JP2016165412A - Tableware washing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide tableware washing equipment capable of automatically setting an appropriate detergency.SOLUTION: Tableware washing equipment D for washing objects A to be washed including at least one of tableware and cooking equipment includes a washing tank 3 for accommodating the objects A to be washed, a washing part W for washing the objects A to be washed accommodated in the washing tank 3 using washing water, an input receiving part 11 for receiving input of washing index information for determining a strength and weakness level of detergency imparted to the objects A to be washed by the washing part W, and an operation control part 10 for determining the strength and weakness level of detergency according to the washing index information received by the input receiving part 11 based on detergency relationships between preset washing index information and the strength and weakness level of detergency, and controlling the operation of the washing part W. The washing index information includes information that can specify a time elapsed from the time when the use of the objects A to be washed is finished.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a dishwashing apparatus for cleaning an object to be cleaned including at least one of tableware and cooking utensils.

  There is a dishwashing apparatus configured so that the most suitable cleaning can be selected according to the quality and degree of dirt on the tableware. For example, Patent Document 1 includes cooking menu input means for a user to input a cooking menu using tableware, and the stroke control means performs main washing, rinsing washing according to the operating conditions selected by the cooking menu, A dishwashing apparatus is described that is configured to control each stroke, such as drying.

JP 2006-204336 A

  In the dishwashing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, there is a problem in that dirt such as tableware left for a long time cannot be removed. For example, even if it is dirt that is easy to remove from the cooking menu, if cleaning starts after a long time has passed since the use was finished, dirt sticking will occur and the object to be cleaned will be washed However, the problem that the dirt becomes difficult to remove occurs. That is, it cannot be said that the dishwashing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 is cleaning an object to be cleaned with an appropriate cleaning power.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a dishwashing apparatus capable of automatically setting an appropriate cleaning power.

In order to achieve the above object, the characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention is a dishwashing apparatus for cleaning an object to be cleaned including at least one of tableware and cooking utensils,
A cleaning tank for storing objects to be cleaned;
A cleaning unit that cleans an object to be cleaned contained in the cleaning tank using cleaning water;
An input receiving unit that receives an input of cleaning index information for determining a level of strength of cleaning power given to the object to be cleaned by the cleaning unit;
Based on the cleaning power relationship between the cleaning index information set in advance and the strength level of the cleaning power, the strength level of the cleaning power according to the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit is determined. And an operation control unit for controlling the operation of the cleaning unit,
The cleaning index information includes information that can specify an elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned ends.

According to the above characteristic configuration, the operation control unit refers to the cleaning index information including information that can specify the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned, and determines the cleaning power according to the cleaning index information. The strength level is determined to control the operation of the cleaning unit. In other words, even if the object to be cleaned is left unattended after use, the level of cleaning power is determined by referring to the elapsed time since the use of the object to be cleaned has ended. Is done. As a result, the cleaning is performed in consideration of the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned, that is, the degree of sticking of dirt, and the like.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a dishwashing apparatus capable of automatically setting an appropriate cleaning power.

  Another characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention is that the cleaning index information further includes information capable of specifying a type of cooking menu.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the cleaning index information includes information that can specify the type of the cooking menu, in addition to information that can specify the elapsed time since the use of the object to be cleaned has ended. That is, in determining the strength level of the cleaning power, the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned and the type of cooking menu are referred to. As a result, the strength level of the cleaning power can be determined based on both the elapsed time since the use of the object to be cleaned, which affects the ease of removal of dirt, and the type of cooking menu.

  Yet another characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention is that the input receiving unit includes a switch that receives the cleaning index information by a user's manual operation.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the strength level of the cleaning power can be determined using the cleaning index information received from the user by the input receiving unit provided in the dishwashing apparatus.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention is that the input receiving unit has a communication function of receiving the cleaning index information by wired or wireless communication with another communication device. .

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the strength level of the cleaning power can be determined using the cleaning index information received from a communication device different from the dishwashing apparatus.

Still another characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention includes a display unit for displaying information,
The display unit displays information indicating the strength level of the cleaning power determined by the operation control unit,
When the input receiving unit receives the change instruction from the user for the strength level of the cleaning power displayed on the display unit as the cleaning index information, the operation control unit receives the cleaning power according to the change instruction. The point is to change the strength level.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, even if the dishwashing apparatus automatically determines the strength level of the cleaning power, the user can change the determined strength level of the cleaning power.

