JP2015041328A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating cooker that enables the presence of selectable cooking menu in addition to displayed cooking menu to be displayed to a user in an easily understandable way.SOLUTION: A main body includes: display means (display area a13a) capable of displaying cooking menu; a menu key 5b for selecting cooking menu; menu determination means; and control means for controlling the display means. The control means is adapted to: perform a control of causing a name indicative of the cooking menu to be displayed in a center of the display means for each single operation of the menu key in fixed order; and in a state where one cooking menu is displayed in the center of a display screen of the display means, cause a size of a character of a different cooking menu name displayed in front of/behind the displayed name or on both sides of the displayed name to be displayed in a smaller size than that of the cooking menu name displayed in the center; and when a menu determination signal is output to the control means in a state where a specific cooking menu name is displayed at a screen center position, determine that cooking is to be conducted by the specific cooking menu.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device provided with cooking menu display means.

  Conventionally, a cooking device that displays a list of executable cooking menus in a predetermined display space (see, for example, Patent Document 1), or a cooking device that displays executable cooking menus in order by key operations (for example, patents) Document 2) is known.

JP 2009-002586 A (page 5, FIG. 3) JP-A-8-042853 (page 4, FIG. 5)

  However, in the conventional cooking device described in Patent Document 1, the number of menus that can be displayed in a predetermined display space is limited, and in order to increase the number of menus, the size of characters to be displayed must be reduced. There was a problem that became difficult to read.

Further, in order to increase the menu without reducing the size of the characters, there is a problem that the display space has to be widened, and the structure of the heating cooker has to be greatly changed.

In the conventional heating cooker described in Patent Document 2, since the menus are displayed in order, the menu can be displayed in a predetermined display space without reducing the size of characters, but only one menu is displayed on one screen. There is a problem that it is difficult for the user to understand whether there is a menu that can still be selected.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and provides the heating cooker which can display that a user has a cooking menu which can be selected other than the displayed cooking menu in an easy-to-understand manner. With the goal.

  A heating cooker of the present invention that solves the problem includes a display means capable of displaying a plurality of cooking menus on a main body, a menu key for selecting a cooking menu, a menu confirmation means for issuing a menu decision signal, and a menu key. And a control means for controlling the display means in response to the input from the control means, and the control means displays the name indicating the cooking menu in the center of the display means in a certain order for each operation of the menu key. In the state where one cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen of the display means, the size of the character of the name of another cooking menu displayed on the front, back, or both sides is displayed in the center. The menu is determined from the menu confirmation means with the name of the specific cooking menu displayed in the center of the display screen. If the issue is issued to the control unit, in which so as to determine that the cooking in certain cooking menu is performed.

  According to the present invention, in the state where one cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen of the display means, the size of the characters of the names of the other cooking menus displayed on the front and back sides or on both sides is the center. Since it is made to display smaller than the character of the name of the displayed cooking menu, it can be easily recognized that there is a menu that the user can select next, and the menu can be easily selected.

In addition, the front and rear cooking menus are displayed in front of and behind the cooking menu displayed at the center position with smaller characters than the cooking menu displayed at the center position. Even if you send one cooking menu too much, you can easily check it, and you can see that it is enough to return it, so the usability is improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state which removed the top plate which shows the structure of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display and menu key of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other Example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the other Example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the cooking menu and heating condition display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display and key of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the cooking menu display and menu position display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the display order change of the cooking menu of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display and key of a cooking-by-heating machine which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example which displayed the newly taken-in cooking menu of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the cooking menu newly taken in the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention, and a heating condition display. It is a perspective view which shows the other structure of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1-3 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other structure of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1-3 of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is a schematic cross section of the display vicinity of the heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Embodiment 1
(Constitution)
1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state where a top plate showing the configuration of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is removed. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display and menu key of the cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is.

Hereinafter, the structure of the heating cooker of Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated with FIGS. 1-4.
Note that in each drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions or corresponding portions, and a part of the description may be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the heating cooker 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is a non-magnetic material, for example, crystallized, on which a cooking object 9 such as a pot can be placed on the top surface of the main body 1. A top plate 2 made of glass and a top plate 4 provided with a frame 3 made of a metal, for example, stainless steel, fixed to the outer periphery of the top plate 2 with a silicon adhesive (not shown) or the like.

Then, the top panel 4 is provided with an upper surface operation unit 5 for performing various operation inputs. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper surface operation unit 5 is provided with an input start key 5a, a menu key 5b, a temperature / baking color setting key 5c, and a time setting key 5d.

As will be described in detail later, the input start key 5a is a key operated at the start of menu selection. The menu key 5b is a key for selecting a cooking menu. The menu can be advanced with a triangle whose vertex is directed upward (hereinafter referred to as an upper triangle), and a triangle whose vertex is directed downward (hereinafter referred to as a downward triangle). You can go back to the menu with the key.

The temperature / baking color setting key 5c is a key for setting the cooking temperature and the baking color. The upper triangle key can be used to increase the temperature or darken the color, and the lower triangle key can be used to set the temperature. It can be lowered or the baked color can be reduced.

