JP2007151797A - Grilling device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grilling device for reheating cooled cooked food without troublesome operations by a user, and for reheating it in an optimum finish. <P>SOLUTION: The grilling device 4 has a grill timer 55 for measuring combustion time of grill burners 20 and 21, a grill control means 53 for controlling combustion of the grill burners from set time of the grill timer, and an operating part 23 for operating the grill burners. The operating part has time input switches 30 and 31 for inputting and changing time for the grill timer, and an operating switch 26 for selecting heating modes for reheating cooked food cooling after cooking. The grill control means has a time setting means 56 for setting an initial value of time for the heating mode in the grill timer, and for setting a changing range of the initial value to be changed by the time input switches when the heating mode is selected by the operating switch. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a grill device, and more particularly to a grill device that performs a combustion operation according to a time set in a timer.

  Conventionally, as this type of grill device, a cooking device having a so-called automatic cooking mode in which the cooking time of the cooking object is automatically set and the cooking object is appropriately baked by burning the grill burner until the set time elapses. It is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

If you cook the fish in the automatic cooking mode, the time required to bake the fish appropriately will be set automatically so that the fish will not burn too much and become black or raw. The user does not need to perform troublesome operations such as manually setting the timer and adjusting the heating power of the grill burner while observing the degree of burning.
JP 2003-125942 A

  By the way, if this kind of grill device is used to reheat and heat a cooked cold cooked food (baked fish, croquettes, tempura, hamburger, etc.), the surface of the cooked food will be moderate due to the flame of the grill burner. Thus, the food to be cooked can be finished deliciously, for example, as compared with a case where the dish is reheated by a microwave oven.

  However, the above prior art grill device has the following disadvantages. That is, when cooked grilled fish is cooled, if cooking is performed in the automatic cooking mode in order to reheat and reheat the grilled fish, the cooking time set automatically is the time required to bake the raw fish Therefore, there is a possibility that the grilled fish is excessively heated and burnt too much. In addition, even when re-heating using a grill device to warm a chilled croquette or tempura as another cooking object, if the cooking is performed in the automatic cooking mode, the croquette or tempura will be inadvertently burnt. May occur. Therefore, when re-heating the object to be cooked without using the automatic cooking mode, it is necessary for the user to manually set the cooking time and adjust the heating power of the grill burner while checking the warmth. Yes, it is not easy to use.

  In view of such inconveniences, the present invention can eliminate troublesome work by the user when re-cooking a cooked chilled food, and further corrects the food to be cooked to an optimal finish. It is an object of the present invention to provide a grill device that can be used.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a grill box that accommodates an object to be cooked, a grill burner that heats the object to be cooked in the grill box, a grill timer that times the combustion time of the grill burner, Grill control means for controlling the combustion of the grill burner based on a set time of the grill timer, an operation unit for operating the grill burner, and an input operation and a change operation for the time for the grill timer provided in the operation unit In the grill apparatus including a time input switch, the operation unit is provided with an operation switch for selecting a warming mode for reheating the food to be cooked after cooking, and when the warming mode is selected by the operation switch, the grill timer The initial value of the time for the warming mode is set and the change range of the initial value by the time input switch is set. Characterized in that a time setting means for constant on the grill control means.

  According to the present invention, since the operation switch for selecting the warming mode is provided in the operation unit, the user can reheat the cooked chilled food by simply selecting the warming mode using the operation switch. You can fix it warming up.

  When the warming mode is selected by the operation switch, the initial value of the warming mode time is set in the grill timer by the time setting means, and at this time, by the grill control means based on the time set in the grill timer. Since the combustion control of the grill burner is performed, it is possible to warm up the food to be cooked without a troublesome operation without requiring the user to manually set the grill timer based on intuition and experience.

  Furthermore, the user changes the time by operating the time input switch with respect to the initial value of the time for the warming mode set in the grill timer, so that the food to be cooked according to the user's preference can be warmed. It is possible to correct. At this time, since the change range of the initial value is set by the time setting means, it is possible to prevent the initial value from being changed for a longer time than necessary due to an erroneous operation of the user, etc. Repair can be done.

