KR20050038405A - Automatic cereals cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic cooking device, a turntable 220 is installed so that the grains drawn by the grain extraction means 130 from the grain storage container 100 rotates by the table rotating motor 221 inside the cooker 200. When filled in the cooker 230 placed in the) to clean the grains with water sprayed by the water supply means 240, and discharges the washed water by the discharge means 290, by the water supply means 240 Fill the water 230 to cook by heating with a heater 270, washing the cooker 230 with water sprayed by the water supply means 240 when washing the cooker 230, and discharges the water after washing the dishes In the automatic cooking apparatus discharged by the means 290, the heater 270 is installed inside the turntable 220 on which the cooker 230 is seated to heat the cooker 230. Therefore, the present invention is to remove the hassle for cooking, and to reduce the time required for cooking to reduce the burden on the user's housework, from the extraction of grains to the washing and cooking of cereals, as well as cooking dishes after cooking related to cooking In order to maximize the effect of cleaning or washing dishes, the heater is installed on the turntable that rotates the cooker in the device that automatically performs all the processes, so that the cooker placed on the turntable can be efficiently heated to enable stable cooking. Has the effect of doing

Description

Automatic Cooking Device {AUTOMATIC CEREALS COOKER}

The present invention relates to an automatic cooking apparatus, and more particularly, by installing a heater on a turntable that rotates the cooker in order to maximize the effect of washing or washing dishes. It relates to an automatic cooking device.

In general, in order to cook rice by using a cooking device such as an electric rice cooker, an appropriate amount of grains are taken out of the rice barrel and put into a rice cooker or a predetermined container, and to remove foreign substances attached to or contained in the grains drawn from the rice barrel. The process of washing with water and the process of cooking the cooked grains by heating the cooked grains into the rice cooker, and if the new cooked rice with the cooked rice cooker goes through the process of washing the rice cooker.

In order to facilitate the user's convenience, various types of electric rice cookers, etc., which are pre-cooked, have been developed and released so that cooking can be performed according to the required time by performing the pre-cooking processes in advance in a spare time. have.

However, cooking is still cumbersome because the user still needs to perform cooking pre-processes, such as the electric rice cooker, which draws an appropriate amount of grains from the rice container, cleans it, puts it in the rice cooker or washes the rice cooker for cooking. By bringing the consumption of time had a problem that there is a limit in reducing the burden of the housework.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop an apparatus for automatically performing all processes related to cooking from taking out grains to washing and cooking grains, as well as washing dishes after cooking, and at the same time, it is necessary to develop an apparatus for efficiently cooking.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the hassle for cooking, by reducing the time required for cooking to reduce the burden on the user's housework grains from the withdrawal of grains In order to maximize the effect of washing or washing dishes in a device that automatically performs all processes related to cooking, from washing and cooking to cooking dishes, the heater is placed on a turntable by rotating a heater. The present invention is to provide an automatic cooking device that enables a stable cooking by heating the cooker efficiently.

The present invention for realizing the above object is sprayed by the water supply means when the grain drawn out by the grain taking means from the grain storage container is filled in the cooker placed on the turntable installed to rotate by the table rotating motor inside the rice cooker The grains are washed with water, the finished water is discharged by the discharge means, the water is filled in the cooker by the water supply means, cooked by heating with a heater, and the cooker is sprayed by the water supply means when washing the cooker. In the automatic cooking apparatus for cleaning and discharging the finished water by the discharge means, the heater is characterized in that the heater is installed inside the turntable on which the cooker is seated to heat the cooker.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a bottom view showing the cover of the rice cooker of the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the discharging means of the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a plan view showing a turntable of the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 6 is an automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention Is a block diagram for the control of.

As shown, the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention is a grain storage container 100 for storing and withdrawing grains, rice cooker 200 for washing, cooking and washing the grains drawn from the grain storage container 100 and And a controller 300 for controlling to take out the grains and to wash, cook and wash the grains.

