KR20040054628A - Automatic rice cooking machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic rice cooking machine is provided to automatically cook rice with steam and used for a steamer and a constant-temperature vessel. CONSTITUTION: An automatic rice cooking machine is composed of a cooking chamber(10), a rice storage(14), a plurality of cups(16) having a plurality of drain holes(16b), a cup holder, a rotational unit for the cup holder, a nozzle(18) for injecting water onto the cups, a steam generator(54), a drain unit, a water supplier to the nozzle and steam generator, hot wires(20) for maintaining the temperature in a cooking space(10a), a cooking amount setting button, an operation panel having a cooking start button, and a controller(22) for controlling respective units when turning on the cooking amount setting button and the cooking start button.

Description

Automatic rice cooking machine {Automatic rice cooking machine}

The present invention relates to an automatic cooking apparatus, and more particularly, the user automatically selects how many servings of rice (cooking amount), and automatically performs a series of processes of extracting, washing and cooking rice of an appropriate amount. It relates to an automatic cooking device.

In general, the process of cooking rice is the first process of taking out the appropriate amount of rice from the rice bucket, the second process of washing the extracted rice with water, and putting the washed rice into the rice cooker, and then pour the appropriate amount of water to heat the rice It consists of a 3rd process and a 4th process of keeping a finished rice and keeping it. Among them, in the case of the third and fourth processes, when the electric field cooker is used, it is not necessary for the person to directly adjust the heating temperature or the heating time. Since there is no automation at all, it must be done by humans, so busy modern people needed to automate the whole process of cooking and storing rice.

Accordingly, the present invention can facilitate user convenience by automatically carrying out a series of processes in which a user removes a proper amount of stored rice by only operating a button, adds steam to the washed rice, cooks the rice, and then keeps the rice warm. Its purpose is to provide automatic cooking.

In order to achieve the above object, the automatic cooking device according to the present invention has a cooking space formed therein, and a cooking room equipped with a door for opening and closing of the cooking space; Rice barrel formed with a hopper-type rice storage space therein; Rice receiving space is formed inside, a plurality of cups formed with a plurality of drain holes on the top; Cup holding means which rotates in the cooking space while holding the cups in a circumferential shape; Rotating means for rotating the cup holding means; Rice withdrawal supply means for withdrawing rice stored in a rice storage space of said rice barrel and supplying it to a rice accommodation space of said cups; Sprinkling nozzles for spraying water in the rice receiving space of the cups; Steam generation supply means for generating steam and supplying it to the cooking space; Drainage means for discharging water accumulated on the inner bottom surface of the cooking chamber to the outside; Water supply means for supplying water to the water spray nozzle and the steam generation supply means; A heating wire installed on an inner wall of the cooking chamber to maintain a constant temperature of the cooking space; An operation panel including a cooking amount setting button for setting the cooking amount and a cooking start button for instructing the start of cooking; When the cooking quantity setting button and the cooking start button are selected in turn, the operation of the rotating means and the rice take-out supply means is controlled so that a predetermined amount of rice is contained in the rice accommodation space of some or all of the cups, and the cup The water supply means to control the operation of the water supply means so that the water is sprayed in the rice receiving space for a predetermined time, the rotary means and the steam so that the steam is supplied to the cooking space for a predetermined time while the cup holding means rotates at a predetermined speed And a controller configured to control an operation of the generation supply means and sequentially perform an operation of controlling power to be supplied to the heating wire so that the temperature of the cooking space is kept constant.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic cooking apparatus shown in FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the cup, the cup holding means, the rotating means, the steam supply pipe and the steam dispersion plate shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling state of the support pipe, the rice supply pipe and the rice supply pipe motor shown in FIG.