The time setting key 5d is a key for setting the cooking time. The upper triangle key can be used to lengthen the time, and the lower triangle key can be used to shorten the time. The upper surface operation unit 5 may be provided on the upper surface with a mechanical switch on the frame 3 or on the top plate 2 with a capacitive touch switch such as an electrostatic switch. But you can.

  On the front surface of the main body 1, a power switch 6 for turning on and off the power of the cooking device is provided. Reference numeral 7 denotes a cooking chamber in which an object to be cooked such as fish is placed and grill cooking or oven cooking is performed, and a radiant cooking chamber heating means 7a is disposed inside. The front surface of the cooking chamber 7 is open, and the front opening of the cooking chamber 7 is provided with a cooking chamber door 8 for closing the opening of the space in which the heating means 7a for the cooking chamber is disposed so that it can be drawn forward. It has been.

  The cooking cabinet door 8 is adapted to be able to pull out a placing plate (not shown) and a grill (not shown) on which the object to be cooked is linked in conjunction with the drawer, and the cooking cabinet door 8 is pushed in most. In this state, the front opening of the cooking chamber 7 is closed and cooking can be performed. Cooking operation input can be performed from input means (not shown) of the upper surface operation unit 5 or the front surface operation unit 6.

  A left heating means 11, a right heating means 12, and a central heating means 13 are disposed in the main body 1 below the top plate 2 as shown in FIG. Each is an induction heating means composed of an induction heating coil, and the one provided with three heating means in this way is called a three-neck type heating cooker.

In the above description, an example in which three induction heating means are provided has been described. However, in a heating cooker in which three heating means are provided, one of them is a heating means that is not an induction heating means, such as a radiant heater. It may be constituted by a radiant heating means made of such a heating wire, and can be appropriately selected.

  Below the top plate 2, display means 13 mounted on the substrate 14 is provided as shown in FIG. 2, and display contents are respectively displayed from above the top plate 2 by the window 2 provided on the top plate 2. It can be visually recognized.

The display means here is display means using liquid crystal (LCD). However, the present invention is not limited to a liquid crystal (LCD), and an organic electroluminescence (EL) element or the like may be used.

Further, the display in the above-described display means an operation for visually informing the user of the operating conditions of the cooking device and related information to be used for cooking by characters, symbols and illustrations. In the present embodiment, description will be given mainly using character display as an example.

The display means 13 will be described in detail. The display means 13 has three display areas, 13a is a display area a for displaying a cooking menu, and 13b is a temperature and baking color set for cooking. The display areas b and 13c for display are display areas c for displaying the cooking time.

The cooking menu displayed in the display area 13a is selected and displayed by the menu key 5b. Similarly, the temperature and baked color displayed in the display area b 13b are selected and displayed by the temperature / baked color setting key 5c, and the time displayed in the display area c 13c is selected and displayed by the time setting key 5d. Is done.

  Below the top plate 2, a control board (not shown) including control means 15 shown in FIG. 3 composed of electronic components (not shown) is disposed on the side of the cooking chamber 7.

Further, the left heating means inverter circuit 17, the right heating means inverter circuit 18 shown in FIG. 3, which includes a switching element (not shown), a rectifier circuit (not shown), and other electronic components (not shown), An inverter board (not shown) containing the central heating means inverter circuit 19 and a power supply board (not shown) for supplying electric power to the cooking chamber heating means 7a are arranged.

(Operation)
Next, an example of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 5 to 8 described above. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the cooking device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is the cooking menu display of the cooking device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the transition, FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating another example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the cooking device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the implementation of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of the cooking menu of a heating cooker which concerns on form 1, and a heating condition display.

Here, on the premise that cooking is performed in the cooking cabinet 7, display on the menu of the grilled food will be described as an example. However, the display is not limited to the menu of the grilled food, and naturally, the same display can be performed on the cooking menu performed by the left heating means 11, the right heating means 12, and the central heating means 13 which are induction heating means. Let me state.

  When the input start key 5 a of the upper surface operation unit 5 is turned on after the power is turned on by the power switch 6, cooking is started in the cooking chamber 7, and the control means 15 can be executed in the cooking chamber 7 stored in the storage means 16. The cooking menu is displayed in 13a which is the display area a of the display means 13.

Here, a key for starting input, in other words, a key for starting cooking is referred to as an input start key. However, a name for starting grilled cooking, for example, a name such as a grilled key or a grill cooking key may be used.

In addition, here, it is assumed that cooking is performed in the cooking chamber 7, but when cooking with the left heating unit 11 which is an induction heating unit, for example, a name such as a left heating unit key for starting input of the left heating unit is used. As a key, a key for starting the same input for each heating means may be provided.

As shown to (a) of FIG. 5, the cooking menu called a grill, for example is displayed on the center position of the up-down direction of 13a which is the display area a. When the cooking start state in the cooking cabinet 7 is entered by inserting the input start key 5a, the cooking menu displayed first displays the cooking menu executed last time. In the case of FIG. 5A, the grill was displayed because the previous grill was executed. However, the menu to be displayed first is not necessarily the previously executed menu, and is not limited to this.

When the cooking menu is displayed, the cooking menu called grill is displayed at the center position in the vertical direction of the display area 13a as described above. At the same time, the cooking menu that can be selected next to the grill is the letter of the grill. The size of the character is smaller than the size of.

