KR20160080496A - Ramen cooking device with control element protection unit and erp system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an instant noodle cooking device having a control unit protecting unit and an ERP system, and capable of performing ERP using information of a bar code identified by an identification means reading unit for identifying a bar code printed on an instant noodle package. The instant noodle cooking device comprises: an IR sensor unit for sensing a particular instant noodle container accommodated in a container heating unit or a general container having a shape similar to the particular instant noodle container, limited not to be used when the particular instant noodle container or the general container having a shape similar to the particular instant noodle container is not put in the container heating unit, and feeding water only when the particular instant noodle container or the general container having a shape similar to the particular instant noodle container is put in the container heating unit so as to prevent a fire and a wound; a display unit having a touch panel for displaying instant noodle cooking time or event advertisement or capable of performing an internet search; a control unit protecting unit capable of preventing salt-containing vapor generated from the particular instant noodle container or the general container having a shape similar to the particular instant noodle container from penetrating into a control unit when the container heating unit is heated; and a wireless communication unit for performing remote control.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a ramen cooking device having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system,

[0001] The present invention relates to a ramen cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, and more particularly, to a Ramen cooker that senses a ramen container contained in a container heating unit or a general container similar to the ramen container, If the heating unit is not provided with a container or a conventional container similar to the ramen container, the use of the container is limited. If the container is heated by the container heating unit, And a display unit provided with an IR sensor unit capable of preventing fire and injuries and having a touch panel capable of displaying a cooking time or an event advertisement or browsing the Internet when the cooking unit is heated, And the salt-containing water vapor generated from a general container similar to that of And an ERP that uses the information of the bar code identified by the identification unit reading unit that identifies the bar code printed on the cotton-padded bag, and a control unit protecting unit that can prevent the bar code from being penetrated into the control unit. The present invention relates to a ramen cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system.

Generally, various vending machines such as beverage vending machine, coffee vending machine, toilet paper vending machine and the like are used. Such a vending machine is an unattended apparatus that provides a specific product when a user inserts a predetermined coin and presses a sales button.

The unattended device has a ramen vending machine that sells cooked ramen that a user can consume as a simple food.

However, the conventional ram noodle machine is merely a simple structure in which the support frame for supporting the container on the upper part of the slide part which horizontally moves the container while keeping the container horizontally is supported by the buffer part and stably moves to the heating part and the discharge part. The user can not confirm the cooked state of the ramen and is exposed to the risk of burns and fire.

Korean Patent No. 10-1420137 has been developed to solve these problems.

The prior art patent discloses an apparatus comprising: an operation start unit that generates a sales start signal indicating the start of a sales operation if it corresponds to an external operation start operation; A container identification unit for identifying the container if it is for sale; A water injection unit for injecting water having a predetermined temperature into the noodle container when the noodle container is determined to be for sale by the container identification unit; And a container heating unit for heating the ram noodle container to which the water is injected by heating the ram noodle container for a predetermined time when the noodle container is judged to be for sale by the container identifying unit to boil the water to cook the ram noodle, By cooking only a specific noodle container and not cooking the ramen noodles contained in the unrelated noodle container, it is possible to prevent fire and commodities that may occur by injecting water into the non-cooked object or heating it.

However, in the prior art, since only a specific noodle container can be used, a general container can not be used, and in order to distinguish the specific bar code as the specific bar code by the identification means, the ERP If the display is not provided, it is impossible to display the cooking time or the event advertisement and to search the Internet, and the heating unit is heated to infiltrate the salt-containing water vapor generated from the specific noodle container into the control unit to damage or malfunction There is a problem that it can not be prevented.

1. Registration No. 10-1420137 "Ramen cooker with container identification function" (registered on Apr. 2014. 07)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an IR sensor unit for sensing a ramp container or a general container similar to the ramp container, A control unit protection unit capable of preventing water vapor from permeating into the control unit; A display unit having a touch panel for displaying a cooking time or an event advertisement or searching the Internet; And the identification unit reading unit for identifying the barcode printed on the cotton-napping bag, it is possible to induce the interest of the user, to cause the advertisement effect, to realize the remote control and ERP, The present invention is intended to provide a dishwasher equipped with a system.

