Sugar content meter

Abstract

To provide a sugar content measuring instrument which compensates for a temperature.SOLUTION: There is disclosed a technology related to a sugar content measuring instrument in which a temperature sensor is provided at an inside center of a lid part, and a temperature is further exactly measured by directly measuring a temperature of a specimen. The sugar content measuring instrument includes: a main body; a measuring part provided at an upper-side portion of the main body, with an optical sensor at a center part, for measuring a refractive index of the specimen; the lid part rotatably connected to the main body while being located at an upper side of the measuring part, and arranged so as to cover a front part of the measuring part; the temperature sensor provided at the inside center of the lid body, for measuring the temperature of the specimen; an operation part constituted of a plurality of buttons at a lower-side portion of the main body; a calculation part provided inside the main body, for calculating a sugar content by receiving the transmission of the refractive index and the temperature which are measured by the measuring part and the temperature sensor respectively; and a display part provided at a lower side of the measuring part while being located at a center portion of the main body, for displaying a value which is calculated by the calculation part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a sugar content measuring device, and more particularly to a sugar content measuring device that has a temperature sensor installed in the center of the inside of a lid, which directly measures the temperature of a sample and can obtain an accurate sugar content through temperature compensation based on more accurate temperature measurement. [Background technology]

[0002] Recently, as there has been a great deal of interest in health problems caused by food and drink intake, accurate measurements of the components contained in food and drink have been carried out.

[0003] The main method for measuring sugar content in food and beverage components is an optical method using refractive index, which measures the difference in refractive index depending on the sugar content.

[0004] In order to reduce measurement errors due to the temperature of the sample, such sugar content measuring instruments generally have a temperature sensor installed inside the main body to measure the temperature of the sample and perform temperature compensation. However, in the case of the general sugar content measuring devices mentioned above, the temperature measuring device is installed inside the main body, and since the temperature of the sample is measured indirectly rather than directly, an accurate temperature value cannot be obtained, and more accurate temperature compensation is difficult to perform, resulting in the problem of not being able to obtain an accurate sugar content measurement value.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need to develop a sugar content measuring device that can obtain more accurate temperature measurements when measuring sugar content than when measuring temperature. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1348563 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The present invention aims to solve the problem that a temperature sensor is installed in the center of the inside of the lid, and after a sample is applied to the measurement part, the lid is covered and the temperature sensor directly measures the temperature of the sample, thereby obtaining a more accurate temperature measurement value.However, when a temperature measuring device is installed inside the main body and measures the temperature indirectly rather than directly, an accurate temperature value cannot be obtained, making it difficult to perform more accurate temperature compensation, and therefore an accurate sugar content measurement value cannot be obtained.

[0008] The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those described above, and other technical problems not described above will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] The sugar content measuring device of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned problem to be solved is characterized by comprising: a main body; a measuring unit provided in the upper part of the main body and having an optical sensor in the center to measure the refractive index of a sample; a lid portion located above the measuring unit but rotatably connected to the main body and covering the front of the measuring unit; a temperature sensor located in the center inside the lid portion to measure the temperature of the sample; an operation unit consisting of a plurality of buttons located in the lower part of the main body; a calculation unit located inside the main body and receiving the refractive index and temperature measured by the measuring unit and the temperature sensor, respectively, to calculate the sugar content; and a display unit located in the center of the main body but below the measuring unit, displaying the value calculated by the calculation unit.

[0010] The temperature sensor is characterized in that a laser sensor is used. The calculation unit further includes a sugar content calculation module that calculates the sugar content of the sample from the refractive index measured by the measurement unit.

[0011] The calculation unit may further include a temperature compensation module that performs temperature compensation on the sugar content calculated by the sugar content calculation unit using the temperature measured by the temperature sensor. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] In the present invention, a temperature sensor is provided in the center of the inside of the lid, and after a sample is applied to the measurement section, the lid is covered and the temperature sensor directly measures the temperature of the sample, thereby obtaining more accurate temperature measurements. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view showing a sugar content measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a front view showing the sugar content measuring device of FIG. 1 with the cover closed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Before describing the embodiments of the present invention in detail, it should be made clear that the embodiments of the present invention are provided to fully explain the present invention to those skilled in the art.

[0015] Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited by the following examples and drawings.

[0016] In addition, the drawings in this specification are intended to make the description referring to the drawings clearer, and some parts are somewhat exaggerated, so there may be differences between the drawings shown in the present invention and the actual products.