In FIG. 5A, for example, a cooking menu called small fish is displayed above the grill, and a cooking menu called oven is displayed below the size of the letters on the grill. Here, when the user wants to select the oven, it can be selected by advancing the menu with the upper triangle key of the menu key 5b, and when he wants to select the small fish, it can be selected by returning the menu with the lower triangle key.

FIG. 5B shows a display example in which the menu is advanced with the upper triangular key of the menu key 5b and the oven is selected. Here, the oven is displayed in large letters at the center position, and the grill is displayed above the oven in a smaller letter size than when it was displayed at the center position.

Then, a cooking menu indicating that the item can be selected next to the oven is displayed below the oven with a character size smaller than the size of the character of the oven.

When the cooking menu to be used is displayed and the display state is maintained for a predetermined time, for example, for 3 seconds, a menu determination signal is sent to the control means 15, and the control means 15 determines that the cooking menu has been confirmed. Cooking is started.

Note that, here, the cooking menu is determined when the display state is maintained for a predetermined time, but it may be visually recognized that the display is maintained for 3 seconds.

For example, a light emitting unit on the frame is provided on the outer periphery of the display area a (13a), and the light emitting unit is blinked during selection (change of display) of the cooking menu, and the display of the specific cooking menu is maintained for 3 seconds. When the cooking menu is confirmed, the lighting state is changed from blinking to lighting, and the display color of the display portion other than the display of the cooking menu characters in the display area a (13a) is changed to the selection of the cooking menu (display Change) and the display color of a specific cooking menu is maintained for 3 seconds, and then the cooking menu is confirmed and the display color is changed so that the user can easily recognize that the cooking menu has been confirmed. Can be made.

The start of cooking has been described with an example in which the display state is maintained for a predetermined time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the start of cooking is controlled by an operation with a key (not shown). You may make it input into.

Then, once the cooking menu is confirmed, it is no longer necessary to operate the menu key.Therefore, the display of the cooking menus before and after being displayed in small letters above and below the confirmed cooking menu is stopped and only the confirmed cooking menu is displayed. May be.

In this way, the selected cooking menu is displayed in large letters at the upper and lower center positions, and the cooking menu that can be selected next to the selected cooking menu is simultaneously displayed in lower and upper letters in smaller letters than the selected cooking menu. By doing so, the user can clearly recognize the selected cooking menu, and can easily visually recognize the menus before and after that, so that the cooking menu can be easily selected.

(C) of FIG. 5 has shown the display state when the cooking menu called the warming seen after the oven is selected. The oven is displayed at the top for warming up with a smaller character size than when it was advanced and displayed in the center position.

Below the warming, a cooking menu called “Sake Yaki” that can be selected next is displayed with a character size smaller than the size of the hot character. At this time, a mark line 27 is drawn under the character to be warmed.

This mark line 27 is for visually informing the user that the hot food is the last cooking menu. The cooking menu can be selected endlessly, and the display is also displayed endlessly.

Therefore, after the mark line 27, the menu is displayed from the beginning and it is possible to make the user recognize that the appearance is the first menu and the user returns to the first cooking menu.

Here, the mark line 27 is displayed by drawing a line between the last cooking menu and the first cooking menu. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is the last cooking menu for the user. Any display that can recognize this may be a character or a graphic.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the heating cooker 100 has notification means 20. Here, the notification is a method different from the display, for example, for aural recognition such as voice or buzzer sound.

In addition to the display, it is possible to make the user know that the menu key 5b has been inserted. For example, by making a beep sound every time the operation is performed, the operation is ensured together with the display. Can be recognized by the user.

By changing the sound when the last cooking menu is reached, the user can recognize the last cooking menu together with the mark line 27. For example, in normal operation, a short beep sound will be heard, and when the last cooking menu is reached, a short beep sound will be heard. Can be recognized.

Next, FIG. 6 demonstrates the other Example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The display form is different from that described with reference to FIG. 5, and a cooking menu called grill is displayed at the center in the vertical direction of 13a, which is the display area a. The cooking menu that can be selected next to the grill is displayed with some of the characters hidden.

In FIG. 6A, for example, a cooking menu called small fish is displayed above the grill, and a cooking menu called oven is displayed below the grill with a part of the characters hidden. The hidden state here is a display state that is hidden to the extent that the displayed cooking menu can be read, and as shown in FIG. 6 (a), a small fish or grill displayed on the grill. It is a display state that can be clearly read even if a part is hidden, like the oven displayed below.

FIG. 6B shows a display example in which the menu is advanced with the upper triangular key of the menu key 5b and the oven is selected. Here, the oven is displayed at the center position, and the grill is displayed above the oven with part of the letters hidden.

Then, a cooking menu for heating that can be selected next to the oven is displayed below the oven with a part of the characters hidden.

In this way, the selected cooking menu is displayed at the upper and lower center positions, and the cooking menu that can be selected next to the selected cooking menu is displayed at the same time in a state where a part of the character is hidden. Thus, the user can clearly recognize the selected cooking menu and can easily see the menus before and after the selected cooking menu, so that the cooking menu can be easily selected.

In FIG. 6C, a mark line 27 is drawn under the character to be warmed, which has the same meaning as described with reference to FIG. 5 and will not be described here.

