JP2007225187A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device capable of determining the weight of a heating object based on the change in weight by loading the heating object on an opening/closing door for putting/taking out the heating object into/from a heating chamber. <P>SOLUTION: The opening/closing door 11 performs smooth opening and closing operations through an arm member 15 which slides on a roller 14 provided on a hinge member 13. One end of the arm member 15 is hooked on a pin 16 provided on the inside of the opening/closing door 11, and the other end is connected to a main body bottom by a tension spring 17. A means 18 for detecting a weight change is provided on the back side of a wall face of the heating chamber 10 opposing the opening/closing door 11, with its one end supported and fixed on the wall face of the heating chamber 10. A gap is provided between the other end and the wall face of the heating chamber 10. Weight is applied to an abutting part 15a of the arm member 15 upon opening of the opening/closing door 11, and the weight of the heating object is determined based on the amount of change of the weight. Based on the determined weight value, a heating means included in the heating cooker is controlled, and the heating object can be ideally heated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating cooker that uses a door to determine the weight of an object to be heated.

  Heating cookers of various heating forms are used in the living environment, and equipment that allows the cook to judge the finish of cooking while visually checking the cooking state, and equipment that makes it difficult to see the cooking and makes the heating progress There is. An apparatus in which the progress of heating cannot be visually observed is a so-called box heating apparatus in which an object to be heated is stored in a heating chamber, and an oven or a microwave oven corresponds to this. These box heaters are generally provided with a sensing function for determining the heating progress state, and heating control is performed based on the sensing signal.

  Among the box heating devices, the microwave oven, in particular, has the advantage that heating can be performed in a short time compared to other cooking devices by heating from the inside of the food. However, since the internal heating of food is promoted, there is a problem that it is difficult to sense the heating progress state.

  As a result of pursuing ease of use and cleanability, recent microwave ovens have been heated by rotating a conventional food, while rotating the antenna that radiates high frequency while the food is placed on a flat surface. It has changed to a form that uniformly heats food. And most of the sensing techniques detect and control the surface temperature of the object to be heated.

  On the other hand, along with the trend of the times, the health-oriented search has progressed, and a cooking device using steam heating has appeared in a microwave oven or a microwave oven with an oven function. The sensing method for detecting the surface temperature of the object to be heated by detecting infrared rays emitted from the surface of the object to be heated and determining the heating progress state is under a state where steam is filled in the heating chamber in which the object to be heated is stored. It has the subject that temperature detection capability falls.

  As one means for solving this problem, it is conceivable to employ a method of detecting the weight of an object to be heated, which has been used in a heating mode in which a conventional food is rotated. The equipment that has been put into practical use places a detachable mounting tray on which the object to be heated is placed in the heating chamber space in which the object to be heated is stored, and the weight of the object to be heated placed on the mounting tray. When a large amount of steam is used, there is a risk that the condensed water of the steam is immersed in the sensing area and the sensing ability is reduced or grasped.

  In order to solve this problem, a method for detecting the weight of the entire cooking device has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

In Patent Document 1, a damper is provided on a leg portion that supports the apparatus main body, and the damper and inlets on both sides of the differential pressure sensor are connected by a conduit. A normally open on-off valve is interposed between the low pressure side inlet and the damper. When the weight of the object to be heated is measured, the on-off valve is closed, the damper is deformed, the pressure fluctuation is transmitted to the differential pressure sensor, and a pressure difference corresponding to the weight of the object to be heated is generated. Weight detection means for detecting and calculating the weight is provided.
JP 2003-307314 A

However, in the conventional configuration, when the weight of the object to be heated is extremely small, for example, 50 g, the ratio to the apparatus weight, for example, about 20 kg, is extremely small. Therefore, it is necessary to increase the sensing accuracy related to the weight determination of the object to be heated. On the other hand, in real life, not only the object to be heated is stored in the heating chamber, but also the tableware may be stored with the object to be heated, and the weight of the object to be heated is reliably detected. This is difficult in real life.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides an easy-to-use apparatus having a novel weight determination means for a heated object that can easily determine the weight of the heated object in real life. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the heating cooker according to the present invention detects a change in load by placing a heated object on an opening / closing door for taking the heated object into and out of the heating chamber, thereby detecting the change in weight. The weight is determined.

