KR20240085162A - Method for automatically cooking user customized food and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method in which a device including N modules (N is a natural number of 3 or more) according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically cooks user-customized food includes (a) generating order information corresponding to order details entered by the user; , the order information is a first step including menu information, which is information generated for the menu the user wants to order, (b) a first control is performed on the first module among the N modules according to the generated order information. transmitting a command, wherein the first control command is a container ejection command; (c) the second to the N-1th module among the N modules according to the menu information included in the generated order information; a third step of transmitting one of the second control command to the N-1th control command to one or more of the N-th modules, and (d) the N-th module among the N modules according to the generated order information. Transmitting N control commands, wherein the N control command includes a fourth step of being a container lifting command, and each of the first control command to the N-1 control command includes a module receiving each control command. It includes a conveyor belt control command that drives the conveyor belt to move the container a predetermined distance in the direction of a neighboring module.

Description

Method for automatically cooking user-customized food and device therefor {METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY COOKING USER CUSTOMIZED FOOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a method and device for automatically cooking customized food. More specifically, it relates to a method and device for providing an automated cooking service that cooks finished products without the user having to perform any additional cooking actions.

A typical restaurant cooks the menu ordered by a customer either directly or through a professional cook such as a chef. As a result, when the person in charge of preparing the menu changes, it is not uncommon for differences in taste to occur. .

Meanwhile, in the recent restaurant industry, the difficulty in recruiting all personnel, including professional cooks, has emerged as a serious problem, and even if it is difficult to find one, labor costs have risen significantly compared to the past, so excluding labor costs from total sales, the actual profit is There were many cases where there was almost no such thing, and there were many cases where people suddenly stopped coming to work or quit without any notice, so the worries of restaurant operators increased day by day, and in the worst case, restaurant operators even went out of business, which became a social problem.

Recently, some automated robots equipped with artificial intelligence have been introduced to help restaurant operators operate, but this is not about cooking but about serving within the hall, and the area of cooking still relies on human hands. It's reality.

Nevertheless, it is true that the introduction of automated robots has solved the problem of serving in halls and is spreading at a rapid pace. Many restaurant operators are racing to introduce automated robots, which is also encouraging the introduction of automated robots in the area of cooking. There is a need to try it. The present invention relates to this.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0104482 (2019.09.10)

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a method and device for automatically cooking customized food by applying an automated robot to the cooking area where the maintenance cost is significantly lower than the labor cost and there is no possibility of unauthorized absence or resignation. It is provided.

Another technical problem that the present invention aims to solve is to automatically prepare user-tailored food, which can provide a cooking automation service in which an automated robot that generates order information fully cooks the finished product without including any part of the human cooking process. The purpose is to provide a cooking method and a device for doing so.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

A method in which a device including N modules (N is a natural number of 3 or more) automatically cooks user-customized food according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem includes (a) the order details entered by the user; A first step of generating corresponding order information, wherein the order information includes menu information that is information generated for the menu that the user wishes to order, (b) among the N modules according to the generated order information, transmitting a first control command to the first module, wherein the first control command is a container discharge command; (c) a second module among the N modules according to menu information included in the generated order information; A third step of transmitting one of the second control command to the N-1th control command to one or more of the N-1th modules, respectively, and (d) among the N modules according to the generated order information. , transmitting an Nth control command to the Nth module, wherein the Nth control command includes a fourth step of being a container lifting command, and each of the first control command to the N-1th control command is a respective control command. It includes a conveyor belt control command that drives the conveyor belt included in the receiving module to move the container a predetermined distance in the direction of a neighboring module.

According to one embodiment, each of the second module to the N-1th module includes M (M is a natural number of 2 or more) food material discharging units that store food materials and discharge the food materials into the container, In this case, each of the second control command to the N-1th control command drives one or more of the M food material discharge units included in the module receiving each control command to discharge the food material into the container. It may include an ejection command.

According to one embodiment, the food material discharge command is transmitted to one or more food material discharge units among the M food material discharge units included in each of the second to N-1th modules according to the menu information, and the remaining It may not be transmitted to the food material dispensing unit.

According to one embodiment, the predetermined distance for moving the container in the direction of a neighboring module according to the conveyor belt control command is the closest food material that has received the food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module based on the current position of the container. It may be the distance to the discharge unit.

According to one embodiment, the menu information is preset recipe information for when the user orders one of the preset menus, and when the user orders a customized menu rather than a preset menu, the customized menu is It may be recipe information about one or more types of food ingredients selected by the user to cook.

According to the present invention as described above, order information including recipe information is generated simply by receiving order details from the user, and modules required to cook the menu ordered by the user according to the generated order information are installed. Since food can be automatically cooked by only transmitting control commands, it has the advantage of being able to run a restaurant business without hiring professional cooks with high labor costs.

In addition, even if each module includes a plurality of food material discharge units, the control command received by the corresponding module includes a food material discharge command sent only to the food material discharge units that require food material discharge, preventing unintended food material from being discharged. It has the effect of preventing the situation itself and effectively cooking customized food.

In addition, the control command received by each module includes a conveyor belt control command for moving the container, and the conveyor belt control command is responsible for sequentially moving the container for the food material dispensing units that require food material discharge, and the last A control command for a module including a food material discharging unit that discharges food ingredients includes a conveyor belt control command for automatically moving the container to the last module, and a control command for the last module includes a conveyor belt control command for automatically moving the container to the last module. It includes a lifting command that allows the cooking process to be provided, which has the effect of allowing the finished product to be fully cooked without including any part of the human cooking process.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of a modular automated cooking device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the cooking module in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing the interior of the storage portion of the food material discharge portion in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating the operating principle and concept of the first container moving part in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the container replenishment module in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing the food ingredient refrigeration unit of the container replenishment module in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a diagram showing the lifting module receiving a container from the cooking module and lifting it to the outside in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of a modular automated cooking device freely arranged in a modular manner according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 9 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the food refrigeration unit in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration included in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention from a software perspective.
Figure 11 is a flowchart showing representative steps of a method for automatically cooking customized food according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described in detail below along with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms, and the present embodiments are merely intended to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to provide common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification may be used with meanings that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Additionally, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly specifically defined. The terms used in this specification are for describing embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. As used herein, singular forms also include plural forms, unless specifically stated otherwise in the context.

