KR20190046734A - Combination cooking appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a complex cooking device comprising a low-temperature heating unit, a high-temperature heating unit, and a cooktop case. The low-temperature heating unit includes: a housing in which a container mounting part is provided; a first container which is combined with the container mounting part; a heating part which heats a fluid stored in the first container; and a cover which covers or opens an opened upper part of the first container. The high-temperature heating unit includes an upper plate part and a high-temperature heating part arranged in a lower part of the upper plate part. The cooktop case forms an internal space for storing the low-temperature heating unit and the high-temperature heating unit. When the cover covers the first container, the cover forms a plane which is the same as the upper plate part. The present invention enables a user to conveniently perform vacuum packaging work.

Description

{COMBINATION COOKING APPLIANCE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device, and more particularly, to a cooking device capable of cooking various kinds of food in various ways

A cooking device is one of household appliances for cooking food, and is installed in a kitchen space to cook food according to a user's intention. Such cooking devices can be classified into various types according to the heat source or type used and the type of fuel.

Cooking equipment can be classified into open type and closed type cooking equipment depending on the type of space where food is placed. The closed cooking devices include an oven and a microwave oven, and open cooking devices include a cooktop and a hop.

A closed type cooking device is a cooking device that shields a space where food is placed and cooks food by heating a shielded space. The open type cooking device is a cooking device in which a container containing food or food is placed in an open space and the food or food container is heated to cook food.

The closed type cooking apparatus is provided with a cooking chamber, which is a space that is shielded when the food is placed and food is to be cooked. Such a cooking chamber becomes a space where food is substantially cooked. A heat source is provided in the inside or outside space of the cooking chamber to heat the cooking chamber.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a closed type cooking device and an open type cooking device are installed at the same time, and a plurality of heat sources are combined to provide various cooking utensils and a plurality of foods simultaneously. In such a cooking appliance in which a plurality of heat sources are installed, a flow path of cooling air for cooling a plurality of heat sources and electrical components is accompanied.

In the above complex cooking device, an open type cooking device is placed on the upper side of the closed type cooking device. Also, the open cooking device is provided with a plurality of heaters or burners, and is installed so that a large number of dishes can be cooked at the same time.

That is, when the user uses a closed cooking device to cook the oven, such as a barbecue or a bread, or a roasted fish, the user uses the closed cooking device to cook the food. Cooking is done using cooker.

Meanwhile, in recent years, in addition to commonly known recipes such as oven cooking, grilled cooking, steamed cooking using open cooking utensils or closed cooking utensils, various new recipes have been newly developed or unique recipes that are used only in some cases gradually spread to the general public , One of which is a water bead recipe.

Sous Vide is a recipe for keeping nutrients, texture and taste at the best through low temperature vacuum recipe. It was first designed in 1799 by British Count Rumford (Benjamin Thomson, Count Rumford), and was first designed in the form of air using a food preservation method illuminated by US and French engineers in the 1960s. In 1974, George Pralus, It is a recipe developed by Bruno Coussalult since it was used in Foie gras cooking by. French "Sous-vide" refers to vacuum low-temperature cooking, also known as "Under vacuum" in English. Since 1970, it has been used in some high quality restaurants in Europe, and recently it has been introduced in Korea and is being used for high quality menus such as restaurants and hotels.

Generally, a water bead recipe is a cooking method in which a food in a sealed plastic bag is heated for a long time in a low temperature water maintained at about 50 to 60 캜. Such a water bead recipe is advantageous in that it preserves the best texture, flavor and nutrients by utilizing the original taste of the material and has excellent texture. Especially, meat has a tendency to be deformed due to deformation of protein during cooking at high temperature It is able to maintain softness and moistness by blocking, and the inside and outside of the food are heated evenly.

In the cooking using the water bead recipe, it is very important to keep the temperature of the water to be cooked constant for a long time, and to securely seal the food to be cooked by vacuum packing.

However, since the bead cooking takes a long time for cooking (usually 4 to 48 hours) and the cooking temperature and the cooking time are difficult to control, a separate dedicated cooking device Is required. In addition, in order to package the food to be cooked in a vacuum state, a separate vacuum packaging is required.

That is, even if a complex cooking device capable of cooking various foods and a plurality of foods simultaneously is provided, a separate dedicated cooking device for cooking the bead is required for effective water bead cooking, and the food to be cooked It is inconvenient to provide a separate vacuum packing machine for packaging in a vacuum state.

If a conventional cooking device such as an open type cooker, a closed type cooker, or a combined cooking device, a bead-specific cooking device, and a vacuum packing device are separately provided as described above, it may be difficult to secure a sufficient space for installing them together. When they are installed at positions separated from each other, it is inconvenient to perform vacuum packaging, bead cooking, and other re-cooking using separate devices at separate locations.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking apparatus which can perform a vacuum packaging operation required for low-temperature cooking and low-temperature cooking such as cooking and oven cooking using a cooktop, and bead cooking together in one apparatus.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cooking appliance having high stability and completeness while implementing different functions in one device.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a cooking apparatus that can perform a vacuum packaging operation more conveniently and stably.

A cooking apparatus according to the present invention includes: a housing provided with a container mounting portion; a first container provided inside the space for receiving a fluid and coupled to the container mounting portion; A low temperature heating unit including a heating unit for heating and a cover rotatably installed in the housing to cover or open the first container; A high temperature heating unit including an upper plate portion forming an upper surface appearance and a high temperature heating portion disposed at a lower portion of the upper plate portion; And a cooktop case forming an internal space for accommodating the low-temperature heating unit and the high-temperature heating unit, wherein the low-temperature heating unit and the high-temperature heating unit are accommodated in respective areas separated in the inner space of the cooktop case And the cover forms the same plane as the upper plate when the cover covers the first container.

Such a cooking device does not need to separately include a cooking device for cooking using a cooktop, a cooking device for cooking the oven, and a separate dedicated cooking device for cooking bead and a separate vacuum packing device, It is possible to perform the cooking using the cooktop part, the oven cooking, the water bead cooking, the rejuvenation of the other cooking methods after the cooking of the water bead, and the cleaning of the upper face part is facilitated Effect can be provided.

Further, the cooking apparatus according to the present invention may further include a barrier disposed inside the cooktop case and dividing an internal space of the cooktop case into a first region in which the high-temperature heating unit is accommodated and a second region in which the low-temperature heating unit is accommodated .

Such a cooking apparatus provides a heat shielding structure that prevents heat generated in the high temperature heating unit from affecting the operation of the low temperature heating unit and prevents sagging and lifting from occurring at the boundary portion between the high temperature heating unit and the low temperature heating unit It is possible to provide a support structure for stably supporting the support member.

Further, the cooking apparatus according to the present invention may have a structure in which a housing space for housing the housing and the first container, and a space for accommodating parts installed in association with the operation of the low-temperature heating unit are formed inside the cooktop case I have.

According to this configuration, since the components for performing the vacuum packaging and the components for installing the electric parts required for the configuration for heating the vacuum packaged food constitute a single device, It is possible to provide a cooking appliance having a compact size as compared with a case where each of these components is constituted by a separate device.

According to the cooking apparatus of the present invention, there is no need to separately provide a cooking device for cooking using a cooktop, a cooking device for cooking the oven, and a separate dedicated cooking device for cooking the bead, It is possible to provide a cooking device using a cooktop part, an oven cooking, and a vacuum packaging, a bead cooking, and a cooking process using a different cooking method after cooking the bead, thereby providing an economical and efficient cooking device with improved usability have.

The present invention also provides a heat shielding structure for preventing the heat generated in the high temperature heating unit from affecting the operation of the low temperature heating unit by using a barrier provided between the high temperature heating unit and the low temperature heating unit, And a support structure for stably supporting the low temperature heating unit so as to prevent deflection and lifting from occurring at the boundary portion between the low temperature heating units can be provided, thereby providing a product with high operational stability, structural stability and appearance.

