated state can be cooked more quickly, but this is a process in which food warmed primarily by hot water is secondarily heated through a microwave oven. Inevitably, there is a lot of inconvenience, and in order to use a microwave oven, a separate coin must be newly added, and the overall composition of the vending machine according to the composition of the microwave oven is complicated. There is a problem that the cost rises.

In addition, the vending machine of the prior art has to take out the food from the container containing the vacuum-packed refrigerated food and then put it in the container for microwave oven to supply hot water first and put it in the microwave oven, the food using the microwave oven Its use is complicated by the fact that it can be thawed.

Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the present invention, while only the container member of the metal material containing the food can be stored while supplying hot water to the container member at the same time heating the hot water immediately By constructing an automatic food vending machine in the form of a vending machine that allows food to be cooked, it is possible to quickly prepare and eat various foods (eg soup, stew) that the user wants, even if not instant food, as well as vacuum-packed refrigerated instant food. In addition, the inconvenience of the prior art vending machine, that is, the inconvenience of having to supply hot water for food cooking and moving the container to the microwave, as well as the difficulty of production and economic cost of constructing the microwave oven The purpose is to provide an improved automatic food cooker.

The present invention food automatic cooker for achieving the above object,

In constructing a main body for food cooking, including a coin and bill slot, a first and second front cover, an operation panel unit, and a cooking chamber,

On the bottom surface of the cooking chamber is provided with a heating plate of the first heater-embedded type, on which a container of metal containing food is placed,

A water storage unit is formed inside the upper side of the main body opened by the first cover,

The water storage unit is configured to connect the injection nozzle pipe for supplying hot water to the metal container raised above the heating plate,

The main body is characterized in that it comprises a control means for controlling the operation of the heating plate and the water storage unit and the injection nozzle pipe during the operation of the operation panel unit for cooking food at the same time as the coin is inserted.

According to another aspect, the water storage unit,

Multi stage water purification filter for filtering the water supplied through the water supply,

A first tank part connected to the purified water filter part through a pipe to store a predetermined amount of filtered water;

A second tank part connected to the first tank part and the injection nozzle pipe by a pipe and receiving water from the first tank part;

It is configured in the second tank portion, characterized in that it comprises a second heater unit for heating the water stored in the second tank portion to enable hot water supply to the metal container through the injection nozzle pipe.

According to yet another aspect, the injection nozzle pipe,

Under the control of the control means is characterized in that for connecting the hot water supply valve is opened and closed.

According to yet another aspect, the water supply unit,

It consists of a direct water line directly connected to the multi-stage water filter unit, characterized in that the direct water supply line is formed with a direct water supply valve that is opened and closed by a control means.

According to yet another aspect, the water supply unit, characterized in that consisting of a bucket for storing a predetermined amount of water.

According to another aspect, the main body,

Forming a bucket storage portion that can accommodate the bucket, characterized in that the bucket storage portion is connected to the water purification filter of the multi-stage through the pipe.

According to yet another aspect, the operation panel portion,

Start button for food preparation,

First up / down button for temperature control of hot water,

A second up / down button part for adjusting a heating temperature of the heating plate;

First and second display units displaying heating temperatures of the hot water and the heating plate controlled by the first and second up / down button units;

A plurality of third display unit for displaying the operation of the first and second heaters and whether the coin is inserted,

And a fourth display unit for displaying the input amount of coins.

According to yet another aspect, the control means,

A first temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of hot water,

A second temperature sensor for measuring a heating temperature of the heating plate,

Coin detection unit to check the input state of the coin,

CPU oil (CPU) for outputting a control signal for cooking food based on the results detected by the first and second temperature sensors and coin detector,

And a driving circuit unit for driving the first and second heaters to open and close the heating operation and the hot water supply valve and the direct water supply valve by driving according to the control signal output from the CPU.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention by the accompanying drawings as follows.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view showing the structure of the automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a food auto cooker.

4 is an enlarged view of an operation panel unit applied to an automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a block circuit diagram of an automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an embodiment of the present invention. As an exploded view showing a state in which the water container is accommodated in the main body for automatic food cooking, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, an automatic food cooker according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 10, wherein a front surface of the main body 10 is provided with a coin inlet 1 and a bill inlet 2. The first and second front covers 3 and 4 which can be opened and closed to accommodate the heating plate 20 and the water storage unit as well as the injection nozzle 30 and the water filter in 10 are included.