[0017] The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, in order to simplify and clarify the description of the present invention, the sugar content measuring device will be generally described with reference to Fig. 1, and then the components of the sugar content measuring device will be described in detail with reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

[0018] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a sugar content measuring device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] In one example of the sugar content measuring device 1 of the present invention, a temperature sensor 40 is provided at the center of the inside of the lid portion 30, and after a sample is dropped into the measuring portion 20, the lid portion 30 is covered and the temperature sensor 40 directly measures the temperature of the sample, thereby obtaining a more accurate temperature measurement value.

[0020] In addition, a sugar content measuring device according to one example of the present invention can measure sugar content more accurately by performing temperature compensation on the refractive index measured by the measuring unit 20 using the temperature value measured by the temperature sensor 40.

[0021] Such a sugar content measuring device 1 includes a main body 10, a measuring unit 20, a cover unit 30, a temperature sensor 40, an operation unit 50, a calculation unit (not shown), and a display unit 60.

[0022] Hereinafter, the components of the sugar content measuring device and the effects of the components will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0023] The main body 10 is a frame on which the components of the sugar content measuring device described below are installed. A measuring unit 20, a lid unit 30, an operation unit 50, and a display unit 60 can be provided on the front surface of the main body 10.

[0024] A measuring unit 20 may be provided on the upper portion of the main body 10. The measuring unit 20 may include an optical sensor in the center thereof. The optical sensor can measure the refractive index of a sample whose sugar content is to be measured.

[0025] The optical sensor provided in the measuring unit 20 can be a prism.

[0026] A cover 30 may be rotatably coupled to the upper side of the measuring unit 20. That is, the cover 30 is rotatably coupled to the upper end of the main body 10 while being located above the measuring unit 20, and can cover or open the measuring unit 20.

[0027] A temperature sensor 40 can be provided at the center of the inside of the lid 30.

[0028] After the sample is applied to the measurement unit 20, the temperature sensor 40 can directly measure the temperature of the sample when the measurement unit 20 rotates to cover the front of the measurement unit 20, and transmit the measured sample temperature value to the calculation unit described below.

[0029] The temperature sensor 40 can generally be a laser sensor that can be used to measure temperature.

[0030] An operating unit 50 may be provided on the lower portion of the main body 10. The operating unit 50 includes a zero point adjustment button. 51 , power button 53 , measurement button 55 It can be configured to include:

[0031] The operating unit 50 is used to turn the sugar content measuring device of the present invention on and off via the power button, and after dripping tap water into the aforementioned measuring unit 20, the zero point for sugar content measurement can be set by operating the zero point adjustment button.After setting the zero point, a sample can be dripped into the measuring unit 20, and then the lid unit 30 can be covered and the measurement button can be operated to measure the sugar content of the sample.

[0032] A calculation unit may be provided inside the main body 10. The calculation unit may receive the refractive index and temperature measured by the measurement unit 20 and the temperature sensor 40, respectively, and calculate the sugar content.

[0033] The calculation unit may further include a sugar content calculation module and a temperature compensation module.

[0034] The sugar content calculation module can calculate the sugar content of a sample from the refractive index measured by the measurement unit 20. That is, the measurement unit 20 measures the refractive index based on the value of refraction when light emitted from a light source is transmitted through the sample, and transmits it to the sugar content calculation module of the calculation unit, and the sugar content calculation module can calculate the sugar content of the sample from the refractive index measurement value measured by the measurement unit 20.

[0035] The temperature compensation module can use the temperature measured by the temperature sensor 40 to perform temperature compensation on the sugar content calculated by the sugar content calculation module described above.

[0036] Therefore, by performing temperature compensation using the temperature compensation module, it is possible to measure the sugar content of the sample more accurately.

[0037] A display unit 60 may be provided in the center of the main body 10. The display unit 60 may display the sugar content calculated by the sugar content calculation module and the temperature compensation module of the calculation unit, the refractive index measured by the measurement unit 20, and the temperature measurement value measured by the temperature sensor 40. Therefore, a user of the sugar content meter can easily check the measurement value with the naked eye through the display unit 60.

[0038] Hereinafter, a sugar content measuring method using the sugar content measuring device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

[0039] The measurement method using the sugar content measuring device of the present invention includes a first step of setting a zero point, a second step of measuring the temperature of the sample, a third step of measuring the refractive index of the sample, a fourth step of calculating the sugar content from the measured refractive index of the sample, and a fifth step of temperature compensation for the calculated sugar content.

