Texture control method for culinary preparation
阅读说明：本技术 烹饪制备物的质地控制方法 (Texture control method for culinary preparation ) 是由 路易·施默贝尔 奥利维尔·勒格朗德 于 2018-06-25 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于控制从烹饪设备(1)实现的烹饪制备物的质地的方法,所述烹饪设备(1)布置成混合所述制备物的成分,所述方法包括以下步骤：(S1)将所述制备物的所有成分导入到所述容器(2)中或仅将所述制备物的固体成分导入到所述容器(2)中或还将所述制备物的固体成分和所述制备物的一部分液体成分导入到所述烹饪设备(1)的所述容器(2)中；(S2)根据第一工作模式(F1)借助所述控制界面(10)致动所述烹饪设备(1)的所述电动机,在所述第一工作模式(F1)中,所述成分在所述容器(2)中混合；(S3)根据第二工作模式(F2)致动所述电动机,所述第二工作模式(F2)适于估计所述烹饪制备物的全部或部分的粘度(Vest)；(S4)估计存在于所述容器(2)中的所述烹饪制备物的全部或部分的粘度(Vest)；(S5)在显示装置(11)上显示表示存在于所述容器(2)中的所述烹饪制备物的全部或部分的质地的信息(INF)。(The present invention relates to a method for controlling the texture of a cooking preparation effected from a cooking apparatus (1), said cooking apparatus (1) being arranged to mix ingredients of said preparation, said method comprising the steps of: (S1) introducing all components of the preparation into the container (2) or introducing only solid components of the preparation into the container (2) or also introducing solid components of the preparation and a part of liquid components of the preparation into the container (2) of the cooking apparatus (1); (S2) actuating the electric motor of the cooking apparatus (1) by means of the control interface (10) according to a first operating mode (F1), in which first operating mode (F1) the ingredients are mixed in the container (2); (S3) actuating the motor according to a second operating mode (F2), the second operating mode (F2) being adapted to estimate the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of the cooking preparation; (S4) estimating the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of the cooking preparation present in the container (2); (S5) displaying on a display device (11) Information (INF) representative of the texture of all or part of the cooking preparation present in the container (2).)
1. A method for controlling the texture of a cooking preparation effected from a cooking apparatus (1), the cooking apparatus (1) being arranged to mix ingredients of the preparation, the cooking apparatus (1) comprising:
-a container (2), the container (2) being arranged to receive the ingredients of the preparation;
-a tool (3), said tool (3) being arranged to be rotationally varied within said container (2) to mix said ingredients;
-an electric motor arranged to drive the tool (3) in rotation in the container (2); and
a control interface (10) for controlling the electric motor,
the method comprises the following steps:
- (S1) introducing all the components of the preparation into the container (2) or introducing only the solid components of the preparation into the container (2) or also introducing the solid components of the preparation and a portion of the liquid components of the preparation into the container (2);
- (S2) actuating the electric motor by means of the control interface (10) according to a first operating mode (F1), in which first operating mode (F1) the ingredients are mixed in the container (2);
- (S3) actuating the electric motor according to a second operating mode (F2), the second operating mode (F2) being adapted to estimate the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of the cooking preparation present in the container (2);
- (S4) estimating the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of the cooking preparation present in the container (2);
- (S5) displaying on a display device (11) Information (INF) representative of the texture of the cooking preparation present in the container (2).
2. The control method according to claim 1, comprising the subsequent steps of:
- (S6) adding a diluent or thickener in the container (2);
- (S7) displaying on the display device (11) information (EVO) about the change in texture of all or part of the preparation due to the addition of the diluent or the thickener.
3. A control method according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein said second operating mode (F2) comprises a speed servo of said motor.
4. A control method according to claim 3, wherein the servo speed of the motor is between 1 and 5000 rpm.
5. A control method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the estimate of the achieved viscosity (Vest) is derived by comparing a measured value of a parameter representative of the torque provided by the electric motor with an initial predetermined reference value or by comparison between a measured value of a parameter representative of the torque provided by the electric motor and a set of tabulated reference values.