  Thus, the weight of the object to be heated can be determined independently of the heating means of the object to be heated, and the heating means of the heating cooker is controlled based on the determined weight value to optimally finish the object to be heated. Can do.

  The heating cooker of the present invention provides an apparatus that can determine the weight of an object to be heated based on a change in load by placing the object to be heated on an open / close door that puts the object in and out of the heating chamber. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use apparatus that can optimally finish the object to be heated by controlling the heating means of the heating cooker.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an opening / closing door is provided in a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, and the weight of the object to be heated is determined by detecting the change in load by placing the object to be heated on the opening / closing door. Therefore, the weight of the object to be heated can be determined independently of the heating means of the object to be heated, and the heating means of the heating cooker is controlled based on the determined weight value to optimally finish the object to be heated. can do.

  In the second invention, in particular, the means for detecting the change in weight of the first invention is a Robert load cell, which constitutes a means for determining the weight with a small number of parts, and is small and lightweight. An inexpensive cooking device can be realized.

  In the third invention, in particular, the means for detecting a change in weight of the first invention is arranged on the side of the main body having the heating chamber, whereby the means for detecting the change in weight is mounted on the fixed side of the apparatus. Thus, it is possible to absorb the detection accuracy associated with the assembly variation of the opening / closing door which is a movable member and to guarantee the detection performance of the weight change.

  In the fourth aspect of the invention, in particular, the action part that contacts the load cell of the second aspect of the invention is an arm member that is connected to the opening and closing door and interlocks with the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing door. It is possible to directly and reliably detect a change in weight due to the placement. Further, even if the placement position of the object to be heated on the open / close door surface is shifted, the error of the weight change can be reduced.

  In the fifth invention, in particular, the action part of the load cell according to the second or fourth invention is such that the load cell is arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the opening / closing door when the opening / closing door is closed. Since a load is applied to the load cell in a direction orthogonal to the load, a detection error of a change in weight due to a shift in the load cell operation position can be reduced.

  In the sixth invention, in particular, the action part of the load cell according to the second or fourth invention is such that the load cell is arranged so as to be substantially perpendicular to the opening / closing door when the opening / closing door is closed. Can be specified at the end of the load cell, the distortion rate associated with the weight change can be increased, and the detection accuracy can be increased.

  In the seventh aspect of the invention, in particular, the opening / closing door of the first aspect is provided with reset means for initializing the detection of the load on the surface side on which the heated object is placed, thereby wearing the heated object. The container is first placed on the open / close door, and then the object to be heated is mounted on the container, and the weight of only the object to be heated is determined by pressing the reset means when the container is placed during the work. In addition, the object to be heated can be optimally finished by heating control based on the determination value.

  In the eighth aspect of the invention, in particular, the opening / closing door of the first aspect displays that the function of determining the weight of the heated object is attached to the surface side on which the heated object is placed. Thus, it is possible to reliably allow the user to recognize the weight determination function by the open / close door and to provide a user-friendly device.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a right side sectional view of the heating cooker when the door is opened, FIG. 2 is a right side sectional view of the heating cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is an inner surface side block diagram of an opening-and-closing door.

  1 to 3, the heating chamber 10 that accommodates an object to be heated is configured by a boundary surface of a metal material that can confine microwaves. The open / close door 11 through which the object to be heated is taken into and out of the heating chamber 10 is formed of a punching plate through which the inside of the heating chamber 10 can be seen through, and the upper part thereof (the side facing the heating chamber 10 when the open / close door is closed) is heat strengthened. Glass 12 is arranged.

  The opening / closing door 11 performs a smooth opening / closing operation with an arm member 15 sliding on a roller 14 provided on the hinge member 13 as an intermediary. One end of the arm member 15 is hooked on a pin 16 provided inside the opening / closing door 11, and the other end is connected to the bottom of the main body by a tension spring 17. Further, due to the structure of the arm member 15, the opening / closing door 11 adopts a configuration that is attracted to the heating chamber 10 side.

  Means 18 (hereinafter referred to as weight detection means) for detecting a change in weight is provided on the back side of the wall surface of the heating chamber 10 facing the door 11. The weight detection means 18 is configured using a Roval type load cell. One end of the weight detection means 18 is integrally supported and fixed to the wall surface of the heating chamber 10 via a support member, and the other end is provided with a gap between the wall surface of the heating chamber 10. Further, a contact portion 15 a to the load detection means 18 is arranged near the center of the arm member 15, and the contact door 15 a is brought into contact with the other end side of the load detection means 18 by opening the door 11. It is set as the structure which touches (this state is shown in FIG. 1).