Still another characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention includes a display unit for displaying information,
When the cleaning process of the object to be cleaned by the cleaning unit is completed, the display unit displays information for inquiring whether or not the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak,
When the operation receiving unit receives from the user information indicating that the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak, when determining the strength level of the cleaning power in the cleaning process When the same cleaning index information as that received is input, the cleaning power relationship is updated such that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a stronger level.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, when the operation control unit receives information indicating that the cleaning power in the completed cleaning process is weak from the user, it next determines the strength level of the cleaning power in the cleaning process. When the same cleaning index information that has been received is input, the cleaning power relationship is updated so that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a stronger level. As a result, when the cleaning process is performed next, the possibility that the determination that the cleaning power was weak is input from the user can be reduced.

Still another characteristic configuration of the dishwashing apparatus according to the present invention is that the cleaning unit is configured to eject a cleaning water into the cleaning tank, a drainage unit that discharges water from the cleaning tank, and the cleaning tank. A dirt detector for detecting dirt contained in the water discharged from the inside,
The operation control unit has a level of the cleaning power in the cleaning step when the degree of contamination detected by the contamination detection unit when the cleaning unit finishes the cleaning step of the object to be cleaned is greater than or equal to a set value. When the same cleaning index information as that received when determining is input, the cleaning power relationship is updated so that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a stronger level.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the operation control unit performs the cleaning performed when the level of dirt in the wastewater detected by the dirt detection unit when the washing process of the washing object by the washing unit is over a set value. If the dirt detection unit detects that the dirt has not yet been completely removed by the cleaning power in the process, then the same cleaning index received when determining the strength level of the cleaning power in the cleaning process. When information is input, the detergency relationship is updated so that the strength level of the detergency is determined to be a stronger level. As a result, when the cleaning process is performed next time, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the determination that the dirt has not been completely removed by the cleaning power in the performed cleaning process is detected by the dirt detection unit.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the tableware washing apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an input reception part and a display part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an input reception part and a display part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an input reception part and a display part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of an input reception part and a display part. It is a figure which shows the structure of the tableware washing apparatus of 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of a tableware washing system.

<First Embodiment>
A dishwashing apparatus D according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the dishwashing apparatus D according to the first embodiment. In the present embodiment, a dish cleaning apparatus D that cleans an object to be cleaned A including at least one of tableware and cooking utensils will be described. The tableware washing apparatus D includes a washing tank 3, a washing unit W, an input receiving unit 11, and an operation control unit 10. The cleaning tank 3 is a space for storing the object A to be cleaned. The cleaning unit W is a mechanism for cleaning the cleaning object A accommodated in the cleaning tank 3 using cleaning water. The input receiving unit 11 is a switch or the like that receives an operation command or the like for the dishwasher D from the user. As will be described later, the operation control unit 10 performs cleaning according to the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit 11 based on the cleaning power relationship between the preset cleaning index information and the strength level of the cleaning power. This is a functional unit that determines the strength level of the force and controls the operation of the cleaning unit W.

  The dishwashing apparatus D of this embodiment is provided with each part mentioned later inside the housing | casing 1. FIG. The casing 1 is provided with an opening / closing door 2, and the object A to be cleaned can be taken in and out of the cleaning tank 3 by opening / closing the opening / closing door 2. The cleaning unit W discharges water from the ejection unit 5 that ejects water, the water supply channel 16 through which water supplied to the ejection unit 5 flows, the water supply unit 4 that flows water to the water supply channel 16, and the cleaning tank 3. And a heating section 9 for heating water flowing from the water supply section 4 to the water supply path 16.

  Specifically, the water supplied from the water supply unit 4 to the ejection unit 5 is ejected from the ejection unit 5, and the ejected cleaning water hits the object to be cleaned A placed in the cleaning tank 3. The cleaning object A is cleaned. The water supplied from the water supply unit 4 to the ejection unit 5 is at least one of clean water and circulating water. For example, the water supply unit 4 is configured to be able to supply clean water via the water supply channel 16. In addition, the water collected in the cleaning tank 3 gathers in the opening 6, and the collected water returns to the water supply unit 4 through the drainage channel 8 and can be supplied again to the ejection unit 5 as circulating water. It has become. The opening 6 is provided with a filter 7. As a result, dirt or the like adhering to the object A to be cleaned is captured by the filter 7, so that such dirt can be prevented from entering the circulating water returning from the drainage channel 8 to the water supply unit 4. .

