WO2023016918A1 - Procédé pour actionner un système d'appareil de cuisine, produit de programme informatique et système d'appareil de cuisine - Google Patents

Procédé pour actionner un système d'appareil de cuisine, produit de programme informatique et système d'appareil de cuisine Download PDF

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WO2023016918A1
WO2023016918A1 PCT/EP2022/071965 EP2022071965W WO2023016918A1 WO 2023016918 A1 WO2023016918 A1 WO 2023016918A1 EP 2022071965 W EP2022071965 W EP 2022071965W WO 2023016918 A1 WO2023016918 A1 WO 2023016918A1
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Julian SCHMICKAL
Julia TÜCHLER
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
    • F24C—DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES ; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
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  • the invention relates to a method for operating a kitchen appliance system. Furthermore, the invention relates to a computer program product and a kitchen appliance system for executing such a method.
  • a control device for a modular hob system is known from WO 2017/174816 A1.
  • the control device is designed to control different components connected to it. Different display variants corresponding to the components connected to the control device can be displayed on a screen of the control device. The display variants shown on the screen must be continuously provided by the control unit and transmitted to the screen. Control commands suitable for the respectively connected components are determined by means of the control device.
  • a method for operating a kitchen appliance system in which connection information is recorded by means of a control device, which correlates with the type of at least one kitchen appliance connected to the control device, includes receiving a system configuration determined on the basis of the at least one connection information on at least one operating device can, with a control command for controlling the at least one kitchen appliance and/or visual display information preferably being determined by means of the at least one operating device on the basis of the system configuration, making it particularly flexible in use and robust in operation and particularly uncomplicated handling of a kitchen appliance system tems guaranteed. Because the system configuration is received at the at least one operator panel, the operator panel can be operated largely independently of the control device. In particular, it can be avoided that optical display information has to be transmitted between the control device and the operating device and/or information required for determining the control command, relating to the functioning of the kitchen appliance, has to be exchanged between the control device and the operating device.
  • the control device preferably records the connection information correlating with an individual composition of the hob system.
  • the connection information and/or the system configuration preferably includes data, in particular about the appliance type and/or a unique appliance identifier, for each individual kitchen appliance of the kitchen appliance system, in particular one that is connected to the control unit.
  • the connection information and/or the system configuration are preferably characterized in that they have no control and/or regulation parameters and/or no information for configuring a user interface, in particular no visual display information, in particular for an operator display, in particular a touchscreen.
  • the connection information and/or the system configuration is preferably limited to data which identifies the at least one kitchen appliance present in the kitchen appliance system and in particular connected to the control device, in particular the appliance type and/or the unique appliance identifier.
  • the data volume to be transmitted for transmitting the connection information and/or the system configuration can be reduced.
  • a data connection with a lower data transfer rate is sufficient.
  • the transmission of the system configuration to the at least one operating device can take place particularly securely, quickly and reliably.
  • the processing of the system configuration is preferably, in particular exclusively, carried out by the at least one operating device.
  • the system configuration can be used to determine control and/or regulation parameters and/or information for the configuration of a user interface, in particular optical display information, using the at least one operating device, in particular from a memory unit accessible to the at least one operating device, in particular an operating memory unit of the at least one operating device , retrieved, in particular selected from a prepared data set.
  • the data set preferably includes Control and/or regulation parameters and/or information for configuring a user interface, in particular optical display information, for a large number of kitchen appliances, in particular all kitchen appliances which can potentially be integrated into the kitchen appliance system, in particular connected to the control device, in particular can be controlled by means of the control device .
  • This advantageously ensures that corresponding data is present on the at least one operating device and a transmission of this data to the at least one operating device can be avoided.
  • Such a kitchen appliance system can be configured in a particularly time-efficient manner, is robust in operation and user-friendly to handle.
  • the kitchen appliance system can thus be expanded particularly easily to include additional, in particular different, operating devices without the control device having to be adapted to the new operating devices, in particular their options for displaying the visual display information and/or for detecting user inputs.
  • the method thus enables the kitchen appliance system to be changed or expanded to include, in particular, new operating devices and/or kitchen appliances, in particular those that were unknown at the time of delivery.
  • the method facilitates an individual combination of kitchen appliances and/or operating devices to form a kitchen appliance system and/or the retrofitting of kitchen appliances and/or operating devices into an existing kitchen appliance system.
  • the at least one operating device is preferably designed separately from the control device.
  • the at least one operating device can have an operating processor unit that is independent of a control processor unit of the control device and/or its own housing.
  • the control unit is understood to mean a device, in particular an electronic device, which is designed to provide a signal for controlling a kitchen appliance, in particular directly on the kitchen appliance.
  • the signal may include an information signal and/or a power signal.
  • the control device can have a power unit for supplying the at least one kitchen appliance with the power required for its operation, in particular a heating power and/or an extraction power and/or a cooling power.
  • the control device can have its own housing.
  • the control unit can be built into the kitchen appliance, in particular in a hob system and/or an oven and/or in a refrigerator and/or in a lighting device, in particular in kitchen appliance lighting, in particular in cooking appliance lighting, and/or in room lighting, in particular a kitchen room -Lighting to be integrated.
