JP2007307031A - Bread maker - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bread maker capable of surely preventing failure of cooking due to parts forgotten to be attached. <P>SOLUTION: The bread maker comprises a bread container 6 for housing a bread material (not shown in the figure) and having a kneading blade 9, a baking chamber 4 provided with a heater 7 for heating the bread container 6, a motor 3 for rotationally driving the kneading blade 9, an outer lid 14 for opening and closing the baking chamber 4, a storage means (not shown in the figure) for storing the data of voice guide explaining an operation method or the like, a voice generation means (not shown in the figure) for outputting the voice guide by voice, and a controller 26 for controlling a bread making process and the operation of the voice generation means, and the voice guide for calling attention so as not to forget to attach the parts required for making bread is outputted before starting cooking. Even when a user carelessly forgets to attach the parts required for making the bread, since he/she listens to the voice guide for calling the attention so as not to forget to attach the parts before starting cooking and attaches the forgotten parts, the bread is normally baked and the failure of cooking and waste of time and materials are prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bread maker for use in general households that can automatically manufacture bread and the like by simply putting a predetermined cooking material such as bread into a bread container.

Conventionally, this type of bread maker includes storage means for storing voice guide data and voice generation means for outputting necessary voice guide data from the storage means by voice. An operation guide for instructing a procedure, a cooking guide for instructing the current cooking process and its contents, and an error guide for instructing the contents when an abnormality that hinders normal bread production is stored, There was a control means for reading predetermined voice guide data from the storage means and operating the voice generation means, and by using the voice to inform the user of the operation method and the like, there was one that improved usability (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP-A-8-24140

  However, in the configuration of the conventional bread maker, the operation guide, the cooking guide and the error guide data are output by voice, respectively, but since the user's careless warning is not output, even if the correct operation is performed, If the user inadvertently forgot to install the parts that are essential for bread making, the bread might not be baked well. For example, if you forget to attach the bread container containing the bread ingredients to the main body, or if you forget to attach the kneading blades to the bread container even if the bread container containing the bread ingredients is attached to the main body, you cannot bread. In addition, if the user forgot to attach a removable lid container containing raisins and other secondary materials, the user could make bread that was not intended, but the desired raisin bread and other secondary materials could not be made. Moreover, when inadvertently used by such a user, the user often does not realize that he / she has forgotten to install the part, and when he / she takes out the bread at the final time after several hours, he / she notices a failure and wastes time and materials. I have used it.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bread maker that prevents the failure of cooking due to the user forgetting to attach components.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a bread maker of the present invention includes a bread container that contains bread ingredients and has kneading blades, a baking chamber equipped with a heater that heats the bread container, and the kneading blades. A rotation driving motor; a lid for opening and closing the baking chamber; a storage means for storing voice guide data for explaining an operation method; a voice generation means for outputting the voice guide by voice; a bread making process; It is equipped with a control means that controls the operation of the sound generation means, and outputs a voice guide that alerts users to forget to attach parts necessary for bread making before starting cooking. Even if you forget to install, listen to the audio guide that alerts you to forget to install the part before starting cooking, notice that you forgot to install the part before cooking, and remove the part. Because it takes it, it is possible to bake bread normally, it is possible to prevent the waste of time and materials by the failure strive to failure prevention of cooking.

  In the bread maker of the present invention, even if a user inadvertently makes a mistake and forgets to install a part necessary for making bread, the user notices that the part has forgotten to be installed before cooking, and attaches the part that had been forgotten to be installed. Therefore, the bread can be baked normally, cooking failure can be prevented, and time and material waste due to the failure can be prevented.

  1st invention contains the bread material and has the bread container which has a kneading blade, the baking chamber which equipped with the heater which heats the said bread container, the motor which rotationally drives the said kneading blade, and opens and closes the said baking chamber A lid, storage means for storing voice guide data for explaining the operation method, voice generation means for outputting the voice guide by voice, and control means for controlling the bread making process and the operation of the voice generation means. A voice guide that alerts you to forget to install the parts necessary for bread making before starting cooking, even if the user inadvertently forgets to install parts necessary for bread making, before starting cooking Listen to the audio guide alerting you to forget to install the part, notice that you have forgotten to install the part before you start cooking, and install the part. You can gel, it is possible to prevent the waste of time and materials by the failure strive to failure prevention of cooking.

