JP2013052216A - Automatic bread maker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic bread maker that can prevent a sub ingredient from scattering and prevent the sub ingredient from losing shape.SOLUTION: The automatic bread maker includes: a kneading container 7 stored in a heating chamber 1a and for housing a cooking ingredient; a kneading blade 9 attached in the kneading container; a driving part 3 for rotating and driving the kneading blade; a selection part 19 for selecting a particular cooking menu from a plurality of cooking menus and selecting "presence" or not of the sub ingredient charged; and a control part 25 for controlling the driving part and executing kneading processing of rotating the kneading blade to knead the cooking ingredient in the kneading container, on the basis of the cooking menu selected at the selection part. The control part further executes mixture processing of mixing the cooking ingredient kneaded by the kneading processing and the sub ingredient put in the kneading container after the kneading processing, when it is selected that the sub ingredient is "put in" at the selection part.

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic bread maker generally used for home use.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, automatic bread machines (also called home bakery) that can easily make bread at home have become widespread. Some of these automatic bread machines can automatically add secondary materials such as raisins and nuts. In such an automatic bread maker, the auxiliary material is automatically charged during the kneading process of kneading the cooking material (bread dough). This auxiliary material is mixed in the cooking material in the kneading step.

  However, in the conventional automatic bread maker, the operation of kneading the cooking material and the operation of mixing the auxiliary material are performed at the same time, so if the auxiliary material is a soft material such as cheese or bacon, There is a problem that the shape of the auxiliary material collapses when the material is mixed. If the bread can be made while leaving the shape of the secondary material, the user can enjoy the texture of the secondary material when eating the bread.

  In addition, there has been a demand from the user to change the degree of mixing of the sub-materials in various ways. Therefore, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-81722), by adding a soft secondary material in the latter half of the kneading process, the time for mixing the secondary material in the cooking material is shortened, An automatic bread maker has been disclosed that prevents collapse.

JP 2006-81722 A

  However, in the automatic bread maker of Patent Document 1, although the latter half of the kneading process, the auxiliary material is not changed during the kneading process. In the kneading process, the motor is driven continuously or with a strong operation pattern to rotate the kneading blades and knead the cooking ingredients. For this reason, it is difficult to reliably suppress the deformation of the shape of the auxiliary material. In addition, when the motor is driven with a strong operation pattern, there is a problem that the auxiliary material scatters in the heating chamber during the kneading process.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-described conventional problems, and to provide an automatic bread maker capable of suppressing the scattering of the auxiliary material and suppressing the deformation of the auxiliary material.

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, according to the present invention, a kneading container accommodated in a heating chamber provided inside the apparatus main body and containing a cooking material;
A kneading blade attached in the kneading container;
A drive unit for rotationally driving the kneading blade;
A selection unit capable of selecting a specific cooking menu from a plurality of cooking menus and selecting whether or not the input of the auxiliary material is `` present '';
Based on the cooking menu selected by the selection unit, the control unit for controlling the drive unit to rotate the kneading blade and knead the cooking material in the kneading container,
With
Further, when the selection unit selects “Yes” for the addition of the secondary material, the control unit is added to the cooking material kneaded by the kneading step and to the kneading container after the kneading step is completed. Implement a mixing process that mixes with the secondary ingredients.
Provide an automatic bread machine.

  According to the automatic bread maker of the present invention, since the mixing process is performed after the kneading process is completed, it is possible to suppress the scattering of the auxiliary material and to prevent the deformation of the auxiliary material.