Further, since the vacuum packaging operation can be performed while keeping the wrapping paper in a stable state so that the food is not poured even if the user does not hold the wrapping paper by hand, the vacuum packaging operation can be performed more conveniently and stably.

Further, according to the present invention, the low-temperature heating unit can be installed together with the high-temperature heating unit in the cooktop case to constitute one cooking appliance without any configuration change, and can be manufactured and used as a separate device for low- It is possible to provide an effect that various types of products can be manufactured as needed, easily, quickly and at low cost.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a side cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration of a cooktop of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing a low-temperature heating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a cover-opened state of a low-temperature heating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which each constitution of the low temperature heating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention is disassembled.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line " AA " in Fig.
8 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which the handle of the container shown in Fig. 8 is projected. Fig.
10 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a part of the vacuum packaging module according to the embodiment of the present invention is disassembled.
11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line " BB " in Fig.
12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line " CC " in Fig.
13 is an enlarged view of the portion " D " in Fig.
14 is a sectional view taken along the line " EE " in Fig.
15 is a sectional view taken along the line " FF " in Fig.
16 is a perspective view showing the barrier shown in Fig.
17 is a perspective view showing another example of the low temperature heating unit constituted by the low temperature vacuum cooking apparatus.
Fig. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which each constitution of the low-temperature vacuum cooking apparatus shown in Fig. 17 is disassembled. Fig.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a cooking apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For convenience of explanation, the thicknesses of the lines and the sizes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user, the operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the contents throughout this specification.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an internal configuration of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed with an outer appearance by a main body 10. The main body 10 may be formed in a shape including a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and is formed of a material having a predetermined strength to protect a plurality of parts provided in the inner space.

At the upper end of the main body 10, there is a cooktop portion 20 provided for cooking food by heating the opened space, that is, the container containing the food or the food placed on the upper side.

The cook top part 20 may include a cook top case 21, a high temperature heating unit 25, and a low temperature heating unit 100. The cook top part 20 is provided so as to be able to simultaneously perform cooking by the high temperature heating unit 25 and low temperature cooking such as water bead cooking by the low temperature heating unit 100, Details of the specific configuration will be described later.

On the lower side of the cooktop portion 20, an oven portion 30 is provided. In the inner space of the oven part (30), a cooking chamber (31) for providing space for cooking food is located.

The cooking chamber 31 is formed in the shape of a hexahedron having an open front face, and the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 is heated to cook the food while the cooking chamber 31 is shielded. That is, in the oven portion 30, the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 is a space where food is cooked substantially.

An upper heater 34 for heating the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 from above can be provided on the upper side of the cooking chamber 31 and a lower heater 34 for heating the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 from below A lower heater 35 may be further provided.

Further, on the rear side of the cooking chamber 31, there can be further provided a convection portion 36 for heating the internal space of the cooking chamber 31 by convecting hot air.

The convection section 36 forcibly flows the air in the internal space of the cooking chamber 31. That is, the convection part 36 is configured to heat the internal space of the cooking chamber 31 by flowing air while sucking and heating the air in the internal space of the cooking chamber 31, discharging the air into the internal space of the cooking chamber 31, Thus, the food in the inner space of the cooking chamber 31 is uniformly heated.

In the oven part (30), a door (32) for selectively opening and closing the cooking chamber (31) is rotatably provided.

The door 32 is formed in a hexahedron shape having a predetermined thickness as a whole. On the front surface of the door 32, a handle 33 is provided so that the user can grip the door 32 when the door 32 is to be rotated. The user can easily rotate the door 32 by the handle 33. [

A control panel 51 is provided on the front surface of the cooktop portion 20, that is, above the door 32. The control panel 51 may be in the form of a hexahedron having a predetermined internal space and a control panel 51 may be provided on the front of the control panel 51. The control panel 51 may include an input unit for inputting operation signals for operating the cooktop unit 20 and the oven unit 30, (52) is provided.

The input unit 52 is provided with a plurality of operation switches through which a user can directly input operation signals.

Further, the control panel 51 may further include a display unit for providing operation information of the cooking appliance, cooking information of the food, and the like, and the user can check various information regarding the cooking device through the display unit.

An electric field chamber 50 is provided in the space between the cooktop portion 20 and the oven portion 30 to provide a space in which electrical components are located. The control panel 51 is disposed on the front surface of the electrical component chamber 50 and the control panel 51 substantially shields the front surface of the electrical component chamber 50. [

3 is a plan view schematically showing a configuration of a cooktop of a cooking apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, FIG. 3 is a view schematically showing a cook top in a state in which the top plate is removed.

1 to 3, the cooktop portion 20 includes a cooktop case 21, a high temperature heating unit 25, and a low temperature heating unit 100.

The cooktop case 21 forms an outer appearance of the cooktop 20 according to the present embodiment, and an inner space having an open top is formed in the cooktop case 21. The inner space of the cooktop case 21 is divided into a first area 22 and a second area 23. The first region 22 is a space provided in the cooktop case 21 so that the high temperature heating unit 25 is installed and the second region 23 is provided in the cooktop case 21 so that the low temperature heating unit 100 is installed . The first region 22 and the second region 23 are arranged adjacently to each other in the left and right direction and the first region 22 and the second region 23 are disposed adjacent to each other in the barrier 28 As shown in FIG.

The high temperature heating unit 25 is accommodated in the cooktop case 21 so as to be placed in the cooktop case 21 and to be located in the first region 22. The high temperature heating unit 25 may include a top plate 26 and a high temperature heating unit 27.

The upper plate 26 is provided on the upper portion of the cooktop case 21, more specifically, on the upper portion of the first region 22 to form the upper surface appearance of the high temperature heating unit 25. The upper plate 26 may include a top plate frame 26a (see FIG. 14) and a top plate 26b (see FIG. 14).

The upper plate frame 26a is provided so as to constitute the outer edge of the entire upper plate 26. [ The upper frame (26a) is provided with the upper surface (x) and the side surface (y) bent. The top surface portion (x) of the top surface portion (x) is connected in a rectangular shape, and the side surface portion (y) is bent downward at an outer end portion of the top surface portion (x).

In the upper frame 26a, a top plate 26b is fitted and fixed. The top plate 26b is provided to provide a container for cooking and a surface on which food can be raised. The top plate 26b may be formed of a ceramic glass and has a rectangular flat plate shape having a predetermined thickness.

The front portion of the top plate 26b is provided with an operation panel display for identifying the operation portion of the operation unit (not shown) provided in the cooktop case 21 for operating the operation of the high temperature heating portion 27 . The operation portion display may be printed on the top surface of the top plate, attached in the form of a film, or the corresponding ceramic glass portion may be configured in a transparent or semi-transparent form so that the operation unit can be exposed. Also, although the display is not displayed outside before the operation, when the user touches the vicinity, the backlight may be turned on from the bottom of the ceramic glass to display the operation portion. The bottom surface of the display portion of the operating portion of the top plate 26b can be brought into close contact with the top surface of the operating unit.

When the top plate 26b is fixed on the cook top case 21, a mark indicating that the position is the heating position may be provided at the position of the top plate 26b corresponding to the high temperature heating portion 27 have. These markings may be displayed so as to distinguish between a heating portion of the burner, an inverter heating portion, or a hot plate heating portion.

The upper surface edge of the top plate 26b is closely fixed to the bottom surface x of the upper plate frame 26a and the side surface of the top plate 26b is fixed to the inner surface of the low temperature heating unit 100 of the top plate frame 26a Respectively. In these fixing methods, for example, a method in which a heat-resistant silicone adhesive member is injected between the top plate 26b and the top plate frame 26a to fix them together can be used.

