KR20180130401A - Rice cooker using wased rice - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an easy rice cooker using washed rice which allows a user to easily cook rice using washed rice. The easy rice cooker according to the present invention recognizes an identification code displayed on a washing water capsule and on a cooking water capsule, and selects a cooking mode suitable for the kind of rice and water to be operated. Additionally, the easy rice cooker of the present invention allows a user to adjust the time of the washed water being soaked in cooking water to control the time of soaking rice before cooking, and also allows the user to adjust the rice soaking time even at the time of scheduled cooking.

Description

[0001] RICE COOKER USING WASED RICE [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device for cooking rice, and more particularly, to a simple cooking device that can be easily cooked by putting washing rice as cleaned rice.

Due to the rapid increase in small size furniture and the cultivation of modern vegetation with irregular eating habits, development and dissemination of home appliances related to simple cooking are rapidly increasing.

As a result, kitchen appliances such as microwave ovens, dishwashers, rice cookers, and gas ranges used in kitchens are being actively developed in various fields in various functions and applications, and the related product market is gradually diversified and rapidly growing . In particular, Asian countries that have rice stocks regard the rice cooker as a necessity for the kitchen.

However, up to now, the rice cooker has not largely deviated from the method of washing the rice, holding water corresponding to the amount of rice, and selecting and operating the desired rice type.

Rice rice cooked in ordinary households is cooked variously by a small amount of rice cooker from a rice cooker of a small number of people, and the taste of rice has a certain limit due to influence of people who cook rice or temperature.

In addition, the number of single-person households is increasing due to nuclear family, increase in marriage age, and increase in life expectancy.

In the case of single-person households, it is often the case that rice is washed out to build rice, and that the necessity of washing dishes every time is dependent on eating out or delivering food rather than eating rice at home.

Of course, ready-to-eat rice products that have been specially processed and sealed to heat and cook have also been introduced. However, even those instant-rice products do not satisfy the taste of freshly cooked rice.

The present invention is intended to provide a cooking device using a washing machine that can easily cook rice from a single person or small furniture according to the trend of the times.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a simple cooking device that allows a user to easily cook rice without washing rice or water.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a simple cooking device capable of selecting various types of rice (washed rice) and kinds of cooked rice according to the taste of a user and cooking various rice.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a simple cooking device which operates in a cooking mode suitable for the kind of rice by allowing the cooking mode to be operated according to the type of rice (washing rice) by identifying the kind of rice .

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a simple cooking device which can cook rice of a predetermined quality by controlling the time during which the rice (washing rice) is called as the cooking water even during the reservation cooking.

According to the present invention, there is provided a simple cooking utensil according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprising: a washing / non-storing section for storing washing utensils; a cooking water container mounting section for mounting the cooking water container; A water supply control unit for supplying the cooking water contained in the cooking water container into the heating pot, a water non-supply control unit, and a water supply control unit, And a control unit for controlling the operation of the heating unit. The simple cooking device according to the present invention adjusts the time of input of the washing rice, the input time and the input amount of the rice water, and thus the rice can be cooked without the user washing the rice and adjusting the water.

Instead of the non-cleaning storage section, a cleaning non-container mounting section may be provided to allow the cleaning non-storage section to function as a cleaning non-storage section.

In addition, a cooking water storage portion may be provided in place of the cooking water storage container mounting portion, so that the user may supplement the cooking water storage portion with the cooking water.

The simple cooking utensil according to the present invention may include a washing machine and a code reader for recognizing an identification code provided in the cooking utensil. In this case, it is possible to recognize the identification code without additional operation of the user, Can be selected and operated.

The simple cooking utensil according to the present invention has the effect of making the rice using the washed rice rice so that the user can cook the rice without performing troublesome work of washing the rice.

In addition, there is an effect of providing a variety of kinds of washing rice and cooking water so that the user can easily cook rice of various flavors suited to the amount of rice to be sieved.

In addition, the simple cooking utensil according to the present invention identifies the type of rice and the type of cooked rice so that a cooking mode suitable for the type of rice can be operated, thereby failing to operate in a proper cooking mode due to a user's inoperability There is an effect that can be reduced.

In addition, since the simple cooking utensil according to the present invention can control the time at which the cleaning rice is introduced into the heating pot and the time at which the cooking water is fed into the heating pot, the time during which the rice is called the cooking rice can be appropriately controlled The cooking operation can be performed in a state where the rice is constantly called when the reserved cooking time is prolonged, so that it is possible to cook rice of a certain quality.