It is a longitudinal section of an automatic bread maker concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic bread maker according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of a display part and a selection part of an automatic bread maker concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the cooking process in the case of cooking the bread in the automatic bread maker concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the control pattern of the motor in the case of cooking the bread bread in the automatic bread maker concerning 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the display part and selection part of the automatic bread maker concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state as which "normal" was selected as the mixing degree of an auxiliary material. It is a front view of the display part and selection part of the automatic bread machine concerning 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows the state as which "rough mixing" was selected as the mixing degree of an auxiliary material. It is a front view of the display part and selection part at the time of implementation of the mixing process of the automatic bread machine concerning 4th Embodiment of this invention.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a kneading container housed in a heating chamber provided inside the apparatus main body and containing cooking ingredients;
A kneading blade attached in the kneading container;
A drive unit for rotationally driving the kneading blade;
A selection unit capable of selecting a specific cooking menu from a plurality of cooking menus and selecting whether or not the input of the auxiliary material is `` present '';
Based on the cooking menu selected by the selection unit, the control unit for controlling the drive unit to rotate the kneading blade and knead the cooking material in the kneading container,
With
Further, when the selection unit selects “Yes” for the addition of the secondary material, the control unit is added to the cooking material kneaded by the kneading step and to the kneading container after the kneading step is completed. Implement a mixing process that mixes with the secondary ingredients.
Provide an automatic bread machine.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the automatic bread maker according to the first aspect, wherein the control unit rotates the kneading blade more gently than the kneading step in the mixing step.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the selection unit is configured to be able to select the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material,
In the mixing step, the control unit rotates the kneading blades at a rotation speed corresponding to the degree of mixing of the secondary material selected by the selection unit.
An automatic bread maker according to the first or second aspect is provided.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage unit stores information on the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material selected by the selection unit, and the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material stored in the storage unit at the previous cooking time. An automatic bread maker according to the third aspect, in which information is set as an initial value, is provided.

  According to the 5th aspect of this invention, when the said mixing process is implemented, The display part which displays that the said mixing process is implemented is further provided in any one of the 1st-4th aspect. Provide automatic bread machine.

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

(First embodiment)
The overall configuration of the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an automatic bread maker according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof. FIG. 3 is a front view of the selection unit and the display unit of the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a cooking process when cooking bread in the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a motor control pattern when cooking bread in the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  1 and 2, the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment includes a bottomed cylindrical resin-made device body 1 in which a heating chamber 1a is provided. A chassis 2 is attached to the lower part of the device body 1. A motor 3, which is an example of a drive unit, and a container support 4 are attached to the chassis 2.

  The motor 3 applies a rotational force to the lower connector 6 that is rotatably supported by the container support 4 via a transmission mechanism 5 including a pulley and a belt. The lower connector 6 is configured to be able to engage with an upper connector 8 rotatably supported at the lower portion of the kneading container 7. The kneading container 7 is a detachable container that is accommodated in the heating chamber 1a and accommodates cooking materials such as bread, cakes, and rice cakes. The kneading container 7 is attached on the container support 4 by engaging the lower connector 6 and the upper connector 8, while the heating chamber is removed by disengaging the lower connector 6 and the upper connector 8. It is removable from 1a.

  The connector upper 8 is attached so as to protrude upward from the bottom wall of the kneading vessel 7. A kneading blade 9 for kneading the cooking material accommodated in the kneading container 7 is detachably attached to the tip of the connector upper 8. The kneading blade 9 is driven to rotate when the rotational force of the motor 3 is transmitted to the transmission mechanism 5 and the lower connector 6 and the upper connector 8 rotate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, at the upper end portion of the kneading container 7, there are provided at least two grip attachment portions 7 a that protrude upward from the upper opening of the kneading container 7. These handle attaching portions 7a are provided with through holes, and a substantially semicircular handle 7b is rotatably attached to the through holes. Thereby, attachment / detachment and carrying of the kneading container 7 are facilitated.

  The heating chamber 1a is provided with a heater 11 that is an example of a heating unit that heats the kneading container 7, and a temperature sensor 12 that is an example of a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature in the heating chamber 1a. The heater 11 is arrange | positioned so that the lower part of the kneading container 7 attached on the container support stand 4 may be surrounded with a clearance gap. As the heater 11, for example, a sheathed heater can be used. The temperature sensor 12 is arranged at a position slightly away from the heater 11 so that the average temperature in the heating chamber 1a can be detected.