A connection bracket (not shown) corresponding to the side surface portion 21a, the front surface portion 21b and the rear surface portion 21c of the cooktop case 21 is fixed to the bottom surface of the top plate portion 26, The upper plate portion 26 can be fixed to the cooktop case 21 by fixing to the side face portion 21a, the front face portion 21b and the back face portion 21c of the cooktop case 21.

The high temperature heating section 27 is provided in the inner space of the cooktop case 21 or more specifically in the inner space corresponding to the first region 22 of the cooktop case 21, At least one high-temperature heating section 27 is provided.

The high-temperature heating unit 27 may include an induction heating module that generates a vortex current by sending a current to the magnetic coil to generate heat to cook the food, and may include a heating coil And a radiant heating module for cooking food with radiant heat generated by heating.

Also, the high-temperature heating unit 27 includes a Hidden Radiant Burner that uses energy generated by burning gaseous fuel, but heats the top plate with a ceramic uniform burner that uses radiant energy generated by gaseous fuel, As shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a low temperature heating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a cover open state of the low temperature heating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which each constitution of the low-temperature heating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention is disassembled, and Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line "A-A" in Fig. FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a handle of the container shown in FIG. 8 protrudes.

4 to 7, the low-temperature heating unit 100 is accommodated in the cooktop case 21 so as to be installed in the cooktop case 21 and located in the second region 23. The high temperature heating unit 25 is disposed adjacently to the high temperature heating unit 25 in the left and right direction and includes a housing 110, a second container 120, a heating unit 130, a cover mounting unit 140, 145 and a vacuum packaging module 150.

The housing 110 is formed in the shape of a rectangular frame having a mounting hole 110a therein. The upper end of the housing 110 is formed to protrude outwardly of the housing 110 and is provided with bending extension portions 112 and 113 for forming a coupling surface with the cover mounting portion 140 at the upper end of the housing 110 . The bending extension portions 112 and 113 include a transverse extending portion 112 that is bent and extended outwardly from the upper edge of the housing 110 and a longitudinal extending portion 112 that is bent and extended downward from the transverse extending portion 112 113 may be formed. The bending extension portions 112 and 113 are illustrated as being formed not only in the container mounting portion 111 but also in the entire upper edge region of the housing 110 including the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 region.

In the housing 110, a container mounting portion 111 and a vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 are provided.

The container mounting portion 111 is provided to mount the first container 114 and the second container 120 in the housing 110. When the housing 110 is divided along the front and rear directions, In the rear side of the vehicle. The container mounting portion 111 may be configured to include a mounting hole 110a and a frame that surrounds the mounting hole 110a.

In the container mounting portion 111, a first container 114 is provided. The first container 114 is formed in the shape of a box of a metal material having an accommodation space formed therein and an open top. The first container 114 corresponds to a portion provided in the housing 110 so that the second container 120 can be received. In the present embodiment, the first container 114 is illustrated as being formed in a box shape having a hexahedron shape having an expanded width toward the upper direction, a receiving space formed therein, and an opened upper surface.

The vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 corresponds to a portion located on the front side of the housing 110 when the housing 110 is divided along the forward and backward directions. The vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 may include a frame that surrounds the mounting hole 110a and the mounting hole 110a and may be connected to the container mounting portion 111 to have a rectangular frame shape have. The vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 corresponds to a portion provided in the housing 110 so that the vacuum packaging module 150 can be mounted.

Further, the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 is formed in the shape of a polygonal frame protruding forward from the container mounting portion 111, and the bottom surface thereof is formed to be positioned above the bottom surface of the first container 114. In the lower part of the vacuum packaging module mounting part 115, a full-space part a is formed. A detailed description of the full-space part a will be described later.

The housing 110 including the container mounting portion 111 and the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 is formed such that the container mounting portion 111 and the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 are integrally connected to each other. The second container 120 and the heating unit 130 are installed in the container mounting unit 111 and the vacuum packaging module 150 is mounted in the vacuum packaging module mounting unit 115. As a result, Can be provided in a form in which a configuration for low temperature cooking of food and a configuration for vacuum packaging food to be cooked are integrally provided in one apparatus.

The second container 120 is provided to receive a fluid such as water and can be drawably received in the first container 114. The second container 120 may include a container body 121, a container cover 123, and a handle 125, as shown in FIGS.

The container body 121 is formed in a box shape in which an accommodation space is formed therein and an upper portion thereof is opened. The second container 120 is formed in a box shape similar to the shape of the first container 114 but in a hexahedron shape having a height lower than that of the first container 114. In this embodiment, the container body 121 is exemplified as being formed of a metal material having high thermal conductivity.

The container cover 123 is provided in the form of a rectangular plate that can cover the opened upper portion of the container body 121 and is mounted on the upper portion of the second container 120, . The container cover 123 prevents the water vapor generated when the water inside the second container 120 is heated from flowing out of the second container 120 and prevents the heat transmitted to the cover 145 Thereby preventing overheating of the cover 145 and restraining overflow of water when the second container 120 is moved. A gasket g may be provided at a contact point between the container cover 123 and the container body 121 to improve the sealing force between the container cover 123 and the container body 121. [

The knob 125 is provided on the side of the container body 121 and is provided so as to protrude and retreat in the vertical direction on the side of the container body 121. In this embodiment, a flange protruding in the lateral direction is formed on the upper end of the container body 121, and the knob 125 is formed in the shape of a square ring, and is installed to be slidably coupled to the flange in the vertical direction .

The handle 125 has a hidden position (see FIG. 8) located inside the first container 114 so that the handle 125 does not protrude out of the housing 110, (Refer to FIG. 9) protruding upward from the upper portion of the container body 114 (see FIG. 9). The degree of protrusion of the handle 125 at the protruding position is such that the user grips the handle 125 from the outside of the first container 114 to lift the second container 120 mounted inside the first container 114 Is preferable.

When the knob 125 is installed on the container body 121 without being attached to the container cover 123 as described above, the same configuration as the buckle for firmly fixing the container cover 123 to the container body 121 The second container 120 can be simplified in structure. The handle 125 can be projected and retracted in the vertical direction as described above to reduce the volume occupied by the grip 125 of the second container 120, The size of the housing 110, the first container 114, and the entire device including the first container 114 can be reduced.

4 to 7, the heating unit 130 is configured to heat fluid contained in the second container 120, which is installed in the housing 110. The heating unit 130 is provided with a low-temperature heating unit for heating the fluid contained in the first container 114, more specifically, the inside of the second container 120, to a temperature of 100 ° C or lower.

In this embodiment, the heating unit 130 includes a plate-shaped electrothermal heater (not shown) installed at the bottom of the first container 114 so as to be positioned on the bottom surface of the second container 120 mounted inside the first container 114, (131). The electrothermal heater 131 can contact the bottom surface of the container body 121 and can heat the water contained in the second container 120.

As another example, the heating unit 130 may be provided so as to be in contact with another portion other than the bottom surface of the container body 121, or may be provided in the form of a coil-shaped heater, For example, a heating device for heating the second container 120 by an induction heating method, or the like.

The heating unit 130 may further include a temperature measuring unit 133 and a heating temperature adjusting unit 135. The temperature measuring unit 133 is provided to measure the temperature of the second container 120 heated by the electrothermal heater 131 or the temperature of the water contained in the second container 120, Is provided to control the operation of the heat transfer heater 131 so that the temperature of the second container 120 or the temperature of the water contained in the second container 120 maintains the set temperature. In this embodiment, the temperature measuring unit 133 includes a thermistor, and the heating temperature regulating unit 135 includes a thermostat.

The cover mounting portion 140 is provided in a rectangular frame shape including a shape corresponding to the shape of the upper edge of the housing 110 and is installed on the upper portion of the housing 110. The cover mounting portion 140 is formed with an opening hole 141 through which the second container 120 accommodated in the first container 114 and the vacuum packaging module 150 are opened upward.

