EP2113721B9 - Cooking device with a display device especially with a display and operating device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance with a display device, in particular with a display and operating direction.

A display and / or operating device is known, for example, for the cooking ^{device marketed by} the applicant under the trade name SelfCooking Center ^Ⓡ , in particular when set in a programming ^mode called "Level Control". In this mode, all the food can be cooked successively or at least partially overlapping, which need the same climate in the cooking chamber.

The known display and / or operating device comprises, as in FIG. 2 and 3 shown, a display and control bar 1 'with a touch screen 2' on the z. B. three columns can be displayed. In a topmost column are three cooking program buttons 3 ', 4', 5 ', according to which in a "Level Control" mode poultry particles (CHI), Finishingprodukte (FIN) and pizza (PIZ) can be cooked, as these food items have the same climate parameters, ie temperature, humidity and air velocity in the oven, need. In columns 2 and 3 of the touch screen are ten insertion keys 6 '- 15', if the cooking chamber, not shown of the SelfCooking Center ^{Ⓡ has} ten slots. On each of these insertion keys 6 '- 15' is a plug-in number 22 'applied to facilitate operation, see FIG. 2 ,

In the "Level Control" mode you can, for example, a variety of poultry CHI cook at least partially parallel by pressing the associated cooking program button 3 'and then the bays with poultry, gradually occupied, with the occupancy of each slot with Poultry particles is an indication of a respective Restgarzeit 21 'on the insertion keys 6' - 15 'is activated, see FIG. 3 ,

A disadvantage of the known display and / or operating device, however, is that during operation of the SelfCooking Center ^Ⓡ on the display and control bar 1 'can not read which food is arranged in which slot. In addition, during hectic operation in a canteen kitchen in which the SelfCooking Center ^{Ⓡ is} usually used, it may happen that an operator of the SelfCooking Center ^® does not recognize that in a drawer the remaining cooking time has run to zero and thus finished the food arranged therein cooked and unloaded, which can lead to overcooking.

From the EP 1 798 479 A1 is a commercial cooking appliance with a cooking chamber is known in which groups of products with the same or almost the same cooking parameters, in particular the cooking time, can be put together so that one is able to quickly and safely after the start of a cooking process To add a product to this more products that have the same or the same cooking parameters to optimize the capacity of the cooking appliance. It also comes to a display of a program name and a Restgarzeit, but without assignment to a place of the food in the oven, such as a slot, which in turn can lead to incorrect operation.

The cooking appliance is known from the DE 20 2006 009 284 U shows the features of the preamble of claim 1.

Object of the present invention is therefore to develop the generic display device of a cooking device such that it leads to a higher ease of use and concomitant reduction of incorrect operation.

This object is achieved by the features of claim 1.

Furthermore, it can be provided that each change of the display, in particular from a second size to a third size or from a third size to a first size or from a first size to a second size, can be visually highlighted, such as by a color change, a flashing , re-boxing, enlargement, underlining, rearrangement or the like.

The invention also proposes that the first variable can be represented by alphanumeric characters, in particular in the form of a designation or a code word, and / or visualized, in particular in the form of a graphic representation and / or a pictogram, and / or the second variable represented by alphanumeric characters, in particular in the form of a number, and / or visualized, in particular in the form of a graphic representation and / or a pictogram, and / or the third variable by alphanumeric characters, in particular in the form of a numerical value, and / or visualized, in particular in the form of a graphic representation and / or a pictogram, preferably in the form of a growing during the course of a cooking process bar or circle segment, reproduced.

According to the invention, it is further preferred that the display and / or arrangement of the regions, in particular as a function of at least one of the first, second and third sizes, can be determined by the control or regulating device.

In addition, it can be provided that a proposal for at least one treatment level to be loaded and / or a change in the loading of at least one treatment level, in particular depending on at least a first and / or third size and / or at least one food support used, preferably by an optical highlight, such as by a color change, a flashing, a Umkästelung, a magnification, an underline, a rearrangement or the like.

