WO2017194077A1 - Dispositif de contrôle de cuisson - Google Patents

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WO2017194077A1
WO2017194077A1 PCT/EP2016/060264 EP2016060264W WO2017194077A1 WO 2017194077 A1 WO2017194077 A1 WO 2017194077A1 EP 2016060264 W EP2016060264 W EP 2016060264W WO 2017194077 A1 WO2017194077 A1 WO 2017194077A1
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Metin OZTURK
Atakan SARIOGLU
Ulas OKTAY
Sercan SINIRLIOGLU
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Priority to TR2017/06800A priority patent/TR201706800A2/tr
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J31/00—Apparatus for making beverages
    • A47J31/44—Parts or details or accessories of beverage-making apparatus
    • A47J31/54—Water boiling vessels in beverage making machines
    • A47J31/56—Water boiling vessels in beverage making machines having water-level controls; having temperature controls
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J37/00—Baking; Roasting; Grilling; Frying
    • A47J37/12—Deep fat fryers, e.g. for frying fish or chips
    • A47J37/1266—Control devices, e.g. to control temperature, level or quality of the frying liquid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J41/00—Thermally-insulated vessels, e.g. flasks, jugs, jars
    • A47J41/0083—Accessories
    • A47J41/0094—Indicating means, e.g. for level or temperature
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47J—KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J2203/00—Devices having filling level indicating means

