KR20100050349A - Electric range - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electric range is provided to reduce unnecessary energy waste by only descending a heating cell contacted with the bottom surface of a cooking pot. CONSTITUTION: An electric range comprises a socket assembly and multiple heating cells(140). The socket assembly is formed inside a main body(110). A power supply unit(120) supplies power to the socket assembly. When a cooking pot(200) is placed on the top of the socket assembly, the heating cells are descended by the weight of the cooking pot. The descended heating cells generates heat by receiving the power from the socket assembly.

Description

Electric range {electric range}

The present invention relates to an electric range, and more particularly, to an electric range capable of placing a cooking vessel at a desired position, and in particular, heating only a portion in which the cooking vessel is placed to induce energy saving.

In general, an electric range is a cooking device that converts electricity into heat energy and cooks food contained in a cooking container. The electric range includes an induction heater using an induction heating method and an electric resistance method according to the heating method. It is divided into a radiant heater used.

As the induction heater is applied with power, a high frequency voltage having a predetermined magnitude is applied to the working coil to generate a magnetic field around the working coil.

At this time, the magnetic force line of the generated induction magnetic field passes through the bottom of the cooking vessel including the iron component on the burner, and an eddy current is generated inside the bottom of the cooking vessel, and the cooking vessel itself is heated by the eddy current to cook. Will be done.

On the other hand, the radiant heater is a predetermined power is applied to the heating coil (Heating Coil) to emit high-temperature radiant heat by the self-heating of the heating coil is emitted radiant heat is transferred directly to the cooking vessel to cook food.

However, in the conventional electric range, at least one heating means provided in the main body is fixed, and a container seating part in which a cooking vessel is placed on a top plate of ceramic material on the upper surface of the main body provided with each heating means is displayed. do.

Due to this structure, the power is turned on and the heat generating part is determined. When the cooking vessel is small, portions other than the portion on which the cooking vessel is placed may be heated, resulting in increased power consumption.

In addition, since the cooking container is placed and the heating range is determined, there is a disadvantage in that the cooking time is long because the efficiency is low even when the cooking container is larger than the heating portion.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve this problem, the present invention has an object to provide an electric range that evenly heated regardless of the size or shape of the cooking vessel when placing the cooking vessel.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide an electric range capable of cooking food while placing the cooking vessel in a desired position.

The present invention to achieve this object; A socket assembly provided inside the main body and into which power is supplied to the power supply unit; When the cooking vessel is placed on the socket assembly, the heating vessel is lowered by the weight of the cooking vessel (self-weight) to receive power from the socket assembly generates a plurality of heating cells to provide an electric range comprising a do.

At this time, the main body is further characterized in that the main power switch that is further provided to the input or cut off the power supplied from the power supply to the socket assembly.

The socket assembly may include a plurality of socket parts opened upward by a partition wall at predetermined intervals, and the socket parts may include first and second connection terminals supplied with power; The heating cell is fixed to the heater wire by forming a seating portion on the surface of the support member that can be elevated along the socket portion, the cover member made of tempered glass is fixed to the upper portion of the support member with the heater wire, the support member The lower portion of the power is supplied to the heater wire, characterized in that the first and second protrusions that are electrically connected or not connected to the first and second connection terminals of the socket portion is provided.

At this time, the seating portion is characterized in that the heater plate is further provided with a reflecting plate that reflects when generated.

In addition, a first connection terminal is connected to supply power to a plurality of first connection terminals respectively provided in the plurality of socket parts of the socket assembly, and is connected to a second connection terminal to supply power to a plurality of second connection terminals. It is characterized by.

A guide hole penetrating up and down is formed in the center of the socket part of the socket assembly, and a fixing hole is formed in the center of the lower portion of the support member of the heating cell, and a fastening means is formed through the guide hole formed in the socket part. It is characterized in that the fastening means is inserted into the elastic means so as to elastically support the support member to the upper portion and fastened to the fixing hole of the heating cell.

In the electric range according to the present invention, there is an advantage in that cooking vessels of various shapes such as a kettle, a pot or a frying pan can be placed on a desired position and cooked.

In addition, the electric range according to the present invention has the advantage of maximizing energy efficiency by heating only the portion that the bottom surface of the cooking vessel touches and the portion that does not raise the cooking vessel is not heated.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings an electric range according to the present invention will be able to understand the features by the embodiments described in detail.

At this time, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an electric range according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the main portion for explaining the electric range according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a heating cell according to the present invention 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of a heating cell according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a terminal block to which a heating cell is connected according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view of a heating cell according to the present invention. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a non-connected state, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a connection state of a heating cell according to the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a view showing a state where a cooking vessel is placed on an electric range according to the present invention.