  In the present invention, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the grill cabinet is provided, and the grill control means is configured to detect the temperature in the grill cabinet by the temperature sensor prior to combustion of the grill burner when the warming mode is selected. A temperature is detected, and the time setting means determines an initial value of the grill timer and a change range of the initial value according to the detected temperature at this time. That is, for example, when the temperature in the grill cabinet is high immediately after using the grill or the like, and the warming mode is selected, the temperature detected by the temperature sensor becomes high. Then, according to the detected temperature, the time setting means sets the initial value of the grill timer short and sets the maximum time within which the change range of the initial value can be changed to be short. Thereby, even if the temperature in a grill warehouse is high, it can warm up and repair a to-be-cooked object in appropriate time.

  Further, the grill control means prohibits the selection of the warming mode when the temperature in the grill chamber detected by the temperature sensor prior to the combustion of the grill burner is higher than a predetermined temperature when the warming mode is selected. For this reason, it is preferable to provide a mode selection prohibiting means. When the temperature in the grill cabinet is extremely high immediately after using the grill, etc., even if the initial value of the grill timer is set short, the surface of the food to be cooked may be excessively heated and cannot be warmed up to the inside of the food to be cooked. is there. In such a case, since the mode selection prohibiting means warms and the mode selection is prohibited, it is possible to prevent a failure to warm the cooking object.

  In the present invention, the grill burner includes an upper fire burner that heats the cooking object in the grill warehouse from above, and a lower fire burner that heats the cooking object in the grill warehouse from below, and the grill control When the warming mode is selected, the means first performs an initial combustion operation in which the upper flame burner and the lower flame burner are burned with high flame within the time set in the grill timer, and then the upper flame burner is burned with low flame. And performing a medium-term combustion operation in which the lower fire burner is burned with high flame, and thereafter performing a late combustion operation in which the upper fire burner and the lower fire burner are burned with low heat.

  According to the present invention, the upper fire burner and the lower fire burner are burned with high flame in the initial combustion operation, so that the combustion state of the grill burner can be quickly stabilized. Next, in the medium-term combustion operation, the upper fire burner is subjected to low-fire combustion and the lower fire burner is subjected to high-fire combustion. Thereby, the heating with respect to the upper surface side of a to-be-cooked object which is comparatively easy to burn can be weakened, and the occurrence of inadvertent burning can be prevented. In the late combustion operation, the upper fire burner and the lower fire burner are burned with low heat. By carrying out like this, generation | occurrence | production of the burning in the surface of a to-be-cooked object can be suppressed, and the inside of a to-be-cooked object can be warmed reliably. As a result, the object to be cooked can be warmed up to an optimum finished state.

  At this time, a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the grill is provided, and when the warming mode is selected, the grill control means performs the initial combustion operation for a first predetermined time, and performs the middle-term combustion operation. It is preferable to carry out until the predetermined time of 2 or the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a predetermined temperature. That is, in the warm mode, the initial combustion operation is performed for a first predetermined time. This makes it possible to reliably prevent excessive heating of the object to be cooked by setting the first predetermined time as the time required for the combustion state of the grill burner to stabilize. In the medium-term combustion operation, the operation of causing the upper fire burner to burn with low heat and the lower fire burner to burn with high flame is performed for a second predetermined time or until the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a predetermined temperature. Thereby, it is possible to set the second predetermined time and the predetermined temperature at which the food to be cooked is not burned by the strong fire combustion of the lower flame burner, and to prevent a failure to warm up the food to be cooked in advance. At the same time, the food to be cooked can be reheated to an optimal finish.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drop-in stove 3 that is mounted in a state of being dropped into an opening 2 opened in a countertop 1 of a system kitchen, and the grill device 4 of this embodiment is incorporated in the drop-in stove 3. ing.

  The drop-in stove 3 includes a stove body 5 and a top plate 6. The top plate 6 is formed with a stove opening through which the stove burners 7, 8, and 9 accommodated in the stove body 5 are exposed, and the upper portions of the top plate 6 corresponding to each stove opening have five virtues 10, 11, 12 Is placed. Further, an opening / closing door 13 of the grill device 4 is disposed in the center of the front surface of the stove body 5.

  On the right side of the open / close door 13, a power switch 14 and stove operation knobs 15, 16, and 17 are disposed. The stove control knobs 15, 16, and 17 perform ignition / extinguishing operations and heating power adjustment operations of the respective stove burners 7, 8, and 9, and are in a usage state that protrudes from the front surface of the stove body 5 by pushing operation. The state changes to two states, that is, a non-use state that is flush with the front surface of the stove body 5.

