JP2007125072A - Household electric appliance, and storage for household electric appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable the operation state of an appliance such as the shifting time of the operation mode of the appliance or the occurrence of abnormality to be transmitted to the outside in a household electric appliance product having a specified operating process; and also to easily and inexpensively realize a communication means at that time. <P>SOLUTION: This household electric appliance product is equipped with a controlling means 26 which makes the household electric appliance product main body 20 operate by a peculiar electric current pattern at a specified timing in the operating process of the household electric appliance product main body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a household electrical product having a predetermined operation process and a household electrical product storage for storing the household electrical product.

Conventionally, this type of household electrical appliance and household electrical appliance storage has, for example, a configuration including a display unit having a plurality of light-emitting lamps of different colors as means for transmitting the energized state of the household electrical appliance to the outside. It has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In this display unit, a rice cooker provided with a display means for displaying the rice cooking state by light brightness in the storage, and this rice cooker is housed, and a light receiving means is provided opposite to the display means. One having a function of controlling the operation of the display means provided on the front surface of the storage body has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP-A 63-15923 JP 59-174115 A

  However, in the household electric appliance and the household electric appliance storage with such a configuration, a light source such as a light emitting diode provided on a display unit indicating an operation state of the stored household electric appliance cannot be recognized from the outside. . Moreover, if it is the above structures, the light source of the household electrical appliance installed in the storage and the light-receiving part installed in the storage need to face each other. Therefore, there are restrictions on the position of the light receiving unit and the display unit of the home appliance, and the direction of installation of the home appliance is also limited, so it is not always possible to install the home appliance in an orientation that matches the actual usage of the user. Absent. In addition, since the actual home appliance display unit is located in front of the home appliance main body or on the top of the main body, the position and size vary. There was a problem that the models and designs that could display the status were limited.

  In addition, since it is necessary to expose the light receiving unit in the storage, detection variation due to contamination of the light receiving surface is likely to occur, and there is a problem that the light receiving surface must be periodically cleaned.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and allows the operation state of the device such as a change in the operation mode of the device or the occurrence of an abnormality to be transmitted to the outside, and facilitates communication means at this time, and The first object is to realize it at low cost.

  In addition, the status of household electrical appliances stored without a light receiving unit is displayed, and there is no need to make the display unit of the home electrical product and the light receiving unit face each other. This increases the degree of freedom in the design and installation position of home appliances and does not have a light receiver, so that the status of home appliances can always be detected stably without being affected by disturbances such as dirt. This is the second purpose.

  In order to achieve the first object, the home electric product of the present invention includes control means for operating a device with a specific current pattern at a predetermined timing in the operation process of the device.

  As a result, it is possible to transmit the operating state of the device such as a change in the operation mode of the device or the occurrence of an abnormality to the outside, and the communication means at this time can be realized easily and inexpensively.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the second object described above, the household electrical appliance storage of the present invention has a household electrical appliance storage section with an open front, and stores the household electrical appliance in the household electrical appliance storage section. At least a display unit that has a current detection unit that detects a current flowing through the home appliance, recognizes and displays the operation state of the home appliance based on the detection data, and a notification unit that notifies the operation state of the home appliance It has either one.

  As a result, it is possible to display the status of the household electrical appliance stored without having the light receiving unit, and it is not necessary to make the display unit of the household electrical product and the light receiving unit face each other, and the position of the operation unit of the stored household electrical product As there are no restrictions, the degree of freedom in the design and installation position of home appliances is increased, and since there is no light receiving part, the state of home appliances can always be detected stably without being affected by disturbances such as dirt. Can do.

  The home appliance of the present invention can transmit the operation state of the device such as the change of the operation mode of the device or the occurrence of an abnormality to the outside, and the communication means at this time can be easily and inexpensively realized. In addition, the household electrical appliance storage of the present invention can display the status of the household electrical appliance stored without having the light receiving portion, and does not require the display portion of the household electrical product and the light receiving portion to face each other. In addition, there are no restrictions on the position of the operation part of the household electrical appliance to be stored, the degree of freedom in the design and installation position of the household electrical appliance is increased, and since there is no light receiving part, it is always stable without being affected by disturbances such as dirt. Thus, the state of the home appliance can be detected.

  1st invention is a household electrical appliance provided with the control means which operates an apparatus with a specific electric current pattern at the predetermined timing in the operation | movement process of an apparatus, and the apparatus of the change of the operation mode of an apparatus, generation | occurrence | production of abnormality, etc. The operating state can be transmitted to the outside, and the communication means at this time can be realized easily and inexpensively.

  The second invention has a detection means for directly or indirectly detecting the generation of heat or steam in the operation process of the equipment, and when the detection means detects a predetermined value, the equipment is operated with a specific current pattern. It is possible to transmit information on temperature and heat of the home electric product to the outside, and the communication means at this time can be realized easily and inexpensively.

