GB2349835A

GB2349835A - Toy cooking set

Info

Publication number: GB2349835A
Application number: GB0009571A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Saburo Watanabe
Original assignee: Tomy Co Ltd
Current assignee: Tomy Co Ltd
Priority date: 1999-04-26
Filing date: 2000-04-19
Publication date: 2000-11-15
Anticipated expiration: 2020-04-19
Also published as: JP3827269B2; GB2349835B; GB0009571D0; JP2000300858A; TW471978B

Abstract

A toy food 2 material (eg a cake) is changeable between states simulating the uncooked (Fig 3) and cooked (Fig 4) condition. The food may be set manually to the uncooked state, in which it is held eg by a hook (18, Fig 6B), and is used with a toy oven having means to release the held state after a determined time. The oven may simulate a microwave, having a rotary turntable and controls to determine the "cooking time" at which the held state is released by a member in the oven and an audible warning given. A bellows (12, Fig 5) with a slow release (to simulate a cake rising) or a spring may be used to attain the cooked state. The food may include means providing movement or sound and the oven may include a controlling microprocessor.

Description

2349835 SIMULATED TOY COOKING SET

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a simulated toy cooking set.

Description of Related Art

As a conventional simulated toy cooking appliance, a simulated toy microwave oven has been known. The simulated toy microwave oven has an electric power such as a battery, a motor operated by the electric power, and a turntable, wherein the turntable is rotatable by the motor.

Because the turntable is rotatable by the motor, the simulated toy microwave oven is similar to a real one.

Therefore, it is possible to enjoy simulating cooking with it a little.

However, a state of a simulated toy food material to be simulating cooked by the simulated toy microwave oven is static. Accordingly, even if simulating cooking the simulated toy food material by the simulated toy microwave oven, the state of the simulated toy food material is not 2 changeable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention was developed in view of the above-described problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a simulated toy cooking set which can give an image of real cooking.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the simulated toy cooking set comprises: a simulated toy food material which is changeable between a first state showing one before a simulating cooking thereof and a second state showing one after the simulating cooking, comprising a holding member for holding the simulated toy food material in the first state; and a simulated toy cooking appliance comprising an attachment portion for attaching the food material thereon, a transfer member for releasing the held first state of the food material to transfer it to the second state, and an operation member for operating the transfer member after a predetermined time from a start of the simulating cooking.

The simulated toy food material means all toy simulated a real food material changing an external 3 appearance thereof by cooking it. For example, the simulated toy food material includes a toy simulated a real food material or stuff, for example, a cake, a gratin, popcorn, a hamburger, and the like, which is changeable'an external appearance thereof by being heated by range, by being baked by oven, or the like. The simulated toy cooking appliance means all toy simulated a real cooking appliance. For example, the simulated toy cooking appliance includes a toy simulated a real cooking appliance, for example, a microwave oven, a gas oven, a conveyor oven, and the like, which can cook a food material or stuff by heating, baking, or the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy food material is manually changeable from the second state to the first state.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, the simulated toy food material is manually changed from the second state to the first state, thereafter it is held at the first state by the holding member. In the state, when the simulated toy food material is placed on the attachment portion of the simulated toy cooking appliance, it is changed to the second state after the predetermined time by the transfer member. Accordingly, the simulated toy 4 cooking set can give an image of cooking a real food material by a real cooking appliance to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy cooking appliance comprises a simulated toy microwave oven, and the attachment portion or a vicinity thereof is rotatable by the operation member.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because the attachment portion or the vicinity thereof, of the simulated toy food material, is rotatable, it is possible to give an image of using a real microwave oven to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the. simulated toy food material comprises a cup and a content material contained in the cup, and the content material is at a low level in the first state and is at a high level in the second state.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because the content material is at the low level in the first state and is at the high level in the second state, it is possible to give an image such that a real food material, for example, a pancake and the like, becomes higher by cooking it, to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy food material closes in the first state and opens in the second state.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because the simulated toy food material closes in the first state and opens in the second state, it is possible to give an image such that a real food material, for example, a baked sweet potato, chestnut, and the like, has been broken by cooking it, to a child and the like.

