KR20170009031A

KR20170009031A - Cooker

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Publication number: KR20170009031A
Application number: KR1020150100365A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 서민호
Original assignee: 서민호
Priority date: 2015-07-15
Filing date: 2015-07-15
Publication date: 2017-01-25
Also published as: KR101709403B1

Abstract

According to the present invention, an apparatus for cooking instant food contents through recipe selection includes: a mount unit having a container mounted therein; a heating unit heating the container mounted on the mount unit; a discharging unit which is arranged on the upper part of the heating unit to inject water into the container; an input unit inputting the type of the content in the container; a memory unit storing recipes in accordance with the type of the contents; and a control unit which controls the heating unit and the discharging unit to fit the recipe stored in the memory based on the input information from the input unit. The present invention can set numbers for a newly developed content, stores the recipe of the newly developed content with the number to the memory, and cooks the content with the recipe matched to the input number as the type of the content is input through the input unit. The apparatus for cooking the instant food contents can also upgrade various recipes of the new content without structure modification thereof.

Description

{COOKER} APPARATUS FOR PREPARING FOODS INCLUDING RECIPES

The present invention relates to an instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through selection of a recipe.

Conventional ramen cooker is a device that cooks ramen by putting ramen into a container, supplying hot water, and heating the container.

However, in addition to ramen, the improved cooker for cooking the contents of instant food is a device that can select the type of contents.

In other words, on the front of the cooker, 'Ramen'. Buttons are provided according to kinds of contents such as 'Udon', 'Dumpling', and the like, so that contents can be cooked according to a recipe stored according to an input button.

Particularly, the conventional cooker is operated when coins or bill input ports are provided, and when a new food is released, there is a problem that a button corresponding to the type of contents of the food must be added to the cooker.

That is, although the conventional cookware has been newly developed, it is almost impossible to add new food to the conventional cookware due to a problem that a new button should be additionally provided even if the recipe of the contents of the developed food can be added.

In addition, as a method of adding a new food to a conventional cooker, there is a method of selecting a recipe of a new food to be selected when an existing button is input, but a conventional food recipe is no longer cooked in a conventional cooker There was a difficult problem.

Korean Registered Patent No. 1223310 Korean Registered Patent No. 1368450

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the problems as described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking device, By setting the recipe number to a content number indicating a new content, if the content number input from the input unit coincides with the recipe number stored in the memory unit, the content can be cooked by controlling the heating unit and the discharge unit according to the recipe set in the recipe number To provide an instant food ingredient cooking device.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for heating a container in which a heating time for heating a container is divided into units of 1 second to 30 seconds in a range of 1 second to 10 minutes, The number of recipes stored in the memory unit is equal to the product of the number of cases of the heating time and the number of the cases of the water discharge amount, so that the maximum recipe number is 180000 The contents number can be set on the basis of the cooking information including the heating time and the water discharge amount of the new contents which have been developed even if a new contents are developed and the contents which can be cooked in any heating time and in an arbitrary water discharge amount range can be cooked And to provide an instant food ingredient cooking device by selecting a recipe that can be made.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an instant food food recipe comprising: a seating part on which a container is seated; A heating unit for heating the container placed on the seating part; A discharging unit provided at an upper portion of the heating unit and discharging water to inject water into the container; A memory unit storing at least one recipe made up of an arbitrary heating time during which the heating unit heats the container and an arbitrary water discharge amount discharged from the discharging unit, the recipe being set to an arbitrary recipe number; An input unit capable of inputting a predetermined content number in the content contained in the container; And a control unit for controlling the heating unit and the discharging unit according to the recipe set to the recipe number when the contents number inputted from the input unit matches the recipe number stored in the memory unit.

Also, the input unit may comprise a keypad capable of inputting a predetermined content number into the content or a dial capable of selecting a predetermined number, and the optional heating time for heating the heating unit may be 1 second to 10 minutes And the water discharge amount discharged from the discharge unit is divided into 1 to 30 ml units in the range of 1 ml to 2000 ml, and the amount of water discharged from the discharge unit is divided into 1 to 30 ml units, The number of recipes is the same as the product of the number of cases of heating time and the number of cases of water discharge amount.

And a display unit for displaying a recipe stored in the memory unit corresponding to input information input from the input unit, wherein the recipe displayed on the display unit includes at least one of a heating time of the heating unit, A discharge amount and an electrical output of the heating unit.

The sensor further includes a sensing sensor provided inside the seating groove or outside the seating portion to sense the container.