1 is a view showing an appearance of a simple cooking apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a view showing the appearance of the heating device of the simple cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with the top cover being opened.
Fig. 3 is a view for explaining a cooking water supply mounting portion of the simple cooking apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing the appearance of a simple cooking apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing an appearance of a simple cooking device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or preliminary meaning and the inventor shall properly define the concept of the term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way It should be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications are possible.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, a simple cooking apparatus using a washing machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing the appearance of a simple cooking device using a cleaning rice according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a heating device of a simple cooking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the cooking water container mounting portion of the simple cooking apparatus using the washing rice according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a cross- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device using a washing machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention can easily cook cooked rice using the rice washing vessel 10 sealed with the washed rice and the cooking water vessel 20 containing the cooking water So that it is possible to construct the optical disc. In the illustrated embodiment, the untreated container 10 has a pouch shape, but the untreated container 10 may be packaged in the form of a bottle or a capsule.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a cleaning non-supply regulating unit 110, a cleaning non-storage unit 115, a heating unit 120, an operation switch unit 130, A display unit 135, a water supply control unit 140, a water supply container mounting unit 145, a code reader unit 150, and a control unit 160.

The unwashing storage portion 115 provides a space in which the wastewater is stored. When the upper lid 102 is opened, it is exposed to the outside, and when the upper lid 102 is closed, the non-cleaning storage part 115 can be closed. This is to prevent foreign matter such as dust from being introduced into the washing machine.

The non-cleaning adjusting unit 110 stores the cleaning beauty and puts the stored cleaning beauty into the heating pot 125 of the heating unit 120. The non-cleaning control unit 110 applies cleaning water to be cooked to the heating pot 125 of the heating unit 120 according to the user's selection. For example, when the user selects one serving, the amount of washing water corresponding to one serving is introduced into the heating pot 125, and the amount of washing water corresponding to two servings for selecting two servings is introduced into the heating pot 125 do.

The non-cleaning regulating unit 110 is disposed between the non-cleaning storage unit 115 and the heating cooker 125 so that the movement of the cleaning unit can be performed by falling due to its own weight. In this case, it is possible to reduce the power (electric power) used for putting the washing machine.

The heating unit 120 is provided with a heating pot 125. After the cleaning pot and the cooking water are charged into the heating pot 125, the cooking operation is performed. The heating unit 120 may have a structure capable of sliding in and out.

The heating unit 120 may be an induction heating system or a heating system using an electrothermal heater. When the heating unit 120 is heated by the induction heating method, the heating pot 125 includes a material which can be heated by electromagnetic induction.

The operation switch unit 130 plays a role of receiving a cooking amount, a reserved cooking time, a cooking mode selection, a cooking operation, and the like from a user. At this time, the amount of cooked food may be the number of cooked rice, or the amount of cooked food such as a large amount or a small amount for one person.

The display unit 135 plays a role of displaying information such as an operation by the operation of the operation switch unit 130, an operation currently being carried out, and the like. The display unit 135 may display information on the number of washed dishes and the number of dishes.

The code reader unit 150 performs a function of recognizing the identification code of the cleaning vessel 10 and the cooking water vessel 20. [

The control unit 160 receives the information of the identification code recognized by the code reader unit 150 and performs a function of controlling the heating unit 120 according to the setting by the operation of the operation switch unit 130. [ The control unit 160 may control the heating unit 120 by automatically selecting a cooking mode according to various kinds of washing and cooking water, and may further control the heating unit 120 in a cooking mode set by the user .

In addition, the control unit 160 adjusts the washing / non-feeding adjusting unit 110 and the water supplying / adjusting unit 140 so that the rice can be cooked by the user.

For a typical rice cooker, the user should wash the rice and mix it with the rice to be washed (rice), put it in the rice cooker, and use the cook mode to cook rice.

The present invention is such that the preparation for cooking is completed by opening the untreated container 10 to fill the untreated untreated portion 115 with the untreated untreated portion 115 and mounting the untreated water container 20 to the untreated water container mounting portion 145 , The user operates the operating switch to perform washing and cooking with the cooking pot 125 and cooking rice.