The ramp cooker provided with the control unit protection unit and the ERP system according to the present invention includes an operation start unit for generating a sales start signal indicating the start of a sales operation if it corresponds to an external operation start operation; An identification means reading unit for reading the identification means printed on the noodle bag and enabling ERP when the noodle sales operation is started by the operation starting unit; An IR sensing unit for confirming whether or not the container is used based on the information of the identification means read by the identification means reading unit; A display unit having a touch panel and enabling display of cooking time, advertisement display, Internet search and remote control; A water injection unit for injecting water into the container identified by the IR sensing unit; A container heating unit for heating the container into which the water is injected by the water injecting unit; And a control unit for controlling the operation start unit, the identification unit reading unit, the IR sensing unit, the water injection unit, and the container heating unit in association with each other.

As described above, the ramp cooker provided with the control unit protection unit and the ERP system according to the present invention has an advantage that a general container similar to a ramen container can be used as a ramen container.

Further, there is an advantage that advertisement effect can be generated by using a display mounted on the front surface of the rams cooker.

Further, there is an advantage that ERP can be performed by the identification means reading unit mounted on one side of the rams cooker.

In addition, there is an advantage that durability is improved due to prevention of permeation of the control part of the salt-containing water vapor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a ramen cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
2 is a perspective view of a ramen cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a perspective view of a ramen cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a ram protection device having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and they may vary depending on the intentions or customs of the client, the operator, the user, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

The present invention can be applied to a device for cooking various foods. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, an embodiment in which a ramen is cooked will be mainly described.

Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a ram's cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a ram's cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to an embodiment of the present invention. And FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a ramen cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1, a ram's cooker 200 having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an operation start unit 110, an identification unit reading unit 120, A display unit 140, a controller cooler 150, a water injection unit 160, a container heating unit 170, and a controller 180. [

Here, the operation start unit 110 generates a sales start signal indicating the start of the sales operation if it corresponds to an external operation start operation. The external operation start operation is an operation performed by a user who uses the outside of the ram's cooker 200 for starting sales, for example, by pressing a start button for starting sales, charging a cost corresponding to a ramen price, etc. Lt; / RTI > Also, the sales start signal may be an initial occurrence signal for starting cooking and serving, and may be generated corresponding to, for example, a sales button or a cost input.

In addition, the identification means reading unit 120 reads the identification means printed on the noodle bag seal, receives the noodle extracted from the read noodle seal in a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specified noodle container, A specific noodle container or a general container in a form similar to that of the specific noodle container may include a container body for containing the noodle therein and a cover portion for opening and closing the body from the upper surface. The identification means may be a 1D barcode or a 2D barcode printed on a cotton-bag. If the identification means is ERP, NFC, or barcode, the identification means reading unit 120 may be an ERP, an NFC, or a barcode reader. In this case, the identification means reading unit 120 can read the identification means using a camera, a laser, and an infrared ray. In addition, various means such as an RF frequency identification device, a Bluetooth frequency identification device, (120).

In addition, the IR sensing unit 130 may be configured such that the identification unit reading unit 120 reads the identification means printed on the encapsulation of the ramen surface and uses the information of the read identification means to identify the specific ramen container or a similar type Check the use of general containers.

In addition, the display unit 140 may include a touch panel (not shown) to display cooking time, to display an advertisement including an event advertisement during a cooking time, to enable an Internet search, Thereby enabling remote control through the network.

When the container placed in the container heating unit 170 to be described later in the IR sensing unit 130 is determined to be a container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container, Water having a predetermined temperature is injected into a container or a general container similar to the above specific ramen container. The water injecting unit 160 can inject predetermined amount of water, for example, an amount of water capable of boiling a ramp. In this case, the amount of water is about 500 ml to 600 ml, preferably about 550 ml. At this time, the water to be injected may be put into a specific ramen container in a preheated state or a general container in a form similar to the specific ramen container. For example, the temperature of the water to be injected into a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the above specific noodle container may be 50 ° C to 95 ° C, (Not shown) storing the water at a temperature of 50 ° C to 95 ° C. In this case, since the preheated water is put into a specific container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container, the time for cooking the ramen can be shortened. In addition, the water supplied to the water injecting unit 160 may be a direct connection type in which the water is directly connected, or a system in which the water bucket is inserted in the upper part. In addition, the water injection unit 160 may be supplied with purified water through a water filter.