1 to 7, the electric range 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 110, a socket assembly 130 provided inside the main body 110, and to which power of the power supply unit 120 is input. When the cooking vessel 200 is placed on the upper side of the socket assembly 130 so as to be elevated, the heat is lowered by the weight of the cooking vessel 200 to generate power by receiving power from the socket assembly 130. It is composed of a plurality of heating cells 140.

Hereinafter, each configuration of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, the main body 110 is formed in a predetermined square shape and the main power switch 112 is provided on the front to turn on and off the power supplied from the power supply unit 120 to turn the main power on (On) or off ( Off).

Inside the main body 110, a plurality of sockets 132, which are divided by a plurality of partition walls 131, are formed at regular intervals, and a socket assembly 130 for supplying power to the heating cell 140 is provided. The socket assembly 130 is provided with a plurality of socket portions 132 opened upwardly at predetermined intervals, and the socket portions 132 are provided with first and second connection terminals 134 and 136. , Of course, the body 100 may be formed in a circular, polygonal shape.

At this time, the socket portion 132 is formed of a plurality of integrally is preferably made of a ceramic material in order to minimize the insulation effect and heat transfer.

Since the socket 132 is provided in plural numbers in succession, the first connection terminal 135 may be configured to supply power to the plurality of first connection terminals 134 in order to supply power to the adjacent socket parts 132 in the same manner. ) Is connected to the second connection terminal 137 so that power is equally supplied to the plurality of second connection terminals 136.

In addition, the first and second connection terminals 134 and 136 are preferably made of copper, and in the drawing, only one having a cylindrical shape in which the first and second connection grooves 134a and 136a are formed is illustrated. It is also preferred that the incision is made to be elastic and all of these configurations are within the same technical category.

In addition, a guide hole 138 penetrating up and down is formed at an inner center of the socket part 132, and an elastic means 139 such as a coil spring is further provided therein.

On the other hand, the heating cell 140 is provided on the upper side of the socket portion 132 to be moved up and down along the socket portion 132. The heating cell 140 forms a seating portion 141a on the surface of the support member 141 to fix the heater wire 142 and the support member 141 in the state where the heater wire 142 is provided. It is made by fixing the cover body 143 on the top.

At this time, the cover body 143 is formed of tempered glass, it is possible to emit heat when the heater wire 142 generates heat. In addition, the seating part 141a is provided with a reflecting plate 141b so that the heater wire 142 reflects the heat during heating.

In addition, the support member 141 is formed with first and second through holes 141c and 141d penetrating up and down on both sides thereof so that the first and second protruding terminals 145 and 146 protrude downward. The first and second protruding terminals 145 and 146 are connected or not connected to the first and second connection grooves 134a and 136a of the first and second connection terminals 134 and 136 of the socket part 132.

On the other hand, a fixing hole 141e is formed in the lower center of the support member 141, the thread is formed, the guide hole 138 formed in the socket portion 132 of the socket assembly 130 in the fixing hole (141e) The end of the bolt which is the fastening means 138a which penetrated) is fastened.

In this case, the end of the bolt, which is the fastening means 138a, passes through the guide hole 138 formed in the socket portion 132 of the socket assembly 130, and the heating cell is fitted with the coil spring which is the elastic means 139. By fixing to the fixing hole 141e formed at the lower side of the support member 141 of 140, the separation of the heating cell 140 is prevented.

When the heating cell 140 is pressed by the structure as described above, the heating cell 140 overcomes the elasticity of the coil spring, which is an elastic means 139 supporting the lower portion of the support member 141, to the partition wall 131. It is lowered to the inside of the socket portion 132 to be distinguished, wherein the lower first and second protrusion terminals 145 and 146 of the heating cell 140 are the first and second connection terminals 134 and 136 of the socket portion 132. Electrical connection with the power source is supplied to the heater wire 142, and the heater wire 142 generates heat.

On the other hand, in the case of removing the load applied to the heating cell 140, the support member 141 of the heating cell 140 is lifted to the upper by the elasticity of the coil spring to the lower portion of the heating cell 140 The first and second protruding terminals 145 and 146 are disconnected from the first and second connecting terminals 134 and 136 of the socket part 132 so that the power supply is cut off.

The heating cell 140 having such a structure is arranged at a predetermined interval with the same number as the socket portion 132 of the socket assembly 130, and the shape of the heating cell 140 in the planar shape of the socket portion 132 It should be identical to the shape on the plane. In particular, the heating cell 140 and the socket portion 132 is shown only in the hexagonal shape to form a honeycomb shape as a whole in the drawings, but if necessary, a variety of polygons such as equilateral triangle, isosceles triangle, right triangle, square, rectangle It can be made in the shape, it is obvious that the size can also be made in various ways.