  Further, below the respective stove operation knobs 15, 16 and 17, there are provided stove operation sections 18 for selecting and operating various operation modes of the respective stove burners 7, 8 and 9. The stove control unit 18 is attached to the front surface of the stove body 5 so that it can be pulled out and retracted. When the stove control unit 18 is pulled out, a stove control panel (not shown) is exposed and various operation mode setting operations can be performed. It becomes possible. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the stove operating portion 18 is stored.

  On the left side of the open / close door 13 of the grill device 4, in the same manner as the stove operation knobs 15, 16, and 17, the use state of protruding from the front surface of the stove body 5 by the pushing operation and the front surface of the stove body 5 are flush with each other. A grill operation knob 19 is provided that changes into two states, i.e., a non-use state. The operation knob 19 for grill performs an ignition / extinguishing operation and a heating power adjustment operation of a grill burner (an upper fire burner 20 and a lower fire burner 21 shown in FIG. 2 described later).

  Below the grill operation knob 19, a grill operation section 22 for selecting and operating various operation modes of the grill burner is provided. The grill operation unit 22 is attached to the front surface of the stove body 5 so that it can be pulled out and stored. When the grill operation unit 22 is pulled out as shown in the drawing, the grill operation panel 23 is exposed, and various operation modes are set. Setting operation is possible.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the grill operation panel 23 has an auto menu switch 24 for selecting the type of cooked food (mainly fish), such as dried fish, fillet, round and figure grill, and grilled food. A baking control switch 25 for setting moderation (strong, weak, standard) and a timer switch 26 (operation switch in the present invention) for selecting a warming mode for reheating the cooked food to be cooked are provided. ing. The cooked food that is the target of the warming mode has already been cooked and cooled, and examples thereof include grilled fish, croquettes, tempura, and hamburgers. Above the auto menu switch 24, there is provided a menu display section 27 for displaying the type of food to be cooked (dried fish, fillet, round, figure grill). Above the baking switch 25, the selected baking control is provided. A burn-in / out display section 28 for displaying (strong, weak, standard) is provided. Further, the warm-up timer switch 26 is provided with a display lamp 29 that is turned on in response to the warm-up mode selection.

  Further, on the grill operation panel 23, an up key 30 and a down key 31 which are time input switches for burning the grill for a set time, and a timer display 32 for displaying the timer time (in this embodiment, two digits of 7 segment LEDs). ) And are provided.

  The grill operation panel 23 includes an interlock switch 33 for selecting the interlock operation between the grill operation and the range hood, and an audio switch 34 that is operated when using a function for voice notification of various messages such as cooking progress. A lock switch 35 is provided to prevent mischief or the like by children. These switches 33, 34, and 35 are also provided with display lamps 36, 37, and 38 that are turned on in response to the operation.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the grill device 4 includes a grill cabinet 39 and an opening / closing door 13 that opens and closes an opening 40 in front of the grill warehouse 39, and a pan loading tray 41 is continuously provided on the back side of the opening / closing door 13. Yes. A grill pan 42 is placed on the pan placement tray 41, and a grill net 43 is provided on the grill pan 42. The grill 43 includes support legs 44 and 45 depending from the front and rear ends thereof, and the grill 43 is inserted into insertion holes (not shown) formed in the outer peripheral flange 46 of the grill pan 42. Is detachably connected to the grill pan 42.

  A pair of pipe-shaped lower fire burners 21 (shown only on one side in the figure) are provided in the vicinity of the left and right side walls of the grill warehouse 39, and the flame holes 47 of each lower fire burner 21 have grill pans 42 and grills. It faces the gap 48 with respect to 43 from the lateral direction.

  An upper fire burner 20 is provided on the ceiling of the grill cabinet 39, and an exhaust duct 50 that forms an exhaust passage 49 is connected to the back end of the grill cabinet 39. In the vicinity of the upstream end of the exhaust passage 49, a temperature sensor 51 for detecting the temperature of the combustion exhaust gas flowing through the exhaust passage 49 is disposed, and the temperature sensor 51 detects the temperature in the grill 39. ing. Furthermore, an ignition detection means 52 (see FIG. 3) for detecting the ignition of the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21 is provided.