  Moreover, in the state which opened and closed the door 11, the to-be-heated material is mounted in the surface equivalent to an upper surface, and the function to measure the weight is comprised. Then, in order to inform the user that the function of detecting the weight of the object to be heated by placing the object to be heated on the open / close door 11 is provided, for example, the letters “Please place on this surface” 19 is indicated and displayed. Furthermore, the reset means 20 which initializes weight detection is arranged in the peripheral part of the door 11.

Note that the bottom wall surface of the heating chamber 10 is drawn into a concave shape 30, and a rotary radiating means for radiating microwaves, which is one of the heating means, is disposed at the approximate center thereof. The concave bottom wall 30
A waveguide 31 that propagates microwaves is disposed outside the heating chamber 10. A microwave generating means (not shown) is disposed at one end of the waveguide 31. The microwave generated by the microwave generating means propagates through the waveguide 31 and is guided to the radiating means. The radiating means passes through an opening provided in the heating chamber bottom wall surface 30 and is fitted and assembled to the output shaft of the motor 32, and the radiating means is driven to rotate by operating the motor 32.

  The cooking device of the present invention is provided with steam generating means. The configuration of this steam generating means is as follows. On the back side of the bottom of the heating chamber 10, an evaporating part 33 drawn into a concave shape is disposed. A detachable water storage section, a water supply means for supplying water from the water storage section, and a water supply pipe are housed on the left or lower side of the heating chamber 10, and water is supplied from the water supply port to the evaporation section 33 by operating the water supply means. . Below the evaporation section 33, a steam generating heating means 34 for heating the metal plate forming the bottom surface of the evaporation section 33 is disposed. The water supplied to the evaporating section 33 is heated and heated by operating the steam generating heating means 34, vaporized, and diffused into the heating chamber 10.

  Further, a temperature detecting means 35 for detecting the atmospheric temperature in the heating chamber 10 and a non-contact temperature detecting means 36 as a second temperature detecting means for detecting the surface temperature of the object to be heated are attached. The control means (not shown) is based on each component (microwave generating means) of the whole cooking device based on an input signal of heating information from the operation unit 37 disposed on the door 11 and detection signals of various detection means. , The motor 32, the water supply means, and the steam generating heating means 34) are controlled. And the heating cooker performs heating control based on the operation condition automatically selected based on the heating finishing condition (for example, warm temperature value, thawing cooking, etc.) and the operation condition selected by manually selecting the heating means. It has a mode function.

  About the heating cooker comprised as mentioned above, the operation | movement and an effect | action are demonstrated below.

  First, a method for determining the weight of an object to be heated will be described. The material of the load cell of the load detection means 18 is rigid and is made of a metal material such as aluminum that has a stable strain amount with respect to load and temperature change. And it has arrange | positioned so that a load may be added to the edge part side of the load cell which is a floating state with respect to a main body by setting it as a cantilever structure.

  As for the load of the load cell, the control means takes in a weight signal applied when the door 11 is opened and sets it as an initial weight value. Thereafter, the weight value is taken in every moment until the door 11 is closed at a predetermined time period. The initial weight value is subtracted from the maximum weight value obtained in this process to determine the weight of the object to be heated.

  The object to be heated is usually heated in the state of being mounted on tableware, etc., but if the weight of the tableware is heavy, the control means erroneously determines that there is a large amount of the object to be heated even if the object to be heated is small. There is a problem that an object to be heated is overheated. On the other hand, overheating can be prevented by taking into account the detection signal of the non-contact temperature detecting means 36 for detecting the surface temperature of the object to be heated. On the other hand, as represented by thawing cooking of frozen foods and the like, when the control means determines the weight of the object to be heated in the pre-heating stage, the heating control capable of performing the best heating finish can be selected and the best finish can be achieved.

  Such a weight determination of the object to be heated can be performed by the following method. First, a container to be heated is placed on the open / close door 11. And the control means sets the present detection weight to the initial weight by pushing the reset means 20 arranged on the door 11. Thereafter, the weight of the heated object is determined from the difference between the maximum weight value obtained by placing the heated object in the container and the initial weight value that was reset earlier.