Grain storage container 100 is a body 110 is coupled to one side of the rice cooker 200 to form an integrated with the rice cooker 200, the grain storage space 120 is formed on the upper side inside the body 110, grain storage Cover 121 is coupled to the top of the space 120 to be opened and closed, the grain is filled in the grain storage space 120 by the opening of the lid 121, the lower side of the grain storage space 120 is the grain extraction means ( An inclined portion (not shown) is formed so as to be inclined downward toward the outlet 131 through which the grain is drawn.

Body 110 has a groove 111 is formed on one side so that the cover 210 of the cooker 200 is rotated upwards so as not to cause interference when opening.

The cover 121 is hinged to be opened and closed by rotation on one side of the grain storage space 120, the handle 122 is provided on one side.

The grain extraction means 130 has an outlet 131 for extracting grain from the grain storage space 120, and a mounting space 132 having both surfaces facing each other inside the outlet 131 is curved. Is formed, the plurality of withdrawal wings 133b are formed at regular intervals on the outer surface of the rotating shaft 133a rotatably installed in the mounting space 132 and rotate while alternately contacting the curved surface of the mounting space 132 during rotation Withdrawal rotor 133 for drawing the grains downward through the outlet 131 in a state in which the withdrawal wing 133b seals the grain storage space 120, and an extraction motor for rotating the takeout rotor 133 ( 134 and a grain supply pipe 135 for supplying the grains drawn through the outlet 131 to the cooker 230 through the grain supply path 213 formed inside the cover 210 of the rice cooker 200. do.

The rice cooker 200 is hinged to one side of the cover 210 to open and close the inner space on the upper side, the turntable 220 is installed on the bottom of the inner space, the cooker 230 is installed on the upper side of the turntable 220 And, the water supply means 240 is installed on the upper side, the positive sensing unit 250, the temperature sensing unit 260 and the heater 270 are respectively installed on the inside, the discharge means 280 in the lower side of the cooker 230 This is installed.

The cover 210 is hinged to one side and the end of the open handle 211, which is provided with restoring force by the spring 212, is hooked to the top of the cooker 200, the hook is coupled by the rotation of the open handle 211 It is rotated upwards by being released and opened from the cooker 200.

The cover 210 has a grain supply path 213 connected to the grain supply pipe 135 of the grain extracting means 130 so that the grain drawn out from the grain extracting means 130 is supplied to the cooker 230. It is formed, the grain supply passage 213 is opened and closed by the supply passage opening and closing valve 214.

The turntable 220 is installed to rotate by the table rotating motor 221 at the bottom of the inner space of the rice cooker 200, the bearing 223 is installed on the bottom surface of the inner space of the rice cooker 200 to facilitate the rotation. Is supported by rotation.

The belt pulley 221a formed at the center of rotation of the lower end of the turntable 220 and the belt pulley 221b coupled to the shaft of the table rotating motor 221 are connected to each other by the belt 222 so that the rotation of the table rotating motor 221 is performed. By driving, the turntable 220 rotates with the cooker 230 placed thereon.

The cooker 230 is filled on the grains supplied through the grain supply path 213 by the grain extraction means 130, is installed on the turntable 220 to rotate together with the turntable 220, smoothly rotates In order to support the rotation by the bearing 224 is installed in the inner space of the cooker 200.

The water supply unit 240 is for supplying water to the cooker 230 when washing, cooking, and washing the grains. The water supply hose 241 is connected to an external water supply unit (not shown) such as a water pipe or a purified water supply pipe. , The injection pipe 242 connected to the water supply hose 241 is installed inside the cover 210 of the cooker 200 so that the end toward the inside of the cooker 230, the water supplied through the water supply hose 241 Injection nozzle 243 is installed at the end of the injection pipe 242 so as to spray the inside of the cooker 230 above a predetermined pressure, the injection valve 245 for opening and closing the injection pipe 242 is installed, An end of the water supply pipe 244 connected to the hose 241 is installed inside the cover 210 of the cooker 200 so that the end of the water supply pipe 244 faces the inside of the cooker 230 to supply the water supplied through the water supply hose 241. 230 is supplied to the inside, and the water supply valve 246 for opening and closing the water supply pipe 244 is installed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the injection pipe 242 is branched into a plurality of parts such that the injection nozzles 243 are installed on the lower surface of the cover 210 of the rice cooker 200.