  3rd invention is a household electric appliance which is an induction heating type rice cooker in the said 1st or 2nd invention, The 3rd invention is not only normal operation modes, such as a reservation start, a rice cooking start end, and a heat retention start. Even in abnormal modes such as power outages and over-hydration, the device is operated with a unique current pattern at the time of transition to these modes. Can be transmitted to the outside by the current pattern.

  4th invention has a household electrical appliance storage part which the front surface opened, the household electrical product of any one of said 1st-3rd invention is accommodated in the said household electrical appliance storage part, At least one of a display unit that has a current detection unit that detects a flowing current, recognizes and displays the operation state of the home appliance based on the detection data, and a notification unit that notifies the operation state of the home appliance Household appliances that have a light receiving unit and display the status of the housed electric product stored without a light receiving unit, so that it is not necessary for the display unit and the light receiving unit to face each other. There are no restrictions on the position of the operation unit, and the degree of freedom in the design and installation position of home appliances is increased, and since there is no light receiving unit, it is not affected by disturbances such as dirt, and the home appliances are always stable. Detect state Rukoto can be, can be displayed or broadcast. Therefore, even when home electric appliances such as jar pots and rice cookers having an operation unit on the lid are stored, the operating state can be reliably recognized, and home electric appliances can be stored and used with peace of mind. Can do.

  5th invention is a household electrical appliance storage which has the door which can be opened and closed in the front opening part of a household electrical appliance storage part in the said 4th invention, and since a household electrical appliance can be stored neatly, it improves aesthetics In addition, even when the home electric product is stored and the door is closed, the operation state of the home electric product can be recognized from the outside, so that the home electric product can be used in a stored state.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention, a fan unit that exhausts steam or heat generated from the home appliance installed in the cabinet to the outside is provided at the top of the home appliance storage unit. It is a household electrical appliance storage, for example, a household electrical product that generates steam or heat, such as a jar pot or rice cooker, can be used in a state where the household electrical appliance is stored in the storage, and the kitchen space Can be used widely and the usability can be improved, and even when the home appliance is stored, the operation status of the home appliance can be confirmed from the outside. Can be used.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of a household electrical appliance according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In addition, this Embodiment demonstrates an induction heating type rice cooker.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rice cooker body (device) 20 includes a pan 21 that is detachable and covers the top surface of the pan 21 with a lid 22 so as to be opened and closed. Inside the rice cooker body 20, a pan heating means 23 for heating the pan 21 and a pan temperature detecting means 24 for detecting the temperature of the pan 21 are provided. The power supply electric wire 25 supplies the power supply which operates the rice cooker main body 20 from the outside. The control means 26 has a microcomputer (not shown) in which a power pattern for each operation process of the rice cooker is programmed in advance, and the energization of the pot heating means 23 is based on the program information and the temperature information of the pot temperature detection means 24. Control the state and cook rice.

  Here, in the operation process of the rice cooker, the control unit 26 operates the rice cooker with a specific current pattern at a predetermined timing, and transmits the operation state to the outside as a current signal. When a predetermined value is detected, the rice cooker body 20 is operated with a unique current pattern.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. The microcomputer built in the control means 26 is programmed with a predetermined power pattern for each operation process, and when a cooked product is put in the pan 21 and the operation is started, a predetermined program is executed. As shown in FIG. 2, specific currents that are different from each other at any timing in the program, such as the start of the reservation, the start of cooking, the start of boiling, the end of cooking, the end of cooking, and the start of heat retention, are shown. By operating the device with a pattern, the current pattern can be transmitted to the outside as a current signal.

  An explanation will be given based on an operation example of the actual rice cooker body 20. In the case of performing reserved cooking, the washed rice and water are put into the pot 21 and the desired time is set. When the rice cooker body 20 accepts the reservation setting, the control means 26 completes the reservation acceptance on the display unit 27 of the rice cooker body 20 and displays that the rice cooker is being reserved. Make it work.

  When the reservation standby is completed and the rice cooking is started, the control unit 26 displays that the rice cooking is being performed on the display unit 27 of the rice cooker body 20 and simultaneously operates the rice cooker with the specific current pattern 41. When cooking starts and the inundation process ends, the process proceeds to the cooking process. In the cooking process, the pot temperature detecting means 24 reaches θ1, which is the temperature at which the internal temperature rises and steam begins to be generated. When it is detected, the control means 26 operates the rice cooker with a specific current pattern 42.

  Next, when the rice cooking is finished through the unevenness process, the control means 26 notifies the buzzer (not shown) provided in the rice cooker body 20 and further displays that the rice cooker body 20 has shifted to the heat insulation process. Simultaneously with the display on the unit 27, the rice cooker is operated with a specific current pattern 43. Further, in the heat retaining process, when the pan temperature detecting means 24 detects θ3, which is a temperature at which almost no steam is generated, the control means 26 operates the rice cooker with a specific current pattern 44.