In such a method, the mounting surface of the open / close door 11 is a so-called open space, the fluid can be poured into the container placed there, the weight of the fluid alone can be determined, and based on the weight value. It has the convenience of performing optimal heating.

  Moreover, the weight of the object to be heated is determined in advance, and the heating control based on the determination signal is attached to the apparatus together with other heating progress information detecting means such as the non-contact temperature detecting means 36, so that each detection defect Thus, various automatic heating controls, for example, supplying steam to the heating chamber 10 to finish the object to be heated to a desired state can be realized.

  By means of the load cell type weight detection means configuration, a means capable of determining the weight with a small number of parts can be configured, and a small, lightweight and inexpensive cooking device can be realized.

  Further, the weight detection means 18 is arranged on the main body side on the fixed side of the apparatus having the heating chamber 10, thereby absorbing the detection accuracy associated with the assembly variation of the opening / closing door 11 which is a movable member and guaranteeing the detection performance of the weight change. can do.

  Furthermore, the action part that contacts the load cell is an arm member 15 a that is connected to the opening / closing door 11 and interlocked with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 11, and a change in weight by placing an object to be heated on the opening / closing door 11. Can be detected directly and reliably. Further, even if the placement position of the object to be heated on the open / close door surface is shifted, the error of the weight change can be reduced.

  Furthermore, since the load cell is placed so that the load cell is substantially parallel to the opening / closing door 11 when the opening / closing door 11 is closed, the load cell is loaded in a direction orthogonal to the load applied to the opening / closing door 11. The detection error of the weight change due to the shift of the load cell operation position can be reduced.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 4: is a left-side side cross-section block diagram of the heating cooker of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  4 differs from the first embodiment in that two arm members for opening and closing the door 11 are arranged on the left and right sides of the heating chamber 10, and a roller 41 on which the one arm member 40 slides is provided. The attached hinge member 42 is directly fixed to the weight detecting means 43.

  The load cell operating portion of the load detection means 43 is a load cell disposed so as to be substantially perpendicular to the opening / closing door 11 when the opening / closing door 11 is closed, thereby opening the opening / closing door 11 and the weight of the object to be heated. When determining the load cell, the load cell operating portion can be specified as the end portion of the load cell, the distortion rate accompanying the weight change can be increased, and the detection accuracy can be further increased.

  In the above description of the embodiment, the load cell method has been described as means for detecting a change in weight. However, a piezoelectric element, an electromagnetic force balance method, a capacitance method, and a spring balance method may be used. . Further, from the viewpoint of giving a feeling of measurement, the detected weight value may be displayed numerically or may be configured to display a level using a display element such as an LED.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the weight of the heated object is determined using the open / close door for taking the heated object into and out of the heating chamber, thereby controlling the heating means of the heating cooker. The object to be heated can be heated and finished in a desired state, and can be applied not only to food heating, but also to heating devices in industrial fields such as cleaning devices and drying devices.

The right-side cross-section block diagram at the time of opening of the opening / closing door of the heating cooker of Embodiment 1 of this invention Cross-sectional configuration diagram of the right side when the door of the cooking device is closed Configuration diagram of the inner surface of the door of the overheating cooker Left side cross-section block diagram at the time of opening of the door of the heating cooker of Embodiment 2 of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Heating chamber 11 Opening / closing door 15, 40 Arm member 18, 43 Weight detection means (load cell)
19 Display of weight function 20 Reset means

Claims (8)

An open / close door is provided in a heating chamber that accommodates an object to be heated, and the weight of the object to be heated is determined by placing the object to be heated on the door and detecting a change in weight. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the means for detecting a change in weight is a Robert load cell. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the means for detecting a change in weight is arranged on a main body side having a heating chamber. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein the action portion that contacts the load cell is an arm member that is connected to the open / close door and interlocks with the open / close operation of the open / close door. The cooking device according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the load cell is disposed so that the action portion of the load cell is substantially parallel to the open / close door when the open / close door is closed. The cooking device according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the load cell is disposed so that the action portion of the load cell is substantially perpendicular to the open / close door when the open / close door is closed. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a reset means for initializing detection of weight is provided on a surface side of the opening / closing door on which the object to be heated is placed. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a function for determining the weight of the object to be heated is attached to a surface of the opening / closing door on which the object to be heated is placed.

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