KR20190081845A - Heating Device For Providing Function For Sanitizing Nursing Bottle - Google Patents

Abstract

A heating device for providing a function of sterilizing a nursing bottle according to a technical idea of the present disclosure includes a display unit displaying whether the nursing bottle sterilizing function is performed; an input unit for obtaining a setting input of the nursing bottle sterilizing function from a user to generate an input signal; a heating unit for generating heat in a nursing bottle sterilizing container; a heating drive unit for supplying power to the heating unit; a storage unit for storing information for performing the nursing bottle sterilizing function; and a control unit for receiving an input signal and controlling the heating drive unit based on the information.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a heating device for sterilizing a bottle,

Technical aspects of the present disclosure relate to a heating apparatus, and more particularly, to a heating apparatus that provides a bottle disinfection function.

Among electric heating devices, an electric range is a substitute for a gas range that uses gas as an energy source. It is a device for heating an object placed on a fireplace by using electricity as an energy source and heating the burners of the respective fireboxes. The electric range is used to cook the food contained in the container by heating the container placed on the fireplace, and it is also used to heat various liquids contained in the container.

The electric range has less risk of fire because there is no gas leakage when compared with the gas range, and it is easy to clean. In addition, since the electric range uses electricity, it can provide various control using electric signals and can provide various user environments.

A problem to be solved by the technical idea of the present disclosure is to provide a heating device which provides a function that a user can easily disinfect a bottle.

The heating device for providing the disinfection function of the bottle according to the technical idea of the present disclosure includes a display unit for displaying whether the disinfection function of the bottle is performed or not, an input unit for acquiring the setting input of the disinfection function from the user, A heating unit for supplying power to the heating unit, a storage unit for storing information for performing the disinfection function of the bottle, and a control unit for receiving the input signal and controlling the heating driving unit based on the information And a control unit.

The heating device according to the technical idea of the present disclosure has a disinfection function of a bottle so that the user can efficiently and efficiently control the bottle body or the bottle nipple according to the size of the bottle body or the object of disinfection It can be disinfected. Further, the user can separately operate each of the plurality of heating portions included in the heating device, and at the same time, the bottle having various sizes can be disinfected.

1 is an internal block diagram of a heating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a diagram illustrating a heating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing another exemplary embodiment of the input of the heating device of Fig. 2; Fig.
FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the temperature change of the bottle disinfecting container when the heating device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is performing the body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode.
FIG. 5 is a table for explaining the magnitude of the output of the heating apparatus according to the section during operation of the body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode.
6 is a table for explaining the length of the disinfection section according to the disinfection object.
7 is a graph showing the temperature change of the bottle disinfecting container when the heating device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is performing the body-nipple disinfection mode.
FIG. 8 is a table for explaining the magnitude of the output of the heating device according to the section during operation of the body-nipple disinfection mode.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an internal block diagram of a heating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; At this time, the heating apparatus 100 may be, for example, an electric range.

1, a heating apparatus 100 includes an input unit 110, a display unit 120, a control unit 130, a storage unit 140, a heating driving unit 150, a heating unit 160, . ≪ / RTI >

The input unit 110 is for the user to operate the operation of the heating device 100. When the setting input is obtained from the user, the input unit 110 may generate an input signal and transmit the input signal to the control unit 130. [ For example, the input unit 110 may obtain a setting input of the disinfecting function of the user from the user, and may generate an input signal corresponding to the setting input of the disinfecting function of the bottle. Based on the transmitted input signal, the control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 so that the heating device 100 performs a specific function. The control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 so that the heating unit 160 in which the bottle disinfecting container is placed can perform the bottle disinfection function based on the input signal input to the input unit 110. [

The input unit 110 may include a button or a touch screen related to the operation of the heating device 100. In one embodiment, the input 110 may utilize a capacitive scheme. The input unit 110 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

The display unit 120 can display the overall operating state of the heating unit 160. [ For example, whether the heating unit 160 is in operation, the temperature of the container placed on the heating unit 160, or whether the heating unit 160 is performing the bottle disinfection function can be displayed. In one embodiment, when the heating unit 160 performs the disinfecting function for disinfecting the nipples for the bottle and the bottle at the same time, the display unit 120 may display a notification for informing the user when the bottle is inserted.