  In this way, changes in various operation states and operation modes of the rice cooker can be transmitted to the outside as current signals by corresponding to specific current patterns.

  As mentioned above, in this Embodiment, since the control means 26 was made to operate the rice cooker main body 20 by a specific electric current pattern at the predetermined timing in the operation | movement process of the rice cooker main body 20, the rice cooker main body The operation state of the device such as the change of the operation mode of 20 or the occurrence of abnormality can be transmitted to the outside, and the communication means at this time can be realized easily and inexpensively.

  Further, when the pan temperature detecting means 24 detects a predetermined value, the control means 26 operates the rice cooker body 20 with a unique current pattern, so that the temperature and heat information of the rice cooker body 20 is externally transmitted. The communication means at this time can be easily and inexpensively realized.

  In addition, since the equipment is an induction heating type rice cooker, not only normal operation modes such as reservation start, rice cooking start end, heat retention start, etc., but also transitions to these modes for abnormal modes such as power failure and overheating Sometimes, the rice cooker body 20 is operated with a unique current pattern, that is, the inverter is oscillated with a unique pattern, so that the operation state of the rice cooker body 20 can be transmitted to the outside through a power line.

  In addition, in this Embodiment, although the example of the rice cooker was demonstrated, if it is an apparatus which can control an electric current with a microcomputer, it cannot be overemphasized that the same effect is acquired.

(Embodiment 2)
3 is a cross-sectional view of the household electrical appliance storage in Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a front view of the household electrical appliance storage, and FIG. 5 is an operation display section of the household electrical appliance storage. FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view and FIG. 6 shows a circuit diagram of the main part of the household electrical appliance storage.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage body 1 includes a household electrical appliance storage unit 11 having an open front surface. Above the household electrical product storage unit 11, heat generated from a household electrical product used inside is stored. A fan unit 2 having a fan 30 for discharging steam to the outside is provided, and a display operation unit 3 is provided on the front surface of the fan unit 2 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the display operation unit 3 includes a display unit 31-a using an LCD and an LED for displaying the operation state of the fan 30 and the operation state of the housed electric appliance stored therein. A display unit 31-b, a notification unit 32 that notifies the operation state by voice, and an operation unit 33 that selects the operation of the fan 30 are provided.

  The door 4 is provided so as to be freely opened and closed at a position covering the front opening of the home appliance storage unit 11. The slide table 5 is provided so that it can be pulled out in order to place a home electric product.

  As shown in FIG. 6, two current detection units 7 and 8 are provided in the fan unit 2, and a power supply line (not shown) from the indoor wiring is stored via the current detection units 7 and 8. It is connected to two outlets 9 and 10 provided inside the cabinet body 1. Here, the outlet 9 is an outlet for connecting the rice cooker body 20 described in the first embodiment, the outlet 10 is an outlet for a jar pot or a coffee maker, and the current flowing through the outlets 9 and 10 is a current detector. 7 and 8 are always monitored.

  The control unit 6 incorporates a circuit that cuts off the current of the outlet 10 when the total current flowing through the outlets 9 and 10 exceeds 15A. As a priority circuit that prioritizes the outlet 9 to which the rice cooker body 20 is connected. Try to work. When the total current exceeds 15A and the priority circuit is activated, the relay 12 is turned off to stop the power supply to the outlet 10, and the jarpot and coffee maker will not operate, indicating that the priority circuit has been activated. The information is displayed by the unit 31-b and simultaneously notified by the notification unit 32.

  In addition, since the current flowing through the outlets 9 and 10 is constantly monitored, even when an abnormal current change such as tracking is detected, the power supply is stopped and the display unit 31-a and the display unit 31-f display the configuration. It has become. Here, it is needless to say that the display unit may be an LED alone without an LCD, and the notification unit 32 can obtain the same effect even if a buzzer is used instead of a voice.

  The operation in the above configuration will be described. The rice cooker body 20 having the configuration of the first embodiment is housed in the household electrical appliance storage unit 11, and the power supply wire 25 of the rice cooker body 20 is connected to the outlet 9. Thereby, the electric signal according to the operation state of the rice cooker body 20 is transmitted to the fan unit 2 via the outlet 9. When the current detection unit 7 provided in the fan unit 2 detects the current patterns 40, 41, and 42 described with reference to FIG. 2, the current detection unit 7 recognizes that the reservation is being made, the rice is being cooked, and the heat is being kept. Displayed by the sections 31-c, 31-d, and 31-e.

  Thus, even when the rice cooker body 20 is used in the household electrical appliance storage unit 11 with the door 4 closed, the display operation unit 3 displays the state of the stored rice cooker body 20 and the door 4 Since the operation state of the device can be confirmed without opening, the rice cooker can be used with confidence in a clean storage state.