[0040] The first step is to set the zero point. That is, in this step, before measuring the sugar content, tap water is dripped onto the measuring unit 20, and then the cover 30 is rotated to cover the front of the measuring unit 20, and the zero point can be set by operating the zero point adjustment button. Therefore, this step allows for more accurate sugar content measurement. The second step is to measure the temperature of the sample.

[0041] In this step, after dropping the sample into the measurement unit 20, the cover unit 30 is rotated to cover the front of the measurement unit 20, allowing the laser of the temperature sensor 40 to pass through the sample, thereby enabling the temperature of the sample to be measured directly.

[0042] In this step, the temperature sensor 40 installed in the center of the inside of the lid portion 30 directly measures the temperature of the sample, thereby solving the problem that in conventional sugar content measuring devices, a temperature measuring device is installed inside the main body 10, and the temperature of the sample cannot be measured indirectly to obtain a more accurate temperature value, making it impossible to perform precise temperature compensation, and enabling the sugar content measuring device of the present invention to obtain more accurate sugar content measurement values.

[0043] The third step is to measure the refractive index of the sample.

[0044] This step is a step in which light emitted from a light source is transmitted through a sample dropped on the measurement unit 20, and the refractive index is measured based on the refracted value.

[0045] In this step, the measured refractive index value can be transmitted to the sugar content calculation module of the calculation unit so that the sugar content calculation module can calculate the sugar content in the fourth step described below.

[0046] The fourth step is a step of calculating the sugar content from the refractive index of the sample measured by the measurement unit 20 through the third step described above.

[0047] That is, this step is a step in which the refractive index value measured in the third step is transmitted to the sugar content calculation module, and the sugar content is measured by performing a comparison operation with a preset value.

[0048] In this step, the calculated sugar content value can be transmitted to the temperature compensation module so that temperature compensation can be performed by the temperature compensation module in the fifth step described below. The fifth step is a step of performing temperature compensation on the sugar content calculated by the sugar content calculation module through the above-mentioned fourth step.

[0049] In other words, in this step, in order to reduce sugar content measurement errors due to differences in sugar content values caused by temperature, the temperature compensation module of the calculation unit measures and receives an accurate temperature value from the temperature sensor 40, and through the fourth step, temperature compensation can be performed on the sugar content calculated by the sugar content calculation module.

[0050] Therefore, by performing temperature compensation through this step, a more accurate sugar content value can be obtained.

[0051] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be embodied in various specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and are not limiting. [Explanation of symbols]

[0052] 1 Sugar meter 10 Main Unit 20 Measuring part 30 Lid 40 Temperature Sensor 50 Control section 51 Zero adjustment button 53 Power button 55 Measurement button 60 Display unit

Claims

[Claim 1] A main body (10); a measuring section (20) provided in the upper part of the main body (10), having an optical sensor in the center thereof for measuring the refractive index of a sample; a cover (30) that is rotatably connected to the main body (10) while being located above the measuring unit (20) and that is provided to cover the front of the measuring unit (20); a temperature sensor (40) provided at the center of the inside of the lid (30) for measuring the temperature of the sample; An operation unit (50) consisting of a plurality of buttons on the lower part of the main body (10); a calculation unit provided inside the main body (10) that receives the refractive index and temperature measured by the measurement unit (20) and the temperature sensor (40) and calculates the sugar content; a display unit (60) provided in the center of the main body (10) but below the measuring unit (20), for displaying values calculated by the calculating unit; Including, The temperature sensor (40) is a laser sensor that directly measures the temperature of the sample; The operation unit (50) includes a zero point adjustment button (51) and a measurement button (55), The calculation unit includes a sugar content calculation module and a temperature compensation module, A first step of setting a zero point for sugar content measurement by operating a zero point adjustment button (51) after dripping tap water into the measuring unit (20); a second step of measuring the temperature of the sample after dropping the sample into the measuring unit (20); a third step of measuring the refractive index of the sample dropped into the measuring unit (20) and then transmitting the measured refractive index to the sugar content calculation module; A fourth step of calculating the sugar content of the sample from the refractive index transmitted to the sugar content calculation module by operating the measurement button (55); A fifth step of temperature compensating the temperature measured by the temperature sensor (40) through the temperature compensation module to the sugar content calculated by the sugar content calculation module; A sugar content measuring device characterized by measuring the sugar content of a sample by the above method.

Images