  • the system configuration is preferably determined by means of the control device.
  • the control command is understood to be a digital and/or analog information signal.
  • the control command can also include or consist of a power signal.
  • the control command can include information regarding a power to be controlled, in particular a power to be regulated, in particular a heating power and/or a cooling power, a temperature, a pressure, a humidity, an activation state and/or a duration or a time profile of the aforementioned parameters.
  • the control command can correlate with a sensor-detected state variable, in particular a temperature value, and can in particular be dependent on it, in particular be linearly dependent on it.
  • the control command is preferably determined in such a way that at least one state variable detected by sensors, in particular the temperature value, is changed, in particular regulated, to a target state variable.
  • the operating device can be rigidly or flexibly and/or non-detachably or detachably connected to the at least one kitchen appliance.
  • the operating device preferably includes an operating user interface for inputting and/or outputting information.
  • the operator-user interface can have at least one control button and/or a control wheel and/or a display device, in particular at least one LED and/or a screen, in particular a touch-sensitive screen.
  • the operating device can be embodied as an operating knob and/or as a mobile phone and/or as a tablet PC.
  • the at least one operating device is preferably designed to be portable, in particular it has a maximum mass of 5 kg, in particular a maximum of 1 kg, in particular a maximum of 0.5 kg, in particular a maximum of 0.25 kg.
  • Kitchen appliances of different types can cooktops with induction heating units and/or radiant heating units and/or mass heating units and/or a range hood and/or an oven and/or a warming drawer and/or a refrigerator and/or a freezer and/or a microwave and/or a lighting device, in particular kitchen appliance lighting, in particular cooking appliance lighting, and/or room lighting, in particular kitchen lighting, be.
  • Kitchen appliances of different types preferably have a different, in particular digital, appliance identifier.
  • Kitchen appliances within the meaning of this patent application preferably include at least one of the aforementioned kitchen appliances, in particular exclusively kitchen appliances from the aforementioned group.
  • the aforementioned kitchen appliances can be controlled using the method described, in particular using the at least one operating device and/or using the control unit and/or using a computer program product for executing the method.
  • the connection information correlating with the type of at least one kitchen appliance connected to the control device is detected by receiving a device identifier, in particular unique appliance identification information, from the respective kitchen appliance.
  • the kitchen appliance can provide a software module that includes the appliance identifier and is preferably stored in an appliance memory unit of the respective kitchen appliance.
  • the connection information can include or consist of the device identifier.
  • the connection information is preferably determined for each of the kitchen appliances connected to the control device.
  • the system configuration can include, in particular consist of, the connection information of the at least one, in particular all, kitchen appliance connected to the control unit.
  • the at least one kitchen appliance is preferably a hob.
  • the system configuration can also include information about sensors, in particular sensor data that can be read out by means of the control device, available power levels and/or the maximum power consumption of the respective kitchen appliance.
  • connection information can include the type of kitchen appliance, in particular the hob, for example that it is a Tepan hob, in particular with or without a special cleaning function, and/or that it is a radiant hob, in particular with a predetermined number of Radiation elements, in particular variably switchable radiation elements, and/or that the hob with regard to their energy transmission mechanisms, has different energy transmissions, for example a radiant heater and an induction radiator.
  • the kitchen appliance system comprises at least two, in particular at least three, in particular at least four, in particular at least six, in particular at least eight, kitchen appliances connected to the control unit.
  • the hob can be connected to the control device as a single kitchen appliance, in particular by means of a single connection.
  • the heating units of the hob can be connected to the control device individually or in groups, which form real subsets of the total number of heating units, as independent kitchen appliances, in particular by means of their own connection.
  • the control device is in signal connection with a user interface, in particular for inputting and/or outputting information, in particular with a touch-sensitive screen.
  • Optical display information is preferably transmitted to this user interface by means of the control unit.
  • User commands can be captured via the user interface.
  • the system configuration is preferably not received at this user interface.
  • the user interface can be controlled without transmitting the system configuration, in particular exclusively by means of the control device.
  • the user interface can be part of the control device.
  • the optical display information can have at least one symbol, in particular a symbol representing the at least one kitchen appliance, a visualization of at least one controllable parameter of the kitchen appliance and/or a visualization of at least one sensor value that can be detected by the kitchen appliance.
  • the signal connection between the control device and the at least one operating device can be wired or at least partially, in particular not completely, or completely wireless.
  • the signal connection can be non-detachable or reversibly detachable, in particular by means of a detachable plug-in connection.
  • the connection information includes the arrangement of the at least one kitchen appliance relative to the control unit and/or relative to at least one other kitchen appliance, in particular to all other kitchen appliances, and/or to the control unit.
  • the signal connection can include a UART connection and/or a LIN connection and/or a CAN bus connection.
  • the signal connection may include a UART-LIN converter.
  • the signal connection can include a protective element for protection against overvoltage, in particular an optocoupler.
  • control device has a control memory unit and/or the at least one operating device has an operating memory unit in which the system configuration is stored at least temporarily. This advantageously means that the system configuration does not have to be determined anew continuously, in particular each time the kitchen appliance system is activated.