The cover mounting portion 140 may be installed on the upper portion of the housing 110 by being coupled to the bending extension portions 112 and 113 formed on the upper edge portion of the housing 110. The cover mounting portion 140 corresponds to a coupling medium for coupling the cover 145 to the upper portion of the housing 110.

The cover 145 is installed in the cover mounting portion 140 to open and close the opening hole 141. In this embodiment, the cover 145 is exemplified as comprising the cover glass 146 and the cover plate 147. [

The cover glass 146 is formed in the shape of a rectangular plate that can cover the opening hole 141, and is formed of transparent or semitransparent glass or plastic material. The cover plate 147 is provided in the form of a rectangular plate corresponding to the shape of the cover glass 146 and is coupled to the lower portion of the cover glass 146 to support the cover glass 146. The inside of the cover plate 147 is formed to penetrate through the viewing window w in the vertical direction and the internal state of the low temperature heating unit 100 covered with the cover 145 can be confirmed from the outside through the viewing window w have.

The cover 145 is rotatably coupled to the cover mounting part 140 at one end thereof and pivots about one end rotatably coupled to the cover mounting part 140 to open and close the opening hole 141 .

For example, one end of the cover 145 may be pivotally coupled to the hinge 149 provided on the cover mounting portion 140 in a vertical direction, and the cover 145 may have one end pivotally coupled So that the opening hole 141 can be opened and closed.

The other end of the cover 145 is fixed to the housing 110 or the cover mounting portion 140 at the other end of the cover 145 opposite to one end of the cover 145 which is the center of rotation of the cover 145 The hook member h may be provided to protrude. A latch mechanism r for detachably coupling with the hook member h may be provided at a corresponding portion of the housing 110 or the cover mounting portion 140 corresponding to the hook member h. In this embodiment, the engagement and disengagement between the hook member h and the latch mechanism r are sequentially performed by repetition of the pressing operation with respect to the other end of the cover 145 provided with the hook member h It is illustrated that the mechanism is applied as the latch mechanism r. The cover 145 is pivoted about one end rotatably coupled to the hinge 149 to open and close the opening hole 141 while the other end of the cover 145 is rotated by the hook member h and the latch mechanism r So that it is possible to stably maintain the closed state of the housing 110 or the cover mounting part 140 as needed.

The second container 120 and the vacuum packaging module 150 mounted on the housing 110 are exposed to the outside by the opening and closing operation of the cover 145 which is opened and closed as described above And may be kept covered by the cover 145. The gasket g may be provided at the contact between the cover 145 and the cover mounting portion 140 so that the sealing force between the cover 145 and the cover mounting portion 140 is improved.

The cover 145 may be divided into a pressure area 145a and a cover area 145b. The pressing region 145a is a region facing the vacuum packaging module 150 when the cover 145 closes the opening hole 141 and the cover 145 covers the vacuum packaging module 150 from above . The cover region 145b is a region facing the first container 114 and the second container 120 when the cover 145 closes the opening hole 141. The cover 145 covers the first container 114 114). ≪ / RTI >

Preferably, the cover 145 may be formed such that the upper surface in the closed state is coplanar with the upper surface of the upper plate 26, as shown in Fig. As a result, the high temperature heating unit 25 and the low temperature heating unit 100 can be viewed in unison with each other, but also can provide a cooking apparatus having an upper surface smoothly connected to the upper surface and having a clean upper surface.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which a part of the vacuum packaging module according to the embodiment of the present invention is disassembled, and FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. Fig. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line C-C of Fig. 4, and Fig. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion D of Fig. Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken along the line E-E in Fig. 3, Fig. 15 is a sectional view taken along the line F-F in Fig. 3, and Fig. 16 is a perspective view showing the barrier shown in Fig.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7, the vacuum packaging module 150 is installed in the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115. The vacuum packaging module 150 includes a vacuum pressure generating part 151 for generating a vacuum pressure for vacuuming the interior of the food packaging container p And a sealing heating part 155 for generating heat for sealing the sealing part.

10 to 13, the vacuum pressure generating unit 151 is provided with a vacuum panel 152 and a vacuum pump 153. The vacuum panel 152 includes a vacuum pneumatic pressure generating unit 151, And a vacuum pump 153.

The vacuum panel 152 includes a frame for mounting various components constituting the vacuum packaging module 150 and a support for supporting a part of the food packaging container p vacuum- And is provided to provide a surface 152a. The vacuum panel 152 may be formed in the form of a rectangular plate that can cover the penetrated inside of the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 formed in the shape of a rectangular frame. The vacuum panel 152 has an air inlet 152b, An insertion portion 152c is formed.

The air inlet 152b is formed so as to pass through the vacuum panel 152. A protrusion (not shown) protruding downward to surround the air suction port 152b may be formed on the lower surface of the vacuum panel 152 where the air suction port 152b is formed. And the connection hose 154 for connecting the air suction port 152b.

The wrapping paper inserting portion 152c is a concave surface into which the opened inlet side of the food packaging container p is inserted. The packaging paper inserting portion 152c forms a concave surface that is concave downward from the support surface 152a formed by the vacuum panel 152. [ In this way, a space is formed in the portion where the wrapping paper inserting portion 152c is formed by the side connecting the wrapping paper inserting portion 152c and the supporting surface 152a. In this way, Can be accommodated. The air inlet 152b is formed so as to pass through the packaging paper inserting portion 152c so as to be located inside this insertion space.

The vacuum pump 153 is provided to generate a vacuum pressure acting on the air suction port 152b and may be installed below the vacuum panel 152. [ The pump case 153a is coupled to the lower portion of the vacuum panel 152 in a state in which the vacuum pump 153 is accommodated in the pump case 153a provided to be coupled to the lower portion of the vacuum panel 152, The installation of the pump 153 is exemplified. The vacuum pump 153 can be connected to the air suction port 152b through the connection hose 154 and the vacuum pressure generated by the operation of the vacuum pump 153 can be transmitted to the air suction port 152b connected to the connection hose 154 ). ≪ / RTI >

In the vacuum panel 152 in which the vacuum pump 153 is installed, a first sealing member d1 is provided so as to surround the wrapping paper inserting portion 152c. The first sealing member d1 is formed in a closed curve shape surrounding the air inlet 152b formed in the packaging paper inserting portion 152c and the packaging paper inserting portion 152c. A second sealing member d2 having a shape corresponding to the first sealing member d1 is provided in the pressing region 145a of the cover 145 facing the vacuum packaging module 150. [ The second sealing member d2 corresponds to a configuration in which the cover 145 engages with the first sealing member d1 so that the insertion space inside the packaging sheet inserting portion 152c is closed when the opening hole 141 is closed .

At least one of the first sealing member d1 and the second sealing member d2 is made of a buffer material and the packaging sheet inserting portion 152c is formed by the engagement between the sealing member d1 and the second sealing member d2, The inner insertion space can be sealed. Whereby the vacuum pressure acting through the air inlet 152b can be made to function perfectly on the inlet side of the food packaging container p accommodated in the insertion space.

The sealing heating unit 155 may be configured to generate heat for sealing the open inlet side of the food packaging container p and may include a hot wire for generating heat through the electric current . The heating wire of the sealing heating part 155 is a straight line parallel to the packaging paper inserting part 152c provided in the vacuum panel 152 and is provided in a length corresponding to the length of the packaging paper inserting part 152c, Are spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction by a predetermined distance. These heat rays are installed on the support surface 152a of the vacuum panel 152 and are exposed to the upper portion of the vacuum panel 152. [ In the present embodiment, it is exemplified that the hot wire of the sealing heating unit 155 is arranged to be positioned between the packaging sheet inserting portion 152c of the vacuum pressure generating unit 151 and the first container 114. [

In addition, a pressing member 148 may be provided in the pressing region 145a of the cover 145 facing the vacuum packaging module 150. [ The pressing member 148 is provided in such a configuration that the cover 145 comes into contact with the heat line of the sealing heating unit 155 when the cover 145 closes the opening hole 141 and has a larger width than the heat line of the sealing heating unit 155 And may be formed in the form of a pad made of a buffer material. The pressing member 148 presses the inlet side of the food packaging container p located at the upper part of the sealing heating part 155 in the direction in which it closely contacts the heating wire of the sealing heating part 155, (p) can be made more effective.