It can also be provided that a touchscreen comprises the areas and / or the areas are represented in the form of digital keys.

The invention also provides a cooking appliance with a display device, which is characterized in that a plurality of food supports, such as trays, in particular a rack frame, a rack trolley, a hooking ladder or the like, grates, sheets, in particular in the form of pizza, baking and / or roasting plates, plates, poultry racks, spits, steak grills and / or baskets, in particular in the form of noodle baskets, can be introduced or introduced into the cooking space for defining the treatment levels.

It is proposed that each treatment level a number can be assigned as a second size, and / or the second size of the Gargutträgern and / or through a viewing window in a cooking chamber door or in a cooking compartment lid is read.

It can further be provided that the treatment device comprises at least one heating device, such as in the form of an electric heater, a gas-powered heater and / or a microwave source, a cooling device, a moisture supply device, a moisture removal device, an air supply device, an air discharge device, a gas supply device, a gas discharge device Cooking-chamber atmosphere moving means, such as an impeller or the like, a storage device, such as an energy storage device, and / or a Gargutbewegseinrichtung, such as a stirring device, a turning device and / or a lifting device comprises.

The description also designates a method for cooking food in a cooking chamber of a cooking appliance according to the invention, which is characterized in that at least two items to be cooked at least temporarily parallel in different treatment levels of the oven, the mode of the cooking appliance, in particular determined by a hot air and / or steam and / or microwave operation, and / or the climate in the oven, in particular determined by the temperature, humidity and / or the cooking chamber atmosphere speed in the oven, and / or microwaves, this food is identical or are.

It can be provided that the food to be cooked or regenerated.

Furthermore, it is proposed that preferably after selecting a first size, in particular a food item, a degree of cooking and / or cooking process, is displayed on the display and / or operating device, in which treatment level the food can or should be arranged.

It can be provided that also shows whether the food and / or when the food to be cooked in the oven or can be installed in the oven or should, and / or on which food support the food can or should be placed in the oven and / or when the food can or should be removed from the oven.

It is also proposed that after selecting a first variable on the display and / or operating device, at least a first menu level is displayed, via which at least one treatable with the respective Gargut treatment level, preferably all assignable to the respective Gargut treatment levels, in particular with a suggestion for a food support, is or will be.

Finally, it is proposed that, after selecting a treatment level and / or second size, at least one second menu level is displayed, via which at least one treatment zone that can be assigned to the food to be cooked, preferably all treatment zones of this treatment level that can be assigned to the food, in particular with a proposal for a food support , is displayed or will be.

The invention is based on the surprising finding that an operator, for example, can feed a cooking appliance with food, in particular food warehouses, while being able to allocate a residual cooking time of the respective loaded treatment level via a display and control bar and show it the end of the cooking time is not indicated by specifying a Restgarzeit of zero (eg 0:00), but by an appearance example of the name or a symbol of finished garguts on one of the treatment level with the finished cooked Gargut associated button, optionally additionally by a color change or the like visually further highlighted, wherein on the key by z. B. a number also appears in which treatment level the finished cooked food is, so that errors during unloading are substantially avoided.

According to the invention, it is also preferably considered that the number and / or arrangement of treatment levels of a food and / or a food support, more precisely the dimensioning of a food that can change itself during a cooking process, such as when baking croissants, or the Dimensioning of a food support, such as a superspike for a chicken or the like, depends or depend by only on the respectively actually loaded and / or still loadable treatment levels information on the display device according to the invention, in particular the display and control device, namely the corresponding button , appears on an appropriate key.

The operability of the cooking appliance according to the invention can also be facilitated by assigning a treatment level defining food support, for example in the form of a drawer, in a cooking space, for example, a number that is also found on a display of the display device, at least if the food support is still loading or unloading.