  A lid 13 that can open and close the upper opening of the device main body 1 is rotatably attached to the upper portion of the device main body 1. The lid 13 includes a lid body 14 and an outer lid 15. The lid body 14 is provided with a secondary material container 16 for storing secondary materials such as raisins and nuts, and a yeast container 17 for storing yeast. The auxiliary material container 16 and the yeast container 17 are disposed above the kneading container 7.

  The auxiliary material container 16 is configured to be detachable and includes a concave knob portion 16a for easy attachment / detachment. The bottom wall of the secondary material container 16 is rotatably attached to the bottom wall 14a of the lid body 14 so that the secondary material stored in the secondary material container 16 can be put into the kneading container 7. It is composed of an opening / closing plate 16b. The opening / closing plate 16b is connected to the solenoid 18 and is opened when the solenoid 18 is driven. In the first embodiment, the sub-material container 16 and the solenoid 18 constitute an example of a sub-material input unit that inputs the sub-material into the kneading container 7.

  In addition, the bottom wall of the yeast container 17 is open / close attached to the bottom wall 14a of the lid body 14 so that the yeast contained in the yeast container 17 can be put into the kneading container 7. It consists of a valve 17a. The on-off valve 17a is connected to a solenoid (not shown) and is opened when the solenoid is driven.

  The outer lid 15 is attached so that the upper openings of the auxiliary material container 16 and the yeast container 17 can be opened and closed. At a position corresponding to the secondary material container 16 of the outer lid 15, a secondary material container lid 15 a made of a heat insulating member such as resin is attached. A packing 15b is attached to the outer peripheral portion of the auxiliary material container lid 15a.

  As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper part of the apparatus main body 1, a selection unit 19 that can select a cooking menu, whether or not to automatically add sub-materials, and various information such as information selected by the selection unit 19 are displayed. The display part 20 which performs and the alerting | reporting part (not shown) which alert | reports various information, such as cooking information, are provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a room temperature sensor 21, which is an example of a room temperature detection unit that detects a room temperature, is provided in the vicinity of the display unit 20.

  The selection unit 19 is provided with a menu button 19a capable of selecting a specific cooking menu from a plurality of cooking menus. The cooking menu includes, for example, a bread menu, a pizza dough menu, an udon menu, a cake menu, and the like. The menu button 19a includes an up button 19aa and a down button 19ab. In the first embodiment, different numbers are assigned to the cooking menus. For example, menu number “1” is assigned to the bread menu. The cooking menu can be selected by increasing or decreasing the menu number displayed on the display unit 20 by the up button 19aa or the down button 19ab.

  Further, the selection unit 19 is provided with a sub-material input selection button 19b that can select whether or not the automatic input of the sub-material is “present”. When the sub-material input selection button 19b is pressed, “present” indicating that the sub-material is automatically input is displayed on the display unit 20. Thereby, it is possible to confirm whether or not the user has selected “Yes” for the automatic input of the secondary material. When the sub-material input selection button 19b is pressed again, the “present” display on the display unit 20 disappears.

  Further, the selection unit 19 is provided with a start button 19c for instructing start of various operations, a cancel button 19d for instructing stop of various operations and cancellation of settings, a time setting button for setting a timer, and the like. .

  The information displayed on the display unit 20 includes the cooking menu selected by the selection unit 19, the presence / absence of the addition of sub-materials, the time when cooking ends, the occurrence of an abnormality, and the like. The information notified by the notification unit includes selection reception by the selection unit 19, completion of cooking, occurrence of abnormality, and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the device main body 1 is provided with a handle 22 for facilitating carrying of the automatic bread maker and a power cord 24 having a plug 23 at the tip.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the device main body 1 is provided with a control unit 25 that controls driving of each unit. The control part 25 has a memory | storage part (not shown) inside, and the cooking process corresponding to the information at the time of the last cooking and a several cooking menu is memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part. In the cooking process, in order to sequentially perform each cooking process such as kneading, kneading, mixing, fermentation, and baking, the energization rate of the heater 11, the control temperature, the rotation speed of the kneading blade 9, the drive timing of the solenoid, etc. in each cooking process. A predetermined cooking procedure program. Based on the cooking process corresponding to the specific cooking menu selected by the menu button 19 a provided on the selection unit 19 and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12, the control unit 25 is provided with the motor 3, the heater 11, and the opening / closing plate 16 b. The solenoid 18 that opens the valve and the solenoid (not shown) that opens the on-off valve 17a are controlled.