Figure 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A shown in Figure 2, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the steaming vessel,

7 is a view showing the configuration of the operation panel shown in FIG.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: kitchen 10a: kitchen

12: door 14: rice barrel

16: Cup 16a: Rice House

16b: Drain 16c: Jamming Jaw

18: spray nozzle 20: heated wire

21: operation panel 22: controller

24: ring 26: support

28: first fixture 30: motor

32: combiner 34: rice outlet

36: rice feed pipe 38: screw

40: screw motor 42: opening

44: support pipe 46: rice supply pipe

48: rice feed tube motor 50: rotary door

52: steam generator 54: steam supply pipe

56: steam distribution plate 58: drain

60: drain pipe 62: water purifier

64: water tank 66: pump

68: water supply pipe 70: check valve

72: first level control valve 74: second level control valve

76: steaming vessel 76c: the second fixture

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the automatic cooking apparatus shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a cup, cup holding means, a rotating means, shown in FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a steam supply pipe and a steam distribution plate, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a coupling state of a support pipe, a rice supply pipe, and a rice supply pipe motor shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion A shown in FIG. 2. 6 is a perspective view of the steaming container, and FIG. 7 is a view showing the configuration of the operation panel shown in FIG. 1.

Automatic kitchen according to an embodiment of the present invention is a cooking room (10a) is formed inside, the cooking room 10 is equipped with a door 12 for opening and closing the cooking space (10a); A rice barrel 14 formed with a hopper-type rice storage space 14a therein; A plurality of cups 16 having a rice receiving space 16a formed therein and having a plurality of drain holes 16b formed thereon; Cup holding means rotated in the cooking space (10a) while holding the cups (16) in a circumferential shape with each other; Rotating means for rotating the cup holding means; Rice withdrawal supply means for withdrawing rice stored in the rice storage space 14a of the rice barrel 14 and supplying it to the rice accommodation space 16a of the cups 16; A water spray nozzle 18 for sprinkling water in the rice receiving space 16a of the cups 16; Steam generation supply means for generating steam and supplying it to the cooking space 10a; Drainage means for discharging the water accumulated on the inner bottom surface of the cooking room 10 to the outside; Water supply means for supplying water to the water spray nozzle 18 and the steam generation supply means; A heating wire 20 installed on the inner wall of the cooking room 10 to maintain a constant temperature of the cooking space 10a; An operation panel 21 having a cooking amount setting button 21a for setting the cooking amount and a cooking start button 21b for instructing the start of cooking; When the cooking amount setting button 21a and the cooking start button 21b are selected in turn, the rotation means and the rice take-out supply means may contain a predetermined amount of rice in the rice receiving space 16a of some or all of the cups 16. Controlling the operation, controlling the operation of the water supply means so that the water is sprayed in the rice receiving space 16a of the cups 16 for a predetermined time, and set in the cooking space 10a while the cup holding means rotates at a predetermined speed. Controller for controlling the operation of the rotating means and the steam generating supply means so that the steam is supplied for a time, and to sequentially control the power supply to the heating wire 20 so that the temperature of the cooking space (10a) is maintained ( 22).

The door 12 is provided with a window 12a and a handle 12b. The user can easily check the state inside the cooking space 10a of the cooking room 10 through the window 12a, and can easily open and close the door 12 using the handle 12b.

A lid 14b is provided on the ceiling of the rice container 14, and a scale window 14c is formed on the outer surface. When the rice falls into the rice storage space 14a, the user opens the lid 14b, fills the rice with the rice storage space 14a, and then closes the lid 14b to prevent foreign substances from entering the rice storage space 14a. Through the graduation window 14c, it is possible to accurately grasp the amount of rice stored in the rice storage space 14a.

The cups 16 are determined by the position of the drain hole 16b, the height of the rice that accumulates in the rice receiving space (16a), the amount of rice contained in the rice receiving space (16a) and the volume of the rice receiving space (16a) itself In consideration of this, the drainage hole 16b is formed at a position to allow the amount of rice that is most suitable for the rice holding space 16a. For example, when 50g of rice is required for 30g of rice in order to cook delicious rice, a drain hole 16b is formed at a position to allow 50g of rice to accumulate on 30g of rice contained in the rice receiving space 16a. The diameter of the drain hole 16b formed in the cups 16 is usually determined within a range in which the grain of rice cannot escape through the drain hole 16b, but is smaller in size than the rice in the rice storage space 14a of the rice container 14. When the grains (such as millet) and the rice is mixed and stored, the drainage holes 16b of the cups 16 are determined within a range in which the grains cannot escape through the drainage holes 16b. The cups 16 are made of reinforced plastic or ceramics, which are harmless to the human body. In addition, the locking jaw (16c) is formed on the upper outer periphery of the cups 16, respectively.