When the container placed in the container heating unit 170 in the IR sensing unit 130 is determined to be a specific container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container, Heat can be applied to the container for a certain period of time to boil the water and to cook the ramen. The time for cooking the ramen can be a time for delicious cooking of the ramen, depending on the amount of ramen and the amount of water, but can be, for example, 2 to 6 minutes. Further, it may further include time adjusting means for reducing or increasing the operation time of the vessel heating unit 170. That is, as described above, the container heating unit 170 is previously set to apply heat to the container or the general container in a form similar to the specific ramen container if the container is heated by the predetermined time, As shown in FIG. In this case, the user can adjust the cooking time of the ramen to suit his taste. The container heating unit 170 may be various kinds of heat generating units. For example, the container heating unit 170 may be a heat generating unit using various principles such as a gas range, an electric range, a microwave, an induction heater, a thermal infrared heater, Can be generated. When the container heating unit 170 is an induction heater using an induction current generated by a magnetic field as a heat source, the lower surface of a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container is an induction current generated by the induction heater And the like. The number of the container heating units 170 may be one or a plurality. In the latter case, the plurality of container heating units 170 can cook several ramen noodles in the same time zone. In this case, the number of the water injection units 160 may be determined corresponding to the number of the vessel heating units 170.

The water injection unit 160 may further include water control means (not shown) for controlling the amount of water to be injected into a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container. The water regulating means may be embodied in a button shape, and when a user presses the water regulating means, a unit amount of water, for example, 5 ml, 10 ml, 15 ml , 20 ml of water may be injected into a specific ramen container or a conventional container in a form similar to that specific ramen container. The number of the water adjusting means for adjusting the amount of water injected by the water injecting unit 160 may be determined corresponding to the number of the water injecting units 160 when the number of the water injecting units 160 is plural.

In addition, if the weight of the specific noodle container in which the water is placed on the container heating unit 170 or the general container in the form similar to the specific noodle container is measured is more than the threshold value, the water injection unit 160 or And a weight sensing unit (not shown) for operating the container heating unit 170. That is, the weight of a specific ramen container filled with water or a general container similar to the specific ramen container is measured to determine whether water is injected into the specific ramen container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container do. If the weight exceeds a predetermined threshold value, it can be determined that water is injected into the container in a specific case. In this case, the threshold value of the weight may be the weight measured when the above-described amount of water is injected into a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container, and the weight of the noodle, the water, and the container itself . For example, the threshold of weight may be 500 g to 1500 g.

In addition, it is possible to check whether or not there is a moving object on the front surface of the rams cooker 200. If the sensing sensor can not detect a moving object for a predetermined time, the cooker 200 can enter the waiting state. In the standby state, the power of the identification means reading unit 120, the IR sensing unit 130, the water injection unit 160, and the container heating unit 170 are turned off and standby power is supplied only to the operation start unit 110 have.

The control unit 180 controls the operation start unit 110, the identification unit reading unit 120, the IR sensing unit 130, the water injection unit 160, and the container heating unit 170 And performs control so as to perform a unique function.

The control unit cooler 150 discharges heat generated by the controller 180.

Now, the operation of the ram protection provided with the control unit protection unit and the ERP system according to the present invention will be described.

First, water is stored in the water storage part while being heated to a temperature of 50 to 95 캜.

Thereafter, if the manager, the identification means printed on the bag is read by the identification means reading unit 120 of the cooker 200. At this time, the identification means reading unit 120 reads the identification means printed on the cotton-bag encapsulation and transmits the information stored in the identification means to the control unit 180 to enable ERP.

Thereafter, it is judged by the IR sensing unit 130 whether a specific noodle container or a general container similar in shape to the specific noodle container is placed in the container heating unit 170.

If it is determined by the IR sensing unit 130 that a specific ram noodle container or a general container similar to the specific ram noodle container is not placed in the container heating unit 170 by the controller 180, And if the IR sensing unit 130 determines that a specific type of ramen container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container is placed in the container heating unit 170 by the IR sensing unit 130, Water is injected into a container similar to a container. At this time, if water having a predetermined temperature is specified by a predetermined amount, it is injected into a container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container. Also, the power of the identification means reading unit 120 and the IR sensing unit 130 may be turned off.

Thereafter, when water is injected into the specific noodle container or the general container in a form similar to the specific noodle container, the user presses the start button to start operation. At this time, before the user presses the start button to start operation, the user opens a specific noodle container or a cover (lid) of a general container similar to the specific noodle container and administers the noodle.