6. The control method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising a preliminary step (S0) for selecting one preparation (Prep _ Sel) from a predetermined list of preparations having all target textures (Text _ Targ), the method comprising a subsequent step (S6') of a step (S5) for displaying Information (INF) representative of the texture of the cooking preparation, in which subsequent step (S6') the cooking apparatus (1) issues a warning message (Ale) about the need to add the diluent or the thickener to reach the target texture (Text _ Targ) of the selected preparation (Prep _ Sel).
7. Control method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display device (11) is adapted at the beginning of the estimation step (S4) according to the estimated viscosity (Vest) of the preparation, in particular the display device (11) employs a display range suitable for displaying information (EVO) about the change in texture of all or part of the preparation due to the addition of the diluent or the thickener.
8. A cooking apparatus (1) for mixing ingredients of a cooking preparation to be prepared, comprising:
-a container (2), the container (2) being arranged to receive the ingredients of the preparation;
-a tool (3), said tool (3) being arranged to be rotationally varied within said container (2) to mix said ingredients;
-an electric motor arranged to drive the tool (3) in rotation in the container (2); and
an interface (10) for controlling the electric motor,
the cooking apparatus (1) has a control unit arranged to drive the electric motor according to a first operating mode (F1), in which the speed of the electric motor is adapted to mix the ingredients of all or part of the preparation present in the container (2), and a second operating mode (F2), in which the speed of the electric motor is adapted to estimate the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of the preparation present in the container (2);
-estimating means for estimating the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of the preparation present in the container (2);
-display means (11) for displaying Information (INF) representative of the texture of the preparation present in the container (2).
9. Cooking apparatus (1) according to claim 8, wherein said display means (11) are arranged to display information (EVO) about the change in texture of all or part of the preparation.
10. Cooking apparatus (1) according to any one of claims 8 or 9, wherein said estimation means for estimating the viscosity (Vest) of all or part of said preparation comprise:
-a speed servo of the motor;
-measuring means for measuring a parameter representative of the torque provided by the electric motor; and
-processing means arranged to derive an estimated viscosity (Vest) by comparing the measured value of the parameter representative of the torque provided by the electric motor with an initial predetermined reference value or by comparing the measured value of the parameter representative of the torque provided by the electric motor with a set of tabulated reference values.
11. Cooking apparatus (1) according to any one of claims 8 to 10, comprising: a database comprising a list of predetermined preparations having all target textures (Text Targ); a selection mechanism for selecting one preparation (Prep Sel) from said list of predetermined preparations; and a warning mechanism for warning about the need to add a diluent or thickener to achieve a target texture for the selected preparation.
12. Cooking apparatus (1) according to any of claims 8 to 11, wherein the display device (11) comprises a series of electroluminescent diodes (12), or the display device (11) comprises a display screen provided on the cooking apparatus (1), or the display device (11) is transferred to a screen of a remote control connected to the cooking apparatus (1).
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the general technical field of culinary preparation.
More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for controlling the texture of a cooking preparation effected from a cooking apparatus arranged to mix ingredients of said preparation, and to said cooking apparatus.
Background
Cooking devices provided with a device for mixing ingredients are known.
Such a cooking device is, for example, a stirrer and comprises, in a known manner: a container arranged to receive ingredients of the preparation; a tool arranged to be rotationally varied within the container to mix the ingredients; a motor arranged to drive the tool in rotation in the container; and a control interface for controlling the motor.
A satisfactory aspect of such a device is that it allows easy functioning of the ingredients of the mixed preparation.
However, such cooking devices do not allow to know the texture of the preparation.
However, the user can evaluate the preparation substantially on the basis of the texture.
A method for using a cooking device for mixing ingredients of preparations having different textures is also known, in particular from JPH 01107721.
First, the food is mixed to make the texture of the preparation uniform.
The intensity of the current consumed by the motor is then measured twice during the operating mode during which the motor is servoed at a low speed.
The first current measurement was taken about 10 seconds after the ingredients were almost uniformly mixed, and then the second measurement was taken after 5 seconds.
The difference between these two measurements is compared to a reference value.