The cup holding means is arranged in the circumference of each other, a plurality of rings (24) for holding the cups 16, respectively coupled to the engaging jaw (16c) of the cups (16) fitted into each other; A plurality of supports 26 disposed inside the rings 24 to support the rings 24 fixed one at a time; Fixing the other ends of the supports 26, a fitting groove (not shown in the figure) is formed inside the bottom, and the first fixture (side) formed with a display groove (28a) for the indication of the coupling point in communication with the fitting groove ( 28).

The rotating means includes a motor 30 which is located at the upper end of the rotating shaft 30a through the bottom surface of the cooking chamber 10 in the cooking space 10a and is controlled by the controller 22; The display protrusion 32a coupled to the upper end of the rotation shaft 30a of the motor 30 and fitted into the display groove 28a of the first fixture 28 is formed at the side surface, and the display protrusion 32a and the display groove ( 28a) is configured to include a coupler 32 is fitted into the fitting groove of the first fixture (28).

The cups 16 fitted to the rings 24 by mutual coupling of the first fixture 28 and the coupler 32 are rotated in conjunction with the rotation shaft 30a of the motor 30. In addition, the coupling structure of the display groove 28a and the display protrusion 28 is such that the cups 16 supported by the rings 24 are always disposed at the same position at the initial stage of operation so that the rice receiving space 16a of the cups 16 is later formed. In the process of placing the rice in turn), the controller 22 can accurately move (rotate) each of the cups 16 to a position where the rice is supplied through the operation control of the motor 30.

The rice withdrawal supply means is formed at the lower end of the rice barrel 14 and the rice outlet 34 for communicating with the rice storage space (14a) and the outside; A rice feed pipe 36 having one end communicated with the rice outlet 34; A screw 38 mounted inside the lower end of the rice barrel 14 and extracting the rice stored in the rice storage space 14a to the rice transport pipe 36 through the rice outlet 34; A screw motor 40 for rotating the screw 38 under the control of the controller 22; An opening 42 formed in the ceiling surface of the cooking room 10; A support tube 44 fixedly installed at an upper portion of the cooking chamber 10 and having a stepped portion 44a formed at an inner circumference of the lower end, and having a slit 44b in a longitudinal direction at the lower end side; The locking projection 46a is moved up and down in the state where the upper end is inserted into the inside of the support tube 44 through the lower opening of the support tube 44, and is caught by the step 44a of the support tube 44 at the upper outer circumference thereof. It is formed, the rack 46b is formed in the longitudinal direction at the position facing the slit 44a of the support pipe 44 of the outer surface, the lower end is passed through the opening 42 to the predetermined rice supply position A rice supply pipe 46 formed at its side with a through hole 46c communicating with the other end of the rice feed pipe 36 when it reaches it; A pinion 48a engaged with the rack 46b of the rice supply pipe 46 through the slit 44a of the support pipe 44 is formed on the rotation shaft 48b, and rotates under the control of the controller 22. 48; The rice supply pipe 46 which enters into the cooking space 10a from the upper part of the cooking chamber 10 is rotated and opened in a direction to proceed, and the rice supply pipe 46 inside the cooking space 10a retreats to its original position. It is configured to include a rotary door 50 installed in the opening 42 to automatically close the lower surface.

The rotary door 50 is divided into two panels 50a and 50b, which are separately installed with rotating shafts on both sides of the opening 42, and the panels 50a and 50b with respect to the side surface of the opening 42. It is configured to include two torsion springs 50c and 50d installed to support one by one to keep the panels 50a and 50b closed.

