A stove
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2024767518
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-01
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-14
AI Technical Summary
Conventional stoves lack the capability to precisely measure the weight of items being cooked on the cooktop, relying on external measurement methods or rough estimates, which can lead to inaccuracies in ingredient quantities during cooking.
A stove design featuring a grate with multiple pins and sensors that apply pressure to a compression element, allowing for precise weight measurement of items through contact with weight sensors, providing stable fixation and movement, and averaging weight measurements from multiple sensors for accuracy.
Enables precise and accurate measurement of the weight of pots and pans on the cooktop, preventing incorrect measurements and enhancing cooking precision by integrating weight measurement directly into the cooking process.
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Abstract
Description
[0001] A STOVE
[0002] Technical Field
[0003] The present invention relates to a stove which is particularly intended for domestic or industrial use and enables the weight of items located on the grate to be measured by applying pressure to sensors used for weight measurement by the grate located thereon.
[0004] Background of the Invention
[0005] Stoves are devices that apply heat to containers such as pans, pots wherein the contents intended to be cooked and heated are included and which are usually used for cooking. Stoves may work on gas, with electricity and by induction. Grates are usually used on the stoves in order to prevent direct contact with the heat generated by gas, electricity or induction. Conventional grates contact the container where the cooking and heating process takes place while contacting the cooktop of the stove at one end by centering the component that will apply heat.
[0006] Today, the ingredients required for the dishes to be cooked are added by the rule of thumb, or put in via measuring devices such as cups and spoons, or weighed externally and then put into the container. However, this prevents precise weighing of the ingredients added during cooking. Therefore, today there is need for solutions that enable the weight of the containers wherein the cooking process takes place to be measured over the cooktop of the stove where the cooking process takes place.
[0007] The Japanese patent document no. JPS61147022A, an application included in the state of the art, discloses a design of a heating cooker with weighing scale. The invention disclosed in the said Japanese patent document includes two cooker bodies and an elastic spring positioned between these bodies. The weight of the items located on the stove is measured by measuring the compression occurring in the spring upon placing a weight on the cooker. The related invention is a cooker design which both serves the purpose of cooking and measures the weight of items being cooked, centers two main parts thereof with a pin passed through the center thereof and has a spring around the pin.
[0008] Summary of the Invention
[0009] An objective of the present invention is to realize a stove which enables the weight of containers such as pots and pans located on the cooktop to be measured by contacting a plurality of sensors upon a plurality of pins located under a grate on the cooktop are triggered.
[0010] Detailed Description of the Invention
[0011] “A Stove” realized to fulfil the objectives of the present invention is shown in the figures attached, in which:
[0012] Figure l is a perspective view of the inventive stove.
[0013] Figure l is a front view of the inventive stove.
[0014] Figure 3 is a perspective view of the inventive stove from below.
[0015] The components illustrated in the figures are individually numbered, where the numbers refer to the following:
[0016] 1. Stove
[0017] 2. Cooktop
[0018] 3. Grate
[0019] 4. Leg 5. Pin
[0020] 6. Gap
[0021] 7. Plate
[0022] 8. Connection element
[0023] 9. Spring
[0024] 10. Compression element
[0025] 11. Sensor
[0026] The inventive stove (1) which enables the weight of the items located on the grate to be measured by applying pressure to the sensors used for weight measurement by the grate, comprises at least one cooktop (2); at least one grate (3) which is located on the cooktop (2) and preferably has a plurality of legs (4); a plurality of pins (5) which are located on the surface of the grate (3) facing the cooktop (2); a plurality of gaps (6) which are located on the cooktop (2) and enable the grate (3) to be fixed upon the pins (5) are fit; at least one plate (7) which is located on the bottom surface of the cooktop (2) wherein the grate (3) is not present; at least two connection elements (8) which are located on the plate (7); at least one spring (9) which is located on the connection element (8); at least one compression element (10) which comprises at least two gaps bearing the fastener (8), moves in a vertical direction upon the pin (5) moves and then contacts it after an item is placed on the grate (3), and returns to its initial position via the springs (9) located on the connection element (8) when there is no item on the grate (3); and a plurality of sensors (11) which enable the weight of the item located on the grate (3) to be measured by contacting the compression element (10) upon the pin (5) moves downward. On the cooktop (2) included in the inventive stove (1), there is a plurality of gaps (6) through which the pin (5) can pass and contact the compression element (10). There are four gaps (6) for each grate (3) on the cooktop (2).
[0027] The grate (3) included in the inventive stove (1) comprises four legs (4) and there are four pins (5) positioned so as to correspond to the bottom of each leg (4) on the lower surface thereof. In this way, more accurate results are obtained by measuring the weights of items such as pots, containers on the grate (3) via a plurality of sensors (11) rather than a single sensor (11).
[0028] The pins (5) included in the inventive stove (1) enable the grate (3) to be fixed on the cooktop (2) by fitting into the gaps (6) on the cooktop (2). The pins (5) contact the compression element (10) by passing through the gap (6) and enable the weight measurement to be realized by allowing the compression element (10) to contact the sensor (11) in the presence of items such as pots, pans on the grate (3).