The pressing region 145a of the cover 145 in which the first sealing member d1 and the pressing member 148 are provided as described above is formed in such a manner that when the cover 145 closes the opening hole 141, The vacuum packaging module 150 is formed so that the first sealing member d1 is engaged with the second sealing member d2 and the pressing member 148 is in contact with the hot wire of the sealing heating unit 155, The vacuum pressure generating portion 151 and the sealing heating portion 155 of the vacuum cleaner.

When the pressing region 145a covers the vacuum pressure generating portion 151 and the sealing heating portion 155 of the vacuum packaging module 150, the inlet side of the food packaging container p inserted into the packaging sheet inserting portion 152 The first sealing member d1 engaged with each other is fixed in the space sealed by the second sealing member d2 while being pressed toward the heat line side of the sealing heating unit 155 by the pressing member 148, In the state of being closely adhered to the hot line of FIG.

12, the container cover 123 of the second container 120 mounted on the first container 114 may have a seating surface 123a formed on the upper surface thereof. The seating surface 123a is formed so as to extend from the rim of the container cover 123 to the lower portion of the container cover 123 so as to form a plane positioned below the plane formed by the support surface 152a of the vacuum panel 152 and the plane formed by the wrapping paper insertion portion 152c. As shown in FIG.

The seating surface 123a is formed such that its entrance side is positioned on the remaining portion of the food packaging container p inserted in the packaging sheet inserting portion 152c of the vacuum panel 152, To form a planar surface. This seating surface 123a is a plane located below the plane formed by the support surface 152a of the vacuum panel 152 and the plane formed by the wrapping paper inserting portion 152c and is a state in which the opening hole 141 is closed And a cover area 145b of the cover 145 of the cover 145. [ A wrapping paper receiving space s in which the food packaging container p can be accommodated is formed between the cover area 145b of the cover 145 in which the opening hole 141 is closed and the seating surface 123a do.

3, 7 and 13, the low-temperature heating unit 100 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration is housed inside the cooktop case 21, and the side surface portions 21a (21a) of the cooktop case 21 And the second area 23 surrounded by the front part 21b and the barrier 28 to be described later.

The vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 of the housing 110 accommodated in the second region 23 is formed to be positioned at a position protruding forward from the container mounting portion 111 and the first container 114 , And the bottom surface thereof is positioned above the bottom surface of the first container (114). A space (a) is formed in a lower portion of the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115. The total length space portion a is a region located in front of the container mounting portion 111 and the first container 114 and a region located below the vacuum packaging module 150 mounted on the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 .

The cooktop case 21 forms a housing space for accommodating the housing 110 and the electric field space part a such that the outer boundary face of the electric field space part a is formed by the cooktop case 21 and the barrier 28 . The total length space a is defined such that the upper interface is defined by the vacuum packaging module 150 and one side interface is defined by the first container 114 and the lower interface and the remaining three- And a space defined by the side surface portion 21a, the front surface portion 21b, and the bottom surface portion 21d of the cooktop case 21.

According to the present embodiment, the first container 114 is required to have a shape having a vertical length at least longer than the vertical length of the second container 120 for accommodating the second container 120, The module mounting portion 115 and the vacuum packaging module 150 are not required to have bulky components such as the second container 120 due to the nature of the components installed therein, It does not need to be installed. Therefore, a free space can be ensured in which a part directly related to the vacuum packaging module 150 is not disposed in the lower region of the portion where the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 and the vacuum packaging module 150 are disposed, The space secured at the left front side position within the space 21 corresponds to the electric-field space portion a.

The electronic part installed in relation to the operation of the heating part 130, the electronic part installed in association with the operation of the vacuum packaging module 150, the electronic parts related to the connection of the electronic part, An electronic component or the like related to the electric supply to the electric device can be accommodated. Also, in the electric-field space portion (a), a component such as a cooling fan for cooling the electronic components installed in the electric-field space portion (a) may be provided as described above, Electronic parts to be installed or electronic parts related to the control panel 51 (see Fig. 1) may be installed.

3 and 14 to 16, the internal space of the cooktop case 21 in which the high-temperature heating unit 25 and the low-temperature heating unit 100 are installed is heated by a barrier 28 functioning as a partition, A first region 22 for the unit 25 and a second region 23 for the low temperature heating unit 100 and the barrier 28 spatially isolates the two regions.

The barrier 28 functions to separate spaces that require different cooling methods or independently of each other. The barrier 28 is in the form of a plate extending upward from the bottom surface portion 21d of the cooktop case 21 and can be fixed to the side surface portion 21a and the back surface portion 21c as necessary to maintain firmness.

As an example, the barrier 28 may be manufactured by bending a metal plate. When the barrier 28 is manufactured, first, a plate-shaped metal plate is cut to form a diaphragm 28a. At this time, the diaphragm 28a is formed to have a height extending upward from the bottom surface portion 21d of the cooktop case 21 and a length extending from the front surface portion 21b of the cooktop case to the back surface portion 21c. The bent portion 28b is formed by bending a predetermined position of the diaphragm 28a so as to correspond to the shape of the inner space of the internal space of the cooktop case 21 to be separated and the fixing surface 28b is provided at the lower end of the diaphragm 28a 28c are also bent. The fixing surface 28c may be formed in an appropriate number corresponding to the shape of the diaphragm 28a depending on the position of the bent portion 28b. A passage groove 28d may be formed at a predetermined portion of the partition 28a of the barrier 28 so as to provide a space through which the structure to be installed across the two spaces can pass.

The barrier 28 is fastened and fixed to the bottom surface portion 21d of the cooktop case 21 through the fixing surface 28c so that the diaphragm 28a is fixed in a standing manner on the bottom surface portion 21d. Since the diaphragm 28a is bent at several places along the longitudinal direction thereof, the diaphragm 28a is structurally higher in rigidity than the diaphragm 28a in the form of a straight line, against the load applied to the diaphragm 28a.

Since the barrier 28 has the bent portion 28b at the predetermined position of the long metal plate and is provided with the fixing face 28c, the barrier 28 can be easily manufactured and installed in the cooktop case 21 In addition to being simple, it also ensures higher rigidity after being installed in the case.

In the first region 22 where the high temperature heating unit 25 is installed, the heat generated in the high temperature heating portion 27 causes relatively high heat as compared with the second region 23 in which the low temperature heating unit 100 is installed Lt; / RTI > When the heat generated by the high temperature heating unit 25 is transferred to the low temperature heating unit 100 side to raise the temperature of the low temperature heating unit 100, the temperature measurement unit 133 (see FIG. 6) It is difficult to accurately measure the temperature of the second container 120 heated in the low temperature heating unit 100 or the temperature of the water contained in the second container 120. [

In order to solve this problem, in this embodiment, the barrier 28 is installed between the first region 22, which is the space where the high temperature heating unit 25 is installed, and the second region 23, which is the space where the low temperature heating unit 100 is installed. Thereby preventing the heat generated in the high temperature heating unit 25 from being transmitted to the low temperature heating unit 100 side so that the low temperature heating unit 100 maintains the set temperature at a high accuracy, .

On the other hand, the right side portion of the upper plate 26 is coupled to the cooktop case 21 by being coupled with the side surface portion 21a of the cooktop case 21 via the connecting bracket, The left side portion does not engage with the side surface portion 21a of the cooktop case 21 so that at the boundary portion between the high temperature heating unit 25 and the low temperature heating unit 100 the deflection of the top plate portion 26 at the left side portion of the top plate portion 26 May occur.