  Here, the motor 3 is intermittently driven by a control pattern as shown in FIG. The control unit 25 controls the motor 3 with a control pattern associated with each cooking process of the cooking process.

  Each control pattern includes a step, an on time (second), an off time (second), the number of repetitions, and a time (cumulative time). Each control pattern starts when the motor 3 is turned on in step 0. After a predetermined time has elapsed since the motor 3 was turned on, the motor 3 is turned off. Such on / off switching operation of the motor 3 is set as one set, and the switching operation is repeated a predetermined number of times. After completion of the predetermined number of switching operations, the process proceeds to the next step, and the motor 3 is switched on and off a predetermined number of times as in step 0. Such an on / off switching operation of the motor 3 is repeated for the number of steps set for each control pattern.

  For example, in pattern 1, the motor 3 is controlled as follows. First, in step 0, the motor 3 is turned on for 0.15 seconds and then turned off for 0.6 seconds. This on / off switching operation of the motor 3 is repeated 20 times. When 20 switching operations are completed, the process proceeds to the next step 1. In step 1, the switching operation in which the motor 3 is turned on for 54 seconds and then turned off for 6 seconds is repeated until the cooking process set to perform the control pattern of pattern 1 is completed. In FIG. 5, “∞” means unlimited.

  The control unit 25 also stores a plurality of cooking processes corresponding to the room temperature during cooking for each cooking menu, and performs cooking by selecting a cooking process suitable for the room temperature detected by the room temperature sensor 21 at the start of cooking. It has a function.

  Next, an example of a procedure and operation when producing bread using the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Various operations of the automatic bread maker are performed under the control of the control unit 25.

  First, the user attaches the kneading blade 9 to the connector 8 and puts all cooking ingredients except yeast, such as strong powder, butter, sugar, salt, skim milk, and water, into the kneading container 7. Thereafter, the kneading container 7 is set on the container support 4 and the lid 13 is closed.

  Next, the user opens the outer lid 15 and puts the yeast into the yeast container 17 and attaches the auxiliary material container 16 containing auxiliary materials such as raisins and nuts to the lid body 14 according to the user's preference. Thereafter, the outer lid 15 is closed.

  Next, the user sets various cooking conditions in the selection unit 19. More specifically, the user selects the cooking menu by pressing the up button 19aa or the down button 19ab of the menu button 19a of the selection unit 19 to increase or decrease the menu number displayed on the display unit 20. . In addition, the user selects whether or not the auxiliary material is automatically input by pressing the auxiliary material input selection button 19b. In addition, the user sets cooking conditions such as the baking color of the bread and timer settings as necessary. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, the user selects the menu number “1” corresponding to the bread menu and continues the explanation on the assumption that “Yes” is selected, which means that the auxiliary material is automatically placed. .

  Next, the user presses a start button 19 c provided on the selection unit 19 to instruct the start of cooking. In addition, since cooking does not start unless the start button 19c is pressed, the timing at which the cooking material is put into the kneading container 7 may be before the various cooking conditions are set by the selection unit 19, or after the setting. It may be.

  When cooking starts, the kneading process for kneading the cooking material in the kneading container 7 by the rotation of the kneading blade 9 is started. In the first embodiment, the kneading step is composed of a pre-kneading step, a caking step, and a post-kneading step, as shown in FIG.