Preferably, the simulated toy cooking set as described above, further comprises a bellows member connected with a lower side of the content material so that the content material comes up with respect to the cup by an upward expansion of the bellows member.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because the content material comes up with respect to the cup by the upward expansion of the bellows member more slowly than by means of a spring, it is possible to give an image such that a real food material, for example, a cupcake and the like, is upward expanded slowly, to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy food material comprises a cup and a content material contained in the cup, and the 6 content material substantially does not move in the cup in the first state and moves up and down In the cup in the second state.

Further, the simulated toy cooking set further may comprise a protruding portion and a gear connected with the attachment portion which are provided in a lower side of the content material so that the content material may move up and down in the cup by hitting the protruding portion against the gear.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because the content material moves up and down in the cup, it is possible to give an image such that a real food material, for example, a gratin and the like, is stewed, to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy food material comprises a cup and a content material contained in the cup, and the content material is expanded in the cup in the second state.

Further, the simulated toy cooking set further may comprise a bent member and a gear connected with the attachment portion which are provided in a lower side of the content material so that the content material may be expanded in the cup by rotating the bent member with a rotation of the gear.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because 7 the content material is expanded in the cup, it is possible to give an image such that a real food material, for example, popcorn and the like, is popped and expanded, to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy food material makes a sound in the second state.

Further, the simulated toy cooking set may comprise a containing member in which a bent member and a plurality of small balls are provided to make a sound by stirring small balls by the bent member.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, because the simulated toy food material makes a sound, it is possible to give a sound such that popcorn are popping, to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy microwave oven comprises a dial for selecting a menu of the simulating cooking to change an operating time of the simulating cooking.

According to the simulated toy microwave oven, it is possible to provide a more interesting toy having more various plays to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as 8 described above, the simulated toy microwave oven comprises an oven housing for providing with the attachment portion therein and a start button for starting the simulating cooking to make the attachment portion or the vicinity thereof rotate and make a backboard of the oven housing emit a light.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, the simulated toy microwave oven comprises a speaker for providing a signal sound to Indicate a finish of the simulating cooking.

According to the simulated toy microwave oven, it is possible to give an image like cooking by a real microwave oven to a child and the like.

Preferably, in the simulated toy cooking set as described above, wherein the simulated toy microwave oven comprises a first switch for detecting a locked state of a door of an oven housing for providing with the attachment portion therein, a second switch for detecting a selected menu of the simulating cooking to change an operating time thereof, and a third switch for detecting a start of the simulating cooking to make the attachment portion or the vicinity thereof rotate and make a backboard of the oven housing emit a light.

According to the simulated toy microwave oven, it is possible to give an image like cooking by a real microwave 9 oven to a child and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will become more fully understood from the detailed description given hereinafter and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only, and thus are not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention, and wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state for closing a door of a simulated toy cooking appliance in accordance with an embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set of the present Invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state for opening the door of the simulated toy cooking appliance; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first state of a simulated toy food material in accordance with an embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second state of the simulated toy food material; FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the simulated toy food material; FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E are views for explaining a state for changing the simulated toy food material from the first state to the second state; FIG. 7 is a right side sectional view of the simulated toy cooking appliance; FIGS. 8A and 8B are views for showing a cup attachment portion and the vicinity thereof, of the simulated toy cooking appliance; FIG. 9 is a view for showing an open button and the vicinity thereof, of the simulated toy cooking appliance; FIGS. 10A and 10B are views for showing an oven button, a range button, and the vicinity thereof, of the simulated toy cooking appliance; FIG. 11 is a block diagram for showing an electric part of the simulated toy cooking appliance; FIG. 12 is a view for showing another simulated toy food material in accordance with another embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set of the present invention; and FIG. 13 is a view for showing a further simulated toy food material in accordance with a further embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set of the present invention.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION In the following detailed description, like elements in different figures will be referred to by like reference numerals.

11 A simulated toy cooking set comprises a simulated toy cooking appliance 1 and a simulated toy food material 2 in accordance with an embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set of the present invention.

A schematic structure of the simulated toy cooking set and a method of playing with it will be explained as follows.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 illustrate states for closing and opening a door 6 of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1, respectively.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 illustrate first and second states of the simulated toy food material 2, respectively.