  In particular, the second invention starts operation after waiting for a time required to install the part that has been forgotten to be installed after outputting a voice guide that alerts the user to forget to install the part of the first invention. In this way, the user can attach the parts he / she notices forgetting to install securely and safely during the stop before starting cooking, and can more reliably prevent cooking failure.

  In particular, the third invention outputs a voice guide that alerts the user to forget to attach the bread container of the first or second invention. By reminding the user of the problem, the user can notice that they forgot to install the bread container, can install the bread container that had been forgotten before the start of cooking, can bake the bread normally, and prevent cooking failures. To avoid wasting time and materials due to failure.

  In particular, the fourth invention outputs a voice guide that alerts the user to forget to attach the kneading blade of any one of the first to third inventions. By specifically reminding the user, the user can notice that they forgot to install the kneading blade and can install the kneading blade that had been forgotten before starting cooking, so the bread can be baked normally, It is possible to prevent cooking failure and prevent waste of time and ingredients due to failure.

  In the fifth aspect of the invention, in particular, the bread maker according to any one of the first to fourth aspects is provided with a plurality of kneading blades having different shapes, and the kneading blades according to the cooking menu selected before cooking is attached. A voice guide to alert you is output, and if you forget or make a mistake, the selected cooking menu cannot be made and a fatal failure will be caused. You can notice that you don't have the appropriate kneading blades, and you can attach the kneading blades before you start cooking. Material waste can be prevented.

  In particular, the sixth aspect of the invention includes a lid container for putting the bread secondary material into the lid of any one of the first to fifth aspects of the invention, and outputs a voice guide that alerts whether the lid container is attached before cooking is started. If you forget about the lid container that contains the bread's secondary ingredients that you will not be able to produce the bread you want, remind the user that they have forgotten to attach the lid container and attach it before starting cooking. Since the lid container that has been forgotten can be attached, the bread desired by the user can be baked normally.

  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 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bread making machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the bread making machine.

  1 and 2, a chassis 2 is attached to a lower portion of a main body 1 made of resin, and a motor 3, a baking chamber 4, and a container mounting base 5 are attached to the chassis 2. In addition, in the baking chamber 4, there are a detachable bread container 6 for storing cooking materials such as bread, a heater 7 for heating the bread container 6, and a temperature detector 8 for detecting the temperature in the baking chamber 4. Is provided. Furthermore, the bread container 6 includes a kneading blade 9 for kneading the cooking material, a rotating shaft 11 fitted with the kneading blade 9 and driven to rotate by the motor 3 via the belt 10, and is freely rotatable when the bread container 6 is attached or detached. A handle 12 is provided for carrying.

  At the top of the main body 1, an outer lid 14 having an inner lid 13 and serving as a lid for opening and closing the baking chamber 4 is rotatably attached. The outer lid 14 has a yeast container 15 for storing yeast, and raisins and nuts. A detachable lid container 16 for storing a bread-making auxiliary material such as the like is disposed, and the lid container 16 is used for opening and closing a knob portion 17 formed in a concave shape and a lower opening portion 30 and serving as an input means. An opening / closing plate 18 is rotatably attached. The container lid 19 is pivotably and detachably attached to the outer lid 14, opens and closes the yeast container 15 and the lid container 16, is formed of a highly heat-resistant material, and directly opens the opening 31 above the lid container 16. An inner lid 20 that opens and closes and a packing 21 that is attached to the outer periphery of the inner lid 20 are provided.