  Then, the operation control unit 10 performs cleaning while spraying the circulating water returning from the cleaning tank 3 through the drainage channel 8 to the water supply unit 4 as the cleaning water from the ejection unit 5, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, the cleaning tank The cleaning water in 3 is discarded from a disposal path (not shown). After that, the operation control unit 10 newly receives supply of clean water from the water supply channel 16 and repeats the cleaning process (including rinsing and the like) of the cleaning object A using the clean water as cleaning water. In this way, by replacing the cleaning water used for cleaning in the cleaning tank 3 several times, the dirt adhering to the object A to be cleaned is gradually not included in the cleaning water.

  A heating medium is supplied from the heat source unit 15 to the heating unit 9. And the water supplied from the water supply part 4 to the ejection part 5 is heated using the heat passed from the heating part 9 to the water supply part 4. With such a configuration, high-temperature hot water can be ejected from the ejection portion 5 to the object to be cleaned A, so that the solubility of the detergent is improved and the dirt of the object to be cleaned A is easily removed.

  The input receiving unit 11 receives an input of cleaning index information for determining the level of cleaning power applied to the object A to be cleaned by the cleaning unit W. For example, the dishwashing apparatus D changes the strength level of the cleaning power applied to the object A by the cleaning unit W according to the length of the cleaning process. In other words, if the length of the cleaning process is relatively shortened, the strength level of the cleaning power can be relatively weakened, and if the length of the cleaning process is relatively long, the strength level of the cleaning power is relatively decreased. Can be strong.

  In the present embodiment, the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit 11 includes information that can specify an elapsed time after the use of the object A to be cleaned. The elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned A is finished can be considered to be related to the difficulty of removing the dirt attached to the object to be cleaned A. For example, if the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned A is relatively long, drying of dirt attached to the object to be cleaned A progresses gradually, so that it can be considered that the dirt is difficult to remove. it can. The elapsed time from the end of use of the object to be cleaned A is the elapsed time from the end of cooking if the object to be cleaned A is a cooker, and a meal if the object to be cleaned A is tableware. It is the elapsed time from the end to the present.

  And the input reception part 11 of the tableware washing apparatus D receives the washing | cleaning parameter | index information containing the information which can specify the elapsed time after completion | finish of use of the to-be-washed | cleaned object A from a user before implementing a washing | cleaning process. Can be accepted. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the input receiving unit 11 and the display unit 12. As shown in the figure, the display unit 12 displays “Please enter the elapsed time since the use of tableware and the like is completed”, and the elapsed time corresponding to each switch 11a to 11e as the input receiving unit 11 Is displayed. For example, if the elapsed time since the use of the tableware etc. which wash | cleans with the tableware washing apparatus D is "20 minutes", a user will push the switch 11c, and the input reception part 11 will be Cleaning index information that can specify an elapsed time of “more than 10 minutes and not more than 20 minutes” can be received. Thus, in this embodiment, the input reception part 11 is a switch which receives washing | cleaning parameter | index information by a user's manual operation.

  In addition, the tableware washing apparatus D presets the cleaning power relationship between the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit 11 and the strength level of the cleaning power performed in the cleaning process, as exemplified in Table 1 below. And stored in the storage unit 13. In the example of the cleaning power relationship shown in Table 1, when the elapsed time is “5 minutes or less”, the cleaning power level is set to “level 1” which is the weakest (for example, the length of the cleaning process is the shortest), and the elapsed time Is set to “level 5” when the cleaning power level is the strongest (for example, the cleaning process has the longest length). As a result, for example, when the input receiving unit 11 receives the cleaning index information that can specify the elapsed time “more than 10 minutes and 20 minutes or less” from the user, the operation control unit 10 stores the cleaning index information in the storage unit 13. Referring to the cleaning power relationship in Table 1, the cleaning power level in the cleaning process is determined to be “level 3”.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which the cleaning power level determined by the operation control unit 10 is displayed on the display unit 12. As described above, when the cleaning power level in the cleaning process is determined to be “level 3”, the operation control unit 10 causes the display unit 12 to display information indicating the level of the determined cleaning power level. In the example shown in FIG. 3, character information “cleaning at cleaning power level 3” and graphic information indicating the cleaning power level at the third of the five levels are displayed. In addition, the switches 11a and 11b serving as the input receiving unit 11 have character information “strengthen” and “weaken” for receiving a change instruction from the user for the strength level of the cleaning power displayed on the display unit 12. They are displayed in association with each other. And if the input reception part 11 receives the change instruction | indication from the user with respect to the strength level of the cleaning power displayed on the display part 12 as the washing | cleaning index information, the driving | operation control part 10 will respond | correspond to the said change instruction | indication of cleaning power. Decide to change the strength level.

