TWI652452B - Ingredient measuring device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A foodstuff metering device and method for assisting in the preparation of a portion of a foodstuff for a foodstuff, the foodstuff metering device comprising: a weighing module, a plurality of identification labels and a containing component, the weighing module comprising a test piece And a weight portion having a point between the portion to be tested and the weight portion. The foregoing identification tags are located at the portion to be tested at intervals, and each of the identification tags corresponds to one of the aforementioned food materials. The container is movably mounted to the weighing module for displacement to a corresponding identification label, and the container is balanced with the weight portion when the food material is filled to a desired portion to assist the user in determining the ingredients. Whether it corresponds to the weight of the demand.

Description

Foodstuff metering device and method

The present invention relates to a metering device and method, and more particularly to a foodstuff metering device and method for assisting in the preparation of a portion of a foodstuff.

For beginners who cook or who rarely cook, how to prepare the required amount of various ingredients is a very difficult task. If the weight of each ingredient is too large, it will affect the flavor and taste of the food.

At present, although the weight of the ingredients can be known by various weighing devices such as electronic scales, scales, and scales, such as the "electronic scale" of the Republic of China New Patent Publication No. M338984, the weight value of the weighed food can be displayed on the electronic scale. The screen. In addition, other devices, such as measuring spoons, can also be used (for related information, please refer to the "Measurer Structure" of the Republic of China New Patent Bulletin No. M384593.

The above device can help the user to accurately grasp the weight of each ingredient, but for beginners or those who rarely cook, it is still necessary to use recipes or remember the required weight of each ingredient, and the difficulty of preparation. High, it takes a lot of time and effort to prepare the materials.

In view of the above, the present inventors facilitate the preparation of the foodstuff, and propose a foodstuff measuring device for assisting in the preparation of the required portion of each of the ingredients of the cooking. The foodstuff measuring device comprises: a weighing module comprising a portion to be tested and a weight portion having a point between the portion to be tested and the weight portion; a plurality of identification labels spaced apart from each other in the portion to be tested, each identification label corresponding to one of the aforementioned food materials; and a storage member being movably mounted The balance is adapted to be displaced to correspond to any of the identification labels, and the containing member is balanced with the weight portion when the edible material is contained to a desired portion.

Further, the to-be-tested portion has a plurality of to-be-installed portions, and each of the to-be-installed portions has a different distance from the pivot point, and each of the corresponding identification tags corresponds to the identification tag, and the receiving member is detachably fixed to one of the to-be-installed portions.

Further, the to-be-tested portion has a first sliding portion and a plurality of positioning portions, each of the positioning portions corresponding to the identification tag, the receiving member includes a second sliding portion, and the second sliding portion is slidably disposed on the first sliding portion The portion is slid relative to the portion to be tested and positioned by the positioning portion to correspond to any of the aforementioned identification tags.

Further, the identification tag is a food material name or/and an food material image corresponding to one of the aforementioned food materials.

The present invention is also a food material metering device for assisting in the preparation of a portion of each of the ingredients of the at least one serving. The food material metering device comprises: a processing unit; a storage unit connected to the processing unit for storing the corresponding food. a menu material, the menu material comprising a plurality of food materials, wherein the food materials respectively correspond to one of the food materials; a display unit connected to the processing unit; and an operation interface for selecting any of the food materials in the menu material as a An electronic weighing unit connected to the processing unit for placing the food to be measured and generating a corresponding current weight value; a food material ratio calculating module connected to the processing unit, according to the current weight value and One of the required weight values of the to-be-measured food material is calculated as a proportional value; and a prompting module is connected to the processing unit for causing the display unit to display a first reminder mark and a second reminder mark, the first reminder mark Corresponding to the name of one of the ingredients to be measured and/or an image of the food item, the second reminder is marked as One of the proportional values should be a proportional image or / and a proportional value.

Further, the menu information is a plurality of pens and each corresponds to a cooking, the operating interface includes a first menu and a second menu, wherein the first menu is used to select one of the menu materials, and the second menu is used to select one of the foregoing One of the ingredients in the menu material.

Further, the prompting module further includes a first adjusting module connected to the processing unit, configured to blink the second reminder indicator when the ratio is greater than a preset threshold.

Further, the prompting module further includes a voice unit connected to the processing unit; and the prompting module outputs an alert message by one of the corresponding ratio values by the voice unit.

Further, the prompting module further includes a second adjusting module connected to the processing unit, configured to increase the volume of the prompting audio when the ratio is greater than a preset threshold.