Terms such as “first” and “second” are used to distinguish one component from another component, and the scope of rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be named a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

As used herein, “comprises” and/or “comprising” refers to a referenced component, step, operation and/or element that includes one or more other components, steps, operations and/or elements. Does not exclude presence or addition.

Meanwhile, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and application examples described above, and various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Of course, it is possible, but these modified implementations should not be understood separately from the technical idea or outlook of the present invention.

Figure 1 is a diagram schematically showing the overall configuration of the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

When food ingredients are supplied by the user, the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention performs a cooking automation process of putting the ingredients necessary for the finished product into a container without any separate cooking action by the user to prepare the finished product. It concerns devices provided to users.

The modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a cooking module 100, a container replenishment module 200, and a lifting module 300 to perform an automated cooking process.

The cooking module 100 is a module that can discharge ingredients needed for a finished product in the direction in which the container is placed, or perform cooking operations (e.g., trimming, slicing, shaking, etc.) as needed.

The number of these cooking modules 100 may vary depending on the size of the cooking facility (e.g. store), the category of the menu, or the user's arbitrary selection. In the specification of the present invention, the modular automated cooking device 10 is used for cooking. It can be expressed as containing M modules 100 (M is a positive integer).

The container supply module 200, as the term suggests, is a module that supplies containers to the cooking module 100 so that the cooking module 100 can put cooked ingredients into the container.

The lifting module 300 is a module that lifts the finished product inside the modular automated cooking device 10 to the outside of the modular automated cooking device 10 in order to provide the user with a finished product, that is, a product containing food ingredients in a container. .

Hereinafter, the above-described cooking module 100, container replenishment module 200, and lifting module 300 will be examined sequentially. First, the cooking module 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. .

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the cooking module 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the cooking module 100 may include a first frame 110, an ingredient discharging unit 120, and an ingredient moving unit 130 to perform a cooking function during the cooking automation process.

The first frame 110 may have a predetermined shape and serve as a skeleton and body of the cooking module 100.

The first frame 110 may have a cube (or cube) shape as shown in FIG. 2, but is not limited to this and includes store space, user taste, marketing, and components included within the cooking module 100. The shape of the first frame 110 may be changed depending on the arrangement of the liver, and furthermore, the first frame 110 can be customized to the user's taste by assembling or reconstructing each node that constitutes the first frame 110. It can be designed to be changed to a suitable shape.

The first frame 110 may be designed to be connected or combined with another first frame 110. In other words, the first frame 110 of the first cooking module 100 and the first frame 110 of the second cooking module 100 can be organically connected to the first cooking module 100 and another second cooking module 100. The frame 110 may be provided to be connected or coupled.

In addition, the material of the first frame 110 is an insulating material such as polyurethane foam, polyisocyanurate, polystyrene foam, and expanded polystyrene (XPS) in order to maintain the freshness of the food ingredients stored inside the cooking module 100. It may include material or insulation material.

The food material discharging unit 120 is a component located inside the first frame unit 110, and serves to store food ingredients supplied by the user and to discharge the stored food ingredients or cooked food ingredients in the direction where the container is located. .

This food material discharging unit may include a storage unit 121 and a discharging unit 122 to perform the above functions.

The storage unit 121 is configured to provide a space for storing food ingredients supplied by the user inside the cooking module 100.

The top of the storage unit 121 is designed to be open or closed so that the user can easily put food ingredients into the storage unit 121.

At least one side of the storage unit 121 includes an inclined surface, so that when the user supplies food ingredients to the upper side of the storage unit 121, the food ingredients naturally roll to the bottom of the storage unit due to the inclined surface and the ingredients are stored in the storage unit 121. ) Be sure to load them one by one starting from the bottom.

The inclination angle formed by the inclined surface of the storage unit 121 may vary depending on the size and shape of the cooking module 100, and the inclined surface of the storage unit 121 is treated with a non-slip material so that ingredients can roll down and be loaded smoothly. Furthermore, the surface of the inclined surface may be textured or the shape of the inclined surface may exhibit bead and rib patterns.

For reference, the bead referred to here is a pattern made up of a series of small round shapes. It is mainly used to prevent slipping or when moving loads by arranging fluid or textured materials such as rubber, plastic, cement, etc. on the surface in a specific pattern. A rib is a shape used to strengthen or distinguish a specific area and can refer to a pattern that protrudes from a flat surface.

Additionally, a volume detection sensor (not shown) may be provided inside the storage unit 121 to check the remaining amount of food ingredients inside. This volume detection sensor serves to detect and measure the volume of food ingredients inside the storage unit 121, and when the detected data value (volume value) is less than a preset appropriate remaining amount, it sends a notification message to the user that food ingredients need to be supplied. You can also send it.

The volume detection sensor can detect the volume inside the storage unit 121 using volume detection technologies such as laser, ultrasonic waves, and infrared. When food ingredients are supplied into the storage unit 121, the volume detection sensor detects and stores them. It is possible to measure the actual volume inside the unit 121 and determine whether the supplied food material volume value is more than a preset appropriate remaining amount to confirm whether the user has properly supplied the food material. Additionally, the volume detection sensor allows the user to check the amount of food ingredients remaining in the storage unit in real time through the volume detection sensor at any time.

This storage unit 121 not only serves to store food ingredients, but also delivers the stored food ingredients to the discharge unit 122, which will be described later. Referring to FIG. 3, the storage unit 121 The principle and concept of delivering food ingredients to the discharge unit 122 will be explained in more detail when explaining.

Figure 3 is a diagram showing the interior of the storage unit 121 of the food material discharge unit 120 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 3, the food material discharge unit 120 may include a spiral-shaped shaft portion 123 located inside the storage portion 121 and a motor portion 124 that provides power to the shaft portion 123. .

When the motor unit 124 applies power to the shaft unit 123, the shaft unit 123 rotates and pushes the food ingredients stored in the storage unit 121 in the direction D where the discharge unit 120 is located to the discharge unit. (122) allows the food ingredients stored in the storage unit 121 to be discharged.