The left side portion of the low temperature heating unit 100 is fixed to the cooktop case 21 via the coupling between the housing 110 and the side surface portions 21a of the cooktop case 21, Since the right side portion of the unit 100 does not engage with the side surface portion 21a of the cooktop case 21, at the boundary portion between the low temperature heating unit 100 and the high temperature heating unit 25, There is a possibility that deflection of the low temperature heating unit 100 occurs at the portion of the low temperature heating unit 100 or lifting occurs between the low temperature heating unit 100 and the high temperature heating unit 25. [

In order to solve this problem, the barrier 28 of this embodiment is provided in a form including a support structure for supporting the left side portion of the upper plate portion 26 and for supporting the right side portion of the low temperature heating unit 100.

The diaphragm 28a of the barrier 28 has a first projecting face portion 28e which forms a plane in the longitudinal direction protruding toward the first region 22 and a second projecting face portion 28e projecting toward the second region 23 in the longitudinal direction A second projecting surface portion 28f forming a plane and a connecting surface portion 28g connecting the first projecting surface portion 28e and the second projecting surface portion 28f.

That is, the diaphragm 28a is formed such that the first projecting surface portion 28e and the connecting surface portion 28g form a bent portion 28b between the first projecting surface portion 28e and the connecting surface portion 28g and the second projecting surface portion 28f, And the second projecting surface portion 28f are connected to each other along the longitudinal direction of the partition plate 28a.

Since the diaphragm 28a provided in this manner is bent at several places along the longitudinal direction thereof, the diaphragm 28a is structurally higher than the diaphragm 28a in the form of a straight line, It is possible to provide a support structure for supporting the left side portion of the upper plate portion 26 and supporting the right side portion of the low temperature heating unit 100 as well as rigidity. More specifically,

The first projecting surface portion 28e of the partition 28a forms a vertical plane at a position protruding toward the first region 22. The first projecting surface portion 28e protruding toward the first region 22, Is positioned at the lower portion of the upper plate 26. At least one or more of the first projecting surface portions 28e may be formed along the longitudinal direction of the diaphragm 28a. The number of the first projecting surface portions 28e and the positions of the first projecting surface portions 28e may be determined depending on the shape, Can be appropriately selected.

At least one of the first projecting surface portions 28e may be provided with a top plate coupling member 29 for coupling the barrier 28 to the top plate portion 26. [ The upper plate engaging member 29 may be formed in the shape of a metal plate having a shape of "┌". The upper plate engaging member 29 is formed such that one side in the vertical plane shape is engaged with the first projecting surface portion 28e, The other side of the planar shape is coupled to the bottom surface of the top plate portion 26 so that the coupling between the barrier portion 28 and the top plate portion 26 is achieved (see FIG. 15). For example, the coupling between the barrier 28 and one side of the upper plate coupling member 29 may be a welding or a bolt fastening method, and the coupling between the other side of the upper plate coupling member 29 and the upper plate 26 is made by the upper plate coupling member 29, And a heat-resistant silicone adhesive member is injected between the other side of the upper plate 26 and the upper plate 26 to fix them together.

The barrier 28 supports the upper plate 26 in the upper direction by using the upper plate engaging member 29 coupled between the first projecting face 28e and the upper plate 26, The occurrence of sagging of the upper plate 26 at the left side portion of the upper plate 26, that is, at the boundary between the high temperature heating unit 25 and the low temperature heating unit 100 can be suppressed.

The second projecting surface portion 28f of the diaphragm 28a forms a vertical plane at a position protruding toward the second region 23. The second projecting surface portion 28f protruding toward the second region 23 28f are positioned below the cover mounting portion 140 coupled to the bending extension portions 112, 113 (see FIG. 6) of the housing 110 and the bending extension portions 112, 113. The second projecting surface portion 28f may be formed at least in the longitudinal direction of the partition plate 28a at a position that does not overlap with the first projecting surface portion 28e and the number of the second projecting surface portions 28f, The location can be appropriately selected in consideration of the shape, weight, and the like of the low temperature heating unit 100.

At the upper end of the barrier 28, interference occurs between the bottom surface of at least one of the bending extension portions 112 and 113 and the cover mounting portion 140 and the upper end of the second projecting surface portion 28f, The sub-portion can be supported by the barrier 28 in the upward direction. The right side portion of the low temperature heating unit 100 can be supported by the connecting surface portion 28g connecting the second projecting surface portion 28f and the first projecting surface portion 28e (see FIG. 16) .

The supporting structure of the low temperature heating unit 100 formed by the second projecting face portion 28f and the connecting face portion 28g of the barrier 28 allows the right side portion of the low temperature heating unit 100, That is, the deflection of the low temperature heating unit 100 at the boundary portion between the low temperature heating unit 100 and the high temperature heating unit 25 is generated or the lifting between the low temperature heating unit 100 and the high temperature heating unit 25 is suppressed .

Hereinafter, the operation and effect of the cooking apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 to 3, the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment is a cooking apparatus in which a high-temperature heating unit 25 and a low-temperature heating unit 100 are included together in an apparatus whose outer shape is defined by a cooktop case 21 .

4 to 7, the low temperature heating unit 100 includes a food packaging container p (see FIG. 12) in which food is received in one device in which a skeleton structure is formed by the housing 110, And a configuration for heating the vacuum packaged food together. The low temperature heating unit 100 thus provided can be used as follows.

First, as shown in Figs. 5 and 7, after the inside of the low temperature heating unit 100 is turned by rotating the cover 145, water as much as necessary for cooking is filled in the second container 120 give. At this time, the second container 120 may be filled with water while the second container 120 is taken out of the first container 114. Alternatively, the second container 120 may be filled with water 2 container 120 may be filled with water and the container cover 123 is covered on top of the container body 121 after the second container 120 is filled with the required amount of water.

If the food to be cooked is in a vacuum-packed state, it can be cooked by putting it in the second container 120 as it is before covering the container cover 123. However, if vacuum packaging is required for food to be cooked, The vacuum packaging operation is performed using the vacuum container 150. The vacuum packaging operation using the vacuum packaging module 150 may be performed as follows.

The food package to be cooked is placed in the food packaging container p so that the opened inlet side of the food packaging container p is positioned on the side of the vacuum packaging module 150, So that the food packaging container p to be subjected to the vacuum packaging is prepared in a vacuum-packable state.

At this time, the open inlet side end of the food packaging container p is inserted into the packaging sheet inserting portion 152c, and the inlet side surface of the food packaging container p located outside the packaging sheet inserting portion 152c is connected to the vacuum panel 152. [ And is positioned above the hot line of the sealing heating part 155. [ The remainder of the food packaging container (p), that is, the remainder of the food packaging container (p), that is, the portion except for the portion located on the side of the vacuum packaging module 150 for the hermetic packaging, is placed in the upper portion of the second container 120, (Refer to FIG. 12). As shown in FIG.

The food packaging container p to be vacuum packaged is first placed on the seating surface 123a formed on the upper portion of the container cover 123 so that the food packaging container p is placed in a stable position And then the opened inlet side end of the food packaging container p is inserted into the packaging paper inserting portion 152c, the food packaging container p to be subjected to the vacuum packaging can be prepared in a vacuum-packable state. The seating portion 123a of the food packaging container p is supported by the first container 114 in such a manner that the lower portion thereof is supported by the seating surface 123a and the side portion thereof is surrounded by the first container 114. [ And is stably received in the wrapping paper accommodating space s in the inside of the wrapping paper accommodating space s.