Based on the comparison, the motor speed is adjusted to a medium or high speed.
A satisfactory aspect of such a device is that it allows to automatically adapt the speed of the motor according to the actual state of the estimated texture of the preparation.
However, such cooking apparatus and such method do not allow the user to anticipate the texture of the preparation and need to precisely adjust the texture to find the user's preferred texture.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve all or part of the above mentioned drawbacks, in particular by proposing a preparation texture control method and a cooking apparatus that allow the user to know the texture of his preparation and its variations objectively and in real time.
To this end, the invention relates to a method for controlling the texture of a cooking preparation effected from a cooking apparatus arranged to mix ingredients of the preparation, the cooking apparatus comprising:
-a container arranged to receive the ingredients of the preparation;
-a tool arranged to be rotationally varied within the container to mix the ingredients;
-a motor arranged to drive the tool in rotation in the container; and
-a control interface for controlling the electric motor,
the method comprises the following steps:
-introducing all components of the preparation into the container or introducing only solid components of the preparation into the container or also introducing solid components of the preparation and a part of liquid components of the preparation into the container;
-actuating the motor by means of the control interface according to a first operating mode in which the ingredients are mixed in the container;
-actuating the motor according to a second operating mode adapted to estimate the viscosity of all or part of the cooking preparation present in the container;
-estimating the viscosity of all or part of the cooking preparation present in the container;
-displaying on a display device information representative of the texture of the cooking preparation present in the container.
The viscosity so estimated is the instantaneous viscosity of the cooking preparation, i.e. the viscosity estimated in real time.
This method allows a user to quantify the texture of their cooking preparation in real time to indicate to the user whether the cooking preparation is suitable for the user.
According to one embodiment, the control method comprises the following subsequent steps:
-adding a diluent or thickener in the container;
-displaying on the display means information about the change in texture of all or part of the preparation due to the addition of the diluent or the thickener.
This step allows the user to adjust the texture of his cooking preparation himself according to his taste and his needs.
According to one embodiment of the control method, the second operating mode includes a speed servo of the motor.
This arrangement allows for improved estimation of the viscosity of all or part of the cooking preparation.
According to one embodiment of the control method, the servo speed of the motor is between 1 and 5000 rpm.
This arrangement allows avoiding the formation of vortices inside the container, which could skew the estimation of the viscosity of all or part of the cooking preparation.
According to one embodiment of the control method, the estimation of the viscosity is carried out by comparing the measured value of the parameter representative of the torque supplied by the electric motor with an initial predetermined reference value or by deriving a comparison between the measured value of the parameter representative of the torque supplied by the electric motor and a set of tabulated reference values.
According to one embodiment, the control method comprises a preliminary step for selecting one preparation from a predetermined list of preparations having all target textures, the method comprising a subsequent step of the step for displaying information representative of the texture of the cooking preparation, in which the cooking apparatus issues a warning message about the need to add the diluent or the thickener to reach the target texture of the selected preparation.
According to one embodiment of the method, the display device is adapted at the beginning of the estimation step according to the estimated viscosity of the preparation, in particular the display device employs a display span adapted to display information about the change in texture of all or part of the preparation due to the addition of the diluent or the thickener.
The invention also relates to a cooking apparatus for mixing ingredients of a cooking preparation to be prepared, comprising:
-a container arranged to receive the ingredients of the preparation;
-a tool arranged to be rotationally varied within the container to mix the ingredients;
-a motor arranged to drive the tool in rotation in the container; and
-an interface for controlling the electric motor,
the cooking apparatus has a control unit arranged to drive the motor according to a first operating mode in which the speed of the motor is adapted to mix the ingredients of all or part of the preparation in the container and a second operating mode in which the speed of the motor is adapted to estimate the viscosity of all or part of the preparation present in the container;
-an estimating means for estimating the viscosity of all or part of the preparation present in the container;
-display means for displaying information representative of the texture of the preparation present in the container.
According to one aspect of the invention, the speed of the electric motor is greater when operating according to the first mode of operation than when operating according to the second mode of operation.