  As for the operation of the fan 30, when the current detector 7 detects the current pattern 42, the fan 30 is driven to discharge heat and steam to the outside, and when the current pattern 44 is detected, Since it is not necessary to discharge steam any more, by stopping the fan 30, wasteful power is not consumed and the operation sound time can be shortened as much as possible, so that energy saving and noise reduction can be realized. .

  Even if the user forgets to operate the fan 30, the fan 30 automatically operates according to a signal from the rice cooker body 20, so that the interior of the home appliance storage 1 is not filled with steam. It can be used comfortably and safely by storing equipment.

  As mentioned above, in this Embodiment, it has the household electrical appliance storage part 11 with which the front surface opened, the rice cooker main body 20 of the said Embodiment 1 is accommodated in this household electrical appliance storage part 11, and a rice cooker An operation of the rice cooker body 20, which has a current detector 7 that detects the current flowing through the body 20, recognizes and displays the operation state of the rice cooker body 20 based on the detection data of the current detector 7, and the operation of the rice cooker body 20. Since it has the alerting | reporting part 32 which alert | reports a state, in order to display the state of the rice cooker main body 20 accommodated in the household electrical appliance storage part 11 without having a light-receiving part, the display part and light-receiving part of a rice cooker main body 20 are opposed. There is no restriction on the position of the operation part of the rice cooker main body 20 to be stored, the degree of freedom of the design and installation position of the rice cooker main body 20 is increased, and since there is no light receiving part, it is free from disturbances such as dirt. Unaffected and always stable It can detect the state of the rice cooker main body 20 Te, can be displayed or broadcast. Therefore, even when home electric appliances such as jar pots and rice cookers having an operation unit on the lid are stored, the operating state can be reliably recognized, and home electric appliances can be stored and used with peace of mind. Can do.

  Moreover, since it has the door 4 which can be opened and closed in the front opening part of the household electrical appliance storage part 11, since the rice cooker main body 20 can be stored clearly, aesthetics can be improved and the rice cooker main body 20 is stored. Even when the door 4 is closed, the operation state of the rice cooker body 20 can be recognized from the outside, so that the rice cooker body 20 can be used in a stored state with peace of mind.

  Moreover, since the fan unit 2 which discharges | emits the vapor | steam and heat which generate | occur | produce from the rice cooker main body 20 installed in the store | warehouse | chamber in the upper part of the household electrical appliance storage part 11 was provided, for example like a jar pot or a rice cooker Even household electrical appliances that generate steam and heat can be used in a state where the household electrical appliances are stored in the storage, and the kitchen space can be widely used, improving usability and Even when the electrical product is stored, the operation state of the home electrical product can be confirmed from the outside, so that the home electrical product can be used in the stored state with peace of mind.

  As described above, the home electric appliance according to the present invention can transmit the operation state of the device such as the change of the operation mode of the device or the occurrence of abnormality to the outside, and the communication means at this time can be easily and The household electrical appliance storage according to the present invention can be realized at low cost, and can display the status of the household electrical appliance stored without having the light receiving portion. There is no need to face each other, there is no restriction on the position of the operation part of the household electrical product to be stored, the degree of freedom in the design and installation position of the household electrical product is increased, and there is no light receiving part. This is useful as a household electrical appliance having a predetermined operation process and a household electrical appliance storage for storing the household electrical product.

Sectional drawing of household electrical appliance in Embodiment 1 of this invention Operation time chart of household electrical products Sectional drawing of the household electrical appliance storage in Embodiment 2 of this invention Front view of the household electrical appliance storage Enlarged front view of the operation display section of the household electrical appliance storage Main circuit diagram of the household electrical appliance storage

Explanation of symbols

20 Home appliances (equipment)
26 Control means

Claims (6)

A household electrical appliance provided with control means for operating a device with a specific current pattern at a predetermined timing in the operation process of the device. In the operation process of the device, it has a detection means for directly or indirectly detecting the generation of heat or steam, and provided with a control means for operating the device with a specific current pattern when the detection means detects a predetermined value. Home appliances. The household electrical appliance according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the device is an induction heating rice cooker. A home electrical appliance storage unit having an open front surface is housed, the home electrical product according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is stored in the home electrical product storage unit, and a current flowing through the home electrical product is detected. A home electric appliance that has at least one of a display unit that recognizes and displays the operating state of the home appliance based on the detection data, and a notification unit that notifies the operating state of the home appliance. Product storage. The household electrical appliance storage according to claim 4, further comprising a door that can be opened and closed at a front opening of the household electrical appliance storage. The household electrical appliance storage according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a fan unit for discharging steam and heat generated from the household electrical appliance installed in the cabinet to the outside is provided at an upper part of the household electrical appliance storage.