  In the pre-kneading step, as shown in FIG. 4, the heating chamber 1a is heated by controlling the energization rate of the heater 11 to 10% so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 is 18 ° C. Further, in the pre-kneading step, pattern 5 is set as a control pattern for motor 3 that rotates kneading blade 9. For this reason, the kneading blade 9 is controlled so that it initially rotates at a low speed and gradually increases in rotation speed. The reason why such control is performed is that the cooking material is still separated into water and powder at the start of cooking, so if the kneading blade 9 is rotated at a high speed from the beginning, the cooking material This is because it will be scattered.

  When a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes) has elapsed from the start of the pre-kneading process and the bread dough is formed by kneading the cooking material, the rotation of the kneading blade 9 is stopped and the process proceeds to the scouring process. At this transition timing, a solenoid (not shown) for opening the on-off valve 17a is driven, and the yeast in the yeast container 17 is automatically charged into the kneading container 7. This neglecting step may be omitted.

  When a predetermined time (for example, 60 minutes) elapses from the start of the negotiating process, the kneading blade 9 is rotated again to start the post-kneading process for kneading the bread dough in the kneading container 7. By this post-kneading process, the yeast is uniformly kneaded into the bread dough. The time of the post-kneading process is, for example, 10 minutes. In the post-kneading process, pattern 1 is set as the control pattern of the motor 3. For this reason, the kneading blade 9 rotates at a low speed in order to knead the yeast into the bread dough, but immediately increases the rotation speed to knead the bread dough.

  In the case where automatic selection of the secondary material “Yes” is selected in the selection unit 19, the solenoid 18 that opens the opening / closing plate 16 b is driven after the post-kneading process is finished, and the secondary material container 16 is placed in the mixing container 7. Sub-materials are automatically charged. Thereafter, the mixing process is started.

  The mixing process is a process for the purpose of mixing the auxiliary material into the bread dough. For this reason, in the mixing step, pattern 2 is set as the control pattern of motor 3. Accordingly, the kneading blade 9 rotates more slowly (as a whole at a lower speed) than in the pre-kneading step and the post-kneading step. Thereby, while suppressing scattering of the auxiliary material in the heating chamber 1a, collapse of the shape of the auxiliary material can be suppressed, and the auxiliary material can be uniformly stirred in the bread dough. In addition, the time of a mixing process is shorter than the pre-kneading process and the post-kneading process, for example, is about 3 minutes.

  When the selection unit 19 does not select "Yes" for automatic addition of the secondary material, the driving and mixing process of the solenoid 18 for opening the opening / closing plate 16b is omitted.

  After the mixing process, the process proceeds to the fermentation process. By this fermentation process, the bread dough is fermented. In the fermentation process, degassing for rotating the kneading blade 9 is performed several times in order to discharge the gas generated in the bread dough during fermentation. The degassing time is about 1 minute. In the fermentation process, the motor 3 is not driven and the kneading blade 9 does not rotate except when degassing.

  When the fermentation process (final degassing) is completed, the process proceeds to the molding fermentation process. The shaping fermentation process is a process for expanding the degassed bread dough again into a sponge shape. The shaping fermentation process is also a process for increasing the temperature of the bread dough, increasing the activity of yeast, and allowing the baking process to be started in a state with the highest activity. By this shaping fermentation process, the extensibility of bread dough by fermentation action is increased, and aroma is generated. This shaping fermentation step is preferably performed for 30 to 60 minutes, and more preferably 40 to 50 minutes.

  After the completion of the shaping fermentation process, the process proceeds to the firing process. In the baking step, the temperature in the heating chamber 1a is raised by heating by the heater 11 until the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 reaches 175 ° C., which is a predetermined temperature corresponding to the bread bread course. When the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 reaches 175 ° C., the heating by the heater 11 is adjusted so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 12 is maintained at 170 ° C. When a predetermined time (for example, 40 minutes) has elapsed from the start of the baking process, the cooking process of bread is ended.

