JP2003164374A - Electric cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify production, and to cope with a plurality of countries by one type of stock for circulation by providing a product that can cope with countries of a plurality of languages by one product. <P>SOLUTION: A liquid crystal display apparatus has a plurality of language displays, and has a language selection switch at an operation section for allowing the liquid crystal display to cope with a plurality of languages for each destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electric cooker used at home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electric cooker will be described below. FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view of an automatic bread maker as an example of an electric cooker, 1 is a bread maker main body, 2 is a baking chamber,
3 is a heater, 4 is a baking type, 5 is a kneading blade, 6 is a motor for rotating the kneading blade 5, 7 is a belt for transmitting power to the kneading blade 5, and 8 is a temperature detector for detecting the temperature in the baking chamber 2. Reference numerals 9 and 9 denote a control circuit that receives a temperature signal from the temperature detector 7 to control the motor 6 and the heater 3. Reference numeral 10 denotes an operation unit that sets cooking conditions. Reference numeral 11 denotes a display unit that displays an operation state.

In the automatic bread maker having the above-described structure, the conventional operation unit and display unit have only one language display as shown in FIG. 14, and can handle only one country.

[0004]

However, when trying to sell one product in many countries, it is necessary to use an operation unit having a language suitable for that country, and even if the structure is the same, it corresponds to the language. Therefore, it was necessary to make products with multiple specifications, and it was necessary to have multiple inventories for distribution.

Therefore, the present invention provides a product in which a single product can be used in a plurality of languages, or a product in which the operation state can be understood by a pictorial display even if the language is unknown, thereby simplifying production. The aim is to enable distribution and support for multiple countries with one type of inventory.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is configured so that the liquid crystal display can support a plurality of languages for each destination.

As a result, one product can support a plurality of language areas, and the efficiency of production and distribution can be improved.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION According to the first aspect of the present invention, the liquid crystal display device has a plurality of language displays, and the operation section has a language selection switch, so that the liquid crystal displays can be provided in a plurality of destinations. It has the effect that it can correspond to the language of.

In the invention according to claim 2 of the present invention, the language selection switch is usually a plurality of specific switches used alone for other purposes, and by operating these simultaneously, the language selection switch functions. This has the effect that there is no need to add a new switch.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention has a storage device for storing the state of the language selected by the language selection switch even after the commercial power source is removed, so that the power source can be turned off after cooking once. This eliminates the need to remove the settings and then set them again when the power is turned on again.

In the invention according to claim 4 of the present invention, the language selection switch is a change-over type switch, and since the switch itself can maintain its state, once cooking is finished, the power source is removed, and then the power source is turned on. It is so that there is no need to set it again when it happens.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, by displaying the character display of the liquid crystal display device at the same time as the character display, a person who cannot read the character display can understand the display content. It is the one.

The invention according to claim 6 of the present invention has a pictorial display in the display content of the liquid crystal display device, and a plurality of languages corresponding to the pictorial display are printed and displayed on the operation unit, whereby the content of the pictorial display is displayed. Is to be clearly understood.

[0014]

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

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 2 shows an operation display portion of an automatic bread maker according to an embodiment of claim 1 of the present invention, showing all display states of a liquid crystal display portion, which is in two languages, German and English. Can be displayed. The description of the structure of the automatic bread maker is the same as that of the conventional example, and therefore the description is omitted.

The display unit 11 is a liquid crystal display, and two languages, German and English, are prepared, and the language selection switch 1
You can select German or English by two operations. When you want to use English display, as shown in Fig. 2, operate the language selection switch 12 to display English,
When the SELECT key 13 for selecting a course is operated, "RAISIN BAK" is displayed in English in the order shown by the arrow in FIG.
The courses are sequentially selected and the display is switched to "E", "BAKE", and "DOUGU". By the way, "RAISIN B
"AKE" is a raisin course, "BAKE" is a normal baking course, and "DOUGU" is a fermentation only course. In addition, if the English display is used for the first time after the AC power is turned on, it is not necessary to operate the language selection switch 12 when using the English display.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a case of using the display in German.
As shown in, when the language selection switch 12 is operated, it is displayed in German, and when the SELECT key 13 is operated, "Rosinen Bro" is displayed in German in the order shown by the arrow in FIG.
The course is selected and the display is switched in order of “t”, “Brot”, and “Teig”.