Next, FIG. 7 demonstrates the other Example different from FIG. 5, FIG. 6 of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The display form is different from that described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, and the cooking menu called grill is displayed at the center in the vertical direction of the display area a <b> 13 a as in the description with FIGS. 5 and 6. At the same time, the cooking menu that can be selected next to the grill is displayed in lighter characters than the grill characters.

In FIG. 7A, for example, a cooking menu called small fish is displayed above the grille, and a cooking menu called oven is displayed below the grille characters in lighter colors. The color of the light character here is a color that is clearly lighter than the character of the cooking menu displayed at the center position so that the displayed cooking menu can be read.

In other words, as shown in FIG. 7 (a), the darkness of the letters on the grill is clearly different, such as small fish displayed on the grill and oven displayed below the grill. It is a display state that can be clearly read.

FIG. 6B shows a display example in which the menu is advanced with the upper triangular key of the menu key 5b and the oven is selected. Here, the oven is displayed at the center position, and the grille is displayed in a lighter (lighter) color than the display characters of the oven above the oven.

Then, a cooking menu for heating that can be selected next to the oven is displayed below the oven in characters that are clearly lighter (lighter) than the characters displayed on the oven.

In this way, the user can display the selected cooking menu at the center position of the top and bottom, and simultaneously display the cooking menu that can be selected next to the selected cooking menu with a clear shading on the top and bottom. Since the selected cooking menu can be clearly recognized, and the menus before and after the cooking menu can be easily visually recognized, the cooking menu can be easily selected.

Although the display is changed according to the shades of similar colors here, in order to recognize that they are clearly different, it is not the shades of similar colors, but clearly different colors such as selected cooking menus. Even if the cooking menu that can be selected next to the selected cooking menu is displayed in red at the same time, the user can clearly recognize the selected cooking menu. In addition, since the menus before and after that can be easily seen, the cooking menu can be easily selected.

In FIG. 7C, a mark line 27 is drawn under the character to be warmed, which has the same meaning as described in FIGS. 5 and 6, and description thereof is omitted here.

In addition, although the display of the cooking menu was demonstrated so far, the same display is possible also in the display of heating conditions, such as a display of temperature and a display of time, and it concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention in FIG. An example of the cooking menu of a heating cooker and a heating condition display is shown. In addition, in FIG. 8, the example which displays the upper and lower sides demonstrated in FIG. 5 with a small character is given.

  When the input start key 5 a of the upper surface operation unit 5 is turned on after the power is turned on by the power switch 6, cooking is started in the cooking chamber 7, and the control means 15 can be executed in the cooking chamber 7 stored in the storage means 16. The cooking menu is displayed in 13a which is the display area a of the display means 13.

As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a cooking menu called oven is displayed at the center position in the vertical direction of 13 a which is the display area a. When the cooking start state in the cooking cabinet 7 is entered by inserting the input start key 5a, the cooking menu displayed first displays the cooking menu executed last time.

Simultaneously with the display of the cooking menu, the temperature is displayed in the display area 13b, and the time is displayed in the display area 13c.

The cooking menu called “oven” is located at the center of the display area 13a in the vertical direction, the temperature of 190 ° C. is at the center of the display area “b” 13b, and the time of 20 minutes is the display area c. It is displayed at the center position in the vertical direction.

At the same time, in the display area a, 13a, cooking menus that are smaller than the size of the characters of the oven and that can be selected next to the oven are displayed above and below the display of the oven. Similarly, the display area b, 13b, has a character size smaller than the character size of 190 ° C., and the temperatures that can be selected next to 190 ° C. are displayed above and below the display of 190 ° C. in the display area c. A certain 13c has a character size smaller than the character size of 20 minutes, and the next selectable time for 20 minutes is displayed above and below the display of 20 minutes.

In this way, the selected cooking menu, temperature, and time are displayed in large letters at the top and bottom center positions, and above and below that are smaller letters than the cooking menu in which the cooking menu that can be selected next to the selected cooking menu is selected. , The temperature that can be selected next to the selected temperature is displayed in characters smaller than the selected temperature, and the time that can be selected next to the selected time is displayed in characters smaller than the selected time. The person can clearly recognize the selected cooking menu, temperature, and time, and can easily visually recognize the cooking menu, temperature, and time before and after that, so that the cooking menu, temperature, and time can be easily selected.

As described above, in the cooking device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the selected cooking menu and the cooking menus before and after the cooking menu are displayed in different display forms at the same time. You can recognize the menu and know the cooking menu before and after it, so even if you send too many menus, you can see the menu before and after, making it easier to select menus and improving usability it can.

Embodiment 2
(Configuration and operation)
The configuration of the heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention is only partially different from the cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Since it is the same as that of the heating cooker of Embodiment 1 of invention, it abbreviate | omits.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a cooking device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display and keys of the cooking device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of cooking menu display and menu position display of the cooking device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a cooking menu of the cooking device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows one Example of a display order change.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that in each drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions or corresponding portions, and a part of the description may be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cooking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided with a display order change key 5e and a position display means 21 in addition to the cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It has been.