The control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 so that the heating unit 160 performs the disinfection function according to the input signal. In one embodiment, the bottle disinfection function includes at least one of a body disinfection mode for disinfecting the bottle body, a nipple disinfection mode for disinfecting the bottle nipple, and a body-nipple disinfection mode for disinfecting the bottle body and the nipple together in one container Can be implemented. However, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the control unit 130 may perform the bottle disinfection function only in the body-nipple disinfection mode in which the bottle body and the nipple are disinfected together in one container.

The control unit 130 controls the heating unit 160 such that the heating time of the heating unit 160 performing the bottle disinfection function or the size of the output of the heating unit 160 varies depending on the size of the bottle (for example, (150). In this case, when the heating unit 160 is implemented by an induction heater, the heating time of the heating unit or the output of the heating unit may be the time when the container placed on the heating unit is heated or the degree to which the container is heated have.

For example, the controller 130 may perform a main body disinfection mode for a first size bottle body, a main body disinfection mode for a second size bottle main body, and a main body disinfection mode for a third size bottle main body. In this case, the first size may be larger than the second size, and the second size may be larger than the third size.

The storage unit 140 may store the bottle disinfection function information 141 for performing the bottle disinfection function. For example, the heating time of the heating unit 160, which performs the bottle disinfection function, corresponding to the case of the bottle body, the case of the bottle nipple or the case of the bottle body and the nipple, Information about the size of the output of the heating unit 160 may be stored in the storage unit 140. [ Further, information on the heating time of the heating unit 160 or the size of the output of the heating unit 160 corresponding to the sizes (e.g., first size, second size and third size) (140) < / RTI > The control unit 130 can control the heating driving unit 150 based on the disinfection function information 141 stored in the storage unit 140. [

The control unit 130 and the storage unit 140 may be implemented by a microcomputer, that is, a microcomputer.

 The heating unit 160 can generate heat in the container placed on the heating unit 160. [ Other members may be interposed between the container and the heating unit 160. The heating section 160 may be implemented with at least one highlight and / or at least one induction heater. The highlight used as a heat source is a heating element made of an electrical resistance element, and the induction heating can include a coil so that the container placed on the induction heating is heated by the induction heating principle.

The heating driving unit 150 can supply driving power to the heating unit 160. The heating unit 160 may be composed of a plurality of units, and accordingly, the heating unit 150 may be composed of a plurality of units.

When the bottle disinfection function is completed, the notification unit 170 can transmit a notification sound. Alternatively, in the main body-nipple disinfection mode in which the bottle body and the nipple are disinfected together in the same heating unit 160, the notification unit 170 may transmit a notification sound informing the time when the nipple is inserted.

In the case where the heating apparatus 100 has at least one highlight and at least one induction heater, that is, in the case of having a plurality of the heating units 160, at least one highlight and at least one induction heater are driven And may include a plurality of heating drivers 150 corresponding to each to supply power.

2 is a diagram illustrating a heating apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; In one embodiment, the heating device 100 may be an electric range.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a freeze region 160_1, a highlight region 160_2, and an input unit 110 may be provided on the top surface 101 of the heating apparatus 100. FIG. A plurality of working coils 161, 162, and 163 may be disposed in the freezone region 160_1 and a heating element formed of electrical resistance may be disposed in the highlight region 160_2. The heating units 160 of FIG. 1 may be composed of a plurality of heating units 160. The plurality of heating units 160 may include a plurality of working coils 161, 152, and 153 of the freezone region 160_1, Lt; / RTI >

A container of an arbitrary size may be placed in the freezone region 160_1. When a container of an arbitrary size is disposed in the freezone region 160_1 and the user operates the input unit 110, a driving current corresponding to a region in which the container is disposed among the plurality of working coils 161, 152, Can be supplied.