In addition, the heating cell 140 described only a radiant heater method using the heater wire 142. It is natural that the induction heater method using the induction heating method can be applied within an equal range through slight design changes.

Hereinafter, an example of use of the electric range according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

First, in order to use the electric range 100, the power supply plug 121, which is the power supply unit 120, is connected to an outlet, and the cooking vessel 200 in which food is contained in an upper portion of the main body 110 of the electric range 100. Will put on.

In this case, the cooking vessel 200 may be placed in a desired position for convenient cooking.

When the cooking vessel 200 is placed on the upper portion of the main body 110 as described above, a plurality of heating cells 140 in which the lower surface of the cooking vessel 200 is in close contact with the own weight of the cooking vessel 200 The elastic means 139 is to overcome the elasticity of the coil spring is lowered.

At this time, the heating cell 140 is pressed down by the cooking vessel 200 is guided along the socket portion 132 and the first and second protruding terminals 145 and 146 are first and second of the socket portion 132. The first and second connection grooves 134a and 136a of the two connection terminals 134 and 136 are connected.

Accordingly, power supplied through the first and second connection terminals 135 and 137 is input to the first and second protrusion terminals 145 and 146 through the first and second connection terminals 134 and 136 of the socket part 132. The heater wire 142 connected to both ends of the first and second protrusion terminals 145 and 146 is heated.

In this case, when the heater wire 142 generates heat, the emitted heat is reflected by the reflecting plate 141b to pass through the cover body 143 to heat the cooking vessel 200.

On the other hand, after finishing cooking using the cooking vessel 200, when the cooking vessel 200 is lifted by the cooking vessel 200 is pressed down by the heating cell 140 by the holding force of the elastic means 139 Ascend and return.

At this time, as the heating cell 140 returns, the first and second protrusion terminals 145 and 146 of the heating cell 140 are electrically separated from the first and second connection terminals 134 and 136 of the socket part 132. While the power supply is cut off, the power supply to the heater wire 142 is cut off.

That is, according to the above structure, even if the cooking vessel 200 is placed on any position in the upper portion of the electric range 100, the power is automatically supplied to the cooking vessel 200, thereby facilitating cooking.

In particular, when the cooking vessel is placed on the surface of the electric range 100, only the heating cell 140 touched by the cooking vessel 200 descends and unnecessary energy due to the structure in which power is supplied only to the lowered heating cells 140. Reduced waste has the advantage of enabling efficient cooking.

Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the scope of the present invention extends to the scope of the present invention to be substantially equivalent to the embodiment of the present invention. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing an electric range according to the present invention,

2 is a cross-sectional view of the electric range according to the invention.

3 is a perspective view showing a heating cell according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the structure of the heating cell according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view showing a socket assembly for supplying power to the heating cell according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a non-connected state of the heating cell according to the present invention.

7 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection state of the heating cell according to the present invention.

8 is a view showing a state put on the cooking vessel on the electric range according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing ***

100: electric range 110: main body

120: power supply 130: socket assembly

140: heating cell 200: cooking vessel

Claims (9)

A socket assembly provided inside the main body and into which power is supplied to the power supply unit; And a plurality of heating cells configured to be lowered by the weight of the cooking vessel when the cooking vessel is placed on the socket assembly to generate heat by receiving power from the socket assembly. The method of claim 1, The main body of the electric range is characterized in that the main power switch further comprises a main power switch for the input or cut off the power supplied from the power supply to the socket assembly. The method of claim 1, The socket assembly may include a plurality of socket parts opened upward by a partition wall at predetermined intervals, and the socket parts may include first and second connection terminals for supplying power. The method of claim 3, wherein The heating cell has a seating portion formed on the surface of the support member which can be elevated along the socket to fix the heater wire, and a cover body made of tempered glass is fixed to the upper portion of the support member provided with the heater wire, and the support member The lower part of the electric range is characterized in that the electric power is supplied to the heater wire is provided with first and second protruding terminals electrically connected or not connected to the first and second connection terminals of the socket portion. The method of claim 4, wherein The seating portion is further characterized in that the heater plate is further provided with a reflecting plate that reflects the heat generated. The method of claim 3, wherein It is connected to the first connection terminal to supply power to a plurality of first connection terminals respectively provided in the plurality of socket parts of the socket assembly, and to be connected to the second connection terminal so that power is supplied to the plurality of second connection terminals Featuring an electric range. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, Electric range characterized in that the guide hole penetrates up and down in the center of the socket portion of the socket assembly. The method of claim 7, wherein A fixing hole in which a screw thread is formed is formed in the center of the lower portion of the supporting member of the heating cell, An electric range characterized in that the fastening means penetrates the guide hole formed in the socket portion and the elastic means is inserted to elastically support the fastening member to press the support member upward. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, The socket unit is characterized in that formed in a polygon.

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