KR20150117437A - Module type electric range - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an electric range comprising: a control module; and a plurality of heating modules coupled to the control module, wherein the heating module includes: a case with a rectangular frame structure; a heating unit installed within the case; a power supply line applying electric energy to the heating unit; and a power connection unit installed in a hole on a side wall of the case, and the control module has a rectangular frame shape corresponding to the heating module and has the same height as the heating module, and includes: connection units connected to the power connection unit of the heating module and formed on multiple sides; a power supply unit distributing the power input from the outside; operation buttons and a display unit formed on the upper part; and a control unit controlling power distribution of the power supply unit according to commands inputted in the operation unit and displaying a message for the display unit.

Description

[0001] MODULE TYPE ELECTRIC RANGE [0002]

The present invention relates to an electric range, and more particularly, to an electric range in which a plurality of induction heating modules can be freely assembled by a user.

Generally, a gas range is widely used as a device for heating or cooking foods. Such a gas range can provide a strong thermal power, but it is exposed to the danger of gas explosion due to gas leakage, and it is also difficult to precisely control the heating temperature of the food.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] In recent years, an electric range in which food is cooked by heating a heating element by electricity has been developed and used in order to provide pleasant indoor air while solving the above-mentioned disadvantages of the gas range. Generally, an electric range is an appliance for cooking food with an additional heater such as an electric heater or induction.

Unlike a gas range, such an electric range does not have a risk of gas explosion due to gas leakage, and provides pleasant indoor air with no smell. In addition, unlike a gas range, an electric range can have a simple appearance, in particular, a flat upper surface, which is very advantageous to be installed in a built-in manner.

A typical electric range includes a main body case opened on the upper side, an upper plate made of a ceramic glass material covering the open side of the main body case, and a heater mounted inside the main body case. The main body case is constituted by a bottom plate constituting the bottom surface of the electric range and a side plate arranged along the periphery of the bottom plate to provide a space for supporting the top plate and mounting component parts such as a burner

  The structure of a conventional induction electric range will be described with reference to FIG. 1, a conventional electric range includes a case 10, an induction heating unit 20, a power supply unit 30, a control unit 40, and an upper plate 50. The case 10 forms a frame of an electric range, and an induction heating unit 20, a power supply unit 30 and a control unit 40 are mounted in the case 10.

The induction heating unit 20 uses a principle in which heat is generated in the cooking vessel itself by applying a magnetic force to the cooking vessel in an induction heating system. The induction heating unit 20 includes a working coil base (60) for fixing the working coil assembly And an inverter circuit board provided below the working coil base 60. [

The working coil assembly 21 is provided with a working coil 21a for heating a container containing an object to be heated by an induction heating method and a heating coil 21b provided on the lower side of the working coil 21a, And a ferrite 21c disposed on the lower surface of the mica sheet 21b and shielding the magnetic force transmitted from the working coil base 60 from flowing to the lower side.

A lower portion of the inverter circuit board (not shown) is provided to provide an induction current to the working coil 21a. One end of the power supply unit 30 is exposed to the outside of the bottom surface of the main body 10 and the other end of the power supply unit 30 is exposed to the inside of the case 10 so that the induction heating module 20 and the control assembly 50, and so on.

The control assembly 40 is installed on one side of the case and is configured to perform an operation control of the working coil 21a by a user's operation. The top plate 50 is configured to block a space formed by the main body 10 from the outside, and is formed of glass such as ceramic glass. On the upper surface of the upper plate 50, various cooking vessels are placed in correspondence with the installation position of the induction heater to form a cook-top portion of the electric range.

The above-described conventional electric range has the following problems in that it is difficult for the user to change the design or change it according to the kitchen structure in a consistent structure.

Korean Patent No. 10-0595271 (Notification Date: Jul.07, 2006) Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0099746 (Publication date: 2011.09.08) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0003765 (published on January 12, 2005)

Conventional electric ranges are problematic in that they can not be changed to the structure desired by the user because the fireplace and the controller are fixed, and space utilization is reduced. In addition, there is a problem that a separate electric range must be additionally purchased in order to increase the number of fireboxes .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a module-coupled electric range in which the number of openings of an electric range and the structure of an electric range can be freely configured as desired by a user.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention,

A control module, and a plurality of heating modules coupled to the control module,

The heating module includes a case having a rectangular frame structure, a heating part provided inside the case, a power supply line for applying electrical energy to the heating part, and a power connection part provided in the through hole of the side wall of the case,

The control module includes a connection part connected to the power connection part of the heating module formed on a plurality of side surfaces, a power supply part for distributing power inputted from outside, And a control unit for controlling the power distribution of the power supply unit according to a command input from the operation unit and displaying a message corresponding to the display.

According to the modular electric range according to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to provide an electric range in which the number of fireplaces can be selected as desired by the user and assembled into a desired structure.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electric range in which the structure of the electric range can be assembled as desired according to a desired dish and a spatial structure, and the design is good and the space can be diversified.

In which like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. These drawings are not necessarily to scale, and emphasis will be placed on portions that will be emphasized to explain the principles of the present invention.
In the following description, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
1 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional induction type electric range.
2 and 3 are perspective views showing a state in which the control module and the heating module of the electric range are separated from each other according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating a state where a heating connector of an electric range and a power connector of a control module are coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating a heating module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 to 8 are views showing an electric range in which a heating module and a control module are combined according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The following detailed description refers to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific details and embodiments in which the invention may be practiced.

As used herein, the term "exemplary" is used to provide an illustration. The embodiments or designs described herein as being exemplary are not meant to be preferred over other embodiments or designs.