The simulated toy cooking appliance 1 has a shape like a microwave oven, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. The simulated toy cooking appliance 1 comprises a door 6, an open button 5, an oven button 7, a range button 8, a dial 9, and a start button 10 which are provided at a front thereof, as shown in FIG. 1. Further, the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 comprises a turntable 11 which is provided in an oven housing thereof, as shown in FIG. 2.

The simulated toy food material 2 has a shape like a cupcake, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. The simulated toy food material 2 comprises a content material 3 and a cup 4.

12 The content material 3 has a shape like a cake and can come up and go down with respect to the cup 4.

When playing with the simulated toy cooking set, the door 6 is opened by pushing the open button 5 on the simulated toy cooking appliance 1, as shown in FIG. 2. The content material 3 of the simulated toy food material 2 is gone down with respect to the cup 4 by a finger, as shown in the FIG. 3.

In the state, when the simulated toy food material 2 is placed on the turntable 11 in the oven housing of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1, the door 6 is closed.

By pushing either the oven button 7 or the range button 8, either the oven or the range to be used for the simulating cooking is selected.

In case of pushing buttons, it is possible to push only one either the oven button 7 or the range button 8. When one button of them is pushed, the other button not pushed is lifted. The oven button 7 and the range button 8 are dummy buttons, so that pushing either of them does not have an effect on an operation of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1.

By rotating the dial 9, one menu is selected from four menus including a power off state.

13 When the dial 9 is rotated from the power off state in the clockwise direction, it Is possible to select one from a drink menu, a cookie menu, and a cake menu, in order. By selecting one of them, an operating time of the simulated toy cooking appliances 1 is changeable. For example, when selecting the drink menu the operating time is 5 seconds, when the cookie menu it is 8 seconds, and when the cake menu it is 12 seconds.

Thereafter, when the start button 10 is pushed by a finger and kept from the finger, it is replaced to the previous position.

When the start button 10 is pushed as described above, the simulating cooking is started. When the simulating cooking is started, the turntable 11 formed in a circular and band-like shape at a periphery of an attachment portion for attaching the simulated toy food material 2 thereon, is rotated. Further, a backboard in the oven housing of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 emits a light.

When the time corresponding to the menu selected by the dial 9 has passed from having pushed the start button 10, the content material 3 of the simulated toy food material 2 comes up with respect to the cup 4 and the simulating cooking for the cupcake is finished. The rotation of the turntable 11 of the simulated toy cooking 14 appliance 1 and the emission of the light from the backboard are stopped. Further, in order to indicate the finish of the simulating cooking, a signal sound is sounded 2 seconds before the finish of the simulating cooking.

In the following detailed description, the simulated toy cooking set will be explained. First, the simulated toy food material 2 having a relatively simple structure will be explained. Then, the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 will be explained.

1. Structure of the simulated toy food material 2 FIG. 5 illustrates a section of the simulated toy food material 2. FIGS. 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, and 6E illustrate a state for changing the simulated toy food material 2 from the first state to the second state.

The simulated toy food material 2 comprises the content material 3, the cup 4 and the like. The content material 3 like a lampshade is provided in the cup 4 such that it can come up and go down with respect to the cup 4. The content material 3 is formed in an external appearance like a cake.

In a lower side of the content material 3, a bellows member 12 as a resorting member is provided, as shown in FIG. 5. Instead of the bellows member 12, a pushing spring may be used as a resorting member. However, in order to come the content material 3 up with respect to the cup 4 slowly, the bellows member 12 is used especially. As a result, it is possible to give an image such that a cupcake is expanded slowly, to a child and the like.

At a lower side of the bellows member 12, a valve retaining port 13 is provided. At a lower side of the valve retaining port 13, a valve retaining cover 14 is provided. The valve retaining port 13 and the valve retaining cover 14 form a chamber to contain a valve 15 therein.

When the content material 3 is pushed in the cup 4 by a finger, the bellows member 12 is contracted. When the content material 3 is not given any force from the outside thereof, the bellows member 12 is kept to be expanded.

At a rear side of the content material 3, two rods 16 are provided in standing. Corresponding to the rods 16, rod housings 17 are provided in the cup 4. Each rod housing 17 is formed openings 17a and 17b at upper and lower ends thereof, respectively.