  According to the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment of the present invention, after the kneading process is completed, the auxiliary material is put into the kneading container 7 and the mixing process is performed. , The deformation of the shape of the auxiliary material can be suppressed. Further, by automatically feeding the secondary material, the user can save the trouble of manually loading the secondary material, and the usability can be improved.

  In the first embodiment, the cooking process time and temperature, the solenoid driving timing, the control pattern of the motor 3 and the like have been exemplified and described. However, the present invention is limited to these values. It is not a thing.

  In the first embodiment, the kneading blade 9 is gently rotated in the mixing step by switching the motor 3 on and off. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the kneading blade 9 may be gently rotated in the mixing step by lowering the power supply rate to the motor 3.

  In the first embodiment, the secondary material is automatically charged into the kneading container 7 by driving the solenoid 18, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the user may manually input it. In this case, for example, after the post-kneading process is completed, the user is informed of the timing of adding the secondary material to the user, and the mixing process is performed after the secondary material is charged into the kneading container 7 by the user. do it.

(Second Embodiment)
An automatic bread maker according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. 6A and 6B are front views of the selection unit 19 and the display unit 20 of the automatic bread maker according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The automatic bread maker according to the second embodiment is different from the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment in that the selection unit 19 is configured to be able to select the degree of mixing of the secondary material.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the selection unit 19 includes a mixing degree selection button 19f instead of the sub-material input selection button 19b. When setting the cooking conditions, the user can select whether or not the auxiliary material is added and the mixing degree of the auxiliary material by pressing the mixing degree selection button 19f. Information on the presence / absence of the auxiliary material selected by the selection button 19f and the mixing degree of the auxiliary material is displayed on the display unit 20 as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. In the second embodiment, as an example, the mixing degree of the sub-material can be selected from two types of “normal” and “rough mixing”.

  Here, “normal” refers to mixing the auxiliary material into the kneaded cooking material so that a soft auxiliary material such as cheese or bacon does not remain. When “normal” is selected, it is preferable that the pattern 6 of FIG. 4 is performed as the control pattern of the motor 3 in the mixing step. Thereby, the kneading blade 9 is first rotated at a low speed, and then the rotation speed is gradually increased, so that the auxiliary material can be mixed firmly into the bread dough while suppressing the scattering of the auxiliary material. In this case, since the rotational speed of the kneading blades 9 is increased in the latter half of the mixing process, the soft auxiliary material is mixed into the bread dough without leaving a shape.

  Further, “coarse mixing” means mixing the auxiliary material into the kneaded cooking material so that a soft auxiliary material such as cheese or bacon remains. When “rough mixing” is selected, it is preferable that the pattern 2 of FIG. 4 is performed as the control pattern of the motor 3 in the mixing process. Thereby, by rotating the kneading blade 9 at a low speed from the beginning to the end of the mixing step, the auxiliary material can be mixed into the bread dough while keeping the shape of the soft auxiliary material.

  According to the automatic bread maker according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the selection unit 19 can select the degree of mixing of the secondary material, so that the secondary texture can be enjoyed even with a soft secondary material. It becomes possible to enjoy various ways of mixing materials, and it is possible to realize the user's favorite mixing method.

  In the second embodiment, by pressing the mixing degree selection button 19f, both the presence / absence of the auxiliary material and the mixing degree of the auxiliary material can be selected. It is not limited to. For example, a button for selecting whether or not the auxiliary material is added and a button for selecting the mixing degree of the auxiliary material may be provided separately.

(Third embodiment)
An automatic bread maker according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The automatic bread maker according to the third embodiment is different from the automatic bread maker according to the second embodiment in that, when selecting the degree of mixing of the secondary ingredients, the secondary ingredients selected during the previous cooking are mixed. The degree is set as the initial value.

  As described above, the control unit 25 has a storage unit (not shown) therein, and stores information on previous cooking and cooking processes corresponding to a plurality of cooking menus. In the third embodiment, the storage unit stores the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material selected during the previous cooking. When the user sets the cooking conditions, the control unit 25 sets the mixing degree of the auxiliary material stored in the storage unit as a set initial value. Preferably, the control unit 25 displays on the display unit 20 the degree of mixing of the secondary material that is the initial setting value.