  • control command determined by means of the at least one operating device is transmitted from the at least one operating device directly or indirectly, in particular via a further device, to the control unit.
  • the optical display information is preferably output to the user via an operating/user interface, which has a signal connection to the at least one operating device or is part of the operating device, in particular is designed in one piece with the operating device.
  • the method is carried out automatically.
  • the control device and/or the at least one operating device can have a control processor unit and/or an operating processor unit.
  • the system configuration is preferably transmitted to the operator panel as an analog and/or digital signal.
  • the at least one kitchen appliance comprises a cooking appliance for heating food, in particular a hob, in particular at least one heating unit, in particular an induction heating unit and/or a thermal radiation heating unit and/or a mass heating unit and/or a gas heating unit and/or a warming drawer and/or a microwave for heating food to be cooked and/or an extractor device for extracting cooking vapors, in particular downwards.
  • the extractor device preferably has an inflow opening and at least one fan unit.
  • the inflow opening can be connected to the at least one fan unit via a vacuum channel section of a flow channel.
  • the inflow opening can penetrate a food support.
  • the food support preferably completely surrounds the inflow opening.
  • the food support can be designed as a glass-ceramic plate.
  • a cross-sectional area of the inflow opening is preferably oriented horizontally.
  • the hob and the vapor extraction device are connected to form an assembly unit, in particular designed as a combination device.
  • a vertical height of the hob system and/or the vapor extraction device, in particular between the inflow opening and an underside of the fan unit, is preferably a maximum of 300 mm, in particular a maximum of 250 mm, in particular a maximum of 200 mm, in particular a maximum of 150 mm, in particular a maximum of 100 mm.
  • the kitchen appliance system comprises at least two, in particular at least three, in particular at least four, in particular at least six, of the operating devices at which the system configuration is received.
  • the several operating devices can be connected to the control device at different times or in a time-overlapping manner.
  • a single kitchen appliance system can be controlled simultaneously using the multiple operating devices.
  • Several kitchen appliance systems can be controlled with several operating devices or with a single operating device, in particular at the same time.
  • Control via a user interface of the control device is preferably given priority over control using the at least one operating device, or vice versa.
  • a prioritization sequence between this user interface and a control command of the at least one operating device, in particular between control commands of a number of operating devices, can be defined automatically or determined by the user.
  • the system configuration can be transmitted between the at least two operating devices.
  • the control command can also be transmitted between the at least two operating devices.
  • the system configuration is transmitted to the at least one operating device at least in sections, in particular exclusively wirelessly.
  • the wireless signal connection may include a WiFi connection, a Bluetooth connection and/or a Zigbee connection.
  • the at least one operating device can have an operating radio module and/or the control device can have a control radio module.
  • the system configuration is transmitted to the at least one operating device via an interface module.
  • the interface module can be part of the control unit.
  • the interface module is preferably designed as a device that is independent of the control device, in particular with its own interface processor unit and/or its own housing.
  • the interface module can have an interface radio module for establishing a wireless signal connection with the at least one operating device, in particular for at least partially wireless transmission of the system configuration and/or the control command.
  • the interface module is preferably designed for the simultaneous establishment of a signal connection, in particular wireless, with at least two, in particular at least four, in particular at least six, in particular at least eight, operating devices.
  • the system configuration is determined by means of the control device and/or by means of the interface module.
  • the control device can be designed to be particularly uncomplicated in terms of structure.
  • the interface module can receive the at least one piece of connection information from the control device.
  • the interface module can carry out the communication with the at least one operating device.
  • the interface module preferably converts the control command received from the at least one operating device into modified commands that can be processed by the control unit.
  • the transmission of the system configuration to the at least one operating device is triggered by a configuration request from the at least one operating device.
  • the configuration request can be sent to the interface module and/or the control device.
  • the configuration request preferably occurs when the at least one operating device is put into operation for the first time and/or each time the operating device is activated and/or at predetermined time intervals.
  • the transmission of the system configuration can also be triggered by a configuration request from the interface module or by the control unit itself.
  • the system configuration can be determined, for example, each time the control unit and/or the interface module and/or a kitchen appliance is activated.
  • the acquisition of the connection information and/or the determination of the system configuration for checking the at least one kitchen appliance actually located in the kitchen appliance system is carried out repeatedly. In this way it can be ensured that the connection information and/or the system configuration corresponds to the kitchen appliances currently actually located in the kitchen appliance system. It is preferably checked whether the previous connection information and/or the system configuration matches the newly determined connection information and/or the newly determined system configuration. This plausibility check allows the kitchen appliance system to be operated particularly safely and reliably.
  • the control command is determined using a command object for controlling the at least one kitchen appliance.
  • the command object is preferably selected from a number of different command objects based on the system configuration.
  • a command object can include individual commands, in particular for different functions of a specific kitchen appliance, command functions, command tables and/or control algorithms.
  • An individual command object can be prepared for all kitchen appliances potentially connected to the control device. All command objects are preferably stored in a control memory unit of the at least one control device.
  • at least two of the command objects have different commands and/or command parameters and/or control parameters.
  • the command objects in particular the underlying commands and/or the command parameters and/or the control parameters, can be changed, in particular updated, via a software update.