For example, in the example shown in FIG. 3, when the user presses the switch 11 a as the input receiving unit 11, the operation control unit 10 changes the pressing operation in the direction of “strengthening” the strength level of the cleaning power. The level of the cleaning power is changed to “level 4” in recognition of the instruction (one of the cleaning index information for determining the level of the cleaning power). In addition, the display unit 12 redisplays graphic information indicating that the cleaning power level is the fourth of the five levels.
As described above, the operation control unit 10 of the tableware washing apparatus D can control the operation of the cleaning unit W by determining the strength level of the cleaning power according to the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit 11. . In addition, even if the dishwashing apparatus D automatically determines the strength level of the cleaning power, the user can change the determined strength level of the cleaning power.

  When the cleaning process by the cleaning unit W is completed, the operation control unit 10 displays information for inquiring whether or not the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak when the cleaning process of the article A to be cleaned by the cleaning unit W is completed. It is displayed on the display unit 12. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which information for inquiring whether or not the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak is displayed on the display unit 12. As shown in the drawing, the display unit 12 displays “Is dirt removed?”, And the switches 11 a and 11 b as the input receiving unit 11 display “I have fallen” and “displayed” on the display unit 12. Character information “dirt remained” is associated with each other. For example, when the user looks at the object A to be cleaned after the cleaning by the cleaning unit W is completed, if the dirt is removed, the user presses the switch 11a, and if the dirt remains, the user presses the switch 11b. Good.

  And if the input reception part 11 receives the information which shows that the cleaning power applied by the washing | cleaning process was weak from the user, ie, if the user pushes and operates the switch 11b, the driving | operation control part 10 will perform the said washing | cleaning process. When the same cleaning index information as that received when determining the strength level of the cleaning power at is input, the cleaning power relationship is updated so that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a stronger level.

  In the above-described example, when the operation control unit 10 receives the cleaning index information that allows the input reception unit 11 to specify the elapsed time “more than 10 minutes and 20 minutes or less” from the user prior to the execution of the cleaning process, With reference to the cleaning power relationship in Table 1 stored in the storage unit 13, the cleaning power level in the cleaning process was determined to be "level 3". However, when the input receiving unit 11 receives information “not dropped” indicating that the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak from the user after the cleaning process is performed, the operation control unit 10 next Prior to the execution of the cleaning process, when the input reception unit 11 receives cleaning index information that can specify an elapsed time of “more than 10 minutes and not more than 20 minutes” from the user, the “level 4 The detergency relationship is updated so as to be determined. As a result, when the cleaning process is performed next, the possibility that the determination that the cleaning power was weak is input from the user can be reduced.

  As described above, the operation control unit 10 refers to the cleaning index information including information that can specify the elapsed time after the use of the object A to be cleaned, and determines the cleaning power according to the cleaning index information. The operation of the cleaning unit W is controlled by determining the strength level. That is, even if the object to be cleaned A is left after the use is finished, the level of the cleaning power is determined by referring to the elapsed time after the use of the object A is ended. Is determined. As a result, the cleaning is performed in consideration of the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned A, that is, the degree of dirt sticking.

Second Embodiment
The tableware washing apparatus D of the second embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that the washing index information includes information other than information that can specify the elapsed time described above. Although the tableware washing apparatus D of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to the said embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the cleaning index information further includes information that can identify the type of cooking menu. That is, in this embodiment, it is considered that the type of cooking menu is related to the difficulty of removing dirt attached to the object A to be cleaned. For example, oil dishes, rice, and the like can be considered to be more difficult to remove dirt attached to the object to be cleaned A if the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned A is relatively long.

  And the input reception part 11 of the tableware washing apparatus D is the information of the elapsed time after completion | finish of use of the to-be-cleaned object A from a user before implementing a washing | cleaning process, and cooking menu Cleaning index information including information that can specify the type can be received. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the input receiving unit 11 and the display unit 12. As shown in the figure, the display unit 12 displays “Please enter the elapsed time since the use of tableware and the like is completed” and the progress corresponding to each of the switches 11f to 11j as the input receiving unit 11 The time is displayed, and “Please input the cooking menu” is displayed, and the type of cooking menu corresponding to each of the switches 11 a to 11 e as the input receiving unit 11 is displayed. The types of cooking menus illustrated in FIG. 5 are “oil cooking”, “boiled food”, “soup”, “rice”, and “others”.