Figur 1

eine Teildraufsicht auf eine erfindungsgemäße Anzeige- und Bedienleiste;

Figur 2

eine Teildraufsicht auf eine bekannte Anzeige- und Bedienleiste zu einem ers- ten Zeitpunkt; und

Figur 3

eine Ansicht wie Figur 2 zu einem zweiten Zeitpunkt.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of an embodiment with reference to a schematic drawing. Showing:

FIG. 1

a partial plan view of an inventive display and control bar;

FIG. 2

a partial plan view of a known display and control bar at a first time; and

FIG. 3

a view like FIG. 2 at a second time.

FIG. 1 shows a display and control bar 1 similar to that of the prior art according to the Figures 2 and 3 known display and control bar 1 ', in turn with cooking program buttons 3 to 5 and 6-11 insertion.

• Im ersten Einschub wird Ei gegart, wobei noch eine Restgarzeit von 1 Minute 38 Sekunden vorliegt, wie der Anzeige auf der Einschubtaste 6 entnehmbar ist.
• Im zweiten Einschub wird ebenfalls Ei gegart, wobei noch eine Restgarzeit von 1 Minute 39 Sekunden vorliegt, siehe Einschubtaste 7.
• Im dritten Einschub ist fertig gegarter Reis angeordnet, der zu entladen ist, siehe Einschubtaste 8.
• Im vierten Einschub ist ebenfalls fertig gegarter Reis angeordnet, der zu entladen ist, siehe Einschubtaste 9.
• Die Einschübe 5 und 6 sind noch nicht mit Gargut belegt, siehe die Einschubtasten 10 und 11.

FIG. 1 shows the display and control bar 1 at a time at which the cooking chamber of the cooking appliance (not shown) to which the display and control bar 1 is mounted, the following loading:

• In the first slot egg is cooked, with a remaining cooking time of 1 minute 38 seconds is present, as the display on the insertion button 6 can be removed.
• Egg is also cooked in the second slot, with a remaining cooking time of 1 minute 39 seconds, see insertion button 7.
• In the third slot ready cooked rice is arranged, which is to be unloaded, see insertion button. 8
• In the fourth slot also finished cooked rice is arranged, which is to be unloaded, see insertion button. 9
• The bays 5 and 6 are not yet covered with food, see the insertion keys 10 and 11.

The insertion keys 6 to 11 can thus always display three different pieces of information, namely, a first size of a food to be cooked 20, a second size of a drawer number 22 and a third size of a remaining cooking time 21.

Which of these three sizes is displayed where on an insertion button 6 - 11, gives an operator information about the respective state of cooking, in a particularly simple and memorable way. So is on the insertion buttons 6, 7, which belong to inserts in which food is cooked, the food to be cooked 20 to supreme and the Restgarzeit 21 at the bottom indicated, while on the insertion buttons 8, 9, which belong to inserts in which finished cooked food is located on top of the slot number 21 and at the bottom of the food is displayed 20. Finally, there is still on the insertion keys 10, 11, which belong to inserts that are still loaded, so are not loaded with food, only a display of the respective plug-in number 22.

An operator thus recognizes the information on a slide-in button 6 to 11, namely the number and arrangement of said information 20, 21, 22, directly, whether an action in turn is needed. In particular, it becomes clear by changing the display on the insertion button when finished cooking a food by omitting the display of a Restgarzeit, first showing a slide number and rearranging the display of the food, that an action is necessary here.

The features of the invention disclosed in the preceding description, the claims and the drawings may be essential both individually and in any combination and for the realization of the invention in its various embodiments.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1, 1 '

Display and control bar

2, 2 '

touchscreen

3, 3 ', 4, 4', 5, 5 '

Garprogrammtaste

6, 6 ', 7, 7', 8, 8 ', 9, 9', 10, 10 ', 11, 11', 12 ', 13', 14 ', 15'

Load button

20

be cooked

21, 21 '

The remaining cooking time

22, 22 '

bay number

Claims (9)