  • the command objects can preferably be changed using the at least one operating device.
  • command objects for controlling new kitchen appliances can be created and/or changed manually using the at least one operating device.
  • a command object for a specific kitchen appliance is preferably created on the basis of a preconfigured basic command object, which can be adapted for the respective kitchen appliance, in particular by means of the at least one operating device and/or manually by the user.
  • the optical display information is determined using a display object.
  • the display object is preferably selected from a number of different display objects on the basis of the system configuration.
  • the display object can include at least one symbol that represents the respective kitchen appliance.
  • the display object can include a visualization of at least one controllable parameter of the at least one kitchen appliance and/or a visualization of possible settings, in particular adjustable power levels.
  • the respective display object can include a cooking recipe, information about parts of the kitchen appliance, in particular about spare parts, in particular information for initiating an ordering process for spare parts.
  • An individual display object can preferably be provided for at least two of the kitchen appliances, in particular for each kitchen appliance that can be connected to the control device, in particular for each kitchen appliance connected to the control device, in particular stored in the operating memory unit. At least two of the display objects can differ with regard to display information contained therein.
  • the optical display information is preferably displayed via a user interface of the operating device, in particular a display means, in particular a screen, in particular a touch-sensitive screen, of the operating device.
  • the respective configuration object includes information about individual functions of the respective kitchen appliance.
  • respective command object and/or the respective display object include information for controlling a specific cooking process.
  • the configuration object which is associated with a cooking vessel for heating water, in particular an egg cooker, can include information for controlling the cooking process, in particular the temperature profile over time, for achieving a specific cooking result, in particular for cooking a soft-boiled egg.
  • the operating device can use the system configuration to assign the display information to the respective kitchen appliance.
  • a device identifier contained in the system configuration can be compared with a device identifier which is linked to the display information.
  • the scope of the display information that is output can be limited to that which is provided for the kitchen appliances that are actually connected to the control device, compared to the display information that is available.
  • Kitchen appliances of the same type can be distinguished from one another, for example, by unique identification information, in particular a unique appliance identifier.
  • An individual identifier, in particular a name can preferably be assigned to the respective kitchen appliance automatically and/or manually by the user.
  • the different command objects and/or the different display objects are read from a control memory unit of the at least one control device. Because the different command objects and/or the different display objects are stored in the control memory unit, there is no need to transmit corresponding data to the at least one control device, which relieves the signal connection to the at least one control device.
  • the different command objects and/or the different display objects are received at the operating device. These are preferably stored in an operating memory unit of the operating device.
  • the command objects and / or the display objects can from a local storage unit, in particular a Control memory unit and / or a reversibly removable storage medium, in particular a USB stick and / or an SD card and / or the interface module and / or an online server are received.
  • Receiving is preferably done to update the command objects and/or the display objects. Receiving can take place in the course of a software update and/or at specified time intervals.
  • the command objects and/or the display objects are components of a configuration object that is individual for the respective kitchen appliance.
  • the respective configuration object can have an additional object which, for example, includes additional information for communication with the respective kitchen appliance.
  • a configuration data record which is preferably stored in the operating memory unit, includes the configuration objects.
  • the configuration data record can also include a header object which, for example, lists the configuration objects contained in the configuration data record and/or includes the time of the last update of the configuration data record and/or the received system configuration.
  • the system configuration is transmitted to the at least one operating device and/or the control command is/are transmitted from the at least one operating device in encrypted form.
  • the communication in particular via a wireless signal connection, is particularly secure.
  • control commands from the at least one control device and/or status information and/or measured values from the at least one kitchen appliance are exchanged between the control device and/or the interface module and the at least one control device.
  • the encrypted transmission means that the kitchen appliance system can be operated particularly securely.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an improved computer program product. This object is achieved by a computer program product for executing the method described above.
  • the advantages of the computer program product correspond to the advantages of the method described above.
  • the computer program product is preferably further developed with at least one of the features that are described above in connection with the method.
  • a further object of the invention is to create an improved kitchen appliance system which is particularly flexible and uncomplicated for the user to handle and robust in operation.
  • a kitchen appliance system preferably having at least one kitchen appliance with a cooking appliance for heating food to be cooked and/or at least one extractor device for extracting cooking vapors, in particular downwards.
  • the kitchen appliance system can have a control unit for controlling the at least one kitchen appliance connected to it.
  • the kitchen appliance system can have at least one operating device which is in signal communication with the control device, in particular via an interface module, for exchanging information for controlling the at least one kitchen appliance with the user.
  • the interface module is preferably in a wired signal connection with the control unit. There is preferably a wireless signal connection between the interface module and the operating device.
  • the kitchen appliance system, in particular the control device and/or the at least one operating device is preferably designed to carry out the method described above.
  • the computer program product described above can be stored in the control memory unit and/or in the operating memory unit of the at least one operating device, in particular distributed over at least these devices.
  • the advantages of the kitchen appliance system correspond to the advantages of the method described above.
  • the kitchen appliance system is preferably further developed with at least one of the features that are described above in connection with the method and the computer program product.
  • FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of two kitchen appliance systems, each with a kitchen appliance designed as a cooking appliance for heating food to be cooked, each with a control device for controlling the kitchen appliances and two operating devices that can be connected to the respective control devices in a signal-transmitting manner for exchanging information for controlling the kitchen appliances with a user,
  • Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of the kitchen appliance system in Fig. 1 having a hob, the first of the operating devices being designed as a portable remote control and the second of the operating devices being designed in the form of a tablet PC,
  • FIG. 3 shows a perspective representation of the first operating device in FIG. 1 in further detail
  • FIG. 4 shows a schematic representation of configuration data that is stored locally in each of the operator panels shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the first kitchen appliance system la comprises a first kitchen appliance 2, which is designed as a hob, and a second kitchen appliance 3, which is designed as an extractor device, in particular for extracting cooking vapors downwards.
  • the second kitchen appliance system 1b includes a third kitchen appliance 4, which is designed as an oven, in particular as a steam oven.
  • the oven 4 comprises a cooking chamber 5, into which the food to be cooked can be introduced for heating, an oven user interface 6 for exchanging information with the user, in particular for inputting and outputting information, and an oven control unit 7 for controlling the oven 4.
  • the Cooking chamber 5 can be reversibly closed by means of a cooking chamber door 8 .
  • the oven user interface 6 comprises a touch-sensitive screen 9, in particular with a capacitive film sensor for detecting a touch and an OLED display for output ben optical display information.
  • the oven control unit 7 is in signal-transmitting connection with the oven user interface 6 and a heating device, not shown, for heating the air inside the cooking chamber 5.
  • the hob 2 has four hotplates 10 for heating food to be cooked.
  • a food support 11 of the hob 2 overlaps the hotplates 10 in the vertical direction.
  • the food support 11 is designed as a glass-ceramic plate.
  • the hob 2 also includes a hob user interface 12 with a touch-sensitive screen 13 for exchanging information with the user.
  • the fume extraction device 3 has an inflow opening 14 which delimits a negative pressure duct section 15 of the fume extraction device 3 on the inflow side.
  • the inflow opening 14 is formed by a discharge recess 16 penetrating the food support 11 .
  • a cooktop control unit 17 is designed to control the first kitchen appliance system 1a, in particular the cooktop 2 and the vapor extraction device 3 .
  • the hob control unit 17 is connected to the hob 2 , in particular to the heating units 19 of the hob 2 , via a wired signal connection 18 .
  • the food to be cooked can be heated in the area above the respective hotplate 10 by means of the heating units 19 , in particular the food to be cooked placed on the food support 11 in the area of the hotplates 10 .
  • the heating units 19 are in the form of induction heating units. Alternatively, the heating units 19 can be designed as radiation heating units and/or as mass heating units and/or as gas heating units.
  • the hob control unit 17 is also in signal connection with the vapor extraction device 3, in particular a fan unit 20 of the vapor extraction device 3, via a wired signal connection 18.
  • the fan unit 20 provides the extraction capacity required to extract the cooking vapors at the vacuum duct section 15.
  • the hob 2 and the vapor extraction device 3 are connected, in particular together with the hob control device 17, to form an assembly unit.
  • the hob 2 and the extractor device 3 form a combination device.
  • This combination appliance is attached to a kitchen Beitsplatte 21 attached, used in particular in a plate recess 22, which penetrates the kitchen worktop 21.
  • the food support 11 is arranged flush with the kitchen worktop 21 , in particular with an upper side of the kitchen worktop 21 .
  • the kitchen worktop 21 rests on a kitchen base cabinet 23 .
  • the oven 4 is installed in the kitchen cabinet 23.
  • the fume extraction device 3 is designed to extract cooking fumes through the inflow opening 14 in a vertical downward direction.
  • a cross-sectional area of the inflow opening 14 is oriented horizontally.
  • the first kitchen appliance system la has a first interface module 24a.
  • the second kitchen appliance system 1b has a second interface module 24b that corresponds to the interface module 24a in terms of its functioning.
  • the first interface module 24a is connected to the hob control device 17 in a signal-transmitting manner, in particular by means of a wired signal connection 18 .
  • the second interface module 24b is connected to the furnace control unit 7 in a signal-transmitting manner, in particular by means of the wired signal connection 18 .
  • the kitchen appliance system 1a, 1b each comprise a particularly portable control unit 25, 26.
  • the first control unit 25 is designed as a portable remote control.
  • the second operating device 26 is designed as a portable tablet PC.
  • the first operating device 25 is connected to the first interface module 24a, in particular via a wireless signal connection 27 .
  • the second operating device 26 is connected to the second interface module 24b, in particular via a wireless signal connection 27.
  • the first kitchen appliance system la is described in more detail with reference to FIG.
  • the wired signal connection 18 is shown in FIG. 2 as a dashed line.
  • the wireless signal connection 27 is shown in FIG. 2 as a dash-dot line.
  • the cooktop control unit 17 has a power unit 28 for supplying the heating units 19 with the electrical power required to heat the food to be cooked. Furthermore, the hob control unit 17 includes a control memory unit 29 for storing digital information. A control processor unit 30 is for processing digital signals, in particular from Control information and / or display information formed. The hob user interface 12, the power unit 28 and the control memory unit 29 are in a wired signal connection 18 with the control processor unit 30.