  For example, if the type of the cooking menu is “oil cooking”, the user can press the switch 11a so that the input reception unit 11 can specify the type of cooking menu “oil cooking”. Can be accepted. In this case, if the elapsed time after the use of the tableware etc. which wash | cleans with the tableware washing apparatus D is complete | finished if "10 minutes", a user will push the switch 11c and the input reception part 11 will be operated. , Cleaning index information capable of specifying an elapsed time of “more than 5 minutes and not more than 10 minutes” can be received.

  In addition, the tableware washing apparatus D presets the cleaning power relationship between the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit 11 and the strength level of the cleaning power performed in the cleaning process, as illustrated in Table 2 below. And stored in the storage unit 13. In the example of the cleaning power relationship shown in Table 2, the strength level of the cleaning power to be performed in the cleaning process is determined according to the elapsed time since the use of the tableware and the like and the type of the cooking menu. For example, when the elapsed time is “5 minutes or less”, the cleaning power level is set to “level 1” which is the weakest (for example, the length of the cleaning process is the shortest), and the elapsed time is “longer than 60 minutes” Is set to “level 5” where the cleaning power level is the strongest (for example, the cleaning process has the longest length). In addition, when the type of cooking menu is “oil cooking”, the cleaning power level is set to the strongest, and the cleaning power level is set lower in the order of “rice”, “others”, “boiled food”, and “soup”. As a result, for example, the operation control unit 10 receives from the user the elapsed time “more than 5 minutes and 10 minutes or less” from the user and the cleaning index information that can specify the cooking menu “oil cooking”. In this case, the cleaning power level in the cleaning process is determined as “level 4” with reference to the cleaning power relationship stored in the storage unit 13 in Table 2.

  As described above, the cleaning index information includes information that can specify the type of the cooking menu, in addition to information that can specify the elapsed time after the use of the object A to be cleaned. That is, for determining the strength level of the cleaning power, the elapsed time after the use of the article A to be cleaned and the type of cooking menu are referred to. As a result, the strength level of the cleaning power can be determined based on both the elapsed time since the use of the cleaning object A that affects the ease of removal of dirt and the type of cooking menu.

<Third Embodiment>
The tableware washing apparatus D of 3rd Embodiment differs from the said embodiment by the point provided with the stain | pollution | contamination detection part 14 which detects the stain | pollution | contamination contained in the water discharged | emitted from the washing tank 3 inside. Although the tableware washing apparatus D of 3rd Embodiment is demonstrated below, description is abbreviate | omitted about the structure similar to the said embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the dishwashing apparatus D according to the third embodiment. As shown in the figure, the tableware washing apparatus D includes a dirt detection unit 14 that detects dirt contained in the water discharged from the washing tank 3 in the middle of the drainage channel 8. The dirt detection unit 14 includes, for example, a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and the light emitted from the light receiving unit passes through the cleaning water discharged from the cleaning tank 3 to reach the light receiving unit based on the degree of attenuation. The degree of contamination contained in the cleaning water discharged from the cleaning tank 3 can be detected. Alternatively, the dirt detection unit 14 can detect the degree of impurities (ie, dirt) contained in the cleaning water by detecting the electrical conductivity contained in the cleaning water, for example. It is preferable that the operation control unit 10 detects the degree of dirt in the washing water using the dirt detection unit 14 after changing the washing water several times while performing the washing process. Then, when the degree of dirt detected by the dirt detection unit 14 when the cleaning process is finished is equal to or higher than a set value, the operation control part 10 has received when determining the strength level of the cleaning power in the cleaning process. When the same cleaning index information is input, the cleaning power relationship is updated so that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a stronger level.

<Another embodiment>
<1>
In the said embodiment, although the specific example was given and demonstrated about the tableware washing apparatus D of this invention, the structure can be changed suitably.
For example, in FIGS. 2 to 5, the screen example of the display unit 12 and the configuration example of the input receiving unit 11 have been described. However, they are described only for illustrative purposes, and the display contents on the display unit 12 are as follows. It can be changed as appropriate.
Tables 1 and 2 describe examples of the relationship between the cleaning index information (elapsed time, cooking menu) and the level of cleaning power, but these are described for illustrative purposes and can be changed as appropriate. is there. For example, if the cooking menu does not depend on the passage of time such as “bread” and has little dirt, the cleaning mode may be set constant regardless of the passage of time.