Each rod 16 is inserted a lower portion thereof in the rod housing 17 through the opening 17a at the upper end of the rod housing 17. Further, each rod 16 is provided a hook 18 as a holding member, having a horizontal section of 16 circularity, at a lower end thereof.

The hook 18 is formed in an enough size not to getting over of the opening 17a at the upper end of the rod housing 17. Further, various approaches for not getting the content material 3 off from the cup 4, are proposed.

The rod 16 is formed in an enough length to protrude the hook 18 from the opening 17b at the lower end of the rod housing 17, when the content material 3 is pushed in the cup 4 by a finger. The opening 17b is formed in a long hole, as shown in FIG. 6E.

When the content material 3 is pushed in the cup 4 by a finger to be rotated in a predetermined direction a little, the hook 18 is engaged with a lower surface of the cup 14, as shown in FIG. 6A. Thereafter, when the engagement of the hook 18 with the lower surface of the cup 4 is released, as shown in FIG. 6B, the content material 3 comes up by the upward expansion of the bellows member 12, as shown in FIGS. 6C and 6D.

The hook 18 is formed a circular concave 18a for fixing the cup 4 at the attachment portion of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1, in a rear side of the hook 18.

The cup 4 is provided a projection at a rear side thereof, wherein the projection is divided into two protruding portions 19 by the opening 17b at the lower end 17 of the rod housing 17, as shown in FIG. 6E.

Each protruding portion 19 is bent one end thereof to be formed a bent portion 19a. The bent portion 19a is used to release the engagement of the hook 18 with the lower surface of the cup 4.

2. Structure of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 FIG. 7 illustrates a right side section of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1. FIGS. 8A and 8B illustrate a cup attachment portion 26 and the vicinity thereof, of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1.

The simulated toy cooking appliance 1 comprises a battery containing portion for containing a battery at a rear side thereof, as not shown in figures.

At a rear side of the backboard of the oven housing, an electric lamp 21 and a speaker 22 are provided, as shown in FIG. 7. One portion of the backboard is consisted of a transparent plate 23, wherein a rear surface of the transparent plate 23 is formed in a concave and a convex to diffuse a light from the electric lamp 21. The speaker 22 outputs a signal sound.

Further, the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 comprises a motor M at a back portion thereof. When the motor M Is rotated, a rotating power by the motor M is 18 transmitted to the turntable 11.

That is, the motor M is connected with a large gear of the turntable 11 through a pulley 25a, a belt 25b, a pulley 25c, and gears 25d to 251, in order, so that it is possible to transmit the rotating power from the motor M to the large gear of the turntable 11. The motor M, the pulleys 25a and 25c, the gears 25d to 251, the large gear, and the turntable 11, function as an operation member.

Further, the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 comprise two protrusions 27 at the cup attachment portion 26, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B. The protrusions 27 are positioned corresponding to hooks 18 at the cup attachment portion 26, to interfit into the concave portions 18a. of hooks 18, respectively. Thereby, the cup 4 is fixed at the cup attachment portion 26.

At a periphery of the cup attachment portion 26, a circular gap 30 is formed. At the circular gap 30, contact portions 31 are provided. The contact portions 31 are disposed at the turntable 11, to hit against the bent portions 19a of the protruding portions 19 on the cup 4, respectively, when the turntable 11 is rotated.

Each contact portion 31 functions as one part of a transfer member. Further, the contact portion 31 releases the engagement of the hook 18 with the cup 4 by hitting against the bent portion 19a.

19 The open button 5 will be explained as follows. FIG. 9 illustrates the open button 5 and the vicinity thereof.

As shown in FIG. 9, a shaft 5a of the open button 5 is extended to an interior of the oven housing, to be contacted with a doorstopper 33.

The doorstopper 33 is formed so as to be reciprocating rotatable on a shaft 33a, and usually contacted with the shaft 5a by means of a pulling spring 34. Further, the doorstopper 33 comprises a pawl 33 formed at a top portion thereof. When not pushing the open 5 by a finger, the pawl 33b of the doorstopper 33 can hold a locked state of the door 6, and when pushing the open button 5 by a finger, the pawl 33b can release the locked state of the door 6.