The rotation speed or number of rotations per second of the shaft unit 123 may vary depending on the food ingredients stored in the storage unit 121. For example, ingredients such as lettuce may be damaged (e.g. cut) by the rapid rotation of the shaft 123, so the rotation speed of the shaft 123 where the lettuce is stored in the storage unit 121 is higher than that of other food ingredients. It may be set slowly, and in the case of foods with a small cross-sectional area, such as peanuts or olives, if the rotation speed is slow or the number of rotations per second is low, it can only circle inside the storage unit 121, so foods with a small cross-sectional area, such as peanuts or olives, are stored. The rotation speed of the shaft portion 123 may be set to be fast and the number of rotations per second may be high.

Let's go back to the description of FIG. 2 and continue the description of the discharge unit 122 and the first container moving unit 130, which are components of the cooking module 100.

The discharge unit 122 is a component disposed on one side of the storage unit 121 and can discharge food ingredients stored in the storage unit 121 to the outside by selectively opening or closing the discharge port.

The method of opening or closing the discharge port may be a method in which a cap-shaped member covers or opens the entire surface of the discharge port, but is not limited to this and is a method of opening/closing the discharge port within the technical field of the present invention. If so, the discharge port of the present invention can be opened or closed.

The area of the discharge port may vary depending on the food ingredients stored in the storage unit 121, and the material of the discharge unit 122 may be made of stainless steel, which is excellent for hygiene and cleanliness as it is a structure in which food ingredients are contacted and moved. The material has excellent durability to prevent food ingredients from being damaged during the discharge process, but may be made of a plastic material that can prevent damage and deterioration of food ingredients when it comes into contact with food ingredients.

Additionally, the angle and position of the discharge unit 122 can be adjusted according to the characteristics of the food ingredients, and such adjustment can be performed based on the user's arbitrary manipulation or learned data. For example, spherical food ingredients such as cherry tomatoes may naturally roll out of the discharge port without the user arbitrarily adjusting the angle of the discharge unit 122, but food ingredients that are relatively light in weight and bulky, such as lettuce and salad, The angle of the discharge unit 122 must be adjusted arbitrarily to be discharged outside the discharge port. The food material discharge unit 120 determines what the food material is inside the storage unit 121, and determines the characteristics (e.g. shape) of the determined food material. , volume, weight, etc.), the angle and position of the discharge unit 122 from which the determined food material can be easily discharged are calculated, and the discharge unit 122 is adjusted to the calculated angle and position of the discharge unit 122. It can be adjusted.

N (N is a positive integer) number of food material discharge units 120 including the above-described components may be arranged in one cooking module 100, and each of the N food material discharge units 120 has different food materials. (e.g. lettuce, tomatoes, olives, etc.) may be stored.

Meanwhile, the cooking module 100 performs the operation of cooking stored food ingredients or putting them in a container. In order to perform the operation without user intervention, the cooking module 100 must receive a container from the container supply unit 200 in the stages before and after the cooking operation, and place the food ingredients in the container. If it is discharged, it must be delivered to the lifting unit 300, which will be described later. The cooking module 100 receives the container from the container supply unit 200, and the first container moving unit 130 transfers the finished product to the lifting unit 300. ) may include.

The first container moving unit 130 may include a first conveyor belt 131 and a weight sensor 132 to receive the container from the container supply module 200 and deliver the finished product to the lifting unit 300. .

The first conveyor belt 131 is located on the front of each of the N or more food material discharge units 120 and is composed of N pieces corresponding to the food material discharge units 120, and the container is used to store the food material discharge units 120 in the next order. ) plays the role of moving to the side.

The weight detection sensor 132 is located on each of the N or more first conveyor belts 131 and serves to detect the weight of the container located on the first conveyor belt 131.

The weight detection sensor 132 detects the weight of the container and the ingredients contained in the container, and in the present invention, the weight detected by the weight detection sensor 132 is used as a data resource to determine whether the correct amount of ingredients is contained in the container. , It can be used as a data resource to determine whether to move to the next food material discharging unit 120 containing food ingredients other than the food ingredients previously contained.

In addition, the first conveyor belt 131 includes a position detection unit (not shown) and a position adjustment drive unit (not shown) that can finely adjust the position of the container in order to accurately and precisely place the food ingredients discharged by the discharge unit into the container. ) may include.

The position sensor may serve to detect the area within the surface area of the first conveyor belt 131 that the current container touches, thereby confirming the current position of the container within the first conveyor belt 131.

In addition, the position detection unit can detect the angle or position of the discharge unit 122 to calculate the optimal position for the container to accurately and precisely contain the food ingredients discharged by the discharge unit, and the calculated optimal position is It is transmitted to the position adjustment drive unit.

The adjustment drive unit receives the optimal position for the container calculated by the position detection unit to accurately and precisely contain the food ingredients discharged by the discharge unit, and automatically adjusts the position of the container so that the container can reach the optimal position. Plays a coordinating role.

The first container moving unit 130 operates the first conveyor belt 131 based on the weight detected by the weight sensor 132 and moves the container through the operated first conveyor belt 131. The operating principle and concept of the first container moving unit 130 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing the operating principle and concept of the first container moving unit 130 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 4 shows that the cooking module 100 uses 50g of lettuce and 50g of tomatoes as ingredients. This is a drawing showing how to cook a specific finished product.

In order to explain an example of how the cooking module 100 cooks the specific finished product through FIG. 4, N food material ejection units 120 are arranged in the cooking module 100 of FIG. 4, and the first food material Tomatoes are stored in the storage unit 121 of the discharge unit 120-1, lettuce is stored in the storage unit 121 of the second food material discharge unit 120-2, and the first food material discharge unit 120 The description will be made on the assumption that a container is placed on the 1-1 container belt 131-1 located at the front in -1).