  In addition, the grill device 4 includes grill control means 53 that controls the operation of the grill device 4 as schematically shown in FIG. The grill control means 53 includes a combustion control unit 54 that individually controls the combustion of the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21, a grill timer 55 that measures the combustion time, and a time setting that controls the time setting of the grill timer 55. 56 (time setting means in the present invention). Further, the grill control means 53 prohibits selection of a voice mode 57 for controlling operation guidance by voice, a timer display control unit 58 for controlling display contents of the timer display 32, and a warming mode which will be described later under predetermined conditions. Therefore, a warming prohibiting instruction unit 59 (warming mode selection prohibiting means in the present invention) is provided.

  The grill control means 53 then selects the type of food to be cooked (dried fish, fillet, round, figure grill) selected by the auto menu switch 24 and the grilling mode (strong, weak, standard) selected by the grilling mode switch 25. Accordingly, when the time is set in the grill timer 55 by the time setting unit 56 and the user performs an ignition operation by the operation knob 19 for the grill, the combustion control unit 54 performs the combustion operation of the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21. Automatic control extinguishes when the set time of the grill timer 55 has elapsed. During the grill operation, the timer display control unit 58 displays the remaining time via the timer display 32.

  In addition, the grill device 4 of the present embodiment is provided with a warm timer switch 26 so that it can be operated in a warm mode (reheating of a chilled cooked object). The control by the warming mode will be described based on the flowcharts of FIGS.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 4, when the operation of the grill device 4 is started, it is first determined whether or not the timer switch 26 has been selected because it has been warmed in STEP1. If it is not selected, the above-described normal operation is performed, and if the timer switch 26 is selected, the process proceeds to STEP2. In STEP2, if the temperature in the grill box 39 detected by the temperature sensor 51 is lower than 140 ° C., the process proceeds to STEP3. Otherwise, in STEP4, “Not accepted. The grill is hot.” And the selection of the timer switch 26 is cancelled. That is, when the temperature in the grill 39 is extremely high immediately after using the grill or the like (in this embodiment, when the temperature is 140 ° C. or higher), the selection of the mode is prohibited. Thereby, it can prevent that a to-be-cooked object burns with the grill warehouse 39 with high temperature, and can prevent the failure of warming-up to-be-cooked object beforehand.

  In STEP 3, a sound such as “Please set the grill timer” is output to prompt the user to change the timer time using the up key 30 and the down key 31, and the process proceeds to STEP 5. In STEP 5, if the temperature in the grill 39 detected by the temperature sensor 51 is lower than 60 ° C., the process proceeds to STEP 6, and if not, the process proceeds to STEP 7. In STEP 6, the time setting unit 56 warms up, so that the initial value of the mode time is set to 4 minutes in the grill timer 55, and the upper limit value when the time is changed is set to 7 minutes. move on. On the other hand, in STEP 7, since the time setting unit 56 is warm, 3.5 minutes is set in the grill timer 55 as an initial value for the mode time, and the upper limit value when the time is changed is set to 6 minutes. Then, go to STEP8.

  When the up key 30 is pressed in STEP 8 and the initial value is added and changed, the increment is made by 0.5 minutes in STEP 10 only when the change time is smaller than the upper limit value in STEP 9. When the up key 30 is not pressed in STEP 8 or when the change time becomes longer than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to STEP 11.

  When the down key 31 is pressed in STEP 11 and the initial value is subtracted and changed, in STEP 12, only when the change time is longer than 1 minute, it is subtracted by 0.5 minutes in STEP 13. Thus, the correction can be made when the user wants to set the grill timer 55 in a shorter time than the initial value, or when the user sets the grill timer 55 longer than the desired time due to an operation error of the up key 30. If the down key 31 is not pressed in STEP 11 or if the change time is greater than the upper limit value, the process proceeds to STEP 14.

  After STEPs 6 and 7, the timer display control unit 58 displays the set time of the grill timer 55 on the timer display 32 so that the initial value of the mode time and the changed time can be confirmed. It has become.

  In STEP 14, when the grill operation knob 19 is turned on (ignition operation), the routine proceeds to STEP 15 shown in FIG. 5 and the combustion control section 54 performs the ignition operation of the grill. Then, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the combustion control unit 54 causes the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21 to burn intensely as an initial combustion operation in STEP 16. Next, after the ignition is detected in STEP 17, the initial combustion operation is performed in STEP 18 until 15 seconds elapses. In this way, the combustion state of the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21 can be quickly stabilized by burning the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21 with high heat for 15 seconds (first predetermined time). At the same time, the temperature inside the grill 39 can be increased appropriately.