  • the hob control unit 17 determines the display information, in particular visual information, that is output via the hob user interface 12 .
  • the hob user interface 12 is designed as a touch-sensitive screen 13 . User inputs made by a user via the hob user interface 12 are processed by the hob control device 17 .
  • the first interface module 24a includes an interface storage unit 31 for storing digital information, an interface processor unit 32 for information processing, and an interface radio module 33 for wireless signal transmission.
  • the interface radio module 33 is designed as a Bluetooth module and/or as a WiFi module.
  • the operating devices 25, 26 each comprise an operating memory unit 34a, 34b for storing digital information, an operating processor unit 35a, 35b for processing digital information and an operating radio module 36a, 36b for wireless signal transmission.
  • Energy stores 37a, 37b supply the respective operating device 25, 26 with electrical power.
  • the energy stores 37a, 37b are designed as lithium polymer batteries (LiPo batteries).
  • the operating devices 25, 26 are designed to be portable and are equipped with the respective energy stores 37a, 37b, they allow the kitchen appliance system 1 to be controlled at any position within a radio range of the radio modules 33, 36a, 36b.
  • the first operating device 25 has a first operating/user interface 38 .
  • the first operating/user interface 38 includes a rotary ring 39. A relative rotary movement between the rotary ring 39 and a central body 40 of the first operating device 25 can be detected by means of a rotary sensor (not shown).
  • the first operating user interface 38 has a touch-sensitive screen 41 for outputting optical display information 48 and for entering user commands.
  • the touch screen 41 is rigidly attached to the center body 40 .
  • the rotating ring 39 surrounds the touch-sensitive screen 41.
  • the rotating ring 39 is rotatably mounted relative to the central body 40, in particular about a vertical axis, in particular about an axis oriented perpendicularly to the surface of the touch-sensitive screen 41.
  • the touch-sensitive screen 41 is in signal communication with the operating processor unit 35a.
  • the second operating device 26 has a second operating user interface 42 .
  • the second operating user interface 42 includes a button 43 for entering user commands.
  • the second operating user interface 42 includes a touch-sensitive screen 44 for outputting optical display information 48 and for the input of commands by the user.
  • the second operating/user interface 42 is in a signal-transmitting, in particular wired, connection with the operating processor unit 35b.
  • the operating devices 25, 26 are connected to the first interface module 24a in a signal-transmitting manner via the wireless signal connection 27 by means of the operating radio modules 36a, 36b.
  • the touch-sensitive screen 41 is in the form of an OLED screen.
  • a pixel density of the touch-sensitive screen is preferably at least 50 ppi, in particular at least 100 ppi, in particular at least 150 ppi, in particular at least 200 ppi.
  • a 7-segment display 45 is simulated by means of the touch-sensitive screen 41 . Furthermore, a symbol 46 is displayed by means of the touch-sensitive screen 41, which represents the fume extraction device 3.
  • the touch-sensitive screen 41 also shows a virtual slide bar 47.
  • the 7-segment display 45, the symbol 46 and the slide bar 47 together form instantaneous visual display information 48.
  • the power level 8 from 0 to 9 is indicated by the 7-segment display 45 played back.
  • the symbol 46 shows that the output of the vapor extraction device 3 is concerned. Swiping over the slide bar 47 from front to back or from back to front allows you to set the power level.
  • a configuration data record 49 is shown schematically in FIG. 4 .
  • the configuration data record 49 is stored in the respective operating device 25, 26, in particular in the respective operating memory unit 34a, 34b.
  • the configuration data record 49 includes configuration objects 50a, 50b, 50c for each kitchen appliance 2, 3, 4 potentially located in the kitchen appliance system 1, in particular for each kitchen appliance 2, 3, 4 that can potentially be controlled with the operating device 25, 26.
  • the configuration data record 49 can contain additional configuration objects, for example for a different type of hob, an extractor device of a different type or an oven of a different type or for additional devices, such as a warming drawer, have a refrigerator, a freezer or a microwave oven.
  • the respective configuration object 50a, 50b, 50c includes a display object 51a, 51b, 51c and a command object 52a, 52b, 52c. Furthermore, the configuration object 50a, 50b, 50c can have an additional object 53a, 53b, 53c.
  • the visual display information 48 currently being output via the touch-sensitive screen 41 is based on the display object 51b.
  • the display object 51b includes in particular the symbol 46 of a fan wheel, which represents the fume extraction device 3 .
  • the configuration object 50a contains the necessary control and display information for controlling the hob 2, which is also connected to the hob control unit 17 of the first kitchen appliance system la.
  • the command object 52b can include further information and/or algorithms for controlling the fume extraction device 3, such as setpoint values for a voltage applied to a fan motor of the fan unit 20 and/or a current intensity supplied and/or a, in particular by means of a closed-loop and/or open-loop control , negative pressure to be achieved in the negative pressure duct section 15 and/or a control function for the automated operation of the vapor extraction device 3, in particular for adjusting the output of the vapor extraction device 3 as a function of a heating output supplied to the hob 2 and/or as a function of a measured value which is of the humidity in the negative pressure duct section 15 correlates.