Referring to Figure 4, the cooking module 100 causes the first food material discharge unit 120-1 to discharge the tomatoes stored in the storage unit 121 through the discharge unit 122 to cook the finished product, but detects the weight. When the sensor 132 detects a weight that is the sum of the weight of the tomato (50 g) and the weight of the bowl (α), the cooking module 100 detects the weight of the tomato by the first food material discharge unit 120-1. It is determined that it is contained in the container, and the discharging operation of the first food material discharging unit 120-1 is stopped, and the container is located in front of the second food material discharging unit 120-2 in the next order from which the next ingredient lettuce is discharged. The operation of the 1-1 conveyor belt (131-1) is controlled to move to the 1-2 conveyor belt (131-2).

Afterwards, the second food material discharge unit 120-2 discharges lettuce into a container located on the 1-2 conveyor belt 131-2, and the weight detection sensor 132 detects a fixed amount of lettuce (50 g) When detecting the weight that is the sum of the weight (α) of the tomato 50 and the bowl, the cooking module 100 determines that a certain amount of tomato has been placed in the container by the second food material discharge unit 120-2 and dispenses the second food material. The 1-2 conveyor belt stops the discharge operation of the discharge unit 120-2 and moves the container to the conveyor belt 120 located in front of the next food material discharge unit 120-2 from which lettuce is discharged. Controls the operation of (131-2).

Above, we have looked in detail at the overall configuration and operating principle of the cooking module 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Next, let's look at the overall configuration of the container replenishment module 200 and the lifting module 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the container replenishment module 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 5, the container supply module 200 may include a second frame unit 210, a container loading unit 220, and a second container moving unit 230.

The second frame part 210 is a component that can be connected or combined with the first frame part of the cooking module 100, allowing the cooking automation device of the present invention to be used in a 'modular' form.

The second frame unit 210 may have the same shape, material, and size as the first frame unit 210, but the container replenishment module 200, unlike the cooking module 100, includes ingredients that must be kept fresh. Because it is not present, it may not have the shape, material, or size to maintain freshness. For example, even if the first frame portion 210 of the cooking module 100 is composed of an insulating material or an insulating material, the container supply module 200 has no temperature-sensitive food ingredients or components closely related to temperature inside, so it does not contain an insulating material or an insulating material. It may be composed of a material other than .

The container loading unit 220 is a component located inside the second frame unit 210, and as the term suggests, it is a component in which a container is loaded.

The container loading unit 220 may discharge containers corresponding to the number of orders or the number of containers required for cooking.

The second container moving unit 230 is a configuration including at least one second conveyor belt located in front of the container loading unit 220, and serves to move the containers discharged by the container loading unit 220. Perform.

The container replenishment module 200 including these components discharges the container loaded inside the container loading unit 220 toward the second conveyor belt when cooking starts, and drives the second conveyor belt so that the container replenishes the container replenishment module 200. ) is moved to the first conveyor belt 131 of the cooking module 100 adjacent to the container, so that containers can be supplied to the cooking module 100 without user intervention.

Meanwhile, as described above, the cooking module 100 stores food ingredients, so in order to maintain the freshness of the stored food ingredients, the material of the first frame 110 may be composed of an insulating material that maintains temperature and an insulating material that blocks heat. You can.

However, the fact that the material of the first frame 110 is composed of an insulating material that maintains the temperature and an insulating material that blocks heat only slows down the rate of deviation from the optimal temperature for maintaining the freshness of the food ingredients, but maintains the freshness of the food ingredients. Since it is not possible to maintain the optimal temperature for maintaining the freshness of the food ingredients, the container supply module 200 includes a food refrigeration unit 240 that can maintain the optimal temperature for maintaining the freshness of the food ingredients. Referring to FIG. 6 below, the food ingredients The refrigeration unit 240 will now be described.

Figure 6 is a diagram showing the food material refrigeration unit 240 of the container supply module 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 6, the food material refrigeration unit 240 is located inside the container supply module 200, and includes a cold air blowing unit (not shown) that blows out cold air to maintain the temperature of the food ingredients stored in the storage unit 121 below a certain level. Poetry) may be included.

In this food material refrigeration unit 240, the cold air blowing part is arranged toward the direction in which the food material discharging unit 120 in the cooking module 100 is disposed, so that when cold air is ejected, the cold air easily reaches the food material discharging unit 120. make it possible

The temperature of the cold air ejected from the cold air ejector and the frequency of ejecting cold air can be arbitrarily adjusted by the user, and the user can adjust the temperature of the cold air or the frequency of ejecting cold air according to the optimal temperature for maintaining the freshness of each food product. It can be customized.

Hereinafter, the lifting module 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

The method for automatically cooking customized food according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the direct cooking operation of the device 10 therefor include contact with users (e.g. store operators, customers), external unhygienic factors (e.g. dust), , may be carried out inside the first frame 110 of the cooking module 100 to prevent penetration of bacteria).

Therefore, in order to deliver the finished product completed by the cooking module 100 to the user, a module that plays the role of delivering the finished product located inside the first frame 110 of the cooking module 100 to the outside will be needed, and this role will be The module that can perform this is the lifting module 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing the lifting module 300 according to the first embodiment of the present invention receiving a container from the cooking module 100 and lifting it to the outside.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the lifting module 300 may include a third frame unit 310, a third container moving unit 320, and a lifting unit 330.

The third frame unit 310 is designed to be connected to the first frame unit 110 of the cooking module 100. Like the second frame unit 210, the cooking automation device of the present invention is 'modular'. Make sure it can be utilized. In other words, the method for automatically cooking customized food according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the device 10 therefor include each of the cooking module 100, the container replenishment module 200, and the lifting module 300. The first to third frame parts 110, 210, and 310 are provided so that they can be connected to each other, allowing the user to arbitrarily change the number, arrangement order, and direction of the modules.

The technical characteristics of the connection or combination between the first to third frame parts 110, 210, and 310 include a method for automatically cooking customized food according to the user's marketing and taste without restrictions on the installation space, and The arrangement of the device 10 can be autonomously adjusted. For example, as shown in Figure 8, the user can freely use the first to third frame parts 110, 210, and 310 provided in each of the cooking module 100, the container replenishment module 200, and the lifting unit 300. A method of automatically cooking customized food according to the user's store space, marketing, and taste by connecting the device (10) in a horizontal (ㅡ), vertical (ㅣ), 'ㄴ' shape, or 'ㄷ' shape. It can be placed.