Volume detection unit 250 is for detecting the amount of grain and water to be filled in the cooker 230, a weight sensor (not shown) for detecting the weight of the cooker 230 and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 300 Or, as in this embodiment in Figure 2, it is preferable that the level sensor 250 is installed inside the cooker 230 to detect the height of the grain and water to output the detection signal to the controller 300.

The temperature sensor 260 detects the temperature inside the cooker 200 as a kind of temperature sensor and outputs a detection signal to the controller 300.

The heater 270 may supply heat to heat the cooker 230 when cooking or warming the grains filled in the cooker 230, and may supply heat for the washing of the cooker 230.

The heater 270 is installed inside the turntable 220 on which the cooker 230 is seated and heats the cooker 230 while rotating together with the turntable 220 and the cooker 230. Therefore, the cooker 230 rotating by the turntable 220 is heated efficiently.

As shown in FIG. 5, the heater 270 is preferably installed in a spiral shape over the entire surface of the inside of the turntable 220. Therefore, evenly heating the bottom of the cooker 230 in contact with the turntable 220 to enable efficient heat supply for cooking.

Discharge means 280 is installed below the cooker 230 to discharge the water inside the cooker 230 through the discharge port 291 formed on the lower side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the discharge means 280 forms a discharge hole 226 in the turntable 220 to communicate with the discharge port 291 formed at the bottom of the rice cooker 200 so as to be connected to the discharge hole 226. A main discharge valve is formed on the bottom surface of the cooker 230 to open and close the discharge path 281 by reciprocating the main blocking plate 282a installed to block the discharge path 281. 282 is provided on the discharge path (281), the grain washing block 283b is provided in the discharge path (281) and a plurality of drainage holes (283a) for passing only the water by blocking the passage of grain is formed. A sub discharge valve 283 for reciprocating is provided below the main discharge valve 282.

The discharge means 280 is to discharge the water along the discharge path (281) by the grain washing block 283b of the sub discharge valve (283) by opening only the main discharge valve 282 to discharge the water after washing the grain. When the water is discharged after washing, the main discharge valve 282 and the sub discharge valve 283 are opened together to smoothly discharge the water through the discharge path 281.

The main discharge valve 282 and the sub discharge valve 283 are positioned inside the cover 284 coupled with the coupling protrusion 232 formed on the lower surface of the cooker 230, and the lower side of the cooker 230. The support protrusions 285 and the cover 284 formed on the inner surface of the support protrusions 284b are respectively supported.

When the cover 284 is coupled to the lower surface of the cooker 230, a hole 284a is formed to fit the discharge path 281 formed at the bottom of the cooker 230.

When the cooker 230 is seated on the turntable 220, a mounting groove 225 is formed in the turntable 220 so that the cover 284 protruding from the lower part is inserted into the turntable 220, and the protruding cover of the cooker 230 is formed. By attaching the 284 to the mounting groove 225 of the turntable 220, not only the connection between the connection connectors 227 and 231 to be described below is easy but also the discharge path 281 and the discharge hole 226 of the turntable 220 are easily matched with each other. Let's do it.

Discharge port 291 is the inner space of the rice cooker 200 so that the water after the cleaning of the grain discharged through the discharge path (281) and the discharge hole 226 or the water after washing the dish is easily discharged by the discharge means (280) It is formed in plural on the bottom surface.

Discharge container 239a is formed between the discharge port 291 formed on the lower side of the rice cooker 200 and the discharge hose 292 for discharging water or grain dregs discharged from the discharge port 291 to the outside ( 293 may be provided.

The discharge container 293 is provided with a collection container 294 below the discharge port 291 in the discharge space 293a.

The collecting container 294 has a handle 294b formed on one side thereof, and a mesh 294a is formed on the bottom surface of the collecting container 294 so as to filter grains contained in the water when the water is finished draining through the discharge port 291. It is inserted into the discharge space 293a by being inserted through the mounting hole 293b formed at one side of the discharge container 293 and supported by the locking jaw 293c.