Here, the untreated container 10 is a sealed container of a certain amount of cleaned air. At this time, the sealing may be a vacuum sealing, or may be a seal in which oxygen is removed and filled with nitrogen. Since the rice, which is cereal, is oxidized when it is ripened, it is possible to reduce the oxidation of rice which occurs in the distribution process by circulating the rice after washing and sealing.

It is preferable that an identification code 12 such as a bar code or a QR code is displayed on the untreated container 10. The identification code 12 displayed on the untreated container 10 includes information regarding the untreated property. In addition, the identification code 12 may be configured with an RF-ID. In this case, the code reader unit 150 is configured as an RF-IF reader.

The identification code may include, for example, the type of rice, the date of the rice, the weight of the rice, and the like.

The untreated container 10 means a form in which the untreated beverage is sealed and packed, and the type of the packaging material can be variously applied at this time. In the illustrated embodiment, the untreated container 10 has a pouch shape, but the shape of the untreated container 10 can be designed in various shapes such as a bottle shape or a capsule shape.

The cooking water container (20) is packed in the form of a bottle for making rice. The cooking water container 20 is mounted on the cooking water container mounting portion 145.

It is preferable that the cooking water container 20 is also displayed with an identification code 22 such as a bar code or a QR code in the same manner as the non-cleaning container 10. The identification code 22 displayed on the cooking water container 20 includes information on the cooking number. The information on the cooking number may be related to the type of cooking number. For example, in the case where the cooking water is the seawater for the seaweed rice, the information about the number of the cooking water is transmitted to the controller 160 so that the cooking mode for the seaweed rice can be operated.

To this end, the simple cooking appliance according to the present invention preferably includes a code reader unit 150 for recognizing the identification codes 12 and 22 provided in the cleaning vessel 10 and the cooking water vessel 20. The identification codes 12 and 22 recognized by the code reader unit 150 are transmitted to the controller 160. The controller 160 controls the operation of the heating unit 120 using the received washing information and cooking number information . Here, controlling the operation of the heating unit 120 means controlling the temperature of the heating unit according to the cooking mode.

The types of rice that cook rice may be rice, grain, brown rice, barley rice, etc. Depending on the type of rice, the temperature profile such as heating time, heating temperature, pressure,

In the case of the conventional rice cooker, the user has selected a cooking mode with white rice, grain, brown rice, etc. to select and operate the cooking mode. However, the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention has a non- And the identification codes 12 and 22 displayed on the cooking water container 20 and transmits the identification codes 12 and 22 to the control unit 160. The control unit 160 automatically selects the optimum cooking mode according to the type of rice and the number of cooked rice So that the cooking operation can be performed.

This has the effect of solving the problem that the rice is not properly cooked if a proper cooking mode is not selected due to inactivity of the user.

In addition, when providing the washing machine and the washing machine in the state of being contained in the container, it is possible to provide various kinds of washing machine and washing machine number to the users, You can easily choose the type of rice you want.

Generally, cooking water is used to cook rice, but various kinds of rice can be cooked using seasoned water. For example, seafood soup can be cooked when seafood soup is fed into the cooking water, and rice can be cooked to add another flavor by adding carbonated water as a cooking water.

A heating pot 125 is detachably mounted to the heating unit 120. After the washing rice is put into the washing non-storing part 115 in the simple cooking device 100-1 according to the present invention and the cooking water container 20 is attached to the cooking water container mounting part 145, The washing water stored in the washing non-storage part 115 is introduced into the heating pot 125.

It is preferable that the heating pot 125 is disposed at the lower portion of the cleaning non-storage portion 115 as shown in FIG.

The cooking pot 125 must be sealed in the cooking process and the upper portion of the cooking pot 125 must be opened after rice is cooked. The conventional cooker has a hinge-shaped lid to open and close the lid. However, in the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention, the heating unit 120, to which the heating pot 125 is mounted, And provides a usable structure.

1, when the heating unit 120 is pulled in, the upper part of the heating pot 125 is closed, and when the heating unit 120 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 2, So that the heating pot 125 can be taken out from the heating unit 120.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention includes an operation switch unit 130. [

It is possible to perform a cooking function for setting the cooking completion time through the operation of the operation switch unit 130. [ In addition, the operation mode of the operation switch unit 130 can be adjusted to select a detailed taste.

For example, even if the rice is cooked using the same rice white, the rice may be preferred to the cooked rice depending on the taste of the user, or the rice may be preferred to the cooked rice.