The third container moving unit 320 is located inside the third frame unit 310, and transfers the container that has passed the last unit among the N or more food material discharging units 120 included in the cooking module 100 to the first conveyor. It may include a third conveyor belt transmitted from the belt.

The lifting unit 330 is a component that lifts the container delivered from the third conveyor belt out of the third frame unit 310.

The lifting part 330 is generally made of steel or reinforced metal material that can stably lift the container and is durable.

The lifting unit 330 uses a hydraulic lifting method for lifting the container using a hydraulic cylinder, a pneumatic lifting method for lifting the container using compressed air, an electric motor, or a servo system to lift the container out of the third frame unit 310. An electric lifting method that lifts the container can be used.

Additionally, the lifting unit 330 may adjust the lifting speed differently depending on the finished product to be lifted. For example, the lifting unit 330 is provided with a weight detection sensor. When it is determined that the finished product to be lifted is heavy based on the weight obtained from the weight detection sensor, it is determined that the container contains a lot of food ingredients to prevent the food ingredients from falling out of the container. The lifting speed can be relatively low to avoid this.

The lifting module 300 including this configuration can determine the point in time at which the container is delivered and accurately deliver the container to the outside of the third frame. Specifically, the third conveyor belt of the lifting unit 330 is provided with a container arrival detection sensor, which detects that the container that has passed the last unit among the N or more food material discharging units 120 has reached the third conveyor belt. 3 The conveyor belt allows the container to be delivered to the lifting unit 330.

Above, we have looked at a method for automatically cooking customized food according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the device 10 therefor.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, a method for automatically cooking customized food according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a device 10' for the same will be described.

As described above, different food ingredients may be stored in the M cooking modules 100, and the food ingredient refrigeration unit 240 according to the first embodiment of the present invention to maintain the freshness of these ingredients is a container supply module ( 200).

However, the optimal temperature required for maintaining freshness of the food ingredients will be different, and even if the optimal temperature required for maintaining freshness of all the food ingredients stored in the M cooking modules 100 is the same, the The freshness of the food ingredients stored in the cooking module 100 adjacent to the food refrigeration unit 240 according to the embodiment will be different from the freshness of the food ingredients not stored in the cooking module 100 adjacent to the food refrigeration unit 240, so the method of automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention And the device 10' for this includes a food ingredient refrigeration unit 240' disposed in each of the N cooking modules 100.

Figure 9 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the food ingredient refrigeration unit 240' in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 9, in the modular automated cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the food ingredient refrigeration unit 240' may be disposed at the top of each of the M cooking modules 100.

This food ingredient refrigeration unit 240' is disposed in each of the M cooking modules 100 and can blow out cold air to maintain the temperature of the food ingredients stored inside the cooking module 100 below a certain level.

For example, assuming that the first cooking module 100-1 is equipped with three food material discharge units 120 and that the same food ingredients are stored in the three food material discharge units 120, the food material refrigeration unit (240′) may eject cold air of the same first temperature throughout the interior of the first cooking module 100-1 to maintain the temperature of the food ingredients stored in each of the three food discharge units 120 below a certain level. .

However, the cooking module 100 may be equipped with N food ingredient discharge units 120 storing different food ingredients, and the food ingredients stored in the N food ingredient discharge units 120 are used to maintain freshness. Since the required optimal temperature may be different, the food material refrigeration unit 240' is disposed in each of the M cooking modules 100, and is located in each of the N food material discharge units 120 provided in the cooking module 100. It can emit cold air of different temperatures.

For example, assuming that the second cooking module 100-2 is equipped with three food material discharge units 120 and that different food materials are stored in the three food material discharge units 120, the food material refrigeration unit (240′) ejects cold air of a first temperature, a second temperature, and a third temperature to each of the three food material discharge units 120 to maintain the freshness of the food stored in each of the three food material discharge units 120. Allows you to maintain the optimal temperature for customization.

The above description with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 corresponds to a description in terms of hardware of the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the module according to the first embodiment of the present invention Let us begin with a description of the type automated cooking device 10 from a software aspect.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the overall configuration included in the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention from a software perspective.

However, this is only a preferred embodiment for achieving the purpose of the present invention, and some components may be added or deleted as needed, and of course, the role played by one component may be performed by another component.

The modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention may include a processor 11, a network interface 12, a memory 13, a storage 14, and a data bus 17 connecting them. Of course, it is possible to include additional components required to achieve the purpose of the present invention.

The processor 11 controls the overall operation of each component. The processor 10 may be one of a central processing unit (CPU), a micro processor unit (MPU), a micro controller unit (MCU), or an artificial intelligence processor of a type widely known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. In addition, the processor 11 is capable of performing operations on at least one application or program to perform a method of automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention. For this purpose, the processor 11 ) may include an artificial intelligence model representing a certain structure, but this will be described later.

The network interface 12 supports wired and wireless Internet communication of the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and may also support other known communication methods. Accordingly, the network interface 12 may be configured to include a corresponding communication module.

The memory 13 stores various information, commands, and/or information, and one or more computer programs 15 are stored in the storage 14 to perform the method of automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention. ) can be loaded. In FIG. 10, RAM is shown as one of the memories 13, but of course, various storage media can also be used as the memory 13.

Storage 14 may non-transitory store one or more computer programs 15 and large amounts of network information 16. This storage 14 includes non-volatile memory such as Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), flash memory, hard disk (HDD), secondary storage match (SSD), and removable memory. It may be a disk or any type of computer-readable recording medium widely known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.

The computer program 15 is loaded into the memory 13 and, by one or more processors 11, generates order information corresponding to the order details entered by (A) the user, wherein the order information is provided when the user wishes to place an order. A first step including menu information, which is information generated for a menu, (B) transmitting a first control command to the first module among the N modules according to the generated order information, wherein the first control command is A second step, which is a container discharge command, (C) a second control command to one or more of the second to N-1th modules among the N modules according to the menu information included in the generated order information. to the N-1st control command, respectively, and (D) transmitting the Nth control command to the Nth module among the N modules according to the generated order information, wherein the Nth The control command may execute a fourth step, which is a container lifting command.