The display order change key 5e is a key for changing the order of cooking menus displayed in forward order, and is used to display the cooking menus that are frequently used side by side. The position display means 21 is for visually recognizing the position of the displayed cooking menu in the entire cooking menu in conjunction with the display of the cooking menu.

An example of the position display of the position display means 21 will be described with reference to FIG. The position display means 21 is provided in the vertical direction on the side of the display area a13a where the cooking menu is displayed. However, the position display means 21 should just be arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the display area a13a where a cooking menu is displayed, and may be provided in the horizontal direction above or below the display area a13a.

In FIG. 11A, a grill is displayed as a cooking menu in the display area a13a. At this time, the light emitting part A which is an LED emits light to the position display means 21. Now you can see where the grill is in the entire cooking menu.

In FIG. 11 (b), one cooking menu is sent, the next oven of the grill is displayed, and accordingly the light emitting part B which is an LED emits light at a position below the position where the light emitting part A emits light. In FIG. 11 (c), one more cooking menu is sent, the next warming of the oven is displayed, and accordingly the light emitting part C, which is an LED, is positioned below the position where the light emitting part B emits light. Like the light emission, the light emission position of the position display means 21 is also changed by the control means 15 in conjunction with the display of the cooking menu.

In addition, although the example which light-emits several LED and displays a position as an ideogram of a position display means was given here, you may make it move the position of one LED. Further, the present invention is not limited to LEDs, and cooking menus may be divided by bar-shaped liquid crystals and the corresponding portions may be lit, and various display methods can be selected.

In this way, the position display means 21 displays the position of the cooking menu in conjunction with the display of a plurality of cooking menus, so that the user can determine which position of the currently displayed menu is in all the cooking menus. Since it can be visually recognized, usability when selecting a cooking menu is improved.

Next, an example of position display change by the display order change key 5e will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 12A, a grill is displayed as a cooking menu in the display area a13a. At this time, the light emitting part D which is an LED emits light to the position display means 21. This shows how far the grill is in the entire cooking menu.

When the display order change key 5e is input in this state, the display position of the grill can be changed by the control means 15, and the display position of the grill is moved to the upper level of the whole cooking menu by the upper triangular key of the menu key 5b. Can be moved to the lower side with the lower triangle key.

FIGS. 12B and 12C show a state in which the display position of the grill changes to the upper position, and the control means 15 is the position display means 21 in conjunction with the grill display order moving to the upper position. The position display is also moved to the upper position such as the light emitting part E and the light emitting part F.

The cooking menu whose display order has been changed is stored in the storage means 16 by the control means 15 when the display of the cooking menu is maintained for a predetermined time, for example, 5 seconds, and the change of the display position is confirmed. However, the confirmation of the display position change is not limited to this, and a display position change confirmation instruction may be input to the control means 15 by a key operation.

In this way, by changing the display order of the cooking menus, it is possible to change the frequently used cooking menus according to the needs of the user, thus improving usability. Further, by changing the position display of the position display means 21 in conjunction with the change of the display order, the user can easily recognize that the display order can be changed, and the user can easily change the display order. .

Embodiment 3
(Configuration and operation)
The configuration of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention is only partially different from that of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Since it is the same as that of the heating cooker of Embodiment 2 of invention, it abbreviate | omits.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a heating cooker according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the display and keys of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 15 is a schematic diagram showing an example in which a newly taken cooking menu of the heating cooker according to the third embodiment of the present invention is displayed.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the heating cooker according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that in each drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions or corresponding portions, and a part of the description may be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the cooking device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention is provided with a menu capture key 5f and menu capturing means 22 in addition to the cooking device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. ing.

The menu capturing means 22 is, for example, NFC (Near Field Communication), and can receive data wirelessly by bringing the mobile terminal 23 closer.

The mobile terminal sensing area 28 provided on the top plate 2 shown in FIG. 15 is provided with a menu capturing means 22 below, and data is transferred to the menu capturing means 22 by bringing the mobile terminal 23 close thereto. It can be sent.

First, when the menu capture key 5f shown in FIG. 15 is inserted, a new cooking menu can be captured. When the mobile terminal 23 is brought into a state in which new cooking menu data can be transmitted and brought close to the mobile terminal sensing area 28, A new cooking menu is taken in by the menu take-in means 22, and menu 1 which is a new cooking menu is displayed in the display area a13a by the control means 15.

The mobile terminal 23 is like a mobile phone that can be connected to a general Internet environment, and a new cooking menu can be obtained from a manufacturer's server or homepage via the Internet.

FIG. 12B shows a state where menu 1 which is a new cooking menu is displayed in 13a which is display area a. Here, menu 1 is displayed as an example displayed at an intermediate position of all cooking menus. In position display means 21, light emitting portion H, which is an LED, emits light at a substantially central position in the vertical direction. Yes.

Here, a new cooking menu is displayed at an intermediate position of all cooking menus, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be displayed at the beginning or end of all cooking menus.

Menu 1 which is a newly imported cooking menu is displayed at an intermediate position among all cooking menus, but the display position can be changed, and the upper order key of menu key 5b is operated by operating display order change key 5e. The display position can be moved to the upper part of the whole cooking menu, and the lower triangle key can be used to move the lower position.