In the following detailed description, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. In this regard, terms such as "top," " bottom, "" front," "rear" Since some of the elements in the embodiments may be located in a number of different directions, the terms indicating such direction are used only by way of example and not by way of limitation. Obviously, other embodiments may be used and structural or logical changes may be made without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention. Naturally, the features of the various embodiments described herein may be combined with each other, not specifically stated otherwise. Therefore, the following detailed description should not be construed in a restrictive manner, and the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

In the context of this description, the terms "coupling," "connection," and " connection "are used to describe both direct and indirect coupling, direct and indirect coupling and both direct and indirect coupling. In the drawings, the same or similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals in the appropriate lines.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the electric range may include a hot plate for heating the heat plate, an induction type for heating the bowl and a highlighting method. The electric range of the present invention can be applied to both a hot plate, a highlight type and an induction type.

The electric range of the present invention is composed of a plurality of heating modules (100) coupled to the control module (200) and the control module (200). 2 and 3 are views showing a state in which the control module 200 and the heating module 100 are separated from each other and FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the power connection part 130 and the connection part 230 of the control module 200, the heating module 100, The control module 200 is a schematic diagram showing only the outline in a transparent state. FIG. 5 is a photograph showing one embodiment of the heating module 100, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are photographs showing various embodiments in which the heating module 100 and the control module 200 are combined.

The heating module 100 includes a case having a rectangular frame structure, a heating part (not shown) provided inside the case, a power supply line (not shown) for applying electrical energy to the heating part, (Not shown).

The case forms a rectangular frame structure having a space for accommodating a heating unit or the like inside the heating module 100. The case may be formed of a metal such as aluminum, and one side wall may have a through hole through which the power connection unit 130 may be installed.

The heating unit includes a working coil and an inverter circuit board for applying a magnetic force to the cooking vessel by an induction heating system in the case of an induction type electric range and includes a coil for generating heat when a current is applied in the case of a hot plate type, A heating element formed of a nichrome wire.

In the case of the induction type, the upper plate is made of glass such as ceramic glass, the highlighting type is made of ceramic, and in the case of the hot plate, the upper plate 110 is made of metal such as cast iron Lt; / RTI >

The power connection 130 may be overmolded with a through hole formed in the side wall. The power connection 130 is comprised of a female or male power connector.

Although not shown, a power supply line is connected between the power source connection unit 130 and the heating unit, so that power applied from the outside through the power source connection unit 130 can be applied to the heating unit.

The control module 200 may have a square frame shape of the same height corresponding to the heating module 100 and may have a connection part 230 for connection with the heating module 100 formed on the plurality of side surfaces 220, A control unit (not shown in the drawing) configured by a power supply unit (not shown in the figure) for distributing power input from the outside and a microcomputer for controlling the entire electric range, and a control unit And a display (not shown in the figure) formed on the upper surface for operating the heating unit of the main body 100. [

The connection portion 230 is composed of a power connector that is coupled to the power connection portion 130 of the heating module 100. 4, when the power connection part 130 of the heating module 100 is a male connector, if the power connector of the heating module 100 is a female connector, the connection part 230 is a male connector, The connector 230 may be formed of a female connector as shown in FIG. The connection portions 230 may be formed on the plurality of side surfaces 220, respectively.

The power supply unit (not shown) distributes the power supplied from the external power cord or the like to the heating module, and may be connected to the power cord and the power connector of each connection unit 230 and the power supply line. The power supply unit 130 controls the magnitude of power applied to the connection unit 230 by the control unit, and the like.

A control unit 210 formed on an upper surface of the control unit 200 and a display can control on / off and intensity of each of the heating units 100 connected to the display, and can be configured as an up-down button, a dial, a numeric display, or the like.

It is preferable that the operation unit 210 and the display are provided with a number corresponding to the number of fire doors of the heating module 100 that can be connected to the control module 200.

If the power connection unit 130 is connected to one of the plurality of connection units 230, the control unit may indicate that the power connection unit 130 is connected to the corresponding display.

Preferably, the cover further includes a cover inserted into the arm power connector groove portion to form the same surface as the side surface.

The connecting portion 230 and the power connecting portion 130 are formed of male and female power connectors and the connecting portion 230 and the power connecting portion 130 are fitted as shown in FIG. 4, thereby connecting the heating module 100 to the control module 200 . In Figures 2-5, the power connection 130 of the heating module 100 is shown as a male power connector, and the connection 230 of the control module is shown as a female power connector, but this can be changed.

6 and 8, two connection portions 230 of the control module 200 may be formed on the long side, and one side may be formed on the small side and the side 220 may not be formed. Therefore, it is preferable that the control module 200 is coupled to the long side, and the cover inserted into the arm power connector groove portion is coupled to the connection portion 230 where the power connection portion 130 is not coupled to the connection portion 230 .

100: heating module 110: top plate
120: side wall 130: power connection
200: control module 210:
220: side 230: connection

Claims (5)

In the electric range,
A control module, and a plurality of heating modules coupled to the control module,
The heating module includes a case having a rectangular frame structure, a heating part provided inside the case, a power supply line for applying electrical energy to the heating part, and a power connection part provided in the through hole of the side wall of the case,
The control module includes a connection part connected to the power connection part of the heating module formed on a plurality of side surfaces, a power supply part for distributing power inputted from the outside, And a control unit for controlling the power distribution of the power supply unit according to a command input from the operation unit and displaying a message corresponding to the display. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the power connection is a male power connector and the connection is a female power connector. 3. The method of claim 2,
And a cover inserted into the arm power connector groove portion to form the same surface as the side surface. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the operation unit and the display are provided with a number corresponding to the number of fire doors of the heating module to which the control module can be connected. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the control unit indicates that the power connection unit is connected to one of the plurality of connection units, and that the power connection unit is connected to the corresponding display.

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