The operation performed by the computer program 15 briefly mentioned above can be viewed as a function of the computer program 15, and a more detailed description is provided for the method of automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This will be described later in the explanation.

The data bus 17 serves as a path for moving instructions and/or information between the processor 11, network interface 12, memory 13, and storage 14 described above.

The modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention briefly described above may be in the form of an independent device, for example, the electronic device shown in FIG. 1, where the electronic device is located in one place. It may be a portable device that is easy to carry and move as well as a device that is fixedly installed and used. Hereinafter, the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. Let us explain a method of automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention, assuming that this is the case.

Figure 11 is a flowchart showing representative steps of a method for automatically cooking customized food according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

However, this is only a preferred embodiment in achieving the purpose of the present invention, and some steps may be added or deleted as needed, and one step may be performed by being included in another step.

Meanwhile, it is assumed that each step is performed through the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and that the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is an "independent Since it was assumed to be in the form of a "device", the control software installed in the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is the same as the modular automated cooking device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This will be viewed as meaning, and for convenience of explanation, all of these will be named “device 10.”

In addition, the device 10 is assumed to be a device including N modules (N is a natural number of 3 or more), including one cooking module 100, one container replenishment module 200, and one lifting module 300. ) as the basic set is set as the minimum unit for automatically cooking customized food.

First, the device 10 generates order information corresponding to the order details entered by the user, and the order information includes menu information, which is information generated about the menu the user wants to order (S1110), which is carried out in the first step. It is said that

The device 10 outputs the installed control software (including the function to receive orders) on a display means (not shown) or receives orders from the user through a POS device/kiosk linked to the device 10. When an order is received from a user, order information corresponding to the entered order details is created, and here, the user can be anyone, such as a restaurant operator if the restaurant accepts the order requested by the customer, or a customer if the customer himself orders.

The generated order information includes menu information, which is information created about the menu the user wants to order. For example, if there are preset menus A to D, and a user orders menus A and B, the menu information created for that user is the menus A and B, and furthermore, the information for each menu is It may further include set recipe information, and may further include a preset recipe for cooking menu A and a preset recipe for cooking menu B.

Meanwhile, depending on the restaurant industry, the user may order a customized menu that the user wants rather than a preset menu. In this case, the menu information generated by the device 10 includes one or more ingredients selected by the user to prepare the customized menu. It may include recipe information about the type.

For example, if a business selling salads offers ten types of vegetables, three types of meat, three types of fish, and ten types of dressings, the user can select the type of ingredients to suit his or her taste. In this case, the type of ingredients selected may be recipe information for the salad menu ordered by the user.

Such ordering information includes not only the menu (salad) the user wants to order, menu information (recipe) for that menu, but also other information about the ordering user (member/non-member status, orderer number, whether to take out the food, etc.) , Other information included in receipts issued in normal transactions, such as payment information (place of payment, payment amount, payment date and time, payment method, etc.), information about the seller (name, address, representative, business number, etc.) It may further include, and in this case, the device 10 not only automatically cooks food, but also performs everything from ordering ingredients for restaurant operation to settlement, thereby providing more assistance in the operation of the restaurant business. You will be able to.

If order information is generated, a first control command is transmitted to the first module among the N modules according to the order information generated by the device 10, where the first control command is a container discharge command (S1120), which is sent to the second It is called a stage.

Once the order information has been created, the device 10 begins the actual steps for cooking the food, and the step corresponding to starting is the second step. More specifically, the second step is to transmit a first grant command, which is a container discharge command, to the first module, where the first module may be the container replenishment module 200.

Meanwhile, the container discharge command includes information on how many containers to discharge when there are multiple menus ordered by the user according to the generated order information, and after discharging one container, the next container is delivered after a certain amount of time. Information on whether to discharge or not and information on which container to discharge depending on whether to take out may be further included.

The container replenishment module 200, which is the first module that receives the first control command, discharges the container to the second food material moving unit 20, and the modular cooking automation device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention ) should be replaced with an explanation of this.

If the first control command is sent to the first module, the container will be discharged, and then the device 10 will operate the second to N-1th module among the N modules according to the menu information included in the generated order information. One of the second control command to the N-1 control command is transmitted to one or more of the control commands (S1130), which is referred to as the third step.

As previously said, the first module is the container replenishment module 200, and the modules connected after that are generally the cooking module 100. Accordingly, the second module to the N-1th module is the cooking module 100. ) can be. However, not all modules may be the cooking module 100, and the modular cooking automation device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention does not have a straight line shape depending on the space in which it is installed, but has left, right and When the cooking module 100 is arranged in one of the opposite directions, a direction change module (not shown) must be installed for this, or for convenience of explanation, modular cooking automation according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The description will be made by taking as an example the case where the device 10 is installed in a straight line as shown in FIG. 1, that is, it does not include a direction change module (not shown).

Meanwhile, since the second module to the N-1th module may be the cooking module 100, these modules store food ingredients and M (M is a natural number of 2 or more) food material discharge units (M is a natural number of 2 or more) that store food ingredients and discharge food ingredients into a container. 120), and in this case, each of the second control command to the N-1th control command may include any one or more of the M food material discharge units 120 included in the module receiving each control command. It may include one or more food material discharge commands for driving the food material to be discharged into the container.

More specifically, this food material discharge command is transmitted to any one or more food material discharge units 120 among the M food material discharge units 120 included in each of the second to N-1th modules according to the menu information. , it may not be transmitted to the remaining food material discharging unit 120, and will be described below with an example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the device 10 includes the second to fifth modules, that is, four cooking modules 100, and each cooking module 100 includes three food material discharging units 120. Assuming that it includes, each of the four cooking modules 100 includes three food material discharge units 120, so it includes a total of twelve food material discharge units 120, and the first food material discharge unit in order from the left ( They will be called 120-1) to 12th food material discharge units 120-12.