Usually, when the food packaging container (p) is vacuum-packed, in most cases, a support surface for seating the remaining portion located outside the vacuum packaging machine is not sufficient in addition to a portion positioned in the vacuum packaging machine, It is inconvenient for the user to hold the food packaging container (p) by hand so that the contents in the package do not spill out until the vacuum packaging is completed. In particular, since the user must hold the vacuum packaging machine with one hand, the user must hold the food packaging container (p) with one hand, and thus the vacuum packaging operation must be performed in a state of considerably unstable.

In contrast, in the low-temperature heating unit 100 of this embodiment, most of the area of the food packaging container p located outside the vacuum packaging module 150 is covered with the seating surface 123a on the upper portion of the second container 120, (P) support structure for supporting the food packaging container.

That is, the food packaging container p to be vacuum-packed is first placed on the seating surface 123a formed on the upper portion of the container cover 123, thereby positioning the food packaging container p in a stable position at a convenient position for vacuum packaging , And the opened inlet side end of the food packaging container (p) is inserted into the packaging paper inserting portion (152c), the food packaging container (p) to be subjected to vacuum packaging can be prepared in a vacuum packable state.

At this time, since the seating surface 123a on which the food packaging container p is seated is formed to be a flat surface located below the plane formed by the packaging paper inserting portion 152c into which the inlet side of the food packaging container p is inserted, The seating of the food packaging container p can be made such that the open inlet side of the container p is located higher than the rest of the food packaging container p seated on the second container 120. [ Thus, even when the user does not hold the food packaging container p by hand, the food packaging container p is kept in a stable state so that food inside the food packaging container p is not spilled, So that it can be prepared in a vacuum-packable state.

When the preparation for vacuum packaging the food packaging container p is completed as described above, the food packaging container p is pressed between the vacuum panel 152 and the cover 145, as shown in Figs. 12 and 13, The cover 145 is covered. At this time, due to the shape of the seating surface 123a formed to be depressed downwardly, the wrapping paper accommodating space s is formed between the cover region 145b of the cover 145 and the seating surface 123a of the container cover 123 The portion seated on the seating surface 123a of the food packaging container p can be stably received in the wrapping paper accommodating space s without being pressed by the cover 145 even when the cover 145 is covered.

As described above, when the cover 145 is covered and then the vacuum pump 153 is operated, vacuum pressure is applied to the packaging paper inserting portion 152c. By this vacuum pressure, State. When the sealing heating section 155 is operated to perform the sealing operation in a state where the vacuum packaging operation of the food packaging container p is completed, the food packaging container p is sealed in a vacuum state, The packaging operation is completed.

According to this embodiment, the hot wire of the sealing heating part 155 for performing the sealing operation with respect to the food packaging container p is inserted between the packaging sheet inserting part 152c and the first container 114, in other words, And the seating surface 123a. That is, the configuration for sealing the food packaging container (p) is arranged between the position where the structure for vacuum suction of the inside of the food packaging container (p) is provided and the position of the portion where the food packaging container (p) .

Therefore, in a state in which the food packaging container p to be vacuum packaged is stably mounted on the seating surface 123a formed on the upper portion of the container cover 123, the vacuum operation by the vacuum pressure generating portion 151 is stabilized As a matter of course, the sealing operation by the sealing heating part 155 can be effectively performed together in the same state.

The operation of the low-temperature heating unit 100 as described above includes both a configuration for vacuum-packing the food packaging container (p) containing the food in one apparatus and a configuration for heating the vacuum-packed food This is a synergistic effect obtained by

A vacuum packaging module 150 for vacuum packaging the food packaging container p and a second container 120 for heating the vacuum packaged food product are arranged adjacent to each other, The structure for stably supporting the food packaging container p vacuum-packaged by the vacuum packaging module 150 can be provided by the second container 120, so that the user can freely < RTI ID = 0.0 > the vacuum packaging operation can be carried out more conveniently and stably while maintaining the food packaging container (p) in a stable state so that food is not poured even if the user p does not directly hold the food packaging container (p).

After the vacuum packaging operation by the vacuum packaging module 150 is completed, the container cover 123 is opened with the cover 145 opened, and the vacuum-packed food is introduced into the second container 120 filled with water Then, after covering the container cover 123 and the cover 145 again, the heating unit 130 is operated and heated so that the low temperature cooking for the food is proceeded. The container cover 123 covering the container body 121 prevents the water vapor generated when the water inside the second container 120 is heated from leaking out of the second container 120, So as to prevent the cover 145 from being overheated.

The operation of the heating unit 130 can be started by the user operating the input unit of the control panel 51 and inputting the heating temperature and inputting the operation signal. Accordingly, the electric heater 131 of the heating unit 130 2, the low-temperature cooking of food may proceed in a form of heating the water in the container 120 to the input temperature.

According to the low temperature heating unit 100 of the present embodiment, the electronic parts installed in association with the operation of the heating unit 130, the electronic parts installed in association with the operation of the vacuum packaging module 150, and the electronic Electric parts such as electronic components related to the electric supply to the components are installed to be accommodated in the electric space part (a).

According to the present embodiment, the full-length space portion (a) is formed such that the upper interface is defined by the vacuum packaging module 150, one side interface is defined by the first container 114, and the lower interface and the remaining three- (28) and the cooktop case (21).

Such a full-space space portion (a) is secured due to the inclusion of a configuration for vacuum packaging the food packaging container (p) containing the food in one device and a configuration for heating the vacuum-packed food It can be a space.

That is, the total length space part (a) has a space (not shown) formed by adjacently mounting a vacuum packaging module 150 having a relatively long up and down length on the side of the first container 114, It is a space that can be specifically secured only in the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment in which the low temperature heating unit 100 is installed.

If the apparatus for vacuum packaging the food packaging container p accommodating the food and the apparatus for heating the vacuum packaged food are respectively constituted by separate apparatuses, the installation space of the electric component necessary for each apparatus is Of the device. In this case, considering the overall appearance of each of the devices, it is impossible to determine the shape of the outer case so as to be expanded only by the space necessary for installing the electric component. Therefore, in order to secure the installation space of the electric component in each device, So that the size of each of them becomes larger than necessary.

In contrast, in the low-temperature heating unit 100 of the present embodiment, the configuration for vacuum packaging and the installation of electrical components required for the configuration for heating the vacuum-packed food are the integrated space (a) And the total space space part (a) is a space which is naturally ensured by the constitutions constituting the different functions as one device, so that the compact space It is possible to provide the low temperature heating unit 100 having the size.

After completion of the low-temperature vacuum cooking by the low-temperature heating unit 100, the food having undergone the low-temperature vacuum cooking is taken out from the food packaging container p and the low-temperature heating unit 100 The high-temperature heating unit 25 or the oven unit 30, which is located in the vicinity of the high-temperature heating unit 25, may be used.

The high temperature heating unit 25 or the oven unit 30 may be provided with a high temperature heating unit 25 or an oven unit 30 provided together with the cooking apparatus of this embodiment, So that the food can be cooked more easily, quickly, and conveniently.

Meanwhile, the low-temperature heating unit 100 provided in the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment may be used together with the high-temperature heating unit 25 in the cooktop case 21 as described above to constitute one cooking appliance, It may be manufactured and used as a separate device for cooking.

 17 is a perspective view showing another example of the low-temperature heating unit constituted by the low-temperature vacuum cooking apparatus, and Fig. 18 is an exploded perspective view showing the decomposed state of each constitution of the low-temperature vacuum cooking apparatus shown in Fig.

17 and 18, when the low-temperature heating unit is manufactured by the low-temperature vacuum cooking apparatus 200, which is a separate apparatus for low-temperature vacuum cooking, the low-temperature vacuum cooking apparatus 200 includes the outer case 260, And may further include a control panel 270.

The outer case 260 is provided together with the cover mounting portion 140 and the cover 145 so as to form an appearance of the low temperature heating unit 100. The outer case 260 is coupled to the outside of the housing 110 so as to house the housing 110 therein and houses the housing 110 and the total space part a therein. .