Alternatively, when the user operates the first operating portion 111, the second operating portion 112, and the third operating portion 113 (corresponding to the first working coil 161, the second working coil 162, and the third working coil 163) The control unit 130 controls the heating unit 150 so that the working coil corresponding to the operating unit operated by the user operates among the first operating unit 111, the second operating unit 112 and the third operating unit 113, Can be controlled.

In one embodiment, the first working coil 161 of the freezone region 160_1 is an area for disinfecting the first size (large) bottle body, the second working coil 162 is a region for disinfecting the bottle body, (Middle), and the third working coil 163 may be set as an area for disinfecting the third size (small) bottle body or the nipple. The control unit 130 controls the first working coil 161, the second working coil 162, and the third working coil 162 based on the disinfection function information 141 stored in the storage unit 140, It is possible to control the heating driving unit 150 to perform the disinfection function of the size corresponding to each of the working coils 163.

In another embodiment, at least one of the first to third working coils 161, 162, 163 of the freezone region 160_1 is set as an area for disinfecting the bottle body, and the other working coils are used for disinfecting the nipple Area. For example, based on the disinfection function information 141 stored in the storage unit 140, the control unit 130 determines whether or not each of the first working coil 161 and the second working coil 162 is in contact with the bottle body or the nipple It is possible to control the heating driving unit 150 to perform the bottle disinfection function.

A control method of the heating driving unit 150 according to the subject performing the bottle disinfection function of the control unit 130 will be described later with reference to FIG.

The heating device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure may be configured to position the disinfecting container for bottles in the heating unit 160 corresponding to the size of the bottle body to be disinfected by the user or according to the object to be disinfected By doing so, you can use the bottle disinfection function. Thus, the user can simultaneously disinfect various sizes of bottles and simultaneously disinfect the bottle body and the nipples.

Although only one highlight region 160_2 is shown in FIG. 2, the heating apparatus 100 may have a plurality of highlight regions, and may include an induction heating region in which one working coil is disposed instead of the highlight region. In FIG. 2, three working coils 161, 162 and 163 are formed in the freezone region 160_1, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the number of working coils may be varied. 2 shows a heating apparatus 100 including a freezone region 160_1. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of working coils 161, 152, and 153 may not form a freezone region 160_1, May be separately provided.

The input unit 110 includes a first operating unit 111 for operating the first working coil 161, a second operating unit 112 for operating the second working coil 162, And a fourth operation unit 114 for operating a heating element of the highlight area 160_2. At least one of the first to fourth operating portions 111 to 114 is provided so that at least one of the first to fourth operating coils 161 to 163 and the heating portion of the highlight region 160_2 can perform the bottle disinfection function, And a sterilizing function operation key (A) that can be operated. For example, the first to third operating portions 111, 112, and 113 may include a sterilizing function operation key A that can operate the first to third working coils 161, 162, and 163 to perform the bottle sterilizing function, Respectively.

In one embodiment, the heating apparatus 100 may be configured so that the object on which the bottle disinfection function is performed is changed depending on the number of times the user operates the disinfection function operation key A. For example, if the user operates the key once to disinfect the main body of the bottle disinfects the body mode, to operate the key twice to disinfect the nipple for the nipple disinfection mode, the third time to operate the key bottle and the nipple A body-nipple mode in which the disinfecting unit is disinfected together.

In another embodiment, the heating device 100 may provide only one mode of bottle disinfection function, one of a body disinfection mode, a nipple disinfection mode, and a body-nipple disinfection mode. Accordingly, the user can operate the disinfecting function operation key A by the user so that the heating unit 160 included in the heating apparatus 100 performs the disinfection function of the bottle or performs the general cooking function.