As described above, the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention acquires the information about the washing rice and the information about the cooking number, and the control unit automatically selects the cooking mode. However, even in the automatically selected mode, It is possible to choose the degree of quality of rice (choice of rice and rice) additionally.

3, when the cooking water container 20 is supplied with the sealing film 24 sealed in its mouth to connect the cooking water container 30 to the cooking water container mounting portion 145, The cooking water supply pipe 141 provided in the cooking chamber 145 can be inserted through the sealing film 24.

When the cooking water container 20 is mounted on the cooking water container mounting portion 145 as described above, the cooking water contained in the cooking water container 20 flows to the water supply adjusting portion 140 through the cooking water supply pipe 147, The cooking water is fed into the heating pot 125 by the operation of the heating unit 125. [

The simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention can adjust the time of putting the washing rice and the time of feeding the cooking water. This is because the input of washing water and the feeding of cooking water can be controlled by the control unit. The introduction of washing water is performed by the water non-application regulating unit 110, and the feeding water is supplied by the water regulating unit 140.

Such a structure is very useful when the reserved cooking time becomes long.

When the washing water is fed into the washing water, the washing water is called by the washing water from that time. However, when the time to be called becomes longer, the taste of rice may change when cooked, and there is a fear that it may change in the summer season.

However, since the simple cooking apparatus 100-1 according to the present invention can adjust the closing time of the washing machine and the closing time of the cooking water, when the reserved cooking is selected, It starts with input. Therefore, the cleaning rice can be introduced and the cooking water can be supplied a certain amount of time before the heating start time at which the heating pot 125 is heated. Therefore, even when the cooking time is changed, There is an effect that can be adjusted constantly.

In other words, when the reserved cooking function is performed, the control unit 160 calculates the time required for cooking from the input cooking completion time and the time for feeding the cooking water and the cooking time, It is possible to operate the feed adjusting unit 110 and the water feed adjusting unit 140.

Therefore, it is possible to control the time at which the washing water is immersed in the washing water before the heating is started.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a simple cooking device using a cleaning device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device using a cleaning device according to a second embodiment of the present invention to be.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-2 using the washing rice according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided with a washing non-feeding adjusting unit 110, a washing non-storing unit 115, a heating unit 120, A display unit 135, a water supply control unit 140, a cooking water storage unit 142, a code reader unit 150, and a control unit 160. [

The second embodiment of the present invention is configured not to directly mount the cooking water container but to fill the cooking water storage portion with the cooking water contained in the cooking water container.

The cooking water storage unit 142 is preferably provided with a lid 142a so that the lid can be opened and the cooking water can be filled. This configuration is suitable for the case where purified water is mainly used as cooking water.

Of course, the water hose of the water purifier can be connected directly to the water supply controller 140. In this case, it is possible to supplement rice and cook rice without the need to supplement the number of cooked rice.

On the other hand, one of the reasons for not eating food at home is the hassle of washing dishes. Every time you cook rice, you have to clean the rice cooker to cook rice again.

In order to reduce such inconvenience, an auxiliary container may be inserted into the heating pot 125 and used. If the auxiliary container can perform the function of the rice bowl itself, the auxiliary pot can be cooked by extracting the auxiliary container after cooking, and then heating the cooking pot 125 without washing.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a simple cooking device using a cooking water capsule according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a simple cooking device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a cleaning non-feeding control unit 110, a cleaning non-container mounting unit 117, a heating unit 120, an operation switch unit 130, A display unit 135, a water supply control unit 140, a water supply container mounting unit 145, a code reader unit 150, and a control unit 160.

The simple cooking apparatus 100-3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that when the untreated vessel 30 is packaged in a bottle form, the untreated vessel 30 is mounted on the untreated vessel mount 117 .

A configuration other than that in which the cleaning / untreating container is replaced with a cleaning / untreating container mounting portion 117 in which the cleaning / untreating container can be mounted is the same as that in the first embodiment, and thus a duplicated description will be omitted.

The untreated untreated container mounting portion 117 is preferably disposed on the upper portion of the heating pot 125 like the untreated storage portion. Also, in the case of the cooking water container mounting portion 145, it can also be disposed on the upper portion of the heating pot 125.

Although not shown, an auxiliary cleaning non-storage portion may be provided under the cleaning non-container mounting portion 117, and a non-cleaning regulating portion may be connected to the non-cleaning storing portion.