When the rice feed tube motor 48 rotates in the forward or reverse direction, the pinion 48a and the rack 46b meshed with each other through the slit 44a of the support tube 44 cause the rice feed tube motor 48 to rotate. By changing the linear motion of the supply pipe 46 eventually the rice supply pipe 46 is raised or lowered.

The steam generation supply means includes a steam generator 52 for generating and discharging steam under the control of the controller 22; A steam supply pipe 54 having one end of a donut shape in which a plurality of steam holes 54a are formed at an upper end of the rotation shaft 30a of the motor 30, and the other end of which is coupled to the steam generator 52; A plurality of vent holes 56a are formed over the entire surface for uniformly dispersing and supplying steam discharged through the steam holes 54a of the steam supply pipe 54 to the cooking space 10a of the cooking chamber 10. The curved surface is formed so that the upper surface is convex and the lower surface is concave, and comprises a steam distribution plate 56 installed so that the convex surface is upward on one end of the steam supply pipe (54).

The vent hole 56a formed in the steam dispersion plate 56 is formed in a triangular pyramid shape in which a side surface protrudes toward the convex surface and an open bottom surface.

The steam generator 52 has a water storage space 52a and a heating wire 52b disposed therein, and when the power is applied to the heating wire 52b under the control of the controller 22, the heat generated from the heating wire 52b. The water stored in the water storage space 52a is heated to generate steam.

The drainage means includes a plurality of drains 58 formed on the bottom surface of the cooking chamber 10 and a drain pipe 60 communicating with the drain port 58 and the outside. More specifically, the drain 58 is formed at the edge of the bottom surface of the cooking chamber 10, the bottom surface of the cooking chamber 10 is formed to be inclined so that the edge is lower than the center of the water is accumulated on the bottom surface of the cooking chamber 10 It is easier to gather to the drain port 58 side.

The water supply means is a water purifier (62) for purifying water introduced from the outside; A water tank 64 having a water storage space 64a formed therein; A pump 66 which pumps the water stored in the water storage space 64a of the water tank 64 under the control of the controller 22 and supplies the water to the spray nozzle 18 through the water transfer pipe 66a; A water supply pipe 68 for transferring the water purified by the water purifier 62 to the water tank 64 and the steam generator 52, respectively; It is installed between the water purifier 62 and the water supply pipe 68 so that the water purified by the water purifier 62 flows only along the inside of the water supply pipe 68 to the water tank 64 and the steam generator 52, and prevents backflow. A valve 70; A first water level control valve installed between the water tank 64 and the water supply pipe 68 to automatically block the inflow of water into the water tank 64 when the height of the water stored in the water tank 64 reaches a preset height; 72); A second water level control valve installed between the steam generator 52 and the water supply pipe 68 to automatically block the inflow of water into the steam generator 52 when the height of the water stored in the steam generator 52 reaches a preset height ( 74).

The first and second water level control valves 72 and 74 respectively include a water level sensor for generating a detection signal when the water stored in the water tank 64 or the steam generator 52 reaches a predetermined water level, and the water level detection. When the detection signal is generated from the sensor is composed of an electromagnetic valve for blocking the water inlet path to the water tank (64) or steam generator (52).

Graduation window 64b is formed on the outer surface of the water tank 64. The user can accurately grasp the amount of water stored in the water storage space 64a through the scale window 64b.

In addition, the automatic cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed with a material receiving space (76a), a plurality of steam holes (76b) are formed on the entire surface, and the first fixture 28 of the cup holding means and The second fixture (76c) of the same shape is further provided with a steaming container (76) formed integrally by protruding toward the material receiving space (76a) at the center of the bottom surface, the coupling means of the rotating means when cooking steaming 32 The second fixture (76c) of the steaming vessel (76) instead of the first fixture (28) of the cup holding means to the steaming container (76) to rotate in conjunction with the rotary shaft (30a) of the motor (30). The diameter of the steam hole 76b formed in the steaming container 76 is 3 to 5mm. The steaming container 76 is made of reinforced plastic or ceramics, which is harmless to the human body.