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  • Invention relates to a cooking control device at least partly disposed inside a cooking pot and a hob controlled by a method using the same.
  • Cooking or heating in a cookware usually require manual user control to adapt heating temperature of the hob to prevent any spillovers or burn of the food. It is due to the different cooking characteristics based on various types of cookware options, different amount of food to be cooked or food items used according to a recipe.
  • Heating process performed on a cooking device is usually controlled by control means checking input parameters of the heating means of the cooking device.
  • Control device compare data transmitted from the control means with data stored in a memory to decide heat change or shutdown the heater.
  • EP2003169 discloses a device for collecting data relating to a cooking and/or heating process performed on a hob.
  • Device comprising a sensor connected to a management system for the household appliance for the purpose of automatic control of the process.
  • Sensor is fitted at one end of a kitchen utensil suitable for coming into contact with the food to be cooked and data transmission means are arranged in a handle of the kitchen utensil.
  • the object of the invention is to increase control capability of a cooking control device over cooking process in a cooking pot.
  • invention is a cooking control device comprising an elongated body having a handle part and a sensor part suitable for coming into contact with the food and/or the liquid inside the cooking pot.
  • the cooking control device of the present invention comprises, the sensor part equipped with a first sensor configured to provide a height measurement data between an upper edge of a rim of a cooking pot when the elongated body is being positioned inside the cooking pot.
  • the height measurement data of the upper edge of the rim is used for estimation of remaining convenient empty space to be used during the cooking process and thereby facilitates control of the cooking process by providing information such as elevation of the food to a dangerous level.
  • elongated body can be provided in the shape of a kitchen utensil such as a fork or spoon.
  • the first sensor comprises a force sensor, e.g. touch sensor, being activated when the elongated body rest on the upper edge while the sensor part extend into the cooking pot.
  • a force sensor e.g. touch sensor
  • a user can freely place the elongated body inside the pot enabling the force sensor to contact with the upper edge of the rim of the cooking pot and create a position signal determining the position of the contact point of the sensor part with the cooking pot. Inclination angle of the elongated body and the position signal is converted into the height data information by calculation of a control unit. This allows use of the same cooking control device with different types the cooking pots.
  • the sensor part is being equipped with a second sensor which is configured to measure liquid level of the food inside the cooking pot. Therefore instant calculation of the remaining empty space inside the cooking pot is will be possible.
  • a control unit is provided at the handle collecting the first and second sensor data to calculate a difference value between the liquid level and upper edge height. Therefore, cooking control device independently provide a user estimated free space remained in the cooking pot itself.
  • a controller is provided at the hob collecting the first and second sensor data from a transmitter provided at the handle part of the cooking control device to calculate a difference value between the liquid level and upper edge height.
  • the controller of the hob is having an alarm means transmitting a first alarm signal when the difference value between the liquid level and upper edge height has reached a predetermined minimum value.
  • Alarm signal can be an audible, visual signal or any alarm data to be transmitted to a remote location.
  • a remote display, such as television or smartphone can be used to warn a person against the alarm status.
  • the alarm means transmits a second alarm signal when the liquid level value is lower than a predetermined threshold value.
  • the second sensor comprises a capacitive sensor. Use of capacitive sensor allows affordable control device production and easy configuration.
  • the elongated body is in a rigid bar form.
  • control device can be stored together with the kitchen utensil.
  • a hob for the cooking control device comprising a heating element on which the cooking pot is being arranged; a receiver adapted to communicate with the sensor part in a manner that obtaining the difference value and; a memory unit storing a threshold value and a processor initiating a control action in consequence with comparing the difference value with the predetermined threshold value and defined by sending a control signal to a controller to reduce heating temperature provided by the heater if the difference value is greater than the threshold value.
  • the controller repeats the control action in predetermined control periods.
  • the controller allow continuous monitoring of the difference value from the sensor part and initiate precautionary measures to prevent any dangerous situation such as low level of liquid that may lead to overheat of the cooking pot or elevation of the liquid inside the cooking pot which may spill out.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of a cooking control device and connected hob according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic view of a cooking control device and connected hob according to another exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • a hob (1) is equipped with a heating element (4) and connected to a controller (2) controlling the output power of the heating element (4).
  • a cooking pot (10) is arranged on the heating element (4) and partially filled with a liquid material such as a mixture of water and other food items to be boiled or cooked.
  • the cooking pot (10) has a rim (14) surrounding the main cavity of the cooking pot (10) where the items to be cooked, e.g. boiled, will be stored. Height of the pot in other words pot height (h1) is equal to the height of the rim (14) measured from a bottom (12) of the cooking pot (10).
  • An upper edge (16) of the rim (14) provided at the upper end of the cooking pot (10) where a cover (not shown) sized to fit to the cooking pot (10).
  • the upper edge (16) of the rim (14) also the limit for the inner volume of the cooking pot (10) so that increase of a liquid level (18) will result spill of the liquid outside the cooking pot (10).
  • a cooking control device of the present invention comprises a bar shaped elongated body (20) which immersed into the liquid stored inside the cooking pot (10).
  • Lower end of the elongated body (20) is supported by an edge between the bottom wall (12) and inner wall of the rim (14).
  • Upper end of the elongated body (20) rests on the upper edge (16) of the rim (14).
  • elongated body (20) is provided inside the cooking pot (10) in an inclined position.
  • elongated body (20) is equipped with a first sensor (26) along a sensor part (24) which defined by the bottom side of the elongated body (20).
  • the first sensor (26) comprises a force sensor and a gyroscope to measure the pot height (h1).
  • the pot height (h1) is calculated by detecting the sinus of the angle of the elongated body (20) inside the cooking pot (10) multiplied by length of the sensor part (24) from bottom end to contact area resting to the upper edge (16) detected by the first sensor (26) at the contact area.
  • cooking control device comprises a second sensor (28) which provided along the sensor part (24) of the elongated body (20) to measure a liquid level (18) inside the cooking pot (10).
  • the second sensor (28) is in the type of a capacitive sensor.
  • the controller (2) also comprises a central processing unit (CPU) as a processor (7), a memory unit (3) and a receiver (6) connected to the processor (7).
  • Calculation of the pot height (h1) is done by the controller (2) receiving angle and length data from the elongated body (20) by means of a transmitter (not shown) provided at the handle part (22) and calculated pot height (h1) information is stored inside the memory unit (3).
  • cooking control device comprises a control unit (8) provided at the handle part (22) collecting the first and second sensor (26, 28) data and calculating a difference value between the liquid level (18) and upper edge height in other words the pot height (h1).
  • control unit (8) warns the user when liquid level (18) inside the cooking pot (10) get close to the pot height (h1), i.e. before spilling and when the liquid level (18) inside the cooking pot (10) go under the threshold value determined by the producer, i.e. before burning out.
  • Two constant data values are preliminary defined by producer and embedded into the control unit (8) of the cooking control device or the memory unit (3) of the controller (2) of the hob (1), namely, critical measure of a lowest liquid level (18) and a highest liquid level (18).
  • Such two values can be defined by one critical difference value from bottom wall (12) or pot height (h1) set as a threshold.
  • a predetermined threshold value is stored inside the control unit (8) of the cooking control device and the memory unit (3) of the controller (2) of the hob (1), because the cooking pot (10) can be different for any cooking process.
  • the control means i.e.
  • control unit (8) or the controller (2) takes the height data and compares the difference between the liquid level (18) and the pot height (h1) with the predetermined threshold value for spilling or compares the liquid level (18) with the predetermined threshold value for burning of the food inside the cooking pot (10).
  • the hob (1) comprising an alarm means (5) providing an audible alarm and electrically connected to the controller (2).
  • the alarm means (5) transmitting a first alarm signal when the difference value between the liquid level (18) and upper edge height i.e. the pot height (h1), reached a predetermined minimum value i.e. the predetermined threshold value.
  • the alarm means (5) transmits a second alarm signal when the liquid level (18) value is lower than a predetermined threshold value.
  • the controller (2) periodically repeats the control action in other words checks the liquid level (18) inside the cooking pot (10) to compare decrease or increase amount of the previous received value stored inside the memory unit (3). If the difference value between the pot height (h1) and the liquid level (18) is lower than the threshold, the controller (2) send a signal to the alarm means (5) to create an audible alarm. Moreover, the controller (2) reduces the temperature or completely shut down the heating element (4) to prevent spill of the liquid from the upper edge (16). In case of liquid level (18) is lower than the threshold value than controller (2) again take same precautionary measures, i.e. shut down the heating element (4) to prevent damages by means of overheating the cooking pot (10).