1. A cooking device for cooking items to be cooked in a cooking chamber, with a control or regulating device and a display device (1), in particular with a display and operating device (1) which is actively connected to the control or regulating device, wherein the control or regulating device is also actively connected to at least one treatment device, the cooking chamber comprises a plurality of treatment levels and an area (6 - 9) of the display device is assignable or assigned to each treatment level, wherein
   at least at certain times and relating to at least one treatment level which is loaded with items to be cooked, at least one first value (20) which is characteristic of the item to be cooked and/or a cooking procedure which is selectable or selected for the item to be cooked or which is assigned to the item to be cooked,
   at least one second value (22) which is characteristic of a treatment level and at least one third value (21) which is characteristic of a residual cooking time is displayable, is displayed, is adjustable, is adjusted, is alterable, is altered, is storable and/or is stored, wherein
   for each treatment level loaded with items to be cooked, in the area (6 - 9) assigned to this loaded treatment level, at least the third value (21) which is assigned to this loaded treatment level is displayed until the cooking procedure has ended or the cooking of the items to be cooked according to the first value (20) assigned to this loaded treatment level has ended, and for each treatment level which is still loadable with items to be cooked, in the area (10, 11) assigned to this loadable treatment level, at least the second value (22) which is assigned to this loadable treatment level is displayed, characterized in that at least the aforementioned first value (20) is displayed after the aforementioned cooking procedure or cooking of the aforementioned items to be cooked has ended.
2. A cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that
   each change in the display, in particular from a second value (22) to a third value (21) or from a third value (21) to a first value (20), or from a first value (20) to a second value (22) can be visually emphasised, such as by changing the colour, flashing, displaying a box, enlarging, underlining, re-arranging or similar.
3. A cooking device according to claim 1, characterized in that the first value (20) can be displayed using alphanumeric characters, in particular in the form of a name or codeword, and/or visualised, in particular in the form of a graphic depiction and/or a pictogram, and/or the second value (22) can be displayed using alphanumeric characters, in particular in the form of numerals, and/or visualised, in particular in the form of a graphic depiction and/or a pictogram, and/or the third value (21) can be displayed using alphanumeric characters, in particular in the form of numerals, and/or visualised, in particular in the form of a graphic depiction and/or a pictogram, preferably in the form of a bar or circle segment which grows during the progression of a cooking procedure.
4. A cooking device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the display and/or arrangement of the areas (6 - 11) can be determined by the control or regulating device, in particular depending on at least one first, second and/or third value (20).
5. A cooking device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a recommendation for at least one treatment level to be loaded and/or an alteration of the loading of at least one treatment level can be displayed, in particular depending on at least one first and/or third value (20, 21) and/or at least one carrier for items to be cooked, preferably using visual emphasis, such as by changing the colour, flashing, displaying a box, enlarging, underlining, re-arranging or similar.
6. A cooking device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a touchscreen (2) comprises the areas (6 - 11) and/or said areas are displayed in the form of digital keys (6 - 11).
7. A cooking device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of carriers for items to be cooked, such as insertion trays, in particular of a multi-tier rack, a multi-tier trolley, a suspended ladder or similar, grills, tins, in particular in the form of pizza, baking and/or roasting tins, plates, poultry holders, roasting spits, steak grills and/or baskets, in particular in the form of pasta baskets, is insertable or inserted into the cooking chamber in order to define the treatment levels.
8. A cooking device according to claim 7, characterized in that a number can be assigned to each treatment level as a second value (22) and/or the second value (22) can be read on the carriers for items to be cooked and/or through a viewing window in a cooking chamber door or in a cooking chamber lid.
9. A cooking device according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the treatment device comprises at least one heating, such as in the form of electric heating, gas-driven heating and/or a microwave source, a cooling device, a humidity feed device, a humidity removal device, an air feed device, an air removal device, a gas feed device, a gas removal device, a cooking chamber atmosphere movement device, such as a fan wheel or similar, a storage device, such as an energy storage device, and/or a device for moving the items to be cooked, such as a stirring device, a turning device and/or a lifting device.

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