[0029] The gaps (6) included in the inventive stove (1) are wide enough for the pin (5) to pass through. There are four gaps (6) for each grate (3). In this way, it helps to realize a stable fixation and movement by passing through the pins (5).
[0030] The plate (7) included in the inventive stove (1) is in contact with the cooktop (3) on its one surface and comprises two connection elements (8) on its other surface. A spring (9) is located between the plate (7) and the two connection elements (8) so as to surround the connection element (8) and to return the compression element (10), that is moved by the thrust of the pin (5), to its initial position. A spring (9) is provided on each connection element (8).
[0031] The compression element (10) included in the inventive stove (1) enables the sensor (11) to measure the weight by moving towards the sensor (11) with the contact of the pin (5). The compression element (10) comprises two discharges where two connection elements (8) can pass through. The compression element realizes a proper vertical movement (in the z-axis) by means of the pins passing through the discharges.
[0032] The sensor (11) included in the inventive stove (1) is a weight sensor with the same number of legs (4) as each grate (3) has. Thus, the stove (1) comprises four sensors (11) for a grate (3) on a grate (3) with four legs (4). The sensors (11) measure the weight upon the contact of the compression element (10) thereon and share the weight measurements with a control unit for averaging. In this way, incorrect measurements to be made with a single sensor are prevented. In one preferred embodiment, the sensor (11) is positioned in such a way that it will be located under the cooktop (2) and whereon the compression element (10) can contact.
[0033] The inventive stove (1) can measure the weight of the items intended to be cooked and heated on the stove by contacting a plurality of sensors (11) it has for each grate (3) with more precise results. In the said stove (1), the sensor (11) is contacted not by the pins (5) located under the grate, but by the compression element (10) that is actuated by the pin (5) and moves in the bearing of the two connection elements (8). Thereby, it is ensured that the compression element (10) contacts the sensor (11) perpendicularly.
[0034] Within these basic concepts; it is possible to develop various embodiments of the inventive “Stove (1)”; the invention cannot be limited to examples disclosed herein and it is essentially according to claims.
Claims
CLAIMS1. A stove (1) which enables the weight of the items located on the grate to be measured, by applying pressure to the sensors used for weight measurement by the grate; characterized by at least one cooktop (2); at least one grate (3) which is located on the cooktop (2) and preferably has a plurality of legs (4); a plurality of pins (5) which are located on the surface of the grate (3) facing the cooktop (2); a plurality of gaps (6) which are located on the cooktop (2) and enable the grate (3) to be fixed upon the pins (5) are fit; at least one plate (7) which is located on the bottom surface of the cooktop (2) wherein the grate (3) is not present; at least two connection elements (8) which are located on the plate (7); at least one spring (9) which is located on the connection element (8); at least one compression element (10) which comprises at least two gaps bearing the fastener (8), moves in a vertical direction upon the pin (5) moves and then contacts it after an item is placed on the grate (3), and returns to its initial position via the springs (9) located on the connection element (8) when there is no item on the grate (3); and a plurality of sensors (11) which enable the weight of the item located on the grate (3) to be measured by contacting the compression element (10) upon the pin (5) moves downward.
2. A stove (1) according to Claim 1; characterized by the cooktop (2) whereon there is a plurality of gaps (6) through which the pin (5) can pass and then contact the compression element (10).
3. A stove (1) according to Claim 1 or 2; characterized by the cooktop (2) which has four gaps for each grate (3) thereon.
4. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the grate (3) which comprises four legs (4) and wherein there are four pins (5) positioned so as to correspond to the bottom of each leg (4) on the lower surface thereof.
5. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the pins (5) which enable the grate (3) to be fixed on the cooktop (2) by fitting into the gaps (6) on the cooktop (2).
6. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding claims; characterized by the pins (5) which contact the compression element (10) by passing through the gap (6) and enable the weight measurement to be realized by allowing the compression element (10) to contact the sensor (11) in the presence of items such as pots, pans on the grate (3).
7. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the plate (7) which in contact with the cooktop (3) on its one surface and comprises two connection elements (8) on its other surface.
8. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the spring (9) which is located between the plate (7) and the two connection elements (8) so as to surround the connection element (8) and to return the compression element (10), that is moved by the thrust of the pin (5), to its initial position.
9. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the spring (9) which is provided one on each connection element (8).
10. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the compression element (10) which enables the sensor (11) to measure the weight by moving towards the sensor (11) with the contact of the pin (5).
11. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the compression element (10) which comprises two discharges where two connection elements (8) can pass through.
12. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the sensor (11) which is a weight sensor with the same number of legs (4) as each grate (3) has.
13. A stove (1) according to any one of the preceding Claims; characterized by the sensors (11) which measure the weight upon the contact of the compression element (10) thereon and share the weight measurements with a control unit for averaging.