  According to the automatic bread maker according to the third embodiment of the present invention, by setting the mixing degree of the auxiliary material selected at the previous cooking as the initial setting value, the user can set the favorite mixing degree every time the user cooks. It is possible to save the effort of selecting. Therefore, the user can easily realize the desired mixing method.

(Fourth embodiment)
An automatic bread maker according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a front view of the selection unit 19 and the display unit 20 during the mixing process of the automatic bread maker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  The automatic bread maker according to the fourth embodiment differs from the automatic bread maker according to the first embodiment in that when the mixing process is being performed, the display unit indicates that the mixing process is being performed. 20 is displayed.

  In the case of an apparatus that operates in various patterns for a long time, such as the automatic bread maker of the present invention, the current operation status such as to which process the user has advanced during cooking, whether it is operating normally, etc. May have interests, interests and anxieties. Therefore, in the fourth embodiment, when the mixing step is performed, the characters “Mixed” are displayed on the display unit 20 as shown in FIG. Thereby, it is possible to inform the user of the cooking situation, and it is possible to satisfy the user's interest and interest in the device that operates in various patterns for a long time. In addition, it is possible to eliminate the anxiety about whether it is operating normally, and to realize the user's favorite mixing method.

  In the fourth embodiment, only when the mixing process is being performed, the fact is displayed and the user is notified. However, when the other process is being performed, the fact is also displayed. You may make it do. That is, it suffices if the user can be notified of the cooking status.

  It is to be noted that, by appropriately combining any of the various embodiments, the effects possessed by them can be produced.

  Although the present invention has been fully described in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings, various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as being included therein, so long as they do not depart from the scope of the present invention according to the appended claims.

  The automatic bread maker in the present invention is particularly useful as an automatic bread maker that is generally used for home use because it can suppress the scattering of the auxiliary material and suppress the collapse of the shape of the auxiliary material.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 1a Heating chamber 2 Chassis 3 Motor 4 Container mounting base 5 Transmission mechanism 6 Under connector 7 Kneading container 8 On connector 9 Kneading blade 11 Heater 12 Temperature sensor 13 Lid 14 Lid main body 15 Outer lid 16 Yeast container 17 Secondary material container 18 Solenoid 19 Selection unit 20 Display unit 21 Room temperature sensor 22 Handle 23 Plug 23 Power cord 25 Control unit

Claims (5)

A kneading container housed in a heating chamber provided inside the apparatus body and containing cooking ingredients;
A kneading blade attached in the kneading container;
A drive unit for rotationally driving the kneading blade;
A selection unit capable of selecting a specific cooking menu from a plurality of cooking menus and selecting whether or not the input of the auxiliary material is `` present '';
Based on the cooking menu selected by the selection unit, the control unit for controlling the drive unit to rotate the kneading blade and knead the cooking material in the kneading container,
With
Further, when the selection unit selects “Yes” for the addition of the secondary material, the control unit is added to the cooking material kneaded by the kneading step and to the kneading container after the kneading step is completed. An automatic bread maker that carries out the mixing process of mixing with the secondary ingredients.   The automatic bread maker according to claim 1, wherein the control unit rotates the kneading blade more gently than the kneading step in the mixing step. The selection unit is configured to be able to select the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material,
In the mixing step, the control unit rotates the kneading blades at a rotation speed corresponding to the degree of mixing of the secondary material selected by the selection unit.
The automatic bread maker according to claim 1 or 2.   The control unit includes a storage unit that stores information on the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material selected by the selection unit, and sets information on the degree of mixing of the auxiliary material stored in the storage unit at the time of previous cooking. The automatic bread maker according to claim 3.   The automatic bread maker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a display unit that displays that the mixing step is being performed when the mixing step is being performed.

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