The control unit 300 receives the detection signals from the two sensing unit 250 and the temperature sensing unit 260 of the rice cooker 200, respectively, grains in accordance with the operation of the operation panel 310 installed on the outer surface of the rice cooker 200 Take-out motor 134 of grain extraction means 130, table rotary motor 221 of turntable 220, injection valve 245 of feed water means 240, and water supply to carry out the extraction and cleaning, cooking and washing of dishes. The valve 246, the heater 270, and the main discharge valve 282 and the sub discharge valve 283 of the discharge means 280 are respectively controlled.

The control signal output from the control unit 300 to the main discharge valve 282, the sub discharge valve 283, the positive sensing unit 250, and the heater 270 is the belt pulley 221a of the turntable 220 and the rice cooker ( It is transmitted to the heater 270 inside the turntable 220 through the rotary connection connector 228 which is connected to each other even when the turntable 220 is rotated in a state of maintaining airtightness in the state below the inner space of the 200, the cooker The main discharge valve 282, the sub discharge valve 283, and the positive sensing unit by connecting connectors 231 and 227 connected to each other in a state of maintaining airtightness on the lower side of the 230 and the upper side of the turntable 220 for waterproofing. Forwarded to 250.

The operation of the automatic cooking device having such a structure is performed as follows.

When the user manipulates the operation panel 310 to extract grains such as rice, barley, brown rice, and the like to automatically clean, cook, and wash dishes, the control unit 300 responds to an operation signal of the operation panel 310. Accordingly, the draw motor 134 is driven such that a desired amount of grain is supplied from the grain storage space 120 to the cooker 230. At this time, the controller 300 adjusts the amount of grain drawn out by controlling the rotation angle of the drawing motor 134.

When the take-out motor 134 rotates, the take-out rotating body 133 rotates, while maintaining the closed state of the mounting space 132 formed on the take-out opening 131, the grains are drawn out by the take-out wing 133b and the curvature of the take-out hole 131 When drawn out through the supply pipe 135, the grains are filled in the cooker 230 along the grain supply path 213 opened by the supply passage opening and closing valve 214.

The grain storage container 100 is coupled to one side of the rice cooker 200 to form an integral unit, so that the grains do not need to be stored in a separate space, and can conveniently store grains. It is easy to supply grains by being supplied directly to the rice cooker 200 when taken out.

When the grain is filled in the cooker 230, the control unit 300 operates the supply passage opening and closing valve 214 to close the grain supply passage 213, and then opens the injection valve 245. The amount of water is injected into the cooker 230 by the detection signal output from the cooker 230, and the table rotating motor 221 is rotated to allow the cooker 230 to rotate while being supported by the bearings 223 and 224. The grains in user 230 are cleaned.

The control unit 300 opens the main discharge valve 282 of the discharge means 280 to discharge the water after the cleaning of the grain to the outside when a predetermined time has elapsed or the water jet of the cooker 230 is repeated a predetermined number of times. The grains are supported by the grain washing block 283b, and the drain passage 281, the drain hole 283a of the grain washing block 283b, the discharge hole 226, the discharge port 291, and the discharge space 293a. Then, only water that has been cleaned of grains passes through the discharge hose 292.

When the water is finished cleaning the grains from the cooker 230, the control unit 300 opens the water supply valve 246 to the amount of water required for cooking according to the detection signal output from the volume detection unit 250 Fill in 230.

When the water suitable for cooking is filled in the cooker 230, the control unit 300 drives the heater 270 and receives the detection signal output from the temperature sensing unit 260 to provide the grains filled in the cooker 230. Heat to cook.

The heater 270 is installed inside the turntable 220 on which the cooker 230 is seated, thereby heating the cooker 230 while rotating together with the turntable 220 and the cooker 230 to the turntable 220. By heating the cooker 230 to rotate effectively.

The heater 270 is installed in a spiral shape over the entire inner surface of the turntable 220 so as to evenly heat the bottom of the cooker 230 in contact with the turntable 220 to enable efficient heat supply for cooking.

The controller 300 receives the detection signal output from the temperature detector 260 to keep the grains cooked in the cooker 230 at a predetermined temperature when the cooking is finished, and drives the heater 270.