<2>
In the above embodiment, the input receiving unit 11 directly sets the elapsed time as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 in order to obtain information that can specify the elapsed time after the use of the object to be cleaned A ends. However, you may inquire about the elapsed time indirectly. For example, if the input reception unit 11 receives the time when the use of the article A to be cleaned is completed, that is, the time when cooking is finished or the time when the meal is finished, the operation control unit 10 finishes the current time and its use. The elapsed time after the use of the article A to be cleaned can be derived by comparing with the time thus obtained.

<3>
In the above embodiment, the example in which the input receiving unit 11 is a switch that receives the cleaning index information by a user's manual operation has been described. However, the input receiving unit 11 having other configurations may be employed. For example, the input reception unit 11 may have a communication function of receiving cleaning index information by wired or wireless communication with another communication device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a dish washing system including the dish washing apparatus D and another communication device. Specifically, this dishwashing system includes a dishwashing apparatus D, a server apparatus S as another communication device, a portable communication terminal P, and a heating cooker B.
The inquiry information as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5 is transmitted from the tableware washing apparatus D to the mobile communication terminal P or from the tableware washing apparatus D to the mobile communication terminal P via the server apparatus S. The input reception unit 11 of the tableware washing apparatus D can also be configured to receive an answer from the mobile communication terminal P or the server apparatus S. Or when a user cooks, controlling operation | movement of the heating cooker B using a portable information terminal, the heating cooker B knows the time when cooking was completed. In such a case, if the cooking device B is configured such that the completion of cooking is transmitted to the dishwasher D and is received by the input receiver 11 of the dishwasher D, the input receiver 11 is The time when cooking is completed can be obtained.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a dishwashing apparatus that can automatically set an appropriate cleaning power.

3 Washing tank 4 Water supply section (cleaning section)
5 Ejection part (cleaning part)
8 Drainage channel (cleaning part)
9 Heating part (cleaning part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation control part 11 Input reception part 11a-11j Switch 12 Display part 13 Storage part 14 Dirt detection part 16 Water supply path (washing | cleaning part)
A To-be-washed object D Dishwashing equipment B Stove (communication equipment)
P Mobile communication terminal (communication equipment)
S Server device (communication equipment)
W Cleaning section

Claims (7)

A dish washing apparatus for washing an object to be cleaned including at least one of tableware and cooking utensils,
A cleaning tank for storing objects to be cleaned;
A cleaning unit that cleans an object to be cleaned contained in the cleaning tank using cleaning water;
An input receiving unit that receives an input of cleaning index information for determining a level of strength of cleaning power given to the object to be cleaned by the cleaning unit;
Based on the cleaning power relationship between the cleaning index information set in advance and the strength level of the cleaning power, the strength level of the cleaning power according to the cleaning index information received by the input receiving unit is determined. And an operation control unit for controlling the operation of the cleaning unit,
The said washing | cleaning parameter | index information is the dishwashing apparatus containing the information which can specify the elapsed time after using of the said to-be-washed | cleaned object is complete | finished.   The dish washing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the washing index information further includes information capable of specifying a type of cooking menu.   The dish washing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the input receiving unit includes a switch that receives the cleaning index information by a user's manual operation.   The said input reception part is a dishwashing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 which has a communication function which receives the said washing | cleaning parameter | index information by wired or radio | wireless communication between other communication apparatuses. A display unit for displaying information;
The display unit displays information indicating the strength level of the cleaning power determined by the operation control unit,
When the input receiving unit receives the change instruction from the user for the strength level of the cleaning power displayed on the display unit as the cleaning index information, the operation control unit receives the cleaning power according to the change instruction. The dishwashing apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-4 which changes and determines the intensity level of. A display unit for displaying information;
When the cleaning process of the object to be cleaned by the cleaning unit is completed, the display unit displays information for inquiring whether or not the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak,
When the operation receiving unit receives from the user information indicating that the cleaning power applied in the cleaning process is weak, when determining the strength level of the cleaning power in the cleaning process The cleaning power relationship is updated so that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a higher level when the same cleaning index information as received is input. The dishwashing apparatus as described in. The cleaning unit is configured to detect a dirt contained in water discharged from the cleaning tank, a discharge unit that discharges cleaning water into the cleaning tank, a drain unit that discharges water from the cleaning tank, and the like. And
The operation control unit has a level of the cleaning power in the cleaning step when the degree of contamination detected by the contamination detection unit when the cleaning unit finishes the cleaning step of the object to be cleaned is greater than or equal to a set value. The cleaning power relationship is updated so that the strength level of the cleaning power is determined to be a stronger level when the same cleaning index information received when determining the power is input. The tableware washing apparatus as described in any one.

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