Then, the container heating unit 170 is operated to supply heat to a specific ramen container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container for a predetermined time at a predetermined temperature.

Thereafter, when the set cooking time is completed, the cooking is completed if a signal indicating that the cooking is completed, for example, a completion signal using means such as voice, electronic sound, and output light is output. At this time, if the user lifts a specific ramen container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container in the container heating unit 170, or a specific ramen container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container is removed , The output of the corresponding completion signal is stopped. In addition, the container heating unit 170 may be configured such that even when a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container is being heated, the specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container When removed, the vessel heating unit 170 senses the weight as described above and immediately stops supplying heat.

Hereinafter, a ramp cooker having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto .

In FIGS. 2 and 3, the same is true except that the shape of the water injection unit 270 and the vessel heating unit 290 are different.

2 and 3, a ramp cooker 200 having a control unit protection unit and an ERP system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cooker main body 210, a start button 220, a water control button 230, The power supply display light 240, the speaker 250, the IR sensor 260, the water injection unit 270, the water injection display light 280, the container heating unit 290, the cooler 300, the display 310, A bar code reader 320, and a water vapor barrier plate 330 are shown.

The cooker main body 210 forms an outer frame of the cooker 200.

In addition, the start button 220 may be a button for starting a ramen cooking operation, and may be positioned in front of the user to be pressed easily.

In addition, the water control button 230 may be a button for replenishing water or for stopping the supplied water.

Also, the power indicator light 240 informs that the current power is being applied, and LEDs are mainly used.

In addition, the speaker 250 outputs a voice or an electronic sound, which is emitted during advertisement or Internet search through the display 310, in association with the display 310, which will be described later.

Further, the IR sensor 260 serves to identify whether a specific container or a general container similar to the specific ramen container is placed in the container heating unit 290 to be described later, and the container heating unit 290 The control unit 180 informs the controller 180 of the instant cooker 200 that the instant cooker 200 is not operated and the operation of the instant cooker 200 is stopped It stops it.

In addition, the water injection unit 270 injects a predetermined amount of water into a specific noodle container placed in a container heating unit 290 (to be described later) or a general container in a form similar to the specific noodle container. At this time, water to be injected into a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container is heated to a temperature of 50 to 95 캜 as described above.

In addition, the water injection display light 280 indicates whether water can be supplied at present and whether water is being injected.

In addition, the cooler 300 is provided with a start button 220, a water control button 230, and a control button 230. The start button 220, the water control button 230, The power supply display light 240, the speaker 250, the IR sensor 260, the water injection unit 270, the water injection display light 280 and the display 310 are prevented from being adversely affected, And serves to blow out the saline-containing water vapor to prevent the malfunction.

The container heating unit 290 also heats a specific noodle container placed on top of it or a general container in a form similar to the specific noodle container. At this time, a predetermined amount of water is injected into the specific noodle container or the general container similar to the specific noodle container to maintain the set temperature as described above.

In addition, the display 310 displays the cooking time, the event advertisement, and the Internet search result as described above, thereby causing the user's interest.

The bar code reader 320 is located at one side of the rams cooker 200 and is operated by an administrator of the rams cooker 200 (for example, a convenience store owner, a shop owner, And reads the identification means printed on the recording medium.

The water blocking plate 330 is disposed above the cooler 300 and the water injection display light 280 so as to be spaced apart from the cooler 300 and the water injection display light 280, Saline-containing water vapor generated in a specific noodle container placed in the container heating unit 290 or in a general container similar to the specific noodle container is supplied to the start button 220, the water control button 230, the power indicator light 240, The speaker 250, and the display 310 to protect them. In addition, a heat ray (not shown) is installed in the steam blocking plate 330 to evaporate water vapor or moisture formed in the steam blocking plate 330.

 On the other hand, the specific noodle container or the general container in the form similar to the specific noodle container is not limited to the shape but may be various shapes such as a circle, an ellipse, and a polygon.

In addition, the display unit 140 of the ramp cooker 200 having the control unit protection unit and the ERP system according to the embodiment of the present invention may include a touch panel as described above to display the cooking time, , Enabling the user to search the Internet, and enabling remote control through wireless communication with the outside.

Further, the embodiment of the present invention may further include a cost input unit (not shown) for generating a cost input signal when a cost corresponding to the selling price of ramen is inputted. In this case, the operation initiation unit 110 may generate a sales start signal when receiving the cost input signal.