And a button unit for inputting the input of the input unit and the presence or absence of the control unit, and modifying the recipe.

The button unit may include a control button capable of re-inputting the input information input to the input unit and starting or stopping the operation of the control unit, and a controller for controlling the electric output of the recipe, the heating time and the water discharge amount And an adjustment button that can adjust any one or more of them.

When the heating time or the water discharge amount is adjusted through the adjustment button, the control unit adjusts the heating time or the water discharge amount by a preset number of times of the adjustment button, The predetermined heating time or predetermined water discharge amount is adjusted.

As described above, according to the present invention, the heating time for heating the newly developed contents and the water discharge amount cooking information to be supplied are set, and the recipe number matching the set cooking information and the recipe stored in the memory unit is stored When the contents number inputted from the input unit matches the recipe number stored in the memory unit, the instant food ingredient cooking apparatus can be controlled by controlling the heating unit and the discharging unit according to the recipe set in the recipe number can do.

Further, the effect of the present invention is that the optional heating time for heating the heating unit is divided into 1 second to 30 seconds units in the range of 1 second to 10 minutes, and the arbitrary water discharge amount discharged from the discharging unit is, The number of recipes stored in the memory unit is equal to the product of the number of cases of the heating time and the number of the cases of the water discharge amount, so that the maximum recipe number is 180000 The contents number can be set on the basis of the cooking information including the heating time and the water discharge amount of the new contents which have been developed even if a new contents are developed and the contents which can be cooked in any heating time and in an arbitrary water discharge amount range can be cooked It is possible to provide an instant food ingredients cooking device by selecting a recipe that can be made.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through selection of a recipe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing an instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through selection of a recipe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is an illustration of an instant food ingredients cooker through selection of a recipe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a view illustrating an apparatus for instant food ingredients cooking by selecting a recipe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and the manner of achieving them, will be apparent from and elucidated with reference to the embodiments described hereinafter in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings for explaining an instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through selection of recipes according to embodiments of the present invention.

1 to 4, an instant food ingredients cooking apparatus according to the present invention includes a seating unit 10, a heating unit 20, a discharge unit 30, an input unit 40, (50) and a control unit (60).

First, the container 4 is seated in the seating portion 10. At this time, the seating part 10 is formed with a seating groove 11 in which the container 4 can be seated and fixed.

The heating section 20 heats the container 4 seated in the seating section 10.

The heating unit 20 may be provided with a heater unit using electricity to heat the container 4 inside the seating unit 10 and may be provided with a gas appliance in addition to the heating appliance.

In addition, when the heating unit 20 is made of an electric device, the electric output may be up to 2 KW, but is not limited thereto.

The heating time of the heating unit 20 may be up to about 10 minutes, but is not limited thereto. At this time, the heating time refers to the time during which the heating unit 20 operates.

The discharging portion 30 discharges water so that water is injected into the container 4 at the upper portion of the heating portion 20. [ At this time, the discharge unit 30 may be connected to a water storage unit provided inside the case 1, or may be connected to a water supply valve.

The discharge section 30 discharges water supplied from the water storage section or the water supply valve by the control section 60 to be described later.

The discharge amount of the water discharged through the discharge portion 30 may be set to about 2 L, but is not limited thereto.

The input unit 40 is capable of inputting a predetermined content number in the content contained in the container 4. [

At this time, the input unit 40 may be composed of a keypad for inputting the contents number or a dial which can be selected. In addition, the content number may be attached to the container 4 containing the contents or a label printed on the wrapping paper with the content number printed thereon.

And, the contents can be made of ramen, udon, champon, rice cake, and the like.

The memory unit 50 stores at least one recipe made up of an arbitrary heating time for heating the container 4 by the heating unit 20 and an arbitrary water discharge amount discharged from the discharging unit 30, It is set and stored as an arbitrary recipe number.

The optional heating time for heating the container 4 by the heating unit 20 is divided into units of 1 second to 30 seconds in the range of 1 second to 10 minutes and the amount of water discharged from the discharge unit 30 The number of recipes stored in the memory unit 50 is equal to the product of the number of cases of heating time and the number of cases of water discharge amount. Accordingly, the number of recipes is about 180,000.