In addition to the cooking amount setting button 21a and the cooking start button 21b, the operation panel 21 has an automatic cooking button 21c, a cooking time setting button 21d, a warming button 21e, a stop button 21f, and cooking. The amount display portion 21g and the cooking time display portion 21h are provided. The automatic cooking button 21c is a button for setting the selection of the maximum cooking amount and an instruction for starting cooking at once, and the cooking time setting button 21d is a button for setting the cooking time of the steamed food, and the warming button 21e is used. ) Is a button for selecting the warming mode, and the stop button 21f is a button for selecting stop of various operation modes, and the cooking amount set by the cooking amount setting button 21a is displayed on the cooking amount display unit 21g as a number. In the cooking time display section 21h, the cooking time set by the cooking time setting button 21d or the remaining cooking time when cooking is displayed numerically. In addition, the cooking start button 21b is also used as a button for instructing the start of the culinary dish.

Referring to the operation of the automatic cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

The operation mode performed in one embodiment of the present invention can be largely divided into cooking mode, automatic cooking mode, steamed cooking mode and warm mode.

1. Cooking mode

First, the user prepares by inserting the cups 16 into the six rings 24 of the cup holding means one by one, and then grabs the handle 12b to open the door 12 to open the cooking space 10a, and the cup holding means. After inserting into the cooking space 10a, the first fastener 28 of the cup holding means 28 and the first fastener 28 in a state in which the position of the fitting projection 32a of the coupling hole 32 of the rotating means is well aligned. Inserts into the coupler 32 to couple the cup holding means to the rotating means and then closes the door 12.

Subsequently, when the user selects the cooking amount by operating the cooking amount setting button 21a of the operation panel 21, that is, selecting how many cups to cook, the controller 21 displays the selected cooking amount on the cooking amount display unit. (21g) is displayed and the selected cooking quantity is memorized. Thereafter, when the user presses the cooking start button 21b of the operation panel 21, the rice feed pipe 46 drives the rice feed pipe motor 48 so as to descend to the preset rice feed position after passing through the rotary door 50. Let's do it.

When the rice supply pipe 46 is lowered to the rice supply position, the controller 22 is provided with a screw motor until a predetermined amount of rice is supplied to the rice accommodation space 16a of the cup 16 located below the rice supply pipe 46. Drive 40). Referring to the process of supplying rice to the rice receiving space (16a) of the cup 16 in detail, when the screw motor 40 is driven while the screw 38 is rotated, the rice storage space (14a) of the rice container 14 The rice stored in the discharge through the rice outlet 34 to the rice transfer pipe (36), the rice discharged into the rice transfer pipe (36) is a through hole of the rice supply pipe 46 connected to the other end of the rice transfer pipe (36) It is transferred to the inside of the rice supply pipe 46 through the 46c and is dropped into the rice receiving space (16a) of the cup 16 located in the lower portion of the rice supply pipe 46 by the rice receiving space ( Rice is supplied to 16a).

Thereafter, the controller 22 rotates the cup holding means by driving the motor 30 until the next cup 16 is positioned below the rice supply pipe 46, and then the predetermined amount of rice inside the corresponding cup 16. The screw motor 40 is driven until it is supplied. The rotation of the cup holding means and the rice supply process are repeated until all the rice is contained in the rice receiving space 16a of the number of cups 16 selected by the user.

When all the rice is contained in the rice accommodation space (16a) of the selected number of cups 16 through the above process, the controller 22 reversely drives the rice supply pipe motor 48 to rotate the rice supply pipe 46 ( Pass 50) and ascend to its original position. When the lower end of the rice supply pipe 46 passes through the rotary door 50 and completely falls out above the rotary door 50, the panels 50a and 50b of the rotary door 50 are the force of the torsion springs 50c and 50d. Is rotated and returned to its original state.