The present invention is also a food material measuring method, which is executed by an electronic device, which pre-stores at least one menu material of at least one dish, the menu material includes a plurality of food material data, and the food material measuring method comprises: selecting an operation interface in an operation interface a food material; placing a food to be tested in an electronic weighing unit, wherein the electronic weighing unit calculates a current weight value of one of the food materials to be tested; and a food material ratio calculating module according to the current weight value and the foregoing A demand weight value of a food material data is calculated as a proportional value; a display unit displays a first reminder mark and a second reminder mark by a prompting module, and the first reminder mark corresponds to one of the aforementioned food materials. A food name or/and an image of the food, the second reminder is indicated as a ratio image or a proportional value corresponding to one of the proportional values.

According to the above technical features, the following effects can be achieved:

1. The user can place the foodstuff by moving the containing component to the identification label corresponding to the different foodstuffs, and judge whether the foodstuff corresponds to the required amount by balancing or not. However, the measurement method is not limited thereto, and the electronic device may be used to display the proportional image or/and the proportional value method. The main purpose is to conveniently confirm whether the food material corresponds to the required portion, and to increase the convenience and difficulty of the cooking.

2. The container can be adjusted according to the sliding of the part to be tested, and the position can be adjusted by means of disassembly, which is convenient and simple to use.

3. It can be prompted by flashing, voice, etc., so that the user can more easily find out whether the ingredients have reached the required amount.

(1)‧‧‧Weighing module

(11) (11A) ‧ ‧ Department to be tested

(111)‧‧‧First sliding part

(111A) ‧‧‧Installation Department

(112)‧‧‧ Positioning Department

(12)‧‧‧With the weight department

(13) ‧ ‧ fulcrum

(2A)(2B)(20A)(20B)‧‧‧ Identification Label

(3) (3A) ‧ ‧ ‧ ware

(31)‧‧‧Second sliding part

(4) ‧‧‧Processing unit

(5) ‧‧‧ storage unit

(51)‧‧‧Menu Information

(6)‧‧‧Display unit

(61) ‧‧‧First reminder

(62) ‧‧‧Second reminder

(7) ‧‧‧Operator interface

(71)‧‧‧First menu

(72)‧‧‧Second menu

(8)‧‧‧Electronic weighing unit

(9)‧‧‧Food ratio calculation module

(10)‧‧‧ prompt module

(101)‧‧‧First adjustment module

(102) ‧ ‧ speech unit

(103)‧‧‧Second adjustment module

(S01) ‧ ‧ data construction steps

(S02)‧‧‧Selection steps

(S03)‧‧‧Weighing steps

(S04)‧‧‧ Calculation steps

(S05) ‧ ‧ reminder steps

[First figure] is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Second figure] is a perspective exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Third Figure] is a first schematic diagram of the state of use of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Fourth figure] is a schematic diagram 2 of the use state of the embodiment of the present invention.

[Fifth Figure] is an exploded perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Sixth Drawing] A schematic perspective view of a further embodiment of the present invention.

[Seventh] is a schematic diagram of a system architecture according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Eighth image] is a schematic view showing the steps of use in still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Ninth aspect] is a schematic view showing a state of use of still another embodiment of the present invention.

In summary of the above technical features, the main effects of the foodstuff metering apparatus and method of the present invention will be apparent from the following examples.

Referring to the first and second figures, the food material measuring device of the embodiment of the present invention is used to assist in the preparation of the required amount of each food (for example, water, rice) of a dish (for example, rice), and the food metering device comprises a weighing module (1), a plurality of identification tags (2A) (2B) and a holding component (3), wherein the weighing module (1) comprises a to-be-tested part (11) and a counterweight (12) a point (13) between the portion to be tested (11) and the weight portion (12), such that the portion to be tested (11) and the weight portion (12) are displaced relative to the fulcrum (13) .

Referring to the first figure and the second figure, the aforementioned identification tags (2A) (2B) are located at the portion (11) to be tested at intervals, and each of the identification tags (2A) (2B) corresponds to one of the aforementioned ingredients (for example, water). , rice), specifically, the water and rice ratio of rice is roughly 1~1.5:1, so the identification label (2A) corresponding to water is located between the fulcrum (13) and the identification label (2B) of the corresponding meter. The identification labels of other different dishes can be inferred by analogy and will not be described in detail here. The aforementioned identification tag (2A) (2B) may be integrally formed or detachably (for example, magnetic The suction, the fitting, the adhesive, and the like are combined with the to-be-tested part (11), and the identification label (2A) (2B) is an object name or/and an image of the food material corresponding to the foodstuff, so as to be convenient for the user to recognize.