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de contrôle de cuisson approprié pour être utilisé avec un récipient de cuisson (10) sur une plaque de cuisson (1) et qui comprend un élément chauffant (4) et un dispositif de commande (2) qui commande l'élément chauffant (4), comprenant un corps allongé (20) ayant une partie manche (22) et une partie capteur (24) appropriée pour venir en contact avec l'aliment et/ou le liquide à l'intérieur du récipient de cuisson (10).
PCT/EP2016/060264 2016-05-09 2016-05-09 Dispositif de contrôle de cuisson Ceased WO2017194077A1 (fr)

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EP1239703A2 (fr) * 2001-03-09 2002-09-11 Whirlpool Corporation Dispositif pour commander un processus de cuisson
EP1473554A1 (fr) * 2003-04-29 2004-11-03 Brandt Industries Ustensile de cuisine et procédé et dispositif d'asservissement de moyens de chauffage d'un appareil de cuisson
EP2003169A2 (fr) 2006-03-10 2008-12-17 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Composition de resine de polyester, son procede de production et corps moule
EP2659808A1 (fr) * 2012-05-04 2013-11-06 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Ensemble de détection de température et couvercle correspondant pour un récipient de cuisson

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1239703A2 (fr) * 2001-03-09 2002-09-11 Whirlpool Corporation Dispositif pour commander un processus de cuisson
EP1473554A1 (fr) * 2003-04-29 2004-11-03 Brandt Industries Ustensile de cuisine et procédé et dispositif d'asservissement de moyens de chauffage d'un appareil de cuisson
EP2003169A2 (fr) 2006-03-10 2008-12-17 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. Composition de resine de polyester, son procede de production et corps moule
EP2659808A1 (fr) * 2012-05-04 2013-11-06 Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V. Ensemble de détection de température et couvercle correspondant pour un récipient de cuisson

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