In FIG. 9, a reference numeral 34 illustrates a sideboard of the oven housing of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1. At the sideboard 24, a switch SW 1 is provided to detect the locked state of the door 6, as shown in FIG.

The oven button 7 and the range button 8 will be explained as following. FIGS. 10A and 10B illustrate the oven button 7, the range button 8, and the vicinity thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, a plate-like member 36 is disposed at a shaft 7a of the oven button 7 and a platelike member 37 is disposed at a shaft 8a of the range button 8. The plate-like members 36 and 37 are engaged with both ends of a rocking member 38, respectively, wherein the rocking member 38 is rocked on a shaft 38a. Therefore, when either the oven button 7 or the range button 8 is pushed, one not pushed is lifted.

Further, the rocking member 38 comprises a concave portion 38b at the middle position thereof. Near the concave portion 38b, a plate-like spring 39 is disposed. The plate-like spring 39 comprises a bent portion bent In a mountain shape, at the middle position thereof.

The concave portion 38b of the rocking member 38 is formed so as to come over the bent portion of the platelike spring 39 when pushing the button by a finger. Thereby, it is possible to hold a pushed state of the button. Further, it is possible to give a sense of click when pushing the button by a finger, to a child and the like.

At a rear side of the dial 9. a switch SW 2 is provided, as shown in FIG. 11. At a rear side of the start button 10, a switch SW 3 is provided, as shown in the same figure.

The electric part of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1 will be explained as following. FIG. 11 21 illustrates the electric part of the simulated toy cooking appliance 1.

As described above, the switches SW 1, SW 2, and SW 3 are provided at the sideboard 24 of the oven housing, the rear side of the dial 9, and the rear side of the start button 10, respectively.

When the door 6 is opened to release the locked state of the door 6, the switch SW 1 detects the release of the locked state to send a signal to an input port. When the dial 9 is rotated to select the menu from the menu 1, 2, and 3, the switch SW 2 detects the selected menu to send a signal corresponding to it to the input port. When the start button 10 is pushed to start the simulating cooking, the switch SW 3 detects the start of the simulating cooking to send a signal to the input port.

Herein, for example, the menu 1, 2, and 3 may be the drink, cookie, and cake menu,- respectively.

When the signal from the switch SW 1, SW 2, or SW 3, is inputted to the input port, the signal is sent to a CPU. The CPU operates the signal sent from the input port on the basis of information memorized in a memory, to send an operated result to an output port. On the basis of the operated result, the output port outputs an operating signal to the motor M, the electric lamp 21, and the speaker 22, as occasion demands, to drive the motor M, emit 22 a light from the electric lamp 21, and provide a signal sound from the speaker 22, respectively.

Although the present invention has been explained according to the abovedescribed embodiment, it should also be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment and various changes and modifications may be made to the invention without departing from the gist thereof.

For example, not only the simulated toy food material 2 but also simulated toy food materials 40 and 41 may be used as a simulated toy food material, as shown in FIG. 12 and FIG. 13, respectively.

FIG. 12 illustrates the simulated toy food material 40 in accordance with another embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set. FIG. 13 illustrates the simulated toy food material 41 in accordance with a further embodiment of the simulated toy cooking set.

As shown in FIG. 12, the content material 3 is formed in an external appearance like a gratin and made of hard plastic and the like. The cup 4 is rotated with the turntable 11, and gears 40b and 40c are rotated by a rotation power of a rubber roller 40a connected with the cup attachment portion 26. Therefore, the gear 40c hits against protruding portions at the rear side of the content 23 material 3.

Accordingly, because the content material 3 Is moved up and down in the cup 4, it is possible to give an image such that the gratin is stewed, to a child and the like.

As shown in FIG. 13, the content material 3 is formed like popcorn and made of soft rubber to be expanded. In this case, the cup 4 is rotated with the turntable 11, and gears 41b, 41c, and 41d are rotated by a rotation power of a rubber roller 41a connected with the cup attachment portion 26. Therefore, a bent member 41e is rotated on a shaft 41f.

Accordingly. it is possible to give an image such that the content material 3 like popcorn is popped and expanded, to a child and the like.