  The main body 1 has an operation member 22 for selecting a menu, starting cooking, etc., a handle 23 for carrying the main body 1, and a power cord 25 having a plug 24 at the tip and supplying power to the main body 1. A motor 3 that rotates the kneading blade 9, a heater 7 that heats cooking ingredients (not shown), a solenoid (not shown) that opens the opening / closing plate 18, etc. Based on the temperature information detected by the detection unit 8, a control device 26 is provided which is a control means for automatically performing cooking processes such as kneading, neglecting, fermentation, degassing and baking.

  The control device 26 includes, in addition to cooking control means, storage means (not shown) for storing voice guide data for explaining operation methods and the like by voice, and a speaker for outputting the voice guide by voice. Parts required for bread making before the start of cooking according to the menu selected by the user, comprising a generating means (not shown) and a control means for controlling the operation of the bread making process and the sound generating means for producing sound A voice guide that alerts you to forget to attach is output.

  Further, after outputting the warning voice guide, the operation is started after waiting for a predetermined time, for example, 3 minutes, so that the user can prepare and install the parts that he or she forgot to attach. In addition, the voice guide that alerts you to forget to put in the parts required for bread making, specifically name the parts such as bread container 6, kneading blade 9, noodle / mochi blade 27, lid container 16, etc. As for the rice cake blades 27, whether or not the rice cake according to the cooking menu selected by the user is used is specifically urged by the user.

  The kneading blade 9 is a blade used when kneading bread and pizza dough ingredients. When making udon / pasta dough or rice cake, the noodle / mochi blade 27 having a different shape from the kneading blade 9 is used. . Noodles, pasta dough and rice cake are heavier than bread and pizza dough, so if you use the same kneading blade 9 as bread, the rotation will lock and you will not be able to mix the ingredients uniformly. Is smaller than the kneading blade 9 and reduces the load on the noodle / mochi blade 27.

  The operation and action of the bread maker configured as described above will be described below.

  When baking bread using secondary ingredients such as raisins and nuts, the kneading blade 9 is first attached to the rotating shaft 11 disposed on the bottom surface of the bread container 6 and then flour, sugar, salt, skim milk, butter, water Into a bread container 6. Next, the bread container 6 is set on the container mounting base 5 in the baking chamber 4 and the outer lid 14 is closed. Then, the container lid 19 is opened and the yeast is put into the yeast container 15, and raisins or A lid container 16 containing a bread-making auxiliary material such as nuts is attached to the outer lid 14 and the container lid 19 is closed.

  Next, when a menu of bread using the secondary material is selected by pressing a predetermined key on the operation member 22, a voice guide is issued to alert the user that he / she has forgotten to attach the parts necessary for bread making before starting cooking. stand by. Therefore, the user can notice that he / she has forgotten to attach a necessary part and can attach the part while waiting for 3 minutes. Thereafter, when a predetermined time elapses, cooking is started, and the kneading process for kneading the basic material starts when the kneading blade 9 starts to rotate.

  When the kneading progresses and bread dough is formed, the rotation of the kneading blades 9 stops and a sneak process is started. During that time, a solenoid (not shown) operates to automatically feed yeast from the yeast container 15. After a predetermined time, the kneading is started again, the yeast is uniformly kneaded into the bread dough, the opening / closing plate 18 is opened by the solenoid several minutes before the end of the kneading, and the auxiliary material in the lid container 16 becomes the bread container. 6 and the auxiliary material is uniformly stirred into the bread dough. Then, bread is baked through each process of fermentation, degassing, and baking.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by outputting a voice guide that alerts the user to forget to attach a part necessary for bread making before starting cooking, the user is inadvertently informed of the parts necessary for bread making. Even if you forget to install, listen to the audio guide that alerts you to forget to install the part, notice that you forgot to install the part before you start cooking, and you can install the part that you forgot to install. It can be baked, can prevent cooking failure, and prevent waste of time and ingredients due to failure.

  In addition, after outputting a voice guide alerting the user to forget to install the parts necessary for making bread before starting cooking, the operation was started after waiting for the time required to install the parts that had been forgotten to be installed. Thus, the user can securely and safely attach the part that he / she notices to forget to attach during stoppage before starting cooking, and can more safely prevent cooking failure.