However, the present disclosure is not limited to the case where the heating apparatus 100 includes a disinfection function operation key A, and the heating apparatus 100 may be configured in various ways to recognize the operation of the user. For example, the heating device 100 may be configured to perform the bottle sterilizing function by recognizing the voice of the user.

Fig. 3 is a diagram showing another exemplary embodiment of the input of the heating device of Fig. 2; Fig.

1, 2 and 3, at least one of the first to fourth operating portions 111 to 114 includes a disinfecting function operation key A for operating the disinfecting function of the bottle, And may further include a size control key (B) 3, the first to third operating portions 111, 112, and 113 include the disinfection operation key A and the size operation key B, respectively. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, ) May also include a sterilizing function operation key A and a size operation key B.

The size control key (B) may be a key for selecting the size of the bottle body in which the bottle disinfection function is performed. In one embodiment, the size manipulation key B may be configured to vary the bottle disinfection function according to the number of times the user operates one key. For example, the heating apparatus 100 may include: If the user operates the key once, the bottle disinfection function is provided for the bottle body of the first size (large bottle), and when the key is operated twice, the bottle for the bottle body of the second size (middle) Disinfection function and may be configured to provide bottle disinfection functionality for a third size (small) bottle bottle body by manipulating the three keys.

The heating apparatus 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is not limited to the number of the sterilizing function operation key A and the size operation key B. For example, the disinfection function operation key A may separately include a body key, a bottle nipple key, and a body-nipple key, respectively. The heating device 100 may be configured such that when the main body key is selected, the body disinfection mode is performed, when the nipple key is selected, the nipple disinfection mode is performed, and when the main body-nipple key is selected,

In addition, the size manipulation key B may comprise a plurality of keys for selecting the size of the bottle body in which the bottle disinfection function is performed. For example, the size control key B may include three keys corresponding to the size of the bottle body. Each of the three keys may correspond to a case where the size of the bottle body is a first size (large), a second size (medium), or a third size (small) have. Accordingly, the heating device 100 provides a bottle sterilization function for a first size (large) bottle body when a large key is selected, and provides a second size (Small) bottle bottle when the small key is selected to provide bottle disinfection functionality for the third size (small) bottle bottle body. have. The control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 so that the heating unit 160 providing the bottle disinfection function provides different heating times or different output sizes corresponding to the size of the bottle body.

Conventionally, the user directly controlled the heating time and the output of the heating device in order to disinfect the bottle body or the nipple. When the heating time for sterilizing the bottle or the output of the heating device is excessive, there is a problem that the shape of the bottle body or the nipple changes or harmful substances occur. On the other hand, when the heating time or output of the heating device is insufficient, There is a problem that the bottle body or the nipple can not be sufficiently disinfected sufficiently.

The heating device 100 according to the present disclosure provides a disinfecting function of disinfecting the disinfection with different heating times or different outputs depending on the size of the bottle body or depending on the object to be disinfected so that the user can conveniently disinfect the bottle . In addition, the user can separately operate each of the heating units 161, 162, 163, and 160_2 included in the heating apparatus 100, so that the user can simultaneously disinfect the bottle body of various sizes, disinfect the bottle The heating section which does not perform the bottle disinfection function may be used for cooking. The user can disinfect the bottle and the nipple with different heating parts or disinfect them together using the same heating part, so that the nipple that is easy to deform can be disinfected efficiently.

FIG. 4 is a graph illustrating the temperature change of the bottle disinfecting container when the heating device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is performing the body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode. FIG. 5 is a table for explaining the magnitude of the output of the heating apparatus according to the section during operation of the body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode. 6 is a table for explaining the length of the disinfection section according to the disinfection object.

1, 4, and 5, the disinfection function of the main body disinfecting mode or the nipple disinfection mode is performed by successively performing the steam generation section (a) operation, the disinfection section (b) operation, and the waiting section Can be implemented. In the steam generation period (a), when the body of the bottle or the disinfecting container into which the nipple is inserted is disposed on the heating unit 160 and a setting input of the disinfecting function of the bottle is obtained from the user, The heater driving unit 150 may be controlled such that the heating unit 160 performing the mode outputs a magnitude of the first output. In the steam generation section (a), moisture in the disinfection container containing the bottle body or the nipple may be evaporated to generate steam.