FIG. 12 (c) shows an example of a state in which the display order is moved to the upper order of all the cooking menus, and the control means 15 moves the position display means 21 in conjunction with the display order moving to the upper order. The position display is also moved to the upper position like the light emitting unit I, and the user can easily understand that the display order of the menu 1 is higher.

Menu 1, which is a newly taken cooking menu whose display order has been changed, is still displayed at this time, and is not stored in storage means 16. When the display of the menu 1 is maintained for a predetermined time, for example, 5 seconds, the control means 15 stores it in the storage means 16 as a new cooking menu in this display order, and the acquisition of the new cooking menu is confirmed.

However, the confirmation of taking in a new cooking menu is not limited to this, and an instruction to take in a new cooking menu may be input to the control means 15 by a key operation.

In this way, a new cooking menu can be taken in, and the display order of the taken cooking menu can be changed. Therefore, the user can customize it so as to be easy to use, and the usability is further improved.

In addition, although taking in of the new cooking menu was demonstrated here, as shown in FIG. 16, not only a cooking menu but the cooking menu displayed on 13a which is display area a is displayed on 13b which is display area b. It should be noted that the heating conditions such as the displayed temperature and the time displayed in the display area 13c can be taken in.

Then, in the heating cooker 100 according to the first to third embodiments, the example in which the input start key 5a and the menu key 5b are provided on the upper surface operation unit 5 has been described, but as shown in FIG. Even if the front operation unit 24 is provided, and the input start key 25 and the menu key 26 are provided on the front operation unit 24, menu selection, menu addition, and the like as in the cooking device 100 according to the first to third embodiments. Can improve usability.

Further, the cooking chamber 84 is not limited to the form of the heating cooker 100 in which the induction heating means and the cooking chamber are integrated, and a cooking chamber 84 is provided inside the main body 81 as shown in FIG. Even in a cooking device 200 having a cooking chamber door 85 having a gripping portion 86 for closing the space, for example, a microwave oven like a microwave oven, a front operation unit 82 is provided on the front surface of the main body 81 to operate the front surface. By providing the display means 83, the input start key 87, and the menu key 88 in the part 82, menu selection, menu addition, etc. can be performed similarly to the heating cooker 100 which concerns on Embodiment 1 to Embodiment 3, and usability improvement Can be applied to a wide range of cooking devices.

Embodiment 4
(Configuration and operation)
The configuration of the heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is only partially different from that of the heating cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Since it is the same as that of the heating cooker of Embodiment 1 of invention, it abbreviate | omits.

  FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a basic configuration of a heating cooker according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention, FIG. 20 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 22 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the display of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention, and FIG. 22 is a schematic view showing an example of the transition of the cooking menu display of the heating cooker according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. is there.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that in each drawing, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions or corresponding portions, and a part of the description may be omitted.

  In the heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 19, the upper surface operation unit 50 includes an input start key 50 a and screen switching detection means 51. The input start key 50a is printed on the surface of the top plate 2 (the surface on which the object 9 is to be heated) as shown in FIG. 20, and the actual input is performed, for example, on the back side of the top plate 2 (not shown). This is done with a capacitive touch switch.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the screen switching detection means 51 is a touch switch provided on the back side of the top plate 2 like the input start key and is, for example, a film-like one that can transmit light. It is provided on the back side of the top plate 2 with a predetermined gap from the display means 13 so as to overlap the display means 13 disposed above.

  When the input is started by the input start key 50a, the cooking menu is displayed in 13a, for example, the display area a of the display means 13, as shown in FIG. The display of the cooking menu is the same as the display of the cooking menu in FIG.

  From this state, when the surface of the top plate 2 is traced in the J direction or the K direction with a fingertip as shown in FIG. 21, the screen switching detection means 51 detects the movement of the fingertip. A detection signal for the moving direction of the fingertip detected by the screen switching detection unit 51 is sent to the control unit 15, and the control unit 15 changes the display of the display unit 13.

When the screen switching detection means 51 detects that the fingertip has moved in the J direction or the K direction, the cooking menu scrolls up and down and the display changes. The operation at the fingertip is an image of scrolling the surface of the top plate 2 on which the cooking menu is displayed as shown in FIG. 20 in the J direction or the K direction, as in the operation disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4743919, This is the same as a generally known operation. Note that the letters and arrows indicating the J and K directions shown in FIG. 20 are shown for convenience, and are not actually displayed.

Referring to FIG. 22 in detail, when it is detected that the fingertip has moved in the J direction, the letter of the oven, which is the cooking menu, is displayed large in the center, which is the display state of (b), and the grill is displayed above it. From the state in which the letters are displayed smaller in the lower part, the letters are displayed larger from the bottom up to the center position, and the letters on the oven are displayed smaller from the center position up. That is, the character of the figure that is a cooking menu that has been hidden until then appears as a small character below the hot character and scrolls to the display state of (c) to change the display. A mark line 27 is drawn between the hot and the grilled figure, indicating that the hot is the cooking menu displayed at the end of the plurality of cooking menus. Thereby, the user can recognize that the display of the cooking menu has been completed.

