JP2005152478A - Rice cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy-to-use rice cooker by making it possible to always display an instruction manual displaying section and a cooking displaying section of the rice cooker in the display section of the rice cooker. <P>SOLUTION: In the rice cooker having a lid 2 disposed in the upper portion of the body 1, an operating section 3 having a cooking button 3a, a reserve button 3b, a time setting button 3c or others, an operation display section 4 displaying the information from the operating section 3 by means of characters and signals, and a control section 8 arranged in the body 1 controlling heating of the rice cooking, the instruction manual displaying section 5 capable of displaying the instruction manual such as operation matters, attention matters, maintenance matters relating to the body 1 is arranged in the vicinity of the operation display section 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a rice cooker that displays an instruction manual or a rice cooking menu on the main body of the rice cooker.

  The display of the conventional rice cooker displays the time of the clock and timer, etc., displays each rice cooking menu such as white rice cooked rice, rice porridge, no-wash rice cooked rice, etc. Etc. was the main.

  Moreover, in order to convey more information to the user so that the rice can be cooked more deliciously, the expiration date of the currently used rice is displayed as described in JP-A-2003-000429. Or a device that displays the level of the rice cooker as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-070627, a device that displays the temperature in the inner pot as described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-102622, As described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 09-262178, there is one that displays the heat retention elapsed time.

JP 2003-000429 A

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-070627 JP 2003-102622 A JP 09-262178 A

  In the above conventional example, in order to cook more delicious rice, it is possible to display the best-before period of rice, to be able to install the rice cooker horizontally, to display the temperature of the inner pot, or to display the heat retention elapsed time. However, the true value cannot be demonstrated unless it is used correctly according to the rice cooker.

  To do so, you must learn how to use it correctly according to the instruction manual attached to the rice cooker.

  However, since this instruction manual is a separate volume, there is a problem that it is lost in other books and lost, and it can be obtained by contacting the manufacturer, or in the worst case, the operation method remains unknown.

  Also, when cooking other than the rice cooking menu shown on the display of the rice cooker, it will be done while reading the food collection that is included when purchasing the rice cooker. There is a problem that you can get it by contacting the manufacturer in the same way as a book, or in the worst case, you don't know how to cook.

  Furthermore, when cooking while looking at a collection of dishes, there is a problem that some kitchens do not have a space for expanding the collection of dishes, and the distance between the collection of dishes and the rice cooker is large, making it impossible to efficiently prepare rice.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a lid provided at the top of the main body, an operation unit provided with a rice cooking button, a reservation button, a time adjustment button, and the like, and information from the operation unit is represented by characters or symbols. In the rice cooker equipped with an operation display section to be displayed and a control section that is provided inside the main body and controls the heating of rice cooking, operation instructions, precautions, and maintenance items related to the main body are displayed in the vicinity of the operation display section. A handling instruction display unit that can be used is provided.

  Moreover, the cooking display part which can display a rice cooking menu in the place which provided the said instruction manual display part is provided.

  Since the instruction display section and the dish display section are provided at the same place, the display can be switched alternately with the display switching button.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the lid provided on the upper part of the main body, the operation unit provided with the rice cooking button, the reservation button, the time adjustment button, etc., and the operation for displaying the information from the operation unit with characters, symbols, etc. In a rice cooker equipped with a display unit and a control unit that controls the heating of rice cooker provided inside the main body, instruction manuals such as operation items, precautions, and maintenance items related to the main body can be displayed in the vicinity of the operation display unit. A display unit is provided.

  Moreover, the cooking display part which can display a rice cooking menu in the place which provided the said instruction manual display part is provided.

  Since the instruction display section and the dish display section are provided at the same location, the display switching button can be used to switch the display alternately so that the instruction display section or the dish display section is displayed on the rice cooker. Therefore, when you forget the operation method or try to use the advanced menu, there is no need to search and read the separate instruction manuals and separate collections. Can do.

  Furthermore, since there is no need for a space for expanding a separate collection of dishes, the limited kitchen space can be used effectively, and the user can easily use the rice cooker.

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

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a rice cooker which is an embodiment of the present invention, and 1 is a main body. Reference numeral 2 denotes a lid that opens when the cooked rice (not shown) is taken out from the inner pot (not shown), and can be freely opened and closed. Reference numeral 2a denotes a hook button for fixing the lid 2 to the main body 1 or releasing it.

  3a is a rice cooking button operated at the start of rice cooking. A reservation button 3b is used when cooking at a time desired by the user. 3c is a time adjustment button, which is used to adjust the rice cooking reservation time and the current time. 3d is a heat retention button used when heat-insulating rice.

  3e is a cooking button for selecting cooking such as white rice and non-washed rice. 3f is a menu button for selecting a health menu such as cooking and brown rice. The symbols 3a to 3f described above are collectively referred to as the operation unit 3.

  Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation display unit that displays operation states of the operation unit 3 such as the rice cooking button 3a and the reservation button 3b with characters and symbols. The product of the present invention as a whole includes characters to be displayed as shown in FIG. Although these characters are not normally lit, according to an instruction from the operation unit 3, for example, in the case of 8:00 pm time display, only “pm” and “8:00” are lit and displayed as shown in FIG. Other characters are not displayed.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a handling explanation display section on which handling instructions such as operation items, precautions, and care items related to the main body 1 are displayed.

  The main contents of the instruction manual display section 5 are “Be sure to observe for safety” 5b as shown in FIG. 4 to use the main body 1 safely and correctly, or “Deliciously eaten” "5c" and "care" 5d shown in FIG. 6 are included.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a dish display section where a rice cooking menu is displayed, which includes red rice 6b shown in FIG. 7 and wild vegetable koji 6c shown in FIG. These display the materials and how to make them.

  Reference numeral 7 denotes a display switching button. Since the instruction display unit 5 and the dish display unit 6 cannot be installed at different locations due to restrictions on the installation location, the display of the instruction display unit 5 and the display of the dish display unit 6 are not provided. The display is switched alternately.

  Reference numeral 7b denotes a scroll button. For example, when the instruction explanation display unit 5 is displayed, when the user wants to change the display contents in the instruction explanation display unit 5, or to switch from the currently displayed screen to the next new screen, Used to switch to the previous screen. To switch to a new screen, the up scroll button 7b1 is operated. To switch to the previous screen, the down scroll button 7b2 is operated.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a control unit for performing heating control of rice cooking according to instructions from the operation unit 3.

  Next, the operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

  If you want to know what you should pay attention to when using the main body 1 before cooking rice, use the display switching button 7 to display the title screen 5a of the instruction display section 5 as shown in FIG. Is selected.

  Next, the screen of the instruction display section 5 is sent with the up scroll button 7b1, and "Please be sure to be safe" 5b as shown in FIG. 4 is selected.

  If the user wants to display the screen of “deliciously eaten” 5c as shown in FIG. 5, the up scroll button 7b1 is used for selection. To return to the previous screen, the down scroll button 7b2 is used.

  When the dish display section 6 is desired, the title screen 6a of the dish display section 6 as shown in FIG. Then, when the user wants to select the edible wild vegetables 6c, the up scroll button 7b1 is used to send the screen of the dish display unit 6 to select the edible wild vegetables 6c screen as shown in FIG. When the down scroll button 7b2 is operated, red rice 6b as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed.

  Next, when the user cooks the wild vegetable powder 6c, the ingredients are prepared by the display unit of the wild vegetable powder 6c of the food display unit 6, or the rice preparation is prepared according to how to make it.

  When “cooking” is selected with the menu button 3 f of the operation unit 3 after completing the rice cooking preparation, the heating pattern is determined by the control unit 8. Next, when the cooked rice button 3a is operated, heating is started. And cooking time is completed when the preset time passes.

  Thus, since the instruction manual display unit 5 and the food display unit 6 are in the main body 1, the user can see the food display unit 6, prepare ingredients, and prepare rice cooking according to how to make it. Because it does not waste, it is possible to efficiently cook rice without problems such as time and effort for searching, securing the installation location, and care not to get wet.

It is an external appearance perspective view of the rice cooker which shows one Example of this invention. It is a figure of all the displays of the operation display part which shows one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the time which shows one Example of this invention. FIG. 5 is an example of an instruction display section showing one embodiment of the present invention, and is a diagram “Please be sure to protect for safety”. It is an example of the handling description display part which shows one Example of this invention, and is a figure of "it eats deliciously." It is an example of the handling instruction display part which shows one Example of this invention, and is a figure of "care". It is an example of the dish display part which shows one Example of this invention, and is a figure of "red rice". It is an example of the dish display part which shows one Example of this invention, and is a figure of "wild vegetables". It is a figure of the title screen of the handling description display part which shows one Example of this invention. It is a figure of the title screen of the dish display part which shows one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body 2 ... Lid 3 ... Operation part 3a ... Rice cooking button 3b ... Reservation button 3c ... Time adjustment button 4 ... Operation display part 5 ... Instruction explanation display part 6 ....・ Cooking display 7 ... Display switching button 8 ... Control

Claims (3)

A lid (2) provided on the upper part of the main body (1), an operation unit (3) provided with a rice cooking button (3a), a reservation button (3b), a time adjustment button (3c), and the operation unit (3 ) In the rice cooker provided with an operation display unit (4) for displaying information from characters and symbols, and a control unit (8) provided inside the main body (1) for controlling heating of the rice cooker, the operation display unit A rice cooker provided with an instruction display section (5) capable of displaying instructions for operation, precautions, and care items related to the main body (1) in the vicinity of (4). The rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein a cooking display unit (6) capable of displaying a rice cooking menu is provided at a place where the handling instruction display unit (5) is provided. The rice cooker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the instruction display section (5) and the dish display section (6) can be switched and displayed alternately by a display switching button (7).

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