JP2002267165A - High-frequency heating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit the proposal and selection of a plurality of cooking menu capable of absorbing a nutrient necessary for the improvement of healthy condition of a user and propose the optimum dining table menu, in a high-frequency heating device. SOLUTION: A microcomputer 8 selects a cooking menu suitable for the factor of dietetic treatment (hereinafter it is shown by a factor) selected by an inputting means 9 from a memory means 10 and indicates a list on a display means 13, then, the microcomputer 8 searches for the cooking menu included in the memory means 10 again with respect to the insufficient constituent of the nutrient necessary in the factor after determining the cooking menu and indicates a cooking menu list in the display means 13 after selecting the same. The cooking menu list is judged whether the menu is cooked or not in a given period of time in the past, then, cookings, not yet cooked, are arrayed in order preferentially. According to this method, the optimum dining table menu, coping with the factor, can be proposed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a high-frequency heating device having a microcomputer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, such a high-frequency heating apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an external configuration diagram of the high-frequency heating device. A heating chamber 2 for accommodating an object to be heated such as food is provided in the main body 1 of the high-frequency heating device, and a microwave is irradiated from a magnetron 3 as a high-frequency heating means, and moisture contained in the object to be heated absorbs the microwave. Self-heated and heated. An operation section (input means) 4 for setting a heating condition, menu selection, cooking time, and the like, and a display section for displaying the cooking menu and the cooking status are provided. (Display means) 5 is provided.

In the conventional cooking menu search, the cooking menu stored in the storage means is searched from the material or the cooking method, and the corresponding cooking menu is listed on the display means 5.
Alternatively, within a certain period in the past, the selected cooking menu, its material elements, and the like are stored, and the cooking menu having the least common elements is selected and displayed on the display means 5 for proposal.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, a cooking menu can be selected by searching for a material or a cooking method, but the nutritional value is not considered in the proposal for one cooking menu item. In addition, there is a problem that the user is required to select a cooking menu of uneven nutrition.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a high-frequency heating apparatus which can propose and select a plurality of cooking menus instead of a single dish for the purpose of improving the health condition of a user. Aim.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, a high-frequency heating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a heating chamber for accommodating an object to be heated, and a high-frequency generating means for generating a high-frequency wave radiated into the heating chamber. Input means having input keys for inputting cooking menu search and selection and heating conditions; display means for displaying cooking menu information and nutrient information included in the cooking menu; and storing cooking menu information and nutrient information of the cooking menu. A cooking menu having a nutrient required for the dietary item selected by the input means, and, if the selected cooking menu is insufficient in nutrients, another cooking menu to compensate for the insufficiency. Microcomputer with arithmetic means that can make additional proposals and propose cooking menus that are different from cooking menus cooked within a certain period of time in the past It is obtained by a configuration having a.

[0007] In this way, a plurality of cooking menus suitable for the theme of a dietary item such as a required hypertension improvement are searched based on the nutrients contained in the cooking menu, and a history is continuously obtained for a certain period of time to perform arithmetic processing. By doing so, it becomes possible to realize a high-frequency heating device that can propose an optimal dining table menu that matches the items.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to the first aspect of the present invention provides a heating chamber for storing an object to be heated, a high-frequency generating means for generating a high-frequency wave radiated into the heating chamber, a cooking menu search and selection and heating conditions. Input means having an input key for inputting,
Display means for displaying the cooking menu information and the nutrient information included in the cooking menu; and storage means for storing the cooking menu information and the nutrient information of the cooking menu. Select a cooking menu that has nutrients to be used, and if the selected cooking menu is short of nutrients, propose another cooking menu that supplements the shortage, and propose a cooking menu that is different from cooking menus cooked within a certain period in the past A high-frequency heating apparatus having a microcomputer provided with a calculation means capable of performing the above-described operations.

[0009] Thus, after selecting a desired cooking menu from a cooking menu list suitable for a dietary item requested by a user, if the cooking menu lacks nutrients, a supplementary meal cooking menu is proposed to further compensate for the lack. Then, the user can easily manage the cooking menu that has been cooked continuously, and can propose an optimal table menu that matches the required dietary treatment items.

[0010] The invention described in claim 2 is particularly advantageous in claim 1.
In the high-frequency heating device described in the above, the cooking procedure of the selected cooking menu, the cooking material is displayed on the display means according to the operation, so that cooking can be easily performed according to the instruction of the high-frequency heating device without seeing other manuals and the like. It is possible to perform cooking preparation smoothly.

[0011] The invention described in claim 3 is particularly advantageous in claim 1.
Or, in the high-frequency heating device described in 2, by using a storage medium that cannot be stored and erased even when the power is not turned on as the storage means, the use information is stored even if the power is turned off during a power outage or when not in use, Initialization is not performed when the power is turned off, so that usability can be improved.

The invention described in claim 4 is particularly advantageous in claim 1.
Or, by using a detachable storage medium that can be used by another device as a storage means in the high-frequency heating device according to 2, the information used in one high-frequency heating device is used in another place in another high-frequency heating device. To be able to continue to eat cooking menus suitable for the required dietary items, and to know cooking menus and nutrients that can be viewed on other devices and must be consumed anytime and anywhere And the usability can be dramatically improved.

[0013] The invention described in claim 5 is particularly advantageous in claim 1.
Or, by transmitting the data of the cooking menu to the high-frequency heating device described in 2, and using a communication means capable of increasing the number of menus, a variety of cooking menus suitable for dietary treatment items is expanded, and further. You can eat the best cooking menu.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a high-frequency heating apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The external configuration of the high-frequency heating device is the same as that of the conventional example, and FIG. 3 is also used. Further, the same reference numerals as those of the conventional example have the same structure, and detailed description will be omitted.