The first front cover 3 is located at the upper end of the main body 10, the second front cover 4 is located at the lower end of the main body 10, which is the cooking chamber 6 in which the heating plate 20 is located It is configured to cover.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the cooking chamber 6 in the main body 10, a heating plate 20 is formed to raise a container 100 made of a metal material to perform heating thereof, and the heating plate 20 may include a first plate. The heater 21 was built in.

In this case, the container 100 is preferably made of aluminum, but may be made of stainless, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, an operation panel unit 5 is provided at one end of the front surface of the main body 10, and the operation panel unit 5 has a start button 70 and first and second up / down button units. 71, 72, and first to fourth display portions 73, 74, 75, and 76.

The start button 70 is configured to start heating the food in the container 100 when the container 100 containing the food is placed on the heating plate 20, and the first up / down button unit ( 71 is configured to adjust the temperature of the hot water is supplied to the cooking chamber, the second up / down button portion 72 is configured to adjust the heating temperature of the heating plate (20).

The first display unit 73 displays the temperature of the hot water controlled by the first up / down button unit 71 so that external viewing is possible, and the second display unit 74 displays the second up / down button. The heating temperature of the heating plate 20 controlled by the unit 72 is displayed to enable external viewing.

The third display unit 75 may operate the second heater unit 44 formed in the first heater 21 and the second tank unit 44 in the heating plate 20, as well as the coin inlet 1 and the bank inlet. (2) To indicate whether or not the coin or banknote is inserted, it is composed of a light emitting diode (LED), but is not necessarily limited to this.

The fourth display unit 76 is for displaying the input amount of money when coins or banknotes are inserted into the coin input port 1 and the bank input port 2, and the display value is displayed under the control of the control means. It was made.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the cooking chamber 6 in the main body 10, a heating plate 20 is formed to raise a container 100 made of a metal material to perform heating thereof, and the heating plate 20 may include a first plate. The heater 21 was built in.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the first cover 3 positioned at the upper end of the main body 10 is opened, a water storage part, that is, a water filter part 41, a first tank part 42, and a second part therein is opened. The tank part 43 and the 2nd heater part 44 were provided.

The purified water filter unit 41 is configured in multiple stages to filter the water supplied to the water supply unit, which is not shown in the water supply unit and the purified water filter unit 41, respectively, but the inlet and outlet water through the pipe 200 It is configured to be connected.

The first tank part 42 is designed as a tank having a predetermined capacity for receiving and storing a predetermined amount of purified water connected to the purified water filter part 41 and the pipe 200 to filter. It is to be connected to the second tank portion 43 through the 200.

At this time, although not shown, the first tank 42 is provided with a float switch for sensing the water level, to adjust the water level for the purified water from the action of the float switch.

The third tank part 43 is connected to the second tank part 43 through a pipe 200 to receive and store a predetermined amount of purified water, and then when the stored purified water is heated, the cooking chamber 6 Guide to the injection nozzle pipe (30) located in the, for this purpose, the second tank portion 43 is provided with a second heater portion (44).

That is, the second heater part 44 is provided in the second tank part 43 to heat the water in the second tank part 43 to a predetermined temperature by heating when the control signal of the control means occurs. The heating temperature of was adjusted from the up / down of the second up / down button portion 72.

Referring to FIG. 3, the injection nozzle pipe 30 extends into the main body 10 in a state located at the upper end of the cooking chamber 6 so as to be connected to the second tank 43. It is configured to supply hot water to the container 100 when the container 100 made of aluminum is placed on the heating plate 20 in 6).

And, the hot water supply valve 31 is opened and closed is connected to the injection nozzle pipe 30, the hot water supply valve 31 is configured to control the opening and closing under the control of the control means.

On the other hand, the water supply unit mentioned above as shown in Figure 1 is a way of supplying the direct water through the direct water line 51 directly to the main body 10 for automatic food cooking, and a predetermined amount of water as shown in Filled bucket 53 was used to adopt the way the water supply is made.

To this end, the direct water line 51 is directly connected to the inlet portion of the water filter unit 41 composed of multiple stages, or connected to the inlet portion of the water filter unit 41 composed of multiple stages on the upper surface of the main body 10. After placing the bucket storage portion 61 to be configured so that the bucket 53 is raised to the bucket storage portion 61.