When the cooker 230 is emptied or when the cooker 230 is washed by the user's manipulation panel 310, the control unit 300 opens the spray valve 245 to open the cooker 243 through the spray nozzle 243. In addition to spraying water into the 230, and driving the table rotating motor 221 to rotate the cooker 230 together with the turntable 220. Therefore, the cooker 230 rotating by the injection pressure of the injection nozzle 243 and the rotation of the turntable 220 is to be cleaned by the centrifugal force of the water.

When spraying the water in the cooker 230, the control unit 300 prevents water from overflowing to the cooker 230 by the detection signal output from the volume detection unit (250).

The control unit 300, after a predetermined time has elapsed or the washing of the cooker 230 is finished by repeating the spray of water of the cooker 230 a predetermined number of times, the main discharge valve 282 and the sub discharge valve 283 of the discharge means 280 ) By simultaneously opening the discharge path 281, the discharge hole 226, the discharge port 291, the discharge space 293a and the discharge hose 292 to discharge the finished water to the outside.

Grain dregs, etc. contained in the water when discharging the finished dishes to the outside is caught on the mesh (294a) of the collecting container 294, so that the user separates the collecting container (294) to discharge grains separately, thereby causing environmental pollution Can be reduced.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention as described above, eliminating the hassle for cooking by cooking all the processes related to cooking from the withdrawal of grains to washing and cooking of the grains, as well as washing dishes after cooking, required for cooking By shortening the time required to reduce the burden on the user's lyrics.

In addition, by installing a heater on the turntable to rotate the cooker in order to maximize the effect of washing or washing the grains, the cooker placed on the turntable is efficiently heated to enable stable cooking.

As described above, the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention eliminates the hassle for cooking, and reduces the time required for cooking, so as to reduce the burden on the user's housework. In order to maximize the effect of washing or washing dishes in a device that automatically performs all the processes related to cooking after cooking, by installing a heater on the turntable that rotates the cooker, It has the effect of enabling stable cooking by heating.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for implementing the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and as claimed in the following claims, the gist of the present invention Without departing from the scope of the present invention, any person having ordinary skill in the art will have the technical spirit of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic cooking device according to the present invention,

2 is a cross-sectional view showing an automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention,

Figure 3 is a bottom view showing a cover of the rice cooker of the automatic cooking device according to the present invention,

4 is a cross-sectional view showing the discharge means of the automatic cooking device according to the present invention,

5 is a plan view showing a turntable of the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention,

6 is a block diagram for controlling the automatic cooking apparatus according to the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: grain storage container 110: body

120: grain storage space 121: cover

122: handle 130: grain taking out means

131: outlet 132: mounting space

133: drawing out rotating body 134: drawing out motor

135: grain supply pipe 200: rice cooker

210: cover 213: grain supply passage

214: supply passage opening and closing valve 220: turntable

221: table rotation motor 225: mounting groove

230: cooker 240: water supply means

241: water supply hose 242: injection pipe

243: spray nozzle 244: water supply pipe

245: injection valve 246: water supply valve

250: detection unit 260: temperature detection unit

270: heater 280: discharge means

281 discharge path 282 main discharge valve

283: sub discharge valve 283a: drain hole

284 cover 284a hole

291 outlet 292 discharge hose

293: discharge container 293a: discharge space

293b: mounting hole 293c: locking jaw

294; Container 294a: Mesh

294b: handle 300: control unit

Claims (2)

When the grains withdrawn from the grain container by the grain extraction means are filled in the cooker placed on the turntable installed inside the rice cooker to rotate by the table rotating motor, the grains are washed with water sprayed by the water supply means, and the finished water is washed. It is discharged by the discharge means, the water is supplied to the cooker by the water supply means and heated by a heater to cook, washing the cooker with water sprayed by the water supply means when washing the cooker, finished washing In the automatic cooking device for discharging water by the discharge means, The heater, Automatic cooking apparatus is installed inside the turntable on which the cooker is seated to heat the cooker. The method of claim 1, The heater, Automatic cooking apparatus characterized in that it is installed in a spiral shape over the entire area inside the turntable.