  • setpoint values for a voltage applied to a fan motor of the fan unit 20 and/or a current intensity supplied and/or a in particular by means of a closed-loop and/or open-loop control , negative pressure to be achieved in the negative pressure duct section 15 and/or a control function for the automated operation of the vapor extraction device 3, in particular for adjusting
  • the additional object 53a, 53b, 53c can include further information for establishing a control connection between the operating device 25, 26 and the respective kitchen appliance 2, 3, 4.
  • the additional object 53b can have an encryption function, in particular a digital key, and/or a communication protocol.
  • the configuration objects 50a, 50c are structured like the configuration object 50b.
  • the configuration object 50a assigned to the hob 2 can have a display object 51a with a symbol representing the hob.
  • the command object 52a can include information for controlling the hob 2, in particular the number of power levels that can be set.
  • the additional object 53a preferably contains information for establishing the, in particular secure, communication connection between the operating device 25, 26 and the hob 2.
  • the configuration data record 49 also contains a header object 54.
  • the header object 54 can list the configuration objects 50a, 50b, 50c currently contained in the configuration data record 49.
  • the header object 54 preferably includes information about the current system configuration, in particular the last active system configuration.
  • the header object 54 can have information about encryption functions for communication between the operating device 25, 26 and the interface module 24a, 24b, in particular a digital key.
  • the system configuration of the first kitchen appliance system la is determined by the kitchen appliances 2, 3 which are in the first kitchen appliance system la, in particular which are connected to the hob control unit 17 and/or can be controlled with the operating unit 25. Accordingly, the system configuration of the second kitchen appliance system 1b is determined by the kitchen appliance 4 which is located in the second kitchen appliance system 1b, in particular which is connected to the oven control unit 7 and/or can be controlled with the operating unit 26.
  • the respective kitchen appliance system 1a, 1b is put into operation for the first time, in particular supplied with electrical power for the first time after delivery.
  • the operating devices 25, 26 are arranged within radio range of the interface modules 24a, 24b.
  • the type of hob 2 connected to it, in particular the number and type of the respective heating units 19, are determined by means of the hob control unit 17.
  • the type of vapor extraction device 3 connected to the cooktop control unit 17 is determined.
  • the type of kitchen appliance 2 , 3 in question is determined using a digital identifier, which is transmitted from the kitchen appliance 2 , 3 in question to the hob control unit 17 .
  • This information is used to form connection information for each of the connected kitchen appliances 2, 3.
  • the connection information provides information about all kitchen appliances 2, 3 that are actually connected to the cooktop control unit 17.
  • the system configuration is determined by means of the hob control device 17 on the basis of all connection information.
  • the system configuration present in this kitchen appliance system 1b is determined by means of the oven control unit 7 .
  • the system configuration includes connection information which determines the type of oven 4 connected to the oven control unit 7 .
  • the system configuration is transmitted from the respective control unit 7, 17 to the respective interface module 24a, 24b via the wired signal connection 18. Furthermore, the system configuration can be stored in the control storage unit 29 . The system configuration can also be stored in the interface storage unit 31 .
  • the operating devices 25, 26 can be used independently to control the kitchen appliance systems 1a, 1b, in particular the kitchen appliances 2, 3, 4.
  • the control of the first kitchen appliance system la by means of the first operating device 25 is described below.
  • the first kitchen appliance system la can be controlled using the second operating device 26 .
  • the second kitchen appliance system 1b can be controlled in the same way with the first operating device 25 and/or the second operating device 26 .
  • Several, in particular the two, operating devices 25, 26 can be connected at the same time to a single kitchen appliance system 1a, 1b, in particular controlling this. It is also possible for several, in particular the two, kitchen appliance systems 1a, 1b to be connected at the same time to a single operating device 25, 26, in particular to be controllable.
  • the wireless signal connection 27 between the first operator control device 25 and the first interface module 24a is established by means of the interface radio module 33 and the first radio module 36 .
  • the transmission of information between the first interface module 24a and the first operating device 25 is encrypted.
  • the information required for the encryption, in particular a digital key, is stored in the header object 54 .
  • the first operating device 25 sends a configuration request to the first interface module 24a.
  • the first interface module 4a transmits the system configuration via the wireless signal connection 27 to the first operating device 25.
  • the system configuration is stored in the operating memory unit 34a, in particular in the header object 54.
  • the first operating device 25 knows the kitchen appliances 2, 3 connected to the cooktop control unit 17 with a signal connection.
  • the first operating device 25 is set using the system configuration to control the kitchen appliances 2, 3 actually present in the first kitchen appliance system la.
  • the configuration objects 50a, 50b belonging to the cooktop 2 and the vapor extraction device 3 are selected for controlling the kitchen appliances 2, 3.
  • the optical display information 48 which can be output via the touch-sensitive screen 41, is determined using the display objects 51a, 51b.
  • the first operating device 25 is preferably limited to the output of this display information 48 in order to reduce the information output to the user to the scope required for control.
  • control commands for controlling the hob 2 and the vapor extraction device 3 are determined using the command objects 52a, 52b.