At this time, the direct water supply line 51 is formed with a direct water supply valve 52 that is opened and closed under the control of the control means to adjust the supply amount of direct water.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the heating plate 20, the water storage unit, and the spray nozzle 30 are inserted into the main body 10 when the operation panel 5 for food cooking is performed at the same time as the coin is inserted. A control means equipped with a cooking program is configured to control an operation, and the control means includes first and second temperature sensors 81 and 82, a coin detection unit 83, a CPU 84, and a driving circuit unit 85. Include.

The first temperature sensor 81 is configured to measure the hot water temperature in the second tank unit 43 heated by the second heater unit 44 and then output it to the CPU 84. Although not shown in the drawing, the first temperature sensor 81 is provided on the outer surface of the second tank portion 43.

The second temperature sensor 82 is configured to measure the heating temperature of the heating plate 20 heated by the first heater unit 21 and then output it to the CPU 84. For this purpose, the second temperature sensor Although not shown in the drawings, the 82 is provided on the bottom of the heating plate 20.

The coin detecting unit 83 is configured to detect the state of the coin when the coin or bill is inserted into the coin and bill input slot (1) (2), the sensed signal is transmitted to the CPU (84).

The CPU 84 presses the start button 70 and the first and second up / down in the state where the detection signals of the first and second temperature sensors 81 and 82 and the coin detector 83 are input. The hot water supply valve 31 generates a signal for controlling the heating operation of the first and second heater parts 21 and 44 according to the temperature control signal up / down by the button parts 71 and 72. Or generating and controlling the open / close control signal of the direct water supply valve 52 and controlling the display operation of the first to fourth display units 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the operation panel unit 5. It is equipped with a program for automatic food cooking.

The driving circuit unit 85 is driven under the control of the CPU 84, which is a heating operation of the first and second heaters 21 and 44 and hot water supply according to a control signal output from the CPU 84. It is configured to drive the opening and closing of the valve 31 and the direct water supply valve (52).

Hereinafter, reference numeral 300 denotes a power supply unit for supplying power to the main body 10 for automatic cooking of food, and reference numeral 400 denotes an exhaust fan located at the rear of the main body 10. will be.

Referring to Figures 1 to 7 attached to the operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, a user puts food to be cooked in a container 100 made of aluminum to eat a specific food (eg, rice noodles, udon, fish cake, ramen, soup, stew, etc.).

Thereafter, the second front cover 4 closing the cooking chamber 6 in the main body 10 for automatic food cooking is opened to place the container 100 on the heating plate 20 in the cooking chamber 6 and the second front surface. Close the cover (4).

Next, after the coin or bill is put into the coin or bill slot (1) (2) of the main body 10, through the first and second up / down button parts 71 and 72 in the operation panel section (5). The temperature of the hot water is set as well as the heating temperature of the heating plate 20.

Next, when the user presses the start button 70 in the operation panel unit 5, the CPU 84 included in the control means in the main body 10 passes through the drive circuit unit 85 and the water supply valve 52 and hot water. Opening the supply valve 31,

A predetermined amount of water is stored in the second tank portion 43 from the opening of the direct water supply valve 52 through the direct water line 51 → the water filter portion 41 → the first tank portion 42, and the Water is heated through the second heater section 44 in the second tank section 43.

At this time, the hot water supply valve 31 is also opened by the driving circuit unit 85 under the control of the CPU 84,

The hot water heated to the predetermined temperature by the second heater unit 44 is introduced into the container 100 mounted on the heating plate 20 through the injection nozzle pipe 30.

Here, the temperature of the hot water introduced into the container 100 is set according to the temperature up / down by the first up / down button portion 71, which is driven circuit unit 85 under the control of the CPU (84) This is because the heating operation of the second heater unit 44 is controlled from the driving of.

Meanwhile, the hot water is introduced into the container 100 as described above, and the heating plate 20 on which the container 100 is mounted is also heated by the driving circuit unit 85 under the control of the CPU 84. 1 is heated by the heater unit 21 and the heating temperature is set by the second up / down button unit 72,

The food contained in the container 100 is primarily cooked by hot water having a predetermined temperature, and the cooking time may be rapidly proceeded from the heating operation of the heating plate 20.

That is, when hot water at a predetermined temperature is introduced into the container 100, the food in the container 100 is cooked by hot water primarily maintaining a predetermined temperature.