In addition, the second cooking module 100 is in charge of vegetables, the third cooking module 100 is in charge of meat, and the fourth cooking module is in charge of fish, five times?? The cooking module is said to be in charge of dressing, and more specifically, the first ingredient discharging unit 120-1 is responsible for cabbage, the second ingredient discharging unit 120-2 is responsible for tomatoes, and the third ingredient discharging unit 120-3 is responsible for discharging tomatoes. cucumbers, the fourth ingredient discharging unit (120-4) dispenses cubed beef, the fifth ingredient dispensing unit (120-5) dispenses chicken breast, and the sixth ingredient discharging unit (120-6) dispenses pork neck meat. The seventh food material discharge unit (120-7) is a grilled sea bream, the eighth food material discharge unit (120-8) is a raw salmon, the ninth food material discharge unit (120-9) is a grilled salmon, and the tenth food material discharge unit Assuming that (120-10) is responsible for oriental dressing, the 11th ingredient dispensing unit 120-11 is responsible for lemon dressing, and the 12th ingredient dispensing unit 120-12 is responsible for sesame dressing, the generated menu information is cabbage /tomato/cube beef/raw salmon/oriental dressing, the device 10 sends a second control command to the second cooking module 100, a third control command to the third cooking module 100, and a fourth cooking module. A fourth control command will be transmitted to 100 and a fifth control command will be transmitted to the fifth cooking module 100, and the second control command will be transmitted to the first food material discharging unit 120-1 in charge of cabbage and the tomato. It includes a food material discharge command for the second food material discharge unit 120-2, and does not include a food material discharge command for the third food material discharge unit 120-3, and the third control command is responsible for cube beef. It includes a food material discharge command for the fourth food material discharge unit 120-4, and does not include a food material discharge command for the fifth food material discharge unit 120-5 and the sixth food material discharge unit 120-6. The fourth control command includes a food material discharge command for the 8th food material discharge unit 120-8 in charge of raw salmon, and the 7th food material discharge unit 120-7 and the 9th food material discharge unit 120- 9) will not include a food material discharge command, and the fifth control command includes a food material discharge command for the 10th food material discharge unit 120-10, which is responsible for the oriental dressing, and the 11th food material discharge unit 120- 11) and the food material discharging command for the twelfth food material discharging unit 120-12 will not be included.

Meanwhile, the device 10 may not transmit a control command for a specific cooking module 100 rather than a specific food material dispensing unit 120. If the generated menu information is cabbage/tomato/raw salmon/oriental dressing, The third control command for the third cooking module 100 in charge of meat will not need to be transmitted, so the control command to be transmitted is one of the second control command and the N-1th control command. .

In this way, the method of automatically cooking user-customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention is a method of automatically cooking the ingredients required to cook the menu in all cases, whether the menu the user wants to order is a preset menu or a customized menu. A control command for the cooking module 100, more specifically, a food material discharge command for the food material discharge unit 120 responsible for the required food material among the M food material discharge units 120 included in the cooking module 100. Because it can be individually created and transmitted, user-tailored food can be automatically cooked.

Meanwhile, the device 100 transmits the second to N-1th control commands to the second to N-1th modules, respectively, and the first?? The first control command transmitted to the module may include a conveyor belt control command that drives the conveyor belt included in the module receiving each control command to move the container a predetermined distance in the direction of the neighboring module.

Here, the conveyor belt includes a food material moving part and is a concept that includes all components for moving the container, and the predetermined distance is the nearest food material discharge unit 120 that has received a food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module based on the current position of the container. It may be the distance to

If this is explained based on the menu information given as an example of cabbage/tomato/cube beef/raw salmon/oriental dressing, the device 10 first transmits a first control command including a container discharge command to the first module, Accordingly, the first module discharges the container on the conveyor belt, and since the first control command includes a conveyor belt control command, the closest food material dispensing unit (120) receives the food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module. ) is moved to the first food material discharging unit 120-1, which is responsible for the cabbage. Thereafter, the first food material discharge unit 120-1 discharges cabbage into the container according to a second control command including a food material discharge command. If the preset weight is discharged, the second control command includes a conveyor belt control command. In the direction of the neighboring module based on the first food material discharge unit 120-1, the container reaches the second food material discharge unit 120-2 in charge of the tomato, which is the closest food material discharge unit 120 that has received the food material discharge command. is moved. Thereafter, the second food material discharge unit 120-2 discharges tomatoes into the container according to a second control command including a food material discharge command. If the preset weight is discharged, the second control command includes a conveyor belt control command. In the direction of the neighboring module based on the second food material discharge unit 12021, the container is moved to the fourth food material discharge unit 120-4 in charge of the cube beef, which is the closest food material discharge unit 120 that has received the food material discharge command. It gets moved. Thereafter, the fourth food material discharge unit 120-4 discharges cubed beef into the container according to a third control command including a food material discharge command. If the preset weight is discharged, the third control command includes a conveyor belt control command. Below, the eighth food material discharge unit 120-8 in charge of raw salmon is the closest food material discharge unit 120 that received the food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module based on the fourth food material discharge unit 120-4. The container is moved until. Thereafter, the eighth food material discharge unit 120-8 discharges raw salmon into the container according to the fourth control command including the food material discharge command. If the preset weight is discharged, the fourth control command includes a conveyor belt control command. Below, the 10th food material discharge unit 120-10 in charge of oriental dressing is the closest food material discharge unit 120 that received the food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module based on the fourth food material discharge unit 120-4. The container is moved until. Thereafter, the container is moved to the tenth food material discharge unit 120-10, and the tenth food material discharge unit 120-10 discharges the oriental dressing into the container according to the fifth control command including the food material discharge command, If the preset weight has been discharged, then the container must be moved to the nearest food material discharge unit 120 that has received the food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module based on the 10th food material discharge unit 120-10. Cabbage/tomato Since the discharging of the ingredients for all of the /cube beef/raw salmon/oriental dressing has been completed, there is no ingredient discharging unit 120 to move the container.

In this case, the container must be moved to the Nth module, which will be described later, and accordingly, among the second to N-1th control commands that the device 10 transmits to the second module to the N-1th module, respectively, The control command including the food material discharge command transmitted to the last food material discharge unit 120 that receives the food material discharge command transmitted according to the menu information may include a conveyor belt control command for moving the container to the Nth module. . In the previous example, the last food material discharge unit 120 to receive the food material discharge command is the 10th food material discharge unit 120-10 in charge of the oriental dressing, and the food material discharge command transmitted to the 10th food material discharge unit 120-10 is included in the fifth control command, and the fifth control command is a conveyor belt control that receives food ingredients from the tenth food material discharge unit 120-10 and moves the container to the Nth module when the preset weight has been discharged. It contains commands. In this case, the container may pass through the 11th food material discharge unit 120-11 and the 12th food material discharge unit 120-12 and be moved to the Nth module, which is the last module.