  In addition, by outputting a voice guide for alerting whether the bread container 6 is attached before the start of cooking, if the user forgets, the bread container 6 that cannot be bread and becomes a fatal failure is specifically urged. The user can notice that the user has forgotten to attach the bread container 6 and can attach the bread container 6 that had been forgotten to be attached before the start of cooking, so that the bread can be baked normally and the failure of cooking can be prevented. Waste of time and materials can be prevented.

  In addition, by outputting a voice guide that alerts whether or not the kneading blade 9 has been attached before the start of cooking, it is possible to specifically call attention to the kneading blade 9 that cannot be panned and will be fatal if it is forgotten. Since the user can notice that he / she has forgotten to attach the kneading blade 9 and can attach the kneading blade 9 that he / she forgot to attach before starting cooking, the bread can be baked normally, and the time for failure can be prevented. And waste of materials can be prevented.

  In addition, by outputting a voice guide that alerts you whether you installed a feather according to the cooking menu selected by the user before cooking started, if you forget or make a mistake, the selected cooking menu cannot be made and it will be a fatal failure , You can specifically call attention, let the user notice that the blades according to the selected cooking menu are not attached, and you can attach the predetermined blades before starting cooking, so the selected cooking menu It can be made up normally and can prevent cooking failures and prevent waste of time and ingredients due to failure.

  In addition, by outputting a voice guide that alerts the user whether the removable lid container 16 for inserting the bread secondary material is attached before starting the cooking, if the user forgets, the user can not make the bread desired by the user. The lid container 16 can be specifically urged to alert the user to notice that the user has forgotten to attach the lid container 16 and can attach the lid container 16 that had been forgotten to be installed before the start of cooking. The bread you want can be baked normally.

  In the above embodiment, bread, pizza dough, udon / pasta, and rice cake have been described. However, cooking is not limited to them, and various cooking menus other than these are also used for attaching components necessary for cooking. Needless to say, by outputting a voice guide alerting the user of forgetting, it is possible to prevent a cooking failure due to a user's inadvertent mistake.

  In the above embodiment, the standby time from the voice guidance output for alerting to the start of cooking is 3 minutes. However, the time required to prepare and install the parts required for cooking differs depending on the cooking menu. The time may not be fixed at 3 minutes but may vary depending on the food.

  As described above, the bread maker according to the present invention can surely prevent forgetting to attach parts necessary for cooking due to a user's inadvertent mistake, and is not limited to a bread maker, but has detachable parts. It can be applied to various cooking appliances.

1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a bread making machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Perspective view of the bread making machine

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 3 Motor 4 Baking chamber 6 Bread container 7 Heater 9 Kneading blade 14 Outer lid (lid)
15 Yeast container 16 Lid container 22 Operation member 26 Control device (control means)
27 noodles, rice cake feather

Claims (6)

A bread container that contains bread ingredients and has kneading blades, a baking chamber equipped with a heater for heating the bread container, a motor that rotationally drives the kneading blades, a lid that opens and closes the baking chamber, an operation method, and the like Storage means for storing voice guide data, voice generation means for outputting the voice guide by voice, and control means for controlling the bread making process and the operation of the voice generation means, before starting cooking A bread maker that outputs a voice guide that alerts you to forget to install parts required for bread making. The bread maker according to claim 1, wherein after the voice guide for alerting the user to forget to attach a part is output, the operation is started after waiting for a time necessary for attaching the part that has been forgotten to be attached. The bread maker according to claim 1 or 2, which outputs a voice guide that alerts the user to forget to attach the bread container. The bread maker according to any one of claims 1 to 3, which outputs a voice guide that alerts a user to forget to attach a kneading blade. The bread maker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of kneading blades having different shapes are provided, and a voice guide for alerting whether or not the kneading blades according to the cooking menu selected before the start of cooking is attached is output. Machine. The bread maker according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: a lid container for putting a bread secondary material in the lid, and outputting a voice guide for alerting whether the lid container is attached before cooking is started.