Similarly, when it is detected that the fingertip has moved in the K direction, the letter of the oven that is the cooking menu is displayed large in the center, which is the display state of (b), and the letter of the grill is displayed above it. From the state in which the letters for warming are displayed small, the letters on the grille are displayed large from the top down to the center position, the letters on the oven are displayed small from the center position down, and have been hidden until then. That is, the display changes as the small fish character, which is the cooking menu, appears as a small character above the grill character and scrolls to the display state of (a).

When the control unit 15 controls the display unit 13 so as to change the display of the cooking menu, the display is changed by detecting that the fingertip has been moved a predetermined distance or more in consideration of usability. It has become.

For example, when a movement distance of less than 1/3 of the dimension is detected in the display area a (13a) from J to K (vertical direction), the display is not changed, and a movement distance of 1/3 or more is detected. It means to change the display. Thus, the cooking menu is not changed by an unintended movement of the fingertip, and the cooking menu is changed by moving the fingertip with intention.

The display image at this time is scrolled in the J direction or K direction according to the movement of the fingertip. If a movement distance of less than 1/3 is detected, the scrolled display is restored to the middle, and the movement is more than 1/3. When the distance is detected, the display of the next cooking menu is scrolled to the center. However, the movement distance of less than 1/3 and 1/3 or more is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed within a range that does not impair the operational feeling.

As described above, the display is scrolled to display the cooking menu to be used, and when the display state is maintained for a predetermined time, for example, 3 seconds, a menu determination signal is sent to the control means 15. Determines that the cooking menu has been determined and cooking is started.

Note that, here, the cooking menu is determined when the display state is maintained for a predetermined time, but it may be visually recognized that the display is maintained for 3 seconds.

For example, a light emitting unit on the frame is provided on the outer periphery of the display area a (13a), and the light emitting unit is blinked during selection (change of display) of the cooking menu, and the display of the specific cooking menu is maintained for 3 seconds. When the cooking menu is confirmed, the lighting state is changed from blinking to lighting, and the display color of the display portion other than the display of the cooking menu characters in the display area a (13a) is changed to the selection of the cooking menu (display Change) and the display color of a specific cooking menu is maintained for 3 seconds, and then the cooking menu is confirmed and the display color is changed so that the user can easily recognize that the cooking menu has been confirmed. Can be made.

The start of cooking has been described with an example in which the display state is maintained for a predetermined time. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the start of cooking is controlled by an operation with a key (not shown). You may make it input into.

  As described above, the cooking menu is displayed in large letters at the upper and lower center positions, and the cooking menu that can be selected next to the selected cooking menu is simultaneously displayed in lower and upper letters in lower letters than the selected cooking menu. Thus, the user can clearly recognize the selected cooking menu, and further easily operate the menu by scrolling the display with the fingertips while easily viewing the menus before and after the menu. Improves.

A light emitting part, B light emitting part, C light emitting part, D light emitting part, E light emitting part, F light emitting part, G light emitting part, H light emitting part, I light emitting part, J moving direction, K moving direction, 1 main body, 2 top plate 2a Window section, 3 frame body, 4 top plate, 5 top operation section, 5a input start key, 5b menu key, 5c temperature / baking color setting key, 5d time setting key, 5e display order change key, 5f menu import key , 6 Power switch, 7 Cooking chamber, 7a Cooking chamber heating means, 8 Cooking chamber door, 9 Object to be heated, 10 Left heating means, 11 Right heating means, 12 Central heating means, 13 Display means, 13a Display area a, 13b Display area b, 13c Display area c, 14 Substrate, 15 Control means, 16 Storage means, 17 Inverter circuit for left heating means, 18 Inverter circuit for right heating means, 19 Inverter circuit for central heating means, 20 notification means, 21 position display means, 22 menu capture means, 23 mobile terminal, 24 front operation section, 25 input start key, 26 menu key, 27 mark line, 28 mobile terminal sensing area, 50 Upper surface operation section, 50a input start key, 51 screen switching detection means, 81 main body, 82 front operation section, 83 display means, 84 cooking chamber, 85 cooking chamber door, 86 grip section, 87 input start key, 88 menu key, 100 Heating cooker, 200 Heating cooker.

Claims (14)