If any one of the second control command to the N-1 control command is transmitted, the device 10 transmits the N-th control command to the N-th module among the N modules according to the last generated order information, The Nth control command is a container lifting command (S1140), which is referred to as the fourth step.

Among the N modules, the Nth module may be the lifting module 300 because it is the last module, and accordingly, the Nth module 300 may be the lifting module 300. The Nth control command transmitted to the module may be a lifting command that allows the container to be lifted and provided to the user, and a detailed description is given in the above description of the modular cooking automation device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Let's replace the explanation with this.

So far, a method for automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, order information including recipe information is generated simply by receiving order details from the user, and control commands are automatically sent only to the modules required to cook the menu ordered by the user according to the generated order information. Since you can cook food, you have the advantage of running a restaurant business without hiring professional cooks with high labor costs. In addition, even if each module includes a plurality of food material discharge units 120, the control command received by the corresponding module includes a food material discharge command transmitted only to the food material discharge unit 120 for which food material discharge is required. It is possible to prevent the situation in which unused food ingredients are ejected, and to effectively cook customized food. Furthermore, the control command received by each module includes a conveyor belt control command for moving the container, and the conveyor belt control command is responsible for sequentially moving the container with respect to the food material discharge units 120 that require food material discharge. Finally, the control command for the module including the food material discharging unit 120 that discharges the food material includes a conveyor belt control command for automatically moving the container to the last module, and the control command for the last module includes the food material discharge unit 120. It includes a lifting command that allows the finished container to be provided to the user, so that the finished product can be fully cooked without including any part of the cooking process by humans.

Meanwhile, the method of automatically cooking customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of periodically shaking the food ingredients stored in the food ingredient storage unit 120 to disperse the ingredients, and the generated order information is divided into a plurality of When including a menu, setting how long (seconds, minutes, etc.) after the start of cooking of the first menu to start cooking of the next menu, discharging the ingredients into the container, and checking the weight to see if it satisfies the preset weight It may further include setting how long to measure, setting the lifting height and speed when lifting the finally cooked food, all of which are modular cooking automation device according to the first embodiment of the present invention ( This concerns the functions mentioned in 10).

Lastly, the modular cooking automation device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the method of automatically cooking user-customized food according to the second embodiment of the present invention are used using a computer according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It can also be implemented as a computer program stored in a readable medium. In this case, it is combined with a computing device to generate order information corresponding to the order details entered by the user (AA), and the order information is stored in the menu that the user wishes to order. A first step including menu information, which is information generated for, (BB) transmitting a first control command to the first module among the N modules according to the generated order information, wherein the first control command is a container Second step, which is an ejection command, (CC) a second control command to the second control command to one or more of the second to N-1th modules among the N modules according to the menu information included in the generated order information. A third step of transmitting one of the N-1 control commands, respectively, and (DD) transmitting an N-th control command to the N-th module among the N modules according to the generated order information, wherein the N-th control command is will be able to execute the fourth step, which is a container lifting command, and although not described in detail for redundant description, the modular cooking automation device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the user according to the second embodiment of the present invention It goes without saying that all technical features applied to the method of automatically cooking customized food can be equally applied to the computer program stored in the computer-readable medium according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical idea or essential features. You will be able to understand it. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

10: Method and device for automatically cooking customized food
11: processor 12: network interface
13: Memory 14: Storage
15: computer program 17: data bus
100: Cooking module
110: first frame 120: food material discharge unit
121: storage part 122: discharge part 123: shaft part 124: motor part
130: First food material moving unit 131: First conveyor belt
200: Container supply module
210: second frame 220: container loading unit 230: second food material moving unit
240: Food ingredients refrigeration unit
300: lifting module
310: Third frame 320: Third food material moving unit 330: Lifting unit

Claims (5)

In a method where a device including N modules (N is a natural number of 3 or more) automatically cooks customized food,
(a) A first step of generating order information corresponding to the order details input from the user, wherein the order information includes menu information that is information generated for the menu that the user wishes to order;
(b) a second step of transmitting a first control command to a first module among the N modules according to the generated order information, wherein the first control command is a container discharge command;
(c) According to the menu information included in the generated order information, among the N modules, one or more of the second module to the N-1th module is provided with any one of the second to N-1th control commands, respectively. a third step of transmitting one to each; and
(d) a fourth step of transmitting an N-th control command to the N-th module among the N modules according to the generated order information, wherein the N-th control command is a container lifting command;
Includes,
Each of the first to N-1 control commands is,
Containing a conveyor belt control command for driving a conveyor belt included in a module receiving each control command to move the container a predetermined distance in the direction of a neighboring module,
How to automatically cook customized food. According to claim 1,
Each of the second to N-1th modules is,
It includes M (M is a natural number of 2 or more) food material discharging units that store food ingredients and discharge the food ingredients into the container,
In this case, each of the second control command to the N-1th control command is,
Containing one or more food material discharge commands for driving any one or more of the M food material discharge units included in the module receiving each control command to discharge the food material into the container,
How to automatically cook customized food. According to paragraph 2,
The food material discharge command is,
According to the menu information, among the M food material discharge units included in each of the second to N-1th modules, transmission may be made to one or more food material discharge units and not to the remaining food material discharge units,
How to automatically cook customized food. According to paragraph 3,
The predetermined distance for moving the container in the direction of a neighboring module according to the conveyor belt control command is,
The distance to the nearest food material dispensing unit that received the food material discharge command in the direction of the neighboring module based on the current position of the container,
How to automatically cook customized food. According to paragraph 1,
The menu information is,
When the user orders one of the preset menus, this is preset recipe information,
When the user orders a customized menu rather than a preset menu, recipe information about one or more types of ingredients selected by the user to cook the customized menu,
How to automatically cook customized food.

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