In other words, conventionally, when a new content is developed by providing a content selection button for inputting a recipe stored in the memory unit 50 for each type of content, a selection button capable of inputting a recipe of a newly developed content is added, It is very difficult to additionally install the selection button on the cooking device. However, the instant food ingredients cooking device through the selection of the recipe according to the present invention is configured such that the heating time for heating the newly developed contents and the water discharge amount cooking information to be supplied are set And the recipe number matching the set cooking information and the recipe stored in the memory unit is set to a content number indicating a new content so that if the content number input from the input unit coincides with the recipe number stored in the memory unit, The heating unit and the discharging unit are controlled so that the new An effect which is very easy to implement to be cooked substitutes.

For example, conventionally, when the contents of a ramen are added, a selection button 'Ramen' must be added to the appliance, whereas an instant food ingredients cooking device through selection of a recipe according to the present invention is developed The recipe number matching the cooking information corresponding to the new contents of the ramen is set to the contents number and the new contents of the ramen can be cooked according to the cooking information by inputting or selecting the contents number through the keypad or the dialer, It can be cooked into a recipe stored in the memory unit 50 without adding a selection button as in the conventional method.

On the other hand, the recipe may further include an electric output of the heating unit 20. [

The control unit 60 controls the heating unit 20 and the discharging unit 30 in accordance with the recipe set to the recipe number when the contents number inputted from the input unit 40 and the recipe number stored in the memory unit 50 coincide with each other do.

For example, if the cooking information for the new contents of the ramen is 5 minutes of heating time and 400 ml of water, the contents number corresponding to the heating time of 5 minutes and the water discharge amount of 400 ml is input to the input unit 20, Ml is selected and the new contents of the ramen are cooked in the recipe corresponding to the recipe number.

The control unit 60 can control the heating unit 20 and the discharging unit 30 only when a predetermined amount is paid and the coin or bill insertion slot 2 is provided in the case 1 .

The instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through selection of a recipe according to the present invention further includes a display unit 70, a detection sensor 80, and a button unit 90.

The display unit 70 displays a recipe stored in the memory unit 50 corresponding to input information input from the input unit 40. [

That is, when the contents number is inputted from the input unit 40, the control unit 60 displays the heating time, the water discharge amount corresponding to the recipe number stored in the memory unit 50, and the electric power amount of the heating unit on the display unit 70 . Accordingly, the user can confirm the recipe displayed on the display unit 70 before cooking starts.

The user adjusts at least one of the electric output, the heating time, and the water discharge amount using the control button 94, which will be described later, so that the electric output, the heating time and the water discharge amount are changed and displayed on the display unit 70 .

The control unit 60 may display on the display unit 70 an amount of money set or fixed for each content number input through the input unit 20 and may be displayed on the display unit 70 according to the amount of a coin or a bill It is possible to control the display unit 70 to display the amount to be further input.

In addition, the control unit 60 can control the display unit 70 so that the heating time can be counted down after the start of cooking by the start button 92, which will be described later, and a change in the heating time can be displayed.

The detection sensor 80 is provided inside the seating groove 11 or outside the seating portion 10 so as to be able to sense the container 4. Or the detection sensor 80 may be provided outside the case 1. [ At this time, the detection sensor 80 may be a weight detection sensor 80 or an infrared sensor, but is not limited thereto.

The control unit 60 operates the heating unit 20 and the discharging unit 30 when the container 4 is sensed by the sensing sensor 80. When the container 4 is not sensed, Thereby stopping the operation of the discharge portion 30. [ Accordingly, the heating unit 20 and the discharging unit 30 are operated only when the container 4 is seated in the seating unit 10, so that the cooking unit can be safely cooked.

The button unit 90 inputs the input of the input unit 40 and the control of the controller 60, and the recipe can be modified.

That is, the button unit 90 includes a control button 91 and an adjustment button 94. [

The control button 91 is a button for re-inputting the input information input to the input unit 40 and for starting or stopping the operation of the control unit 60.

That is, when the input information is mistakenly inputted to the input unit 40 or the recipe is improperly corrected through the control button 94, the control button 91 is used to input information and recipe A cancel button 93 for stopping the operation of the control unit 60 for controlling the heating unit 20 and the discharge unit 30 and a start button 92 for starting the operation of the control unit 60, .

That is, when the start button 92 is pressed, the control unit 60 controls the heating unit 20 and the discharging unit 30 to cook in accordance with the recipe. At this time, if the cancel button 93 is pressed, the operation of the control unit 60 is stopped.

In addition, if the number corresponding to the content is erroneously inputted through the input unit 40 and the cancel button 93 is pressed, the inputted number is erased and the number can be re-inputted.

The control button 94 can control at least one of the electrical output of the recipe, the heating time, and the water discharge amount before or after the control unit 60 is operated.