Display means capable of displaying a plurality of cooking menus on the main body,
A menu key for selecting the cooking menu;
A menu confirmation means for issuing a menu decision signal;
Control means for receiving the input from the menu key and controlling the display means,
The control means performs control to display the name indicating the cooking menu in the center of the display means in a certain order for each operation of the menu key.
In a state where one cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen of the display means, the size of the character of the name of another cooking menu displayed before, after, or both sides is displayed in the center. Display smaller than the name of the cooking menu name,
In the state where the name of a specific cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen, when a menu determination signal is output from the menu determination unit to the control unit, cooking is performed using the specific cooking menu. A cooking device characterized in that it is determined. Display means capable of displaying a plurality of cooking menus on the main body,
A menu key for selecting the cooking menu;
A menu confirmation means for issuing a menu decision signal;
Control means for receiving the input from the menu key and controlling the display means,
The control means performs control to display the name indicating the cooking menu in the center of the display means in a certain order for each operation of the menu key.
In a state where one cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen of the display means, the characters of the names of the other cooking menus displayed on the front, back, or both sides of the cooking menu are displayed in the center of the cooking menu. Display the name as if part of it is hidden,
In the state where the name of a specific cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen, when a menu determination signal is output from the menu determination unit to the control unit, cooking is performed using the specific cooking menu. A cooking device characterized in that it is determined. Display means capable of displaying a plurality of cooking menus on the main body,
A menu key for selecting the cooking menu;
A menu confirmation means for issuing a menu decision signal;
Control means for receiving the input from the menu key and controlling the display means,
The control means performs control to display the name indicating the cooking menu in the center of the display means in a certain order for each operation of the menu key.
In a state where one cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen of the display means, the darkness of the display of the character of the name of another cooking menu displayed before, after or on both sides is displayed in the center. Displayed lighter than the name of the cooking menu name
In the state where the name of a specific cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen, when a menu determination signal is output from the menu determination unit to the control unit, cooking is performed using the specific cooking menu. A cooking device characterized in that it is determined. Display means capable of displaying a plurality of cooking menus on the main body,
A menu key for selecting the cooking menu;
A menu confirmation means for issuing a menu decision signal;
Control means for receiving the input from the menu key and controlling the display means,
The control means performs control to display the name indicating the cooking menu in the center of the display means in a certain order for each operation of the menu key.
In a state in which one cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen of the display means, the color of the character of the name of another cooking menu displayed on the front, back, or both sides thereof is the cooking displayed in the center. Display it in a different color from the name of the menu name,
In the state where the name of a specific cooking menu is displayed at the center position of the display screen, when a menu determination signal is output from the menu determination unit to the control unit, cooking is performed using the specific cooking menu. A cooking device characterized in that it is determined. The body with a heating source
Control means for controlling one of the at least three cooking menus from the first to the third to control the heating source;
Display means capable of displaying all the cooking menus in a certain order;
A screen switching detection means for detecting the contact of the user's finger to the display screen and its direction for switching the display screen displayed by the display means;
A decision means for inputting a confirmation signal for confirming one cooking menu by the user's operation to the control means,
The control means simultaneously displays the names of the three cooking menus in the display screen that the display means displays at a time,
In the display screen, compared to the characters indicating the name of the first cooking menu displayed in the central portion, the characters of the names indicating the second and third cooking menus displayed on both sides thereof are displayed small.
When the screen switching detection means detects that the user has scrolled the display screen in the direction in which the third cooking menu is displayed from the state of the display screen, it is displayed in the center. The name indicating the name of the first cooking menu that has been displayed is displayed in the scroll direction in a state where the character is reduced, and the name indicating the second cooking menu displayed in the direction opposite to the scroll direction is Displayed in the center of the display screen in a state larger than the name indicating the first cooking menu,
In the cooking menu to be executed in the control means, the determination signal is input to the control means by the determination means in a state where the name of the specific cooking menu is displayed in the center of the display screen. A heating cooker characterized by being determined by   By the control means, the cooking menu is continuously displayed on the display means so as to advance or return, and when displayed to advance, the last cooking menu is displayed. When the cooking menu is displayed and displayed to return, when the first cooking menu is displayed, the last cooking menu is displayed subsequently, and the first cooking menu and the last cooking menu are displayed. The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a display serving as a mark is displayed between the cooking menus. Provided with voice notification means,
By the control means, the cooking menu is continuously displayed on the display means so as to advance or return, and when displayed to advance, the last cooking menu is displayed. When the cooking menu is displayed and displayed to return, when the first cooking menu is displayed, the last cooking menu is displayed subsequently, and the first cooking menu or the last cooking menu is displayed. 6. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein when the cooking menu is displayed, the control unit notifies the first cooking menu or the last cooking menu by the notification unit. The cooking device according to any one of the above. Provided with voice notification means,
By the control means, the cooking menu is continuously displayed on the display means so as to advance or return, and when displayed to advance, the last cooking menu is displayed. When the cooking menu is displayed and displayed to return, when the first cooking menu is displayed, the last cooking menu is displayed subsequently, and the control means inputs the menu key. 2. A predetermined notification by the notification means every time, and when the first cooking menu or the last cooking menu is displayed, notification different from the predetermined notification is performed. The cooking device according to any one of claims 5 to 5.   The cooking according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a position display means is provided in the vicinity of the display means to move the display in conjunction with the display of the plurality of cooking menus. vessel.   The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the control means is capable of changing a display order of the plurality of cooking menus. Storage means for storing a plurality of the cooking menus;
A menu capturing means for capturing a new cooking menu,
The said control means displays the input said new cooking menu on the said display means, and memorize | stores it in the said memory | storage means. The one of Claim 1 thru | or 10 characterized by the above-mentioned. Cooking cooker. A top plate on which the object to be heated can be placed above the main body,
The menu key and a window portion through which the display contents of the display means can be visually observed are provided on the top plate, and the display means is provided below the window portion of the top plate. The heating cooker according to any one of 11. A front operation unit is provided in front of the main body,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the menu key and the display unit are provided in the front operation unit. A top plate on which an object to be heated can be placed above the main body,
A front operation unit is provided in front of the main body,
Provide a window part on which the display content of the display means can be seen on the top board, and provide the display means below the window part of the top board,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the menu key is provided on the front operation unit.

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