At this time, the printed portion other than the liquid crystal display is like a sticker, and a sticker corresponding to the language is attached, or an English sticker is put on the German sticker in advance and the When using it, you can use it as it is, and when using it in German, you can easily respond by peeling off only the English sticker and using it.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which a German seal is attached to the printed portion. As a result, one type of product can be used in multiple countries, and distribution does not need to have many types of inventory.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of claim 2 in which two languages, German and English, are prepared for the liquid crystal display 11, and the SELECT key 13 and the MENU key 14 are provided.
You can select German or English by operating at the same time.

When it is desired to use the English display, as shown in FIG. 5, when the SELECT key 13 is operated in the English display, the "RAISIN" is displayed in the English order in the order shown by the arrow in FIG.
The courses are sequentially selected and the display is switched to "BAKE", "BAKE", and "DOUGU".

Next, FIG. 5 shows a case of using the display in German.
When the SELECT key 13 and the MENU key 14 are operated at the same time, the display is in German as shown in FIG. The printed part other than the liquid crystal display is like a sticker and can be easily handled by pasting something corresponding to the language such as German.

In FIG. 6, when the wahl key 13 is operated, "Rosinen" is displayed in German in the order shown by the arrow.
The courses are sequentially selected and the display is switched to "Brot", "Brot", and "Teig".

FIG. 6 shows a state in which a German seal is attached to the printed portion. As a result, even if the language selection switch 12 is not specially provided, the instruction manual wah1 key 1
Pressing 3 and program key 14 at the same time works as a language selection switch.
As shown in, the print part is wah1 key 13 and program
By providing a display 15 indicating that the mm key 14 is a language selection switch, the user can select the language, and one type of product can support multiple countries, and many types of distribution can be made. Eliminates the need to stock

In this embodiment, the switches that function as language selection switches are the SELECT key 13 and the MENU key 14.
(Wahl key 13 and programm key 14 in German), but this could be any of the other two keys.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 7 is a circuit block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention, which will be described below. In the circuit block diagram, 16 is an AC power supply, 17 is a power supply circuit for converting AC to DC, 18 is a control device for controlling the entire electric cooker, 11 liquid crystal display elements, 12 is a language selection switch, 1
9 is a motor control circuit, 20 is a heater control circuit, 21
Is a storage device that stores the state of the selected language even after the AC power supply is removed.

First, the AC power supply 16 is connected, and the state of English or German selected by the language selection switch 12 is stored in the storage device 21. After cooking, the AC power supply 16
Even after removing, the memory is retained, and when the power is turned on next time, the operation can be performed in the selected language state, and it is not necessary to select the language one by one. A semiconductor IC such as an EEPROM is used as the storage device, but a capacitor or the like can be simply used.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 8 shows the operation display portion of the automatic bread maker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, showing the full display state of the liquid crystal display portion and displaying two languages, German and English. be able to. FIG. 9 is a circuit block diagram of the embodiment, which will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. In FIGS. 8 and 9, reference numeral 12 is a language selection switch having a changeover switch structure generally called a slide switch, and the other parts are the same as those described in the third embodiment, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

First, the AC power supply 16 is connected, and English or German is selected by the language selection switch 12. In the case of German, the printed parts other than the liquid crystal display are dealt with by sticking things like stickers printed in German.

Since the language selection switch 12 is a slide switch, even if the AC power source 16 is removed after cooking is completed, the state is maintained, so that the operation can be performed in the selected language state when the power is turned on next time. There is no need to select a language.

In this embodiment, the language selection switch 12 is installed on the operation unit 10 so that the user can operate it. However, the language selection switch 12 should be installed inside the main body or on the back side of the main body where the user cannot easily operate. Is also possible. In this case, since the language selection switch is not frequently used, it may have a simple structure that does not require durability, and the simplest is a jumper wire.

In the case of such a structure that the user does not operate, the effect of reducing the inventory for distribution is lost, but it does not bother the user and the producer side installs the changeover switch or the jumper wire. You can switch the language to use just by switching, and the liquid crystal and other parts are all the same parts, so you can reduce the inventory of them and improve the production efficiency.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 10 shows the operation display portion of the automatic bread maker according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention, showing the entire display state of the liquid crystal display portion, and displaying English characters and these characters. A corresponding pictorial display can be displayed. Picture display 22 is RA
ISIN BAKE, picture display 23 is BAKE, picture display 2
4 is D used when making croissants and butter rolls
Corresponds to the OUGH course.

When the power is turned on, the state shown in FIG. 11 is entered, and menu selection and course selection can be performed. SELECT key 13
When you press, "RAISIN BAKE" and "B
The courses are sequentially selected and the display is switched to "AKE" and "DOUGU".