In this embodiment, the outer case 260 is illustrated as being formed in a hexahedron box shape in which a receiving space is formed therein and an upper surface thereof is opened. The upper case part of the outer case 260 may be engaged with the bending extension parts 112 and 113 of the housing 110 to be coupled with the housing 110. The upper case part of the outer case 260 may be coupled to the lower end part of the cover mounting part 140, And may be coupled to the housing 110 through engagement with the cover mounting portion 140. [

The vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 of the housing 110 accommodated in the outer case 260 as described above is formed in the shape of a polygonal frame protruding forward from the first container 114, And is positioned above the bottom surface of the first container 114. A space (a) is formed in a lower portion of the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115. The total length space part a includes an area positioned in front of the first container 114 and a lower part positioned below the vacuum packaging module 150 mounted on the vacuum packaging module mounting part 115.

The outer case 260 forms a housing space for housing the housing 110 and the first container 114 and the electric space space a. The interface is defined. That is, the overall space portion (a) is formed such that the upper interface is defined by the vacuum packaging module 150, the one side interface is defined by the first container 114, the lower interface and the remaining three- As shown in Fig.

According to the present embodiment, the first container 114 is required to have a shape having a vertical length at least longer than the vertical length of the second container 120 for accommodating the second container 120, The module mounting portion 115 and the vacuum packaging module 150 are not required to have bulky components such as the second container 120 due to the nature of the components installed therein, It does not need to be installed. Therefore, a free space in which the components directly related to the vacuum packaging module 150 are not disposed can be ensured in the lower region of the portion where the vacuum packaging module mounting portion 115 and the vacuum packaging module 150 are disposed, The space secured on the front side inside the space 270 corresponds to the electric-field space portion a.

The electronic component installed in association with the operation of the heating unit 130, the electronic component installed in association with the operation of the vacuum packaging module 150, and the operation of the control panel 270, which will be described later, Electronic parts related to the connection and electronic parts related to the connection, and electronic parts related to the supply of electricity to them can be accommodated. In addition, a component such as a cooling fan for cooling the electronic components installed in the electric-field space part (a) may be provided in the electric-field space part (a).

In addition, the control panel 270 may be provided on the front surface of the outer case 260, that is, on the front surface of the low temperature heating unit 100. The control panel 270 may be formed in a hexahedron shape having a predetermined internal space and a user may input an operation signal for operating the heating unit 130 and the vacuum packaging module 150 on the front surface of the control panel 270 Is provided.

The input unit is provided with a plurality of operation switches, through which a user can directly input operation signals. Further, the control panel 270 may further include a display unit for providing operation information and the like of the low-temperature vacuum cooking apparatus 200, and the user can confirm various information regarding the cooking apparatus through the display unit.

The control panel 270 is installed in the outer case 260 and is installed on the side of the outer case 260 adjacent to the total space space a. Since the control panel 270 is disposed at a portion adjacent to the electrical space portion a, the connection between the various electronic components installed in the electrical space portion a and the control panel 270 can be efficiently performed, The connection line for such a connection can be configured more simply.

The cooking apparatus of the present embodiment as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 18 includes a cooking device for cooking using the cooktop portion 20, a cooking device for cooking the oven, and a separate dedicated cooking device It is not necessary to separately provide a separate vacuum packing machine and a cooking apparatus using the cooktop unit 20, oven cooking, vacuum packaging, water bead cooking and re-cooking using other cooking methods after the bead cooking are performed So that it is possible to provide a cooking appliance that is economical, efficient, and improved in usability.

In the cooking apparatus of the present embodiment, heat generated in the high temperature heating unit 25 is supplied to the low temperature heating unit 100 using the barrier 28 provided between the high temperature heating unit 25 and the low temperature heating unit 100 By providing a heat shielding structure for blocking the influence of the operation and providing a supporting structure for stably supporting the sidewall portion between the high temperature heating unit 25 and the low temperature heating unit 100 so as to prevent sagging and lifting from occurring, It is possible to provide a product with high operational stability, structural stability and appearance.

In addition, since the cooking device of the present embodiment can perform the vacuum packaging operation while keeping the food packaging container (p) in a stable state so that the food is not poured even if the user does not hold the food packaging container (p) Can be performed more conveniently and stably.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the low-temperature heating unit 100 can be installed in the cooktop case 21 together with the high-temperature heating unit 25 to constitute one cooking appliance without any change in configuration, It can be manufactured and used as a separate device, so that various types of products can be manufactured as needed, with ease, speed and low cost.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. I will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the following claims.

10: Body
20: cook top
21: Cook top case
22: first region
23: second region
25: High temperature heating unit
26:
26a: top plate frame
26b: Top plate
27: high temperature heating section
28: Barrier
28a: diaphragm
28b:
28c:
28d: through groove
28e: a first projecting surface portion
28f: second projecting surface
28g: connecting surface
29: upper plate coupling member
30: Electric field room
100: Low temperature heating unit
110: Housing
111:
112: transverse extension
113:
114: first container
115: Vacuum packaging module mounting part
120: Second container
121:
123: container cover
123a: seat face
125: Handle
130:
131: Electric heater
133: Temperature measuring unit
135: heating temperature control unit
140: Cover mounting part
141: open hole
145: cover
145a:
145b: cover area
146: cover glass
147: Cover plate
148: pressing member
149: Hinge
150: Vacuum packaging module
151: vacuum pressure generator
152: Vacuum panel
152a: Support surface
152b: Air inlet
152c:
153: Vacuum pump
153a: pump case
154: Connection hose
155: sealing heating section
160: outer case
170: Control Panel
200: Low temperature vacuum cooker
260: outer case
270: Control Panel

Claims (9)

A first container provided with a space for receiving a fluid therein and having an upper portion opened and coupled to the container mounting portion; a heating portion for heating the fluid accommodated in the first container; And a cover disposed on the first container and the heating section and rotatably installed on the housing to cover or open the open top of the first container;
A high temperature heating unit including a top plate portion and a high temperature heating portion disposed at a lower portion of the top plate portion; And
And a cooktop case forming an internal space for accommodating the low temperature heating unit and the high temperature heating unit,
And the cover forms the same plane as the upper plate when the cover covers the first container.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the cooktop case is provided therein with a space for accommodating the housing and the first container and a space for accommodating parts provided in association with the operation of the low temperature heating unit.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the housing further includes a vacuum packaging module mounting portion provided at a position adjacent to the container mounting portion,
Wherein the vacuum packaging module mounting portion is disposed in front of the first container,
Wherein a bottom surface of the vacuum packaging module mounting portion is positioned above the bottom surface of the first container,
And the electric field space portion includes a region positioned in front of the first container and positioned below the vacuum packaging module mounting portion.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the total length space is defined by a space defined by the first container and a side surface and a bottom surface defined by the cooktop case.
The method according to claim 1,
A control panel installed outside the cooktop case, and a connection line connecting the components installed in the electrical space and the control panel,
Wherein the control panel is installed on a front surface of the cooktop case adjacent to the total space.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising: an oven unit having a cooking chamber formed therein and disposed below the low temperature heating unit and the high temperature heating unit.
The method according to claim 6,
And a control panel installed outside the cooktop case,
The control panel includes a low temperature heating unit, a high temperature heating unit, and a cooking device disposed adjacent to the oven part, the front surface of the low temperature heating unit and the high temperature heating unit adjacent to the electric space space, .
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the low-temperature heating unit and the high-temperature heating unit are accommodated in respective areas separated in an inner space of the cooktop case.
9. The method of claim 8,
Further comprising a barrier installed in the cooktop case to divide an internal space of the cooktop case into a first area for accommodating the high temperature heating unit and a second area for accommodating the low temperature heating unit.

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