Pan sensor and heat generation unit having the pan sensor and cooking range having the heat generation unit and control method thereof
First Claim
1. A pan sensor comprising:
- a sensor supporting unit installed in a radiant heater for supplying heat to a pan; and
a detection unit connected to the sensor supporting unit to detect the pan and to generate a sensing signal if the pan is detected, the detection unit having a sensor ring to sense the presence of the pan.
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Abstract
A pan sensor capable of stably detecting the mounting of a cooking pan without error, a heat generation unit having the pan sensor, a cooking range having the heat generation unit and a control method thereof are disclosed. The cooking range includes a top plate for mounting a cooking pan thereon, one or more radiant heaters installed in the top plate for supplying heat to the cooking pan, one or more pan sensors, respectively installed in the radiant heaters, for sensing the presence of the cooking pan, each pan sensor having a sensor ring for detecting variation in electrostatic capacitance depending on whether the cooking pan is present, and a controller for controlling each radiant heater based on a sensor output value of each pan sensor.
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21 Claims
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1. A pan sensor comprising:
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a sensor supporting unit installed in a radiant heater for supplying heat to a pan; and a detection unit connected to the sensor supporting unit to detect the pan and to generate a sensing signal if the pan is detected, the detection unit having a sensor ring to sense the presence of the pan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A heat generation unit comprising:
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a cooking pan; a radiant heater for supplying heat to the cooking pan; and a pan sensor installed in the radiant heater to sense whether the cooking pan is mounted above the radiant heater, the pan sensor having a sensor ring for detecting variation in electrostatic capacitance depending on whether the cooking pan is mounted above the radiant heater. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A cooking range comprising:
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a top plate for mounting a cooking pan thereon; one or more radiant heaters installed in the top plate for supplying heat to the cooking pan; one or more pan sensors, respectively installed in the radiant heaters, for sensing the cooking pan, each pan sensor having a sensor ring for detecting variation in electrostatic capacitance depending on whether the cooking pan is mounted above the radiant heater; and a controller for controlling each radiant heater based on a sensor output value of each pan sensor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A control method of a cooking range including a cooking pan, a top plate, a radiant heater, a pan sensor and a controller, the method comprising:
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sensing whether the cooking pan is mounted on the top plate by a pan sensor; supplying power to the radiant heater by the controller to perform a cooking operation when sensing that the cooking pan is mounted; and blocking power supplied to the radiant heater by the controller to stop the cooking operation when sensing that the cooking pan is not mounted while the cooking operation is operated. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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