The content material 3 may not be of soft rubber but be of dome-like member. In this case, in a lower side of the dome-like member, a containing member for containing a plurality of small balls may be provided in which the bent member 41e is provided. Therefore, the bent member 41e may stir the small balls. Accordingly, it is possible to make a sound such that popcorn are popping.

The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. Tokugan hei-11118737 filed on April 26, 1999 including specification, claims, drawings and summary are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

24 According to the present invention, a main effect will be explained, as follows.

The simulated toy cooking set comprises: the simulated toy food material which is changeable between the first state showing one before the simulating cooking thereof and the second state showing one after the simulating cooking, comprising the holding member for holding the simulated toy food material in the first state; and the simulated toy cooking appliance comprising the attachment portion for attaching the foodmaterial thereon, the transfer member for releasing the held first state of the food material to transfer it to the second state, and the operation member for operating the transfer member after the predetermined time from the start of the simulating cooking.

According to the simulated toy cooking set, when the simulated toy food material is manually changed from the second state to the first state, it is held at the first state by the holding member. In the state, when the simulated toy food material is placed on the attachment portion of the simulated toy cooking appliance, it is changed to the second state after the predetermined time by the transfer member. Accordingly, the simulated toy cooking set can give an image of cooking a real food material by a real cooking appliance to a child and the like.

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Claims

What is claimed is:

1. A simulated toy cooking set comprising:

a simulated toy food material which is changeable between a first state showing one before a simulating cooking thereof and a second state showing one after the simulating cooking, comprising a holding member for holding the simulated toy food material in the first state; and a simulated toy cooking appliance comprising an attachment portion for attaching the food material thereon, a transfer member for releasing the held first state of the food material to transfer it to the second state, and an operation member for operating the transfer member after a predetermined time from a start of the simulating cooking.

2. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the simulated toy food material is manually changeable from the second state to the first state.

3. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 1, wherein the simulated toy cooking appliance comprises a simulated toy microwave oven, and the attachment portion or a vicinity thereof is rotatable by the operation member.

4. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in 27 claim 1 or 3, wherein the simulated toy food material comprises a cup and a content material contained in the cup, and the content material is at a low level in the first state and is at a high level in the second state.

5. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 1 or 3, wherein the simulated toy food material closes in the first state and opens in the second state.

6. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a bellows member connected with a lower side of the content material so that the content material comes up with respect to the cup by an upward expansion of the bellows member.

7. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 1 or 3, wherein the simulated toy food material comprises a cup and a content material contained in the cup, and the content material substantially does not move in the cup in the first state and moves up and down in the cup in the second state.

8. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a protruding portion and a gear connected with the attachment portion which are provided in a lower side of the content material so that the content 28 material moves up and down in the cup by hitting the protruding portion against the gear.

9. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 1 or 3, wherein the simulated toy food material comprises a cup and a content material contained in the cup, and the content material is expanded in the cup in the second state.

10. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a bent member and a gear connected with the attachment portion which are provided in a lower side of the content material so that the content material is expanded in the cup by rotating the bent member with a rotation of the gear.

11. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 1 or 3, wherein the simulated toy food material makes a sound in the second state.

12. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 11, comprising a containing member in which a bent member and a plurality of small balls are provided to make a sound by stirring small balls by the bent member.

13. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in 29 claim 3, wherein the simulated toy microwave oven comprises a dial for selecting a menu of the simulating cooking to change an operating time of the simulating cooking.

14. A simul ated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 3, wherein the simulated toy microwave oven comprises an oven housing for providing with the attachment portion therein and a start button for starting the simulating cooking to make the attachment portion or the vicinity thereof rotate and make a backboard of the oven housing emit a light.

15. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 3, wherein the simulated toy microwave oven comprises a speaker for providing a signal sound to indicate a finish of the simulating cooking.

16. A simulated toy cooking set as claimed in claim 3, wherein the simulated toy microwave oven comprises a first switch for detecting a locked state of a door of an oven housing for providing with the attachment portion therein, a second switch for detecting a selected menu of the simulating cooking to change an operating time thereof, and a third switch for detecting a start of the simulating cooking to make the attachment portion or the vicinity thereof rotate and make a backboard of the oven housing emit a light.

17. A simulated toy cooking set substantially as herein described with reference to and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.