According to an aspect of the invention, the display device is arranged to display information about a change in texture of all or part of the preparation.
This arrangement allows the user to adjust the texture of his cooking preparation himself according to his taste and his needs.
According to one aspect of the invention, the means for estimating the viscosity of all or part of the preparation comprises:
-a speed servo of the motor;
-measuring means for measuring a parameter representative of the torque provided by the electric motor; and
-processing means arranged to derive an estimated viscosity by comparing measured values of a parameter representative of the torque provided by the motor with an initial predetermined reference value or by comparing measured values of a parameter representative of the torque provided by the motor with a set of tabulated reference values.
According to an aspect of the present invention, the cooking apparatus includes: a database comprising a list of predetermined preparations having all target textures; a selection mechanism for selecting a preparation from the list of predetermined preparations; and a warning mechanism for warning about the need to add a diluent or thickener to achieve a target texture for the selected preparation.
This arrangement allows to adapt the texture value range of the display device.
According to one aspect of the invention, the display means comprises a series of electroluminescent diodes, or the display means comprises a display screen provided on the cooking appliance, or the display means is transferred to a screen of a remote control connected to the cooking appliance.
Drawings
Other advantages and characteristics of the present invention will be better understood after reading the detailed description of the invention given in an illustrative and non-limiting manner with reference to the attached drawings, which show a cooking apparatus for mixing the ingredients of a cooking preparation and all or part of a control method of such a cooking apparatus according to the invention.
Fig. 1 shows a cooking apparatus according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 shows a control interface of the cooking apparatus of fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows a sequence of steps of a control method of a cooking apparatus according to the present invention.
Detailed Description
As shown in fig. 1, a cooking apparatus 1 for mixing ingredients of a cooking preparation according to the present invention includes: a
The
In addition, the cooking apparatus 1 has a control unit (not shown) arranged to drive the motor according to a first operation mode F1 and a second operation mode F2.
In the first operating mode F1, the speed of the motor is adapted to mix all or part of the ingredients of the preparation in the
In the second operating mode F2, the speed of the motor is adapted to estimate the viscosity Vest of all or part of the preparation.
Finally, the cooking apparatus 1 comprises an estimating mechanism (not shown) for estimating the viscosity Vest of all or part of the preparation and a
As shown in fig. 2,
In the embodiment shown, the
In order to control the texture of the preparation realized from such a cooking apparatus 1, the user performs a method, the steps of which are described below.
During a first step S1, the user starts to introduce all the components of the preparation into the
In fact, in the case where one of the ingredients of the preparation is a liquid, the user is able to pour only a limited amount of this liquid into the
Once all or part of the ingredient has been introduced into the
As shown in fig. 2, there are a plurality of buttons available on the
When the motor is operated according to this first mode of operation F1, the ingredients are mixed in the
The user can then visually assess the texture of his preparation by visually assessing the viscosity of his preparation through the
When the user deems it necessary, and in particular when the user wishes to make it possible to adjust the texture of his preparation, he decides, during the third step S3, to make the motor operate according to the second operating mode F2 of the motor.
This second operating mode F2 of the motor is suitable for estimating the viscosity Vest of all or part of the preparation poured into the
Therefore, in order to estimate the viscosity Vest, the motor is speed-servoed.
In particular, the servo speed is chosen to avoid cavitation phenomena that may occur in the
The servo speed of the motor is between 1 and 5000 rpm.
At this rate, the effect of the amount of ingredient in
As shown in fig. 2, the user drives the motor according to the second operation mode F2 using a button "adjust control" (adjust control) provided on the
The fourth step S4 of the method is to estimate the viscosity of the preparation Vest.
Once the motor is driven according to its second mode of operation F2, an absolute estimate of the viscosity Vest can be achieved from the measured values of the parameter representing the torque provided by the motor.
This parameter representing the torque supplied by the electric motor is, for example, the current intensity consumed by the electric motor.
Because the motor is speed-servoed, the supply voltage of the motor is controlled.
The current intensity is therefore the variable that best represents the load applied against the rotation of the tool 3 in the container 3.