In the case of the cooking water container mounting portion 145, an auxiliary cooking water storage portion may be provided at a lower portion thereof, and the water supply amount adjusting portion may be connected to the cooking water storage portion.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention will be indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing detailed description. It is intended that all changes and modifications that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims, as well as any equivalents thereof, be within the scope of the present invention.

10, 30: Cleaning Uncontainer
20: Cooking water container
12, 22, 32: Identification code
100-1, 100-2, 100-3: Simple cooking device
110: Non-cleaning control unit
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125: Heating pot
130: Operation switch section
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140:
142: Cooking number storage section
145: Cookware container mounting part
150: Code reader unit
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Claims (12)

A cleaning non-storage portion in which cleaning non-woven is stored;
A cooking water container mounting portion on which a cooking water container having cooked water is mounted;
A heating unit disposed at a lower portion of the cleaning / unsealing unit and equipped with a heating pot;
A cleaning non-supply regulating unit for supplying the cleaning waste stored in the non-cleaning storage unit to the heating pot;
A water supply controller for supplying the cooking water contained in the cooking water container into the heating pot;
An operation switch section for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time; And
And a control unit for controlling operations of the washing / non-feeding adjusting unit, the water feed adjusting unit and the heating unit.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a code reader unit for recognizing an identification code provided in the cleaning vessel or the cooking water vessel,
And the information recognized by the code reader unit is transmitted to the control unit.
The method according to claim 1,
The heating unit
And the upper part of the heating pot is opened in a state in which the heating section is drawn out.
The method according to claim 1,
The control unit
When performing the reserved cooking function,
Calculating a time required for cooking, deriving a cooking start time,
Wherein the controller controls the time when the washing unit is turned on before the operation of the heating unit by operating the washing non-feeding adjusting unit and the water feed adjusting unit before a preset time at the cooking start time.
A cleaning non-storage portion in which cleaning non-woven is stored;
A cooking number storage part for storing the cooking number;
A heating unit disposed at a lower portion of the cleaning / unsealing unit and equipped with a heating pot;
A cleaning non-supply regulating unit for supplying the cleaning waste stored in the non-cleaning storage unit to the heating pot;
A water supply control unit for supplying the cooking water stored in the cooking water storage unit into the heating pot;
An operation switch section for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time; And
And a control unit for controlling operations of the washing / non-feeding adjusting unit, the water feed adjusting unit and the heating unit.
6. The method of claim 5,
Further comprising a code reader unit for recognizing an identification code provided in the cleaning vessel or the cooking water vessel,
And the information recognized by the code reader unit is transmitted to the control unit.
6. The method of claim 5,
The heating unit
And the upper part of the heating pot is opened in a state in which the heating section is drawn out.
6. The method of claim 5,
The control unit
When performing the reserved cooking function,
Calculating a time required for cooking, deriving a cooking start time,
Wherein the controller controls the time when the washing unit is turned on before the operation of the heating unit by operating the washing non-feeding adjusting unit and the water feed adjusting unit before a preset time at the cooking start time.
A non-cleaning container mounting portion on which a cleaning container containing the cleaning product is mounted;
A cooking water container mounting portion on which a cooking water container having cooked water is mounted;
A heating unit disposed at a lower portion of the cleaning / unsealing unit and equipped with a heating pot;
A cleaning non-supply regulating unit for supplying the cleaning waste stored in the non-cleaning storage unit to the heating pot;
A water supply control unit for supplying the cooking water stored in the cooking water storage unit into the heating pot;
An operation switch section for receiving a cooking mode and a reservation time; And
And a control unit for controlling operations of the washing / non-feeding adjusting unit, the water feed adjusting unit and the heating unit.
10. The method of claim 9,
Further comprising a code reader unit for recognizing an identification code provided in the cleaning vessel or the cooking water vessel,
And the information recognized by the code reader unit is transmitted to the control unit.
10. The method of claim 9,
The heating unit
And the upper part of the heating pot is opened in a state in which the heating section is drawn out.
10. The method of claim 9,
The control unit
When performing the reserved cooking function,
Calculating a time required for cooking, deriving a cooking start time,
Wherein the controller controls the time when the washing unit is turned on before the operation of the heating unit by operating the washing non-feeding adjusting unit and the water feed adjusting unit before a preset time at the cooking start time.

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