  Next, in STEP 19, as a medium-term combustion operation, the combustion control unit 54 causes the upper fire burner 20 to burn with low heat and causes the lower fire burner 21 to burn with high heat. Then, the intermediate combustion operation is performed until 15 seconds (second predetermined time) elapses in STEP 20 or until the temperature in the grill 39 becomes 60 ° C. or higher in STEP 21 even if 15 seconds have not elapsed. Thereby, the heating with respect to the upper surface side of a to-be-cooked object which is comparatively easy to burn can be weakened, and the occurrence of inadvertent burning can be prevented.

  Next, in STEP 22, as the late combustion operation, the combustion control unit 54 causes the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21 to burn with low heat. Then, the latter combustion operation is performed until the time measurement of the grill timer is completed in STEP23. Thereby, the occurrence of scorching on the surface of the object to be cooked can be suppressed and the inside of the object to be cooked can be reliably warmed, and the surface of the object to be cooked can be reheated to have a good finish without moisture.

  When it is confirmed in STEP 23 that the time measurement of the grill timer has been completed, the combustion controller 54 automatically extinguishes the upper fire burner 20 and the lower fire burner 21 in STEP 24, and in STEP 25, “The grill timer has expired.” The user is notified of the end by warming up.

  As described above, according to the grill device 4 of the present embodiment, the user simply presses the timer switch 26 to select the warming mode by simply pressing the timer switch 26, so that the cooked and cooled food to be cooked is reheated and finished well. You can fix it.

The explanatory perspective view of the drop-in stove provided with the grill device of one embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory sectional drawing of the grill apparatus of this embodiment. The block diagram which shows the grill control means in this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the action | operation of the grill apparatus of this embodiment. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement following FIG.

Explanation of symbols

  4 ... Grill device, 20 ... Upper fire burner (grill burner), 21 ... Lower fire burner (grill burner), 23 ... Operation panel for grill (operation part), 26 ... Warm timer switch (operation switch), 30 ... Up key (time) Input switch), 31 ... Down key (time input switch), 39 ... Grill storage, 51 ... Temperature sensor, 53 ... Grill control means, 55 ... Grill timer, 56 ... Time setting section (time setting means), 59 ... Instruction section (warm mode selection prohibiting means).

Claims (5)

A grill warehouse for storing the food to be cooked, a grill burner for heating and cooking the food to be cooked in the grill warehouse, a grill timer for measuring the combustion time of the grill burner, and the combustion of the grill burner based on the set time of the grill timer In a grill apparatus comprising a grill control means for controlling the operation, an operation unit for operating the operation of the grill burner, and a time input switch provided in the operation unit for performing time input operation and change operation for the grill timer,
The operation unit is provided with an operation switch for selecting a warming mode for reheating the food to be cooled after cooking,
When the warming mode is selected by the operation switch, the grill control unit has time setting means for setting an initial value of the time for the warming mode for the grill timer and for setting a change range of the initial value by the time input switch. A grill apparatus characterized by being provided. Providing a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the grill;
When the warming mode is selected, the grill control means detects the temperature in the grill chamber by the temperature sensor prior to combustion of the grill burner,
2. The grill apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time setting means determines an initial value of the grill timer and a change range of the initial value according to the detected temperature at this time.   The grill control means prohibits the selection of the warming mode when the temperature in the grill chamber detected by the temperature sensor before the combustion of the grill burner is higher than a predetermined temperature when the warming mode is selected. The grill apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising selection prohibiting means. The grill burner is composed of an upper fire burner that heats the food to be cooked in the grill warehouse from above, and a lower fire burner that heats the food to be cooked in the grill warehouse from below,
When the warming mode is selected, the grill control means first performs an initial combustion operation in which the upper fire burner and the lower fire burner are burned with high flames within the time set in the grill timer, and then the upper fire burner. 4. A medium-term combustion operation is performed in which low-temperature combustion is performed and a lower-burn burner is subjected to high-temperature combustion, and then a later-stage combustion operation is performed in which an upper-burn burner and a lower-burn burner are subjected to low-fire combustion. The grill device according to claim 1. Providing a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature in the grill;
When the warming mode is selected, the grill control means performs the initial combustion operation for a first predetermined time, and performs the intermediate combustion operation for a second predetermined time or until the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a predetermined temperature. The grill apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the grill apparatus is performed.

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