The load itself is directly related to the viscosity of all or part of the preparation arranged in the
Therefore, when the motor is driven according to the second operation mode F2, the intensity of current consumed by the motor is measured.
The absolute estimate of the viscosity Vest can then be derived by comparing the measured value of the consumed current intensity with an initially predetermined reference current intensity value or by comparing the measured value of the consumed current intensity with a tabulated current intensity value.
Finally, during a fifth step S5, information INF representing the texture of all or part of the preparation is displayed on the display means 11.
In the example given, this information INF is embodied by lighting a determined number of
The higher the number of lit
Conversely, a small number of
Of course, other means allowing to implement the function of displaying this information INF are also conceivable, for example by illuminating a pictogram representing the textural state of the cooking preparation.
Thus, the user receives information INF representative of the texture of all or part of the preparation present in the
Furthermore, the user is able to adjust the texture to his own needs by adding a diluent or a thickener in the
The diluent may be all or part of the liquid component of the preparation that was not previously poured into the
The diluent may for example be a liquid added in addition to the ingredients of the preparation, such as water or milk.
The thickener may itself be, for example, flour or any other ingredient that can absorb liquid.
The addition of a diluent will have the effect of reducing the viscosity of the preparation and thus the intensity of the current drawn by the motor.
In contrast, the addition of a thickener will have the effect of increasing the viscosity of the preparation and thus the intensity of the current drawn by the motor.
Thus, during the seventh step S7, information EVO is displayed on said display means 11 about a change in texture of all or part of the preparation due to the addition of the diluent or thickener.
In the example shown, this information EVO is obtained by varying the number of
Thus, adding diluent will have the result of illuminating an additional number of
In contrast, adding a thickener will have the result that an additional number of
In order to extend the range of texture values that can be indicated by the
The blinking frequency may also be used as the information EVO to account for changes in texture of all or part of the cooking preparation due to the addition of diluents or thickeners.
This information EVO can also be displayed by modulating the illumination intensity of the
The above described mechanisms for displaying information EVO about changes in texture of the cooking preparation may be used alone or in combination.
According to another embodiment of the method, the method comprises a preliminary step S0 for selecting one preparation Prep Sel from a predetermined list of preparations having all target textures Text Targ.
The selection may be implemented directly on the cooking apparatus 1 or via a remote control device, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.
The composition of the selected preparation Prep _ Sel and its proportions are communicated to the user when the selection is selected.
The scale may be modified during this selection as necessary.
The user then indicates the new ingredient ratio by means of a selection mechanism present in the control interface.
The processing means then deduces therefrom a new value of the target texture Text Targ of the selected cooking preparation Prep Sel.
Therefore, during the subsequent step S6' of step S5 of displaying the information INF representative of the texture of the cooking preparation, the cooking apparatus 1 issues a warning message Ale regarding the need to add a diluent or a thickener to reach the target texture Text _ Targ of the selected cooking preparation Prep _ Sel.
The warning message Ale is issued by a warning mechanism (not shown) of the cooking appliance 1.
The warning mechanism is for example a speaker or an additional electroluminescent diode different from the electroluminescent diode used in the
These warning mechanisms may also be transferred to a remote control connected to the cooking apparatus 1, such as a smartphone or tablet computer.
Such a warning may be, for example, the emission of a sound or light whose frequency varies as the estimated viscosity Vest approaches the target texture Text Targ.
The superposition of the estimated viscosity Vest with the target texture Text Targ can be represented, for example, by emitting a continuous sound through a speaker or a continuous light through an additional electroluminescent diode.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with specific embodiments and application examples, it is apparent that the present invention is by no means limited thereto.
Modifications can be made, especially from the point of view of arrangement and construction of the various elements or by substitution of technical equivalents, without thereby departing from the scope of protection of the invention.
Thus, the transition from the first operating mode F1 to the second operating mode F2 of the motor may be automatically achieved without user intervention. This shift may be effected after the end of a certain time from the start of the motor or when the measured value of the parameter indicative of the torque provided by the motor during the first operating mode F1 is relatively stable.
The button "Adjust Control" of the
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