In the disinfection section (b), the controller 130 may control the heating driver 150 to output the size of the heater 160, which performs the sterilizing mode of the main body or the disinfection mode of the nipple, to the size of the second output. In the disinfection section (b), the bottle body or the nipple can be disinfected using the generated steam. At this time, the size of the second output may be smaller than the size of the first output.

In the waiting period (c), the control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 to turn off the heating unit 160 performing the main body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode. As the output of the heating unit 160 is turned off, the temperature of the disinfecting container containing the bottle body or the nipple is reduced, thereby reducing the possibility that the user may be burned by contact with the disinfecting container. When the waiting period (c) ends, the control unit 130 controls the display unit 120 and / or the notification unit 170 to visually or audibly inform the user that the main body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode has been completed have.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 4 to 6, the length of the disinfection section b may vary depending on the size of the bottle body or the object (bottle body or nipple) to be disinfected. Thus, depending on the size of the bottle body, or the subject to be disinfected (bottle body or nipple), the total time taken to perform the bottle disinfection function may also vary.

The second time t2 when the size of the bottle body is the first size (large), the first time t1 when the size of the bottle body is the first size (large), the second time t2 when the size of the bottle body is the second size The disinfection section b may be performed for a third time t3 when the size of the nipple is the third size (small) or during the fourth time t4 for the nipple. The larger the size of the bottle body, the longer the disinfection is required, so the length of the disinfection section (b) may be longer. That is, the first time t1 may be longer than the second time t2, and the second time t2 may be longer than the third time t3. The length t4 of the disinfection section b of the nipple may be shorter than the lengths t1, t2 and t3 of the disinfection section b of the bottle body since the nipple is easily deformed compared to the bottle. However, no.

6 shows only the case where the length of the disinfection section b varies depending on the size of the bottle bottle main body or the object to be disinfected. However, depending on the size of the bottle or the object to be disinfected, the control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 so that the magnitude of the output of the heating unit 160 in b) may be controlled.

The bottle disinfection function information 141 stored in the storage unit 140 includes information on the size of the output of the heating apparatus according to the interval in the main body disinfection mode or the nipple disinfection mode and information on the length of the disinfection interval according to the disinfection object . The control unit 130 controls the heating driving unit 150 based on the information stored in the storage unit 140 so that the size of the bottle or the length of the sterilization zone varies depending on the object to be sterilized, It can perform different disinfecting functions.

7 is a graph showing the temperature change of the bottle disinfecting container when the heating device according to the exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is performing the body-nipple disinfection mode. FIG. 8 is a table for explaining the magnitude of the output of the heating device according to the section during operation of the body-nipple disinfection mode.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 7 and 8, the bottle disinfection function of the body-nipple disinfection mode includes a steam generation section (a) operation, a first sterilization section (b_1) operation, a second sterilization section (b_2) (c) operation is performed continuously. When the disinfection container into which the main body of the bottle is put is disposed on the heating unit 160 and the setting input of the disinfecting function of the bottle is obtained from the user, in the steam generation period (a) It is possible to control the heating driving unit 150 to output the magnitude of the output signal at a magnitude of one output. In the steam generation section (a), moisture in the disinfection container containing the bottle body may be evaporated to generate steam.

In the first disinfection section b_1, the controller 130 may control the heating driver 150 so that the heating unit 160 performing the body-nipple disinfection mode outputs the size of the second output. In the first disinfection section (b_1), the bottle body can be disinfected using the generated steam. At this time, the size of the second output may be smaller than the size of the first output.