Referring to the first figure and the second figure, the holding part (3) is movably mounted on the part to be tested (11) of the weighing module (1) for displacement to correspond to any identification tag (2A) ( 2B). In detail, in the embodiment, the to-be-tested portion has a first sliding portion (111) and a plurality of positioning portions (112), and each positioning portion (112) corresponds to one of the aforementioned identification tags (2A) (2B). The first sliding portion (111) is, for example, a sliding slot, and the positioning portion (112) is, for example, two ends of the sliding slot, and the receiving member (3) includes a second sliding portion (31), the second sliding portion ( 31) slidingly disposed on the first sliding portion (111) to slide relative to the portion to be tested (11) and positioned by the positioning portion (112) to correspond to any of the aforementioned identification tags (2A) (2B). However, it is not limited to the use of the sliding mode. As another embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of to-be-installed portions (111A) may be disposed on the portion to be tested (11A), and each of the portions to be mounted (111A) and the The distances of the fulcrums 13 are different, and each corresponds to the aforementioned identification tag (20A) (20B). The receiving member (3A) is detachably fixed to the portion to be mounted (111A) by magnetic attraction, snapping, or the like, for example. First, the purpose of changing the position of the containing member (3A) can also be achieved.

In the case of use, please refer to the third figure and the fourth figure, the user moves the container (3) to the corresponding identification tag (2A) (2B), and then corresponds to the aforementioned identification tag (2A) (2B). The foodstuffs are sequentially disposed on the containing component (3). When the serving size of the edible material corresponds to the required serving size, the containing component (3) is balanced with the weight portion (12), thereby assisting the user. Determine if the ingredients correspond to the amount of demand.

Continuing to refer to the sixth and seventh figures, the food material metering device according to still another embodiment of the present invention comprises: a processing unit (4) and a storage unit (5) connected to the processing unit (4), and a display unit. (6), an operation interface (7), an electronic weighing unit (8), a food material ratio calculation module (9) and a prompt module (10).

Continuing to refer to the seventh and ninth drawings, the storage unit (5) is configured to store a plurality of menu materials (51) corresponding to the cooking, and the menu materials (51) respectively correspond to a cooking (for example, rice, porridge, The toast, etc.), the menu material (51) includes a plurality of food materials, each of which corresponds to each of the ingredients of the cooking. For example, when the cooking is white rice, the rice material is rice and water; when the cooking is a toast, The ingredients of the toast are high-gluten flour, salt, sugar, water, yeast, and salt-free cream. The operation interface (7) is used for selecting any of the aforementioned food materials in the menu material (51) as a food to be measured. For example, the user can select the menu material of the toast, and then select the high-gluten flour, salt, and sugar. Any one of water, yeast, and salt-free cream is used as the aforementioned food to be measured. The operation interface (7) includes a first menu (71) for selecting one of the menu items, and a second menu (72) for selecting the foregoing One of the ingredients of a menu material.

Continuing to refer to the seventh and ninth drawings, the electronic weighing unit (8) is configured to place the aforementioned foodstuff to be measured and generate a corresponding current weight value, for example, placing the high-gluten flour on the electronic weight. On the unit (8), the current weight value of the corresponding weight can be generated. The food material ratio calculation module (9) is configured to calculate a proportional value according to the current weight value and a required weight value of the food to be measured, for example, one of the required weight values of the to-be-measured food material is 20 g, and the current When the weight value is 5 g, the ratio can be calculated to be 25%.

Continuing to refer to the seventh and ninth diagrams, the prompting module (10) is configured to cause the display unit (6) to display a first reminder mark (61) and a second reminder mark (62), the first reminder The indication (61) is an image of the food item or/and an image of the food item to which the food item to be measured belongs, so that the user can clearly know the food item to be measured (for example, a specific name or figure such as rice or water), and the second reminder mark (62) is a ratio image (full number of numbers) or / and a proportional value (for example, 85%) corresponding to one of the proportional values. The prompting module (10) can further include a first adjusting module (101), a voice unit (102) and a second adjusting module (103), wherein the first adjusting module (101) is used for When the ratio value is greater than a preset threshold value (for example, 80%), the aforementioned second reminder flag (62) is blinked. The voice unit (102) is configured to output a prompt tone corresponding to one of the proportional values. The second adjustment module (103) is configured to increase the volume of the prompting audio when the ratio is greater than a preset threshold.

Please refer to the seventh figure and the eighth figure for further explanation of the usage flow of the foregoing further embodiment. The method mainly includes a data construction step (S01), a selection step (S02), a weighing step (S03), a calculation step (S04), and a reminding step (S05).

Continue to refer to the seventh figure and the eighth figure, the data construction step (S01): the storage unit (5) pre-stores the aforementioned menu material (51). For example, when cooking is white rice, the rice ingredients are rice and water. When the dish is toast, the ingredients of the toast are high-gluten flour, salt, sugar, water, yeast, and salt-free cream.