When the rice supply pipe 46 returns to its original position, the controller 22 drives the pump 66 for a predetermined time (15 to 20 seconds) so that the purified water contained in the water storage space 64a of the water tank 64 is filled with water. Through the transfer pipe (66a) and the spray nozzle (18) to be sprayed at the same time to the rice receiving space (16a) of all the cups (16). Through this process, the rice contained in the rice receiving space 16a of the cup 16 is washed while swirling in the rice receiving space 16a by the water pressure of the purified water sprayed from the spray nozzle 18, and is produced during the washing process of the rice. The water of the rice is discharged through the drain hole 16b, and after a predetermined time, the purified water is accumulated from the washed rice to the bottom of the drain hole 16b, and the water becomes rice. In addition, the sewage flowing out through the drain hole 16b of the cups 16 and falling on the bottom surface of the rice is discharged to the outside through the drain port 58 and the drain pipe 60. As described above, washing the rice using purified water from which various heavy metals or wastes have been removed, and using purified water as rice, can make rice clean and beneficial to the human body than using ordinary tap water.

When the rice washing process is completed, the controller 22 applies power to the heating wire 52b of the steam generator 52 to generate steam in the steam generator 52. The steam generated by the steam generator 52 is transported along the inside of the steam supply pipe 54 and then discharged through the steam hole 54a, and the steam discharged from the steam hole 54a of the steam distribution plate 56 It is evenly distributed and discharged to the cooking space 10a through the vent hole 56a. When steam is supplied to the cooking space 10a, the rice contained in the rice holding space 16a of the cups 16 is cooked over time by convection of steam supplied to the cooking space 10a, and eventually After the predetermined time passes, the rice holding space 16a of the cups 16 contains rice.

When the rice is cooked through the above process, the controller 22 is placed on the heated wire 20 installed on the inner wall of the cooking room 10 until the stop button 21f of the operation panel 21 is selected by the user. By applying power, the rice contained in the rice receiving space 16a of the cups 16 is kept warm.

After that, the user opens the door 12 and removes the cups 16 fitted into the rings 24 of the cup holding means, and then eats the rice contained in the cup 16 without having to transfer it to a separate rice bowl. In other words, in the present invention, the cups 16 may be used as rice bowls, so that a user may move away the cumbersome process of transferring rice to rice bowls one by one, thereby pursuing user convenience.

2. Auto Cooking Mode

When the user presses the automatic cooking button 21c of the operation panel 21, the automatic cooking mode is selected. Since the automatic cooking mode is an operation mode in which the selection of the maximum cooking amount and the start of cooking are set at once, the entire cup 16 is selected. If you want to cook all in the user can facilitate the user's convenience.

More specifically, when the automatic cooking button 21c is selected, the controller 22 controls the amount of rice in the rice receiving space 16a of all the cups 16, which is not part of the rice supply process of the cooking mode mentioned above. The entire system is controlled in the same manner as in the cooking mode except for controlling the screw motor 40 and the motor 30 to be contained.

3. Steamed food mode

The user puts the steamed food ingredients in the material receiving space 76a of the steaming container 76, then opens the door 12 to open the cooking space 10a, and replaces the cup holding means with the steaming container 76 in the cooking space 10a. ) Into the second fixture (76c) of the steam container 76 to the coupling means 32 of the rotating means to couple the steam container 76 to the rotating means and then close the door 12.

Subsequently, when the user selects a cooking time by operating the cooking time setting button 21d of the operation panel 21, the controller 21 displays the selected cooking time on the cooking time display unit 21h and stores the selected cooking time. Do it.

Thereafter, when the user presses the cooking start button 21b of the operation panel 21, the controller 22 applies power to the heating wire 52b of the steam generator 52 for the time selected by the user to generate the steam generator 52. Allow steam to evolve. The steam generated by the steam generator 52 is transported along the inside of the steam supply pipe 54 and then discharged through the steam hole 54a, and the steam discharged from the steam hole 54a of the steam distribution plate 56 It is evenly distributed and discharged to the cooking space 10a through the vent hole 56a. When steam is supplied to the cooking space 10a, the steamed food material contained in the material accommodating space 76a of the steaming container 76 is cooked over time by convection of steam supplied through the steam hole 76b. After the predetermined time has elapsed, the material receiving space 76a of the steaming container 76 may contain the completed steamed food.