1 and 3, a high-frequency oscillator 6 for irradiating the heating chamber 2 with a high-frequency output and a control means 7 are connected, and the control means 7 is controlled by a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as "microcomputer") 8. Is variable.

The operation and operation of the high-frequency heating apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

First, a diet therapy item to be designated is selected by the input means 9, and the selected item is controlled by the microcomputer 8 to load necessary nutrients into the item. Each nutrient of all the cooking menus stored in the storage means 10 is called into the microcomputer 8, and the comparison means 11 searches for a cooking menu close to the relevant nutrient and lists it. The cooking menus listed by the conversion unit 12 are rearranged in the order of the corresponding nutrients and displayed by the display unit 13. Then, when the user determines the cooking menu, the input means 9
Then, the cooking menu information is loaded from the storage means 10 into the microcomputer 8. Comparing means 11 for comparing the difference between the nutrient required for the dietary item and the determined nutrient
Then, the difference is compared with the nutrients of the cooking menu stored in the storage means 10 by the comparing means 11 to list cooking menus near the corresponding amount. Conversion means 12
The cooking menus listed in are sorted in the order of proximity to the corresponding amount, and displayed by the display means 13. When the cooking is confirmed and the cooking is actually performed, information that the cooking has been performed is stored in the microcomputer 8 or the storage device 10. Information (cooking execution information) that cooking has been performed until a certain period of time (erasure arrival time) has been stored is stored. And cooking menus that have not been taken are distinguished. Based on the distinguished information, a display is provided on the display means in a form that can be understood by the user.

As described above, in this embodiment, if the user selects a desired cooking menu from the cooking menu list suitable for the dietary item requested by the user, and if the cooking menu is insufficient for nutrients, the user is required to further reduce the nutrient. , A user can easily manage cooking menus that have been cooked continuously, and can propose an optimal dining menu that matches the required dietary treatment items.

Although the cooking menu list is rearranged and displayed on the display means 7, the menus that can be displayed are displayed by the number of menus that can be displayed, and the display is switched by the input means 9 and only the recommended cooking menu is displayed. Is also possible, which leads to improvement in operability.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a high-frequency heating apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The components having the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment have the same structure, and the detailed description is omitted.

First, the microcomputer 8 determines whether or not the cooking menu with cooking execution information in each of the stored cooking menus has reached the erasing time after cooking execution in step S1 after the diet therapy item is determined. If so, the cooking execution information is cleared as in step S2. Step S3
Then, it is determined whether or not the dietary treatment item selected in the step is completed by comparing it with the entire cooking menu stored in the storage means. If the collation has not been performed yet, in step S4, the nutrients required for the dietary item and the nutrients in the cooking menu are compared. If not, the next cooking menu is searched and compared. If the nutrient is suitable, it is determined in step S5 whether or not there is cooking execution information, that is, whether or not cooking has been performed within a certain period in the past.

If there is no cooking execution information, it is sorted and rearranged in the cooking menu without cooking execution information in step S6 and stored in the microcomputer 8. In the case where there is cooking execution information, in step S7, the cooking menu is sorted and rearranged to the cooking menu having the cooking execution information, and stored in the microcomputer 8. If the search for all cooking menus has been completed in step S3, the rearrangement of cooking menus has been completed, and the data is transferred to the display means for displaying the cooking menu in step S8. Then, in step S9, when the user determines the cooking menu using the input means, the process proceeds to a selection process of the side dish cooking menu. The selection of the side dish cooking menu is almost the same as the above processing content, and there is a difference that the nutrient adaptation in step S4 is compared with the nutrient shortage.

This step is an example, and S1, S1,
The determination in S2 may be anywhere before S5, and an optimal arrangement may be made according to the program structure.

[0025]

As described above, according to the high-frequency heating device of the present invention, after selecting a desired cooking menu from the cooking menu list suitable for the dietary item requested by the user,
In the cooking menu, if the nutrients are insufficient, we propose a side dish cooking menu that further compensates for the shortage, and the user can easily manage the cooking menu that has been cooked continuously, and the optimal menu that meets the required dietary treatment items Can make a suggestion for a dining table menu.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a high-frequency heating device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of cooking menu search result display creation of the high-frequency heating device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external configuration diagram of a conventional high-frequency heating device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 6 high frequency generation means 7 control means 8 microcomputer 9 input means 10 storage means 11 comparison means 12 conversion means 13 display means

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A heating chamber for accommodating an object to be heated, high-frequency generating means for generating high-frequency radiation radiated into the heating chamber, input means having an input key for inputting a cooking menu search and selection and heating conditions, and cooking. Display means for displaying menu information and nutrient information included in the cooking menu; and storage means for storing cooking menu information and nutrient information of the cooking menu, and are required for the dietary item selected by the input means. Select a cooking menu that has nutrients, and if nutrients are insufficient in the selected cooking menu, propose another cooking menu that supplements the lack, and propose a cooking menu that is different from the cooking menu that was cooked within a certain period in the past. A high-frequency heating device having a microcomputer provided with an operation means for performing the operation. 2. The high-frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a cooking procedure and a cooking material of the selected cooking menu are displayed on a display means in response to an operation. 3. The high-frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage means uses a storage medium that cannot be erased even when the power is turned off. 4. The high-frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a removable storage medium that can be used by other devices is used as the storage means. 5. The high-frequency heating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein communication means capable of transmitting cooking menu data and increasing the number of menus is used.