The picture display 22 is displayed on the "RAISIN BAKE" and the picture display 23 is displayed on the "BAKE".
The "GU" has corresponding pictorial displays 24 simultaneously lit.

"RAISIN BAKE", "BAK
When the START / STOP key is pressed in the state where any one of "E" and "DOUGU" is selected, cooking is started in the selected course of the BASIC menu.

Since the pictorial display is displayed simultaneously with the characters, it is possible to intuitively understand its meaning, and even if the English is insufficiently understood, it is possible to understand the operation state by the pictorial display. . For example, in Germany and Belgium, the main language is German, but there are quite a few people who understand English a little, so even if you do not use all the words in German, you can use simple pictures for some characters on the LCD like this. In some cases, it may be acceptable just to put the display.

However, in order to make it easier to understand, as shown in FIG. 12, the user should put a sticker in German instead of English on the character portion of the printed portion other than the liquid crystal display of the operation unit 10. You can also open the package and put this sticker on when the salesman hands the product to the user.

At this time, the English display of the liquid crystal display unit 11 is built in the main body and cannot be changed.
It can be used without any problems by displaying pictures.

As a result, even a person in an area where English cannot be read can understand the meaning by looking at the picture display, and one type of product can be applied to a plurality of countries. Eliminates the need to have different types of inventory.

Further, this pictorial display can be used in combination with a plurality of language displays according to claim 1, and by using the pictorial display in combination, it is possible to help a person who cannot read characters in understanding at the time of operation. .

(Embodiment 6) FIG. 12 shows an operation display portion of an automatic bread maker according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, showing the entire display state of the liquid crystal display portion, and it is possible to display a pictorial display instead of a character display. it can. Pictorial display 22 shows raisin bread course, pictorial display 23
Indicates a normal bread course, and the pictorial display 24 indicates a fermentation only course used when making croissants or butter rolls.

Further, the operation unit 10 has a RASIN corresponding to each of the picture display 22, the picture display 23, and the picture display 24.
BAKE and DOUGH are printed and displayed so that the meaning can be easily understood.

When the power is turned on, the state shown in FIG. 13 is entered, and menu selection and course selection can be performed. SELECT key 13
When is pressed, the course is sequentially selected and the display is switched to the picture display 22, the picture display 23, and the picture display 24.

The printed portion other than the liquid crystal display is like a sticker, which can be easily dealt with by sticking something corresponding to the language of the area.

With this, even if the language selection switch is not provided, it is possible to intuitively understand the meaning by looking at the picture display. If the meaning of the picture display is not understood, the operation section prints according to the language. It can be understood because it is displayed. Therefore, one type of product can support multiple countries, production is simplified, and distribution need not have many types of inventory.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, one type of product can be applied to a plurality of countries, the production can be simplified, and the distribution needs to have many types of inventory. To be

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway side view of an electric cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial operation display view of the electric cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation display partial view and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention (English)

FIG. 4 is a partial view showing an operation display and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention (German)

FIG. 5 is a partial view showing an operation display and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention (English).

FIG. 6 is a partial view of the operation display and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention (German)

FIG. 7 is a circuit block diagram of an electric cooker according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a partial operation display view of the electric cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a circuit block diagram of an electric cooker according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a partial operation display view of the electric cooker according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partial view showing an operation display and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention (English).

FIG. 12 is a partial view showing an operation display and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention (German)

FIG. 13 is a partial operation display view of the electric cooker according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a partial operation display view and an operation state of the display unit in the electric cooker according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a partial operation display diagram of the conventional electric cooker.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Electric cooker body (bread making machine body) 9 Control circuit 10 Operation part 11 Display 12 Language selection switch 18 Control device 21 storage device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An electric cooker having a liquid crystal display device as an operation unit for setting cooking conditions, wherein the liquid crystal display device has a plurality of language displays, and the operation unit has a language selection switch. vessel. 2. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the language selection switch is a specific plurality of keys which are usually used alone for other purposes. 3. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the control device has a storage device for storing the language selected by the language selection switch even after the commercial power source is removed. 4. The electric cooker according to claim 1, wherein the language selection switch is a changeable switch. 5. An electric cooker for displaying a character display of a liquid crystal display device and a picture display corresponding to the character display at the same time. 6. An electric cooker in which a liquid crystal display device has a pictorial display as a display content, and a plurality of languages corresponding to the pictorial display are printed and displayed on an operation unit.