When the steamed food is completed through the above process, the controller 22 is placed on the heated wire 20 installed on the inner wall of the cooking room 10 until the stop button 21f of the operation panel 21 is selected by the user. By applying power, the steamed food contained in the material accommodating space 76a of the steaming container 76 is kept warm.

Thereafter, the user opens the door 12 and pulls out the second fastener 76c of the steaming container 76 from the coupler 32 of the rotating means to separate the steaming container 76 from the rotating means and then the cooking space 10a. Take the steaming container 76 from the) and eat the steamed dishes contained in the material accommodating space 76a.

4. Warming mode

When the user presses the warming button 21e of the operation panel 21, the controller 22 controls the inside of the cooking chamber 10 of the cooking room 10 until the stop button 21f of the operation panel 21 is selected by the user. Power is applied to the heating wire 20 installed on the inner wall to keep the temperature of the cooking space 10a constant. That is, the automatic cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention can also serve as a thermostat.

In the above description, the present invention is limited to one embodiment, but various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

For example, a function of a microwave oven may be added, or a drain pipe and a valve may be installed in a water tank containing purified water to serve as a water purifier.

As such, the present invention can facilitate the convenience of busy modern people by automating the cooking process, and because it is configured to steam rice with steam, it can be used as a steamer capable of various steaming dishes, and a thermostat It can be used as a variety of purposes, such as can also be used as an economical and practical effect.

In addition, the present invention is provided with a cup that can replace the role of the rice bowl to be directly in the cup, and when the rice is finished, the user can take out the cup and eat the rice contained in the cup as it is separate rice The process of transferring rice to the air can be omitted, so that the user's convenience can be achieved.

Claims (3)