Other standard components such as a system configuration, an embedded system, a common platform technology such as an O / S, a communication protocol, an I / O interface, and an interface standardization technology for a Ramen cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention and components such as an actuator, a battery, a camera, Standardization techniques and the like will be omitted because they are obvious to those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs.

The method of operating the cooker according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer readable medium. That is, the recording medium may be a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the steps described above.

The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., singly or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic recording media such as magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magnetic recording media such as floppy disks, Optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like.

In addition, each of the above-described components may be embodied as one physically adjacent component or may be implemented as a different component. In the latter case, each component can be controlled to be located adjacent to or in a different zone. In this case, the present invention can include a separate control means or control room for controlling each component to control each component in a wired or wireless manner You may. In addition, each component may be detachably coupled.

As described above, the ramp cooker having the control unit protection unit and the ERP system according to the present invention can use a general container similar to a specific ramen container as a specific ramen container. Also, a display mounted on the front may be used to induce advertisement effect. In addition, ERP can be performed by an identification means reading unit mounted on one side. In addition, durability is improved due to prevention of permeation of the control part of the salt-containing water vapor.

However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to other products such as a rice cake machine and a fish paste bath by controlling recipe heating and water injection capacity. Of course, be applied.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, Various changes, modifications or adjustments to the example will be possible. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be construed as including all changes, modifications, and adjustments that fall within the spirit of the technical idea of the present invention.

110: operation start unit 120: identification means reading unit
130: IR sensing unit 140:
150: control unit cooler 160: water injection unit
170: container heating unit 180:
200: Ramen cooker 210: Cooker main body
220: Start button 230: Water control button
240: Power indicator light 250: Speaker
260: IR sensor 270: water injection unit
280: water injection display light 290: vessel heating unit
300: Cooler 310: Display
320: Barcode reader 330: Water vapor barrier plate

Claims (6)

An operation start unit 110 for generating a sales start signal indicating the start of the sales operation if it corresponds to an external operation start operation;
An identification means reading unit (120) for reading ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) by reading the identification means printed on the noodle bag when the noodle sales operation is started by the operation starting unit (110);
An IR sensing unit 130 for confirming whether or not the container is used based on the information of the identification means read by the identification means reading unit 120;
A display unit 140 having a touch panel and enabling display of cooking time, advertisement display, internet search, and remote control;
A water injection unit 160 for injecting water into the container identified by the IR sensing unit 130;
A container heating unit 170 for heating the container into which the water is injected by the water injecting unit 160; And
The control unit 180 includes an operation start unit 110, an identification unit reading unit 120, an IR sensing unit 130, a water injection unit 160, and a container heating unit 170, And a control unit protecting unit and an ERP system.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a control unit cooler (150) for discharging the heat generated by the controller (180) to the outside.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the container is a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container, and the ERP system.
A cooker main body 210 forming an outer frame of the cooker 200;
A start button 220 formed on the cooker main body 210 to start a cooking operation;
A water control button 230 formed on the cooker main body 210 for stopping water supplied or replenished with water;
A power indicator light 240 formed on the cooker main body 210 and indicating that power is being applied;
A speaker 250 formed on the cooker main body 210 for outputting a voice or an electronic sound emitted during advertisement or Internet search;
An IR sensor 260 formed on the cooker main body 210 for identifying whether the container is placed;
A water injection unit (270) formed in the cooker body (210) for injecting a predetermined amount of water into the vessel;
A water injection display light 280 formed on the cooker main body 210 and expressing the operation of the water injection unit 270;
A container heating unit (290) formed in the cooker body (210) and for heating the container;
A cooler 300 formed in the cooker main body 210 and blowing water vapor generated in the container placed in the container heating unit 290;
A display (310) formed on the cooker main body (210) for displaying a cooking time, an event advertisement, and an Internet search result;
A barcode reader 320 formed on the cooker main body 210 and for reading identification means printed on a cotton-bag encapsulation; And
And a steam blocking plate (330) formed on the cooker main body (210) and blocking steam generated in the container placed in the container heating unit (290). The control unit protection unit and the ramp system Cooker.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the water vapor barrier plate (330) has a built-in heating line for evaporating water vapor or moisture formed outside the steam barrier plate (330), and an ERP system.
The method of claim 4,
Wherein the container is a specific noodle container or a general container similar to the specific noodle container, and the ERP system.

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