In this case, when the heating time or the water discharge amount is adjusted through the adjustment button 94, the control unit 60 adjusts the heating time or the water discharge amount by a preset number of times of the adjustment button 94, The predetermined heating time or predetermined water discharge amount is adjusted.

That is, the adjustment button 94 includes a time button 95 for controlling the heating time and a water addition button 96 for controlling the water discharge amount.

For example, when the time button 95 wants to further learn the contents, the time button 95 can be pressed to increase the heating time by about 30 seconds. And, the heating time can be increased only twice, about 30 seconds. If the temperature is further increased, the content may be burned during cooking or a fire may occur, and the predetermined heating time may be increased by a predetermined number of times.

In addition, when the water addition button 96 desires to eat the contents lightly, it is possible to add about 20 ml of the water discharge amount. In addition, the water discharge amount can be added only twice, about 20 ml each. It is possible to overflow the water in the container 4 containing the contents so that the predetermined water discharge amount can be increased by a predetermined number of times.

Particularly, when the heating time is increased and the water discharge amount is added through the time button 95 and the water addition button 96, the number of times of inputting the button is limited by the preset number of times, .

In addition, the heating time can be reduced and the water discharge amount can be reduced through the time button 95 and the water addition button 96. At this time, the number of times of input can be limited.

Meanwhile, the instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through selection of a recipe according to the present invention further includes a speaker unit 3.

The speaker unit 3 outputs a sound indicating completion of cooking. At this time, the control unit 60 can control the display unit 70 to display an initial screen.

In addition, when the time button 95 and the water addition button 96 are input at a predetermined number of times or more, sound can be output.

In addition, the control unit 60 outputs a sound to the speaker unit 3 for each operating state of the instant food ingredients cooking apparatus through the selection of the recipe according to the present invention, A preset sound may be stored for each operating state.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and range of the claims and the equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention Should be interpreted. In addition, the order of operation of the components described in the above-described process does not necessarily have to be performed in a time series order, and if the order of the respective components and steps is changed, the process is included in the scope of the present invention Of course.

1: Case 2: Inlet
3: speaker part 10: seat part
11: seat groove 20: heating part
30: Discharging section 40: Input section
50: memory unit 60:
70: display unit 80: detection sensor
90: Button part 91: Control button
92: Start button 93: Cancel button
94: Control button 95: Time button
96: Water add button

Claims

A seating part on which the container is seated;
A heating unit for heating the container placed on the seating part;
A discharging unit provided at an upper portion of the heating unit and discharging water to inject water into the container;
A memory unit storing at least one recipe made up of an arbitrary heating time during which the heating unit heats the container and an arbitrary water discharge amount discharged from the discharging unit, the recipe being set to an arbitrary recipe number;
An input unit capable of inputting a predetermined content number in the content contained in the container;
And a control unit for controlling the heating unit and the discharging unit according to the recipe set to the recipe number if the contents number inputted from the input unit coincides with the recipe number stored in the memory unit, .

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the input unit comprises a keypad for inputting a predetermined content number in the content or a dial for selecting a preset number,
The optional heating time for heating the heating unit is divided into 1 second to 30 seconds in the range of 1 second to 10 minutes,
Wherein an arbitrary water discharge amount discharged from the discharge portion is divided into 1 to 30 ml units in a range of 1 to 2000 ml,
Wherein the number of recipes stored in the memory unit is equal to the product of the number of cases of heating time and the number of cases of water discharge amount.

The method according to claim 1,
And a display unit for displaying a recipe stored in the memory unit corresponding to input information input from the input unit,
Wherein the recipe displayed on the display unit comprises a recipe including a heating time of the heating unit, a water discharge amount discharged to the discharge unit, and an electric output of the heating unit.

The method according to claim 1,
And a sensing sensor provided inside the seating groove of the seating part or outside the seating part to sense the container.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: a button unit for inputting the input of the input unit and the control unit, and for modifying the recipe; and a recipe selection unit for selecting a recipe.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5,
A control button capable of re-inputting the input information input to the input unit and starting or stopping the operation of the control unit;
And an adjustment button capable of adjusting at least one of an electrical output of the recipe, a heating time, and a water discharge amount before or after the control unit operates.

7. The apparatus of claim 6,
Wherein the controller controls the heating time or the water discharge amount by a preset number of times of the control button when the heating time or the water discharge amount is adjusted through the control button, And the amount of water discharged is controlled.