A cooking room having a cooking space formed therein and equipped with a door for opening and closing the cooking space; Rice barrel formed with a hopper-type rice storage space therein; Rice receiving space is formed inside, a plurality of cups formed with a plurality of drain holes on the top; Cup holding means which rotates in the cooking space while holding the cups in a circumferential shape; Rotating means for rotating the cup holding means; Rice withdrawal supply means for withdrawing rice stored in a rice storage space of said rice barrel and supplying it to a rice accommodation space of said cups; Sprinkling nozzles for spraying water in the rice receiving space of the cups; Steam generation supply means for generating steam and supplying it to the cooking space; Drainage means for discharging water accumulated on the inner bottom surface of the cooking chamber to the outside; Water supply means for supplying water to the water spray nozzle and the steam generation supply means; A heating wire installed on an inner wall of the cooking chamber to maintain a constant temperature of the cooking space; An operation panel including a cooking amount setting button for setting the cooking amount and a cooking start button for instructing the start of cooking; When the cooking quantity setting button and the cooking start button are selected in turn, the operation of the rotating means and the rice take-out supply means is controlled so that a predetermined amount of rice is contained in the rice accommodation space of some or all of the cups, and the cup The water supply means to control the operation of the water supply means so that the water is sprayed in the rice receiving space for a predetermined time, the rotary means and the steam so that the steam is supplied to the cooking space for a predetermined time while the cup holding means rotates at a predetermined speed And a controller which controls an operation of the generation supply means and sequentially performs an operation of controlling power to be supplied to the heating wire so that the temperature of the cooking space is kept constant. The method of claim 1, Hanging jaws are formed on the upper outer periphery of the cups, The cup holding means is arranged in the circumference of each other, a plurality of rings coupled to the engaging jaw of the cups to be fitted into each one and holding the cups; A plurality of supports disposed inside the rings to support the rings fixed at one end; Fixing the other end of the support, the fitting groove is formed in the lower end, the display groove for the indication of the coupling point in communication with the fitting groove is configured to include a first fixture formed on the side, The rotating means may include: a motor having an upper end of a rotating shaft penetrating the bottom surface of the cooking room in the cooking space, and rotating under the control of the controller; A coupling protrusion coupled to an upper end of the rotating shaft of the motor and fitted into the display groove of the first fixture, and formed at a side thereof, and coupled to the fitting groove of the first fixture when the display protrusion is coupled to the display groove. It is configured to include, The rice withdrawal supply means is formed at the lower end of the rice barrel and the rice outlet for communicating the rice storage space and the outside; A rice transport pipe having one end communicated with the rice outlet; A screw mounted inside the lower end of the rice barrel and extracting the rice stored in the rice storage space to the rice transport tube through the rice outlet; A screw motor for rotating the screw under the control of the controller; An opening formed in a ceiling surface of the cooking room; A support tube fixedly installed at an upper portion of the cooking chamber, a stepped portion formed at an inner circumference of a lower end, and having a slit in a longitudinal direction at a lower end side thereof; It moves up and down in the state that the upper end is inserted into the inside of the support tube through the lower opening of the support tube, a locking projection is formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the support tube is formed, the outer surface facing the slit of the support tube A rack having a rack formed in a longitudinal direction at a position thereof, and having a through hole communicating with the other end of the rice conveying tube on the side when the lower end descends and passes through the opening to reach a predetermined rice feeding position; A pinion meshing pinion meshed with the rack of the rice supply pipe through a slit of the support pipe, the rice supply pipe motor rotating under the control of the controller; Rotation is installed in the opening so that the rice supply pipe entering the cooking space from the upper portion of the cooking room is rotated and opened, and closed automatically when the rice supply pipe inside the cooking space is retracted to its original position. Including doors, The steam generation supply means includes a steam generator for generating and discharging steam under the control of the controller; A steam supply pipe having one end of a donut shape having a plurality of steam holes formed at an upper end of a rotating shaft of the motor, the other end of which is coupled to the steam generator; A plurality of ventilation holes are formed over the entire surface for uniformly dispersing the steam discharged through the steam hole of the steam supply pipe to the cooking space, and the ends are bent to form the upper surface is convex and the lower surface is concave. It is configured to include a steam distribution plate installed so that the convex surface is upward on one end of the steam supply pipe, The drainage means comprises a plurality of drains formed on the bottom surface of the cooking chamber, and a drain pipe for communicating the drain and the outside, The water supply means is a water purifier for purifying water introduced from the outside; A water tank having a water storage space formed therein; A pump for pumping water stored in the water storage space of the water tank under the control of the controller and supplying the water to the spray nozzle through a water transfer pipe; A water supply pipe for transferring the water purified by the water purifier to the water tank and the steam generator, respectively; A check valve installed between the water purifier and the water supply pipe so that the water purified by the water purifier flows only along the inside of the water supply pipe to the water tank and the steam generator and prevents backflow; A first level control valve installed between the water tank and the water supply pipe to automatically shut off water to the water tank when the height of the water stored in the water tank reaches a preset height; And a second water level control valve installed between the steam generator and the water supply pipe to automatically shut off water to the steam generator when the height of the water stored in the steam generator reaches a preset height. Automatic cooking device. The method of claim 2, A material accommodating space is formed therein, and a plurality of steam holes are formed on the entire surface thereof, and a second fastener having the same shape as the first fastener of the cup holding means protrudes from the center of the bottom surface to the material accommodating space side. It is configured to further comprise a steam container formed, The operation panel is further provided with a cooking time setting button for setting the cooking time of the steamed food, When the cooking start button is selected after the cooking time is set by the cooking time setting button, the controller supplies steam to the cooking space for a predetermined time while the steaming container coupled to the rotating means rotates at a predetermined speed. And controlling the operation of the rotating means and the steam generating and supplying means, and sequentially controlling the power to be supplied to the heating wire so that the temperature of the cooking space is kept constant.