At this time, the hot water introduced into the container 100 for cooking the food, the boiling point is further increased from the heating operation of the heating plate 20 on which the container 100 is placed, thereby cooking for the food in the container 100 Will be made faster.

In addition, since the hot water used for cooking the food in the container 100 is filtered through the water filter unit 41, the food is cooked through the hot water in a clean state, and thus the user is able to clean the food. The environment will be provided.

As described above, the present invention provides a food vending machine in the form of a vending machine that allows food to be cooked by immediately heating hot water while supplying hot water to the container member so that only the container member made of metal containing food can be stored therein. By constitution, as well as the vacuum-packed refrigerated instant food, users can quickly prepare and eat a variety of foods, even if the instant food is not, and also the inconvenience that appears in the vending machine of the prior art, that is, hot water for cooking In addition to the inconvenience of supplying and moving the container to the microwave oven, there is an effect of improving the manufacturing difficulties and the economic cost burden of constructing the microwave oven.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiment, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims. Of course, such changes will fall within the scope of the claims.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an automatic food cooker in one embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front view showing the structure of an automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of an automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the operation panel portion applied to the automatic food cooker as an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block circuit diagram of an automatic food cooker according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded view showing a state in which a bucket is accommodated in the main body for automatic food cooking according to one embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 6 as an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

One ; Coin input 2; Banknote

10; Main body 20; Hot plate

21; First heater 30; Injection nozzle pipe

31; Hot water supply valve 41; Water Purifier

42; A first tank part 43; 2nd tank part

44; Second heater section 51; Direct line

52; Direct water supply valve 53; bucket

61; Bucket container 71; First up / down button part

72; Second up / down button portion 81; First temperature sensor

82; Second temperature sensor 83; Coin Detection Department

84; CPU 85; Driving circuit

100; Container 200; pipe

300; Power supply

Claims (8)

In constructing a main body for food cooking, including a coin and bill slot, a first and second front cover, an operation panel unit, and a cooking chamber, On the bottom surface of the cooking chamber is provided with a heating plate of the first heater-embedded type, on which a container of metal containing food is placed, A water storage unit is formed inside the upper side of the main body opened by the first cover, The water storage unit is configured to connect the injection nozzle pipe for supplying hot water to the metal container raised above the heating plate, And a control means for controlling the operation of the heating plate, the water storage unit, and the injection nozzle tube during the operation of the operation panel unit for cooking the food at the same time in the main body. The method of claim 1, wherein the water storage unit, Multi stage water purification filter for filtering the water supplied through the water supply, A first tank part connected to the purified water filter part through a pipe to store a predetermined amount of filtered water; A second tank part connected to the first tank part and the injection nozzle by pipe, and receiving water from the first tank part; It is configured in the second tank portion, automatic food cooker comprising a second heater for heating the water stored in the second tank portion to enable hot water supply to the metal container through the injection nozzle pipe. According to yet another aspect, the injection nozzle pipe, Automatic food cooker, characterized in that for connecting the hot water supply valve is opened and closed under the control of the control means. The method of claim 2, wherein the water supply unit, Food direct automatic cooker characterized in that it consists of a direct water line directly connected to the multi-stage water purification unit, the direct water supply valve is opened and closed by the control means. The method of claim 2, wherein the water supply unit, Automatic food cooker, characterized in that consisting of a bucket for storing a predetermined amount of water. The method of claim 1, wherein the main body, Forming a water tank storage portion that can be stored in the water tank, wherein the water tank housing is connected to a multi-stage water purification filter through a pipe, characterized in that the automatic food cooker. The method of claim 1, wherein the operation panel portion, The start button for food cooking, the first up / down button for adjusting the temperature of hot water, the second up / down button for adjusting the heating temperature of the heating plate, the first and second up / down button First and second display units for displaying the heating temperature of the hot water and the heating plate, a plurality of third display units for the operation of the first and second heaters and whether the coin is inserted, and a fourth display unit for displaying the input amount of coins Food automatic cooker characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the control means, A result detected by the first temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of hot water, the second temperature sensor for measuring the heating temperature of the heating plate, the coin detector for checking the input state of the coin, and the first and second temperature sensors and the coin detector A CPU outputting a control signal for food cooking based on the control circuit, and a driving circuit unit configured to drive the heating operation of the first and second heaters and to open and close the hot water supply valve and the direct water supply valve by driving according to the control signal output from the CPU. Automatic food cooker characterized in that the configuration.