In one embodiment, the length of the first disinfection section b_1 may vary depending on the size of the bottle body. For example, the control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 so that the length of the first sterilizing section b_1 becomes longer as the size of the bottle body increases. In another embodiment, the magnitude of the second output in the first sterilization period b_1 may vary depending on the size of the bottle body. For example, the control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 such that the size of the second output increases as the size of the bottle body increases.

When the first sterilization period b_1 is completed, the controller 130 controls the display unit 120 and / or the notification unit 170 to visually or audibly inform the user of the nipple injection time point. When the body of the bottle and the bottle nipple are disinfected together using one heating unit 160, the nipple must be put into the disinfection container after the body of the bottle has been sterilized for a certain period of time in order to prevent deformation of the nipple. The heating apparatus 100 according to the present disclosure generates a notification for injecting a nipple when the first disinfection section b_1 in which only the bottle body is disinfected during the disinfection function of the bottle can be easily disinfected have.

In the second sterilizing section b_2, the controller 130 may control the heating driver 150 to output the heater 160 with a third output size. As the nipple is inserted into the disinfecting container, the temperature inside the disinfecting container may be reduced, so that the size of the third output may be larger than the size of the second output to raise the temperature of the disinfecting container again. In the second disinfection section b_2, the bottle body and the nipple can be disinfected using the generated steam. The length of the second sterilizing section b_2 may be shorter than the length of the first sterilizing section b_1 since the nipple is easier to deform than the bottle.

The control unit 130 may control the heating driving unit 150 such that the heating unit 160 performing the body-nipple disinfection mode is turned off during the waiting period (c). As the heating unit 160 is turned off, the temperature of the disinfecting container containing the bottle and the nipple is reduced, thereby reducing the possibility of the user being burned by contact with the disinfecting container. When the waiting period (c) ends, the control unit 130 controls the display unit 120 and / or the notification unit 170 to visually or audibly inform the user that the main body-nipple disinfection mode has been completed. At this time, the nipple input notification and the disinfection function termination notification may be different from each other.

As described above, exemplary embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specification. Although the embodiments have been described herein with reference to specific terms, it should be understood that they have been used only for the purpose of describing the technical idea of the present disclosure and not for limiting the scope of the present disclosure as defined in the claims . Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present disclosure should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

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Claims (8)

A heating apparatus for providing a bottle disinfection function,
A display unit for displaying whether the disinfection function of the bottle is performed;
An input unit for acquiring a setting input of the disinfection function from the user and generating an input signal;
A heating unit for generating heat in the bottle disinfecting container;
A heating driving unit for supplying power to the heating unit;
A storage unit for storing information for performing the bottle sterilizing function; And
And a controller for receiving the input signal and controlling the heating driver based on the information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the heating driving unit so that the heating time or the magnitude of the output of the heating unit is changed based on the size of the feeding bottle. The method according to claim 1,
The bottle disinfection function includes a body-disinfection mode for disinfecting the bottle nipple, a body disinfection mode for disinfecting the bottle body, and a nipple disinfection mode for disinfecting the nipple,
Wherein the control unit controls the heating time of the heating unit or the size of the output of the heating unit based on the respective modes of the bottle disinfection function. The method of claim 3,
The main body-nipple disinfection mode is performed during a steam generating section for generating steam, a first sterilizing section for sterilizing the main body, a second sterilizing section for sterilizing the main body and the nipple, and a waiting section,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to output a notification informing the time when the nipple is inserted into the nipple when the first sterilization period is completed. 5. The method of claim 4,
The heating device may further include a notification unit that transmits a notification sound,
Wherein the control unit controls the notification unit to provide a notification sound informing the time of the nipple input. 5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein the size of the output of the heating unit in the second sterilization section is higher than the size of the output of the heating section in the first sterilization section. The method according to claim 1,
The heating apparatus includes a plurality of heating units,
Wherein the control unit controls the heating driving unit to provide the disinfecting time and the magnitude of the output corresponding to the sizes of the different bottles, respectively. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to output a termination notice indicating that the disinfecting function of the bottle has been terminated when the disinfecting function of the bottle is terminated.

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