Continue to refer to the seventh figure with the eighth figure, the selection step (S02): the user selects one of the food materials in the aforementioned operation interface (7). In detail, the foregoing operation interface (7) can provide the first menu (71) and the second menu (72) of the different levels, and the first menu (71) is used to select one of the menu materials, the second menu. (72) One of the ingredients for selecting one of the menu materials.

Continue to refer to the seventh figure and the eighth figure, the weighing step (S03): the user places the food to be tested on the electronic weighing unit (8) for the electronic weighing unit (8) to calculate the to-be-tested The current weight value of one of the ingredients. For example, when high-gluten flour is placed on the electronic weighing unit (8), a current weight value of the corresponding weight can be generated to the processing unit (4).

For the continuation, please refer to the seventh figure and the eighth figure. The calculation step (S04): calculating a proportional value by the aforementioned food material proportion calculation module (9) according to the current weight value and one of the required weight values of one of the aforementioned food materials. For example, one of the to-be-measured ingredients has a required weight value of 20 g, and when the current weight value is 5 g, the calculated ratio is 25%.

For the continuation, please refer to the seventh figure and the eighth figure. The reminding step (S05): the display unit (6) displays a first reminder mark (61) and a second reminder mark by the prompting module (10). 62) The first reminder label (61) is an image of the food item or/and an image of the food item to which the food item to be measured belongs, so that the user can clearly know the food item to be measured (for example, a specific name or figure such as rice or water). ). As shown in the ninth figure The second reminder indicator (62) is a proportional image (which can be proportionally increased or decreased by a full scale) or a proportional value (for example, 85%).

In view of the foregoing description of the embodiments, the operation and the use of the present invention and the effects of the present invention are fully understood, but the above described embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, and the invention may not be limited thereto. Included within the scope of the present invention are the scope of the present invention.

Claims (6)

A food material metering device for assisting in the preparation of a portion of a foodstuff for a foodstuff, the foodstuff metering device comprising: a weighing module comprising a to-be-tested portion and a weight portion, the portion to be tested and the weight There is a point between the parts; a plurality of identification tags are located at the portion to be tested at intervals, each identification tag corresponds to one of the aforementioned ingredients; and a receiving piece is movably mounted on the portion to be tested of the weighing module for Displacement to correspond to any of the identification labels that balance the aforementioned weights when the aforementioned ingredients are placed to the desired portion. The food material metering device of claim 1, wherein the portion to be tested has a first sliding portion and a plurality of positioning portions, each positioning portion corresponding to one of the identification labels, and the first sliding portion is a sliding portion. a slot, the positioning portions are respectively opposite ends of the sliding slot, the receiving member includes a second sliding portion, the second sliding portion is slidably disposed on the first sliding portion to slide relative to the portion to be tested The positioning portion is positioned to correspond to any of the aforementioned identification tags. The food material metering device of claim 1, wherein the to-be-tested portion has a plurality of parts to be mounted, each of the to-be-installed parts and the fulcrum are different in distance, and each corresponding to the aforementioned identification label, The receiving member is detachably fixed to one of the aforementioned portions to be mounted by magnetic attraction or snapping. The foodstuff measuring device according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the identification label is a food material name or/and an food material image corresponding to one of the food materials. An ingredient metering device for assisting in arranging the amount of each of the ingredients of the at least one serving, the food metering device comprising: a processing unit; a storage unit connected to the processing unit for storing a menu item corresponding to the cooking, The menu material includes a plurality of food materials, wherein the food materials respectively correspond to one of the food materials; a display unit is connected to the processing unit; An operation interface is connected to the processing unit for selecting any of the foregoing food materials as a food to be measured; an electronic weighing unit is connected to the processing unit for placing the food to be measured and correspondingly a current weight value; a food material ratio calculation module, connected to the processing unit, calculating a proportional value according to the current weight value and a required weight value of the to-be-measured food material; and a prompt module connecting the processing unit, The display unit displays a first reminder mark and a second reminder mark, wherein the first reminder mark is a name of the food item or/and an image of the food item to which the food item to be measured belongs, and the second reminder is marked as The ratio module is a proportional image or a proportional value. The prompt module further includes a first adjustment module, a voice unit and a second adjustment module. The first adjustment module is used in the ratio. When the value is greater than a preset threshold, the second reminder indicator is blinked, and the voice unit is configured to output a prompt tone corresponding to one of the proportional values, and the second adjustment module is used to When the proportion of the value of the threshold value is greater than the preset of the volume of the audio prompts aforementioned increase. The food metering device of claim 5, wherein the menu material is a plurality of pens and each corresponds to a dish, the operation interface includes a first menu and a second menu, wherein the first menu is used to select A menu item for selecting one of the aforementioned menu materials.