  • an input made by the user on the touch-sensitive screen 41 is converted into control commands using the command objects 52a, 52b, in particular by means of the operating processor unit 35a, which meet the relevant requirements of the hob system 2 and the vapor extraction device 3.
  • the display information 48 is designed individually for each of the kitchen appliances 2, 3.
  • the display objects 51a, 51b differ, for example, with regard to the symbols 46 shown and/or the coloring. As a result, the kitchen appliance system 1a can be operated in a particularly uncomplicated and intuitive manner by the user.
  • the first operating device 25 is configured to control the first kitchen appliance system la.
  • the connection information in particular the system configuration, is determined repeatedly. This makes it possible to check whether the kitchen appliances 2, 3 actually located in the kitchen appliance system 1a still correspond to the kitchen appliances 2, 3 that were previously recorded, in particular which of the previously recorded system configuration can be inferred.
  • the repeated detection of the connection information and/or the determination of the system configuration can be triggered by a corresponding request from the operating device 25, 26 and/or the interface module 24a, 24b or can be initiated by the control device 7, 17.
  • the connection information is preferably recorded and/or the system configuration is determined repeatedly at predetermined time intervals and/or when the kitchen appliance system 1a, 1b is activated.
  • the configuration data record 49 in particular the display objects 51a, 51b, 51c, 52a, 52b, 52c, are read from the operating memory unit 34a, 34b.
  • the configuration data record 49 can alternatively be received from an external reference source, in particular from the interface module 24a, 24b, in particular wirelessly at least in sections.
  • the configuration objects 50a, 50b, 50c, in particular the configuration data record 49 can be retrieved from an online server, for example. In this case, there is no need to store the configuration data record 49 in the operating memory unit 34a, 34b.
  • the configuration data record 49 is stored in the operating storage unit 34a, 34b, it can preferably be updated, in particular by means of a transmission from a to the operating device 25, 26 and/or to the interface module 24a, 24b and/or to the control unit 7, 17 connected storage medium and/or from an online server.
  • the wireless signal connection 27 can also be formed between the two operating devices 25, 26.
  • the system configuration and/or the configuration data record 49 can be exchanged between the operating devices 25, 26.
  • the two control units 25, 26 can be used simultaneously to control the first kitchen appliance system 1a, in particular can be connected to the same interface module 24a, 24b and/or to the same control unit 7, 17 at the same time in a signal-transmitting manner.
  • a computer program product is executed for this purpose.
  • the computer program product is executed by means of the control processor unit 30, the interface processor unit 32 and the respective service processor unit 35a, 35b.
  • the computer program product is distributed over a number of devices, namely the control device 7, 17, the interface module 24a, 24b and the operating device 25, 26 executed.
  • the hob 2 and the extractor device 3 can be controlled by user input on the touch-sensitive screen 13 .
  • the display information output via the touch-sensitive screen 13 can also be adapted using the hob control unit 17 to the kitchen appliances 2 , 3 actually connected to it.
  • the display information shown on the touch-sensitive screen 13 and control commands can be determined in accordance with the procedure described above in connection with the operating devices 25, 26. However, no system configuration is transmitted to the touch-sensitive screen 13 . Rather, the touch-sensitive screen 13 is activated directly by the hob control unit 17 without the system configuration being transmitted to another device for this purpose.
  • the touch-sensitive screen 9 of the second kitchen appliance system 1b is also controlled directly by the oven control unit 7, without the system configuration being transmitted to another appliance for this purpose.
  • the oven 4 can be connected to the cooktop control unit 17 .
  • the kitchen appliances 2, 3, 4 can be controlled by means of the control units 25, 26 the hob control unit 17 and the first interface module 24a are controlled.
  • the furnace control unit 7 and the second interface module 24b can be dispensed with. Because the system configuration is received on the at least one operator control device 25, 26, the respective operator control device 25, 26 can be used particularly flexibly and operated largely independently of the respective control device 7, 17.
  • the transmission of large data volumes is eliminated by storing the configuration data set 49 in the operating device 25, 26, in particular in the respective operating memory unit 34a, 34b.

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L'invention concerne un procédé pour actionner un système d'appareil de cuisine (1a, 1b), comprenant les étapes consistant à : fournir un système d'appareil de cuisine (1a, 1b), muni d'une unité de commande (7, 17) permettant de commander au moins un appareil de cuisine (2, 3, 4) qui lui est connecté, et au moins une unité d'actionnement (25, 26) qui a une connexion de signal (18) à l'unité de commande (7, 17) pour échanger des informations pour commander le ou les appareils de cuisine (2, 3, 4) avec un utilisateur ; détecter des informations de connexion qui sont en corrélation avec le type du ou des appareils de cuisine (2, 3, 4) connectés à l'unité de commande (7, 17) au moyen de l'unité de commande (7, 17) ; déterminer une configuration de système du système d'appareil de cuisine (1a, 1b) sur la base de ladite au moins une information de connexion ; recevoir la configuration de système sur ladite au moins une unité d'actionnement (25, 26) ; et déterminer une instruction de commande pour commander le ou les appareils de cuisine (2, 3 4) et/ou déterminer des informations d'affichage visuel (48) sur la base de la configuration de système au moyen de la ou des unités d'actionnement (25,26).
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