JP2018040543A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heating cooker in which usability is improved.SOLUTION: A heating cooker includes: a body; a heating chamber of the body for heating an object to be heated; a front door of the heating chamber; heating means for heating the object to be heated; a display part 70 with touch panel which is provided at the body or the door, which performs setting display of a heating condition of the heating means, and which has a hierarchical structure for urging selection of a cooking menu from the setting display of the heating condition; start means for starting heating set by the display part 70 with touch panel; and a function input key 65 for switching the display of the display part 70 with touch panel while cooking the object to be cooked.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a heating cooker.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are known cooking devices that use a liquid crystal display to notify a menu that can be cooked, materials to be used, and cooking methods.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a cooking apparatus that displays information (auxiliary screen) for preparing the selected menu on a liquid crystal display as necessary in the menu selected in the automatic cooking mode.

JP 10-47686 A

  However, in patent document 1, information (auxiliary screen) cannot be displayed for preparation of the next cooking during cooking.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device with improved usability.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and includes a main body, a heating chamber for heating the object to be heated, a door on the front surface of the heating chamber, and heating for heating the object to be heated. And a display unit with a touch panel having a hierarchical structure, provided on the main body or the door, for displaying the setting of the heating condition of the heating means and prompting the user to select a cooking menu from the setting display of the heating condition. Start means for starting heating set on the display unit, and function input keys for switching the display of the display unit with the touch panel during cooking of the object to be heated.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cooking device with improved usability.

It is a front view of the heating cooker in one Example of this invention. It is (a) top view and (b) side view of the heating cooker in one Example of this invention. It is a front perspective view of the state where the cover of the heating cooker in one embodiment of the present invention was removed and the door was opened. It is AA sectional drawing of Fig.2 (a). It is explanatory drawing of a LED display part. It is explanatory drawing of the display part with a touchscreen of the operation display part of the cooking-by-heating machine in one Example of this invention, and an operation key group. It is explanatory drawing of the initial screen of the display part with a touchscreen of the operation display part of the heating cooker in one Example of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the operation procedure from the initial screen of the display part with a touch panel of the operation display part of the cooking-by-heating machine in one Example of this invention to a grilled gourd. FIG. 4A to FIG. 4C illustrating the operation of the “range” of manual cooking on the operation display unit of the heating cooker in one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. is there. It is a figure (a) to (c) explaining operation of "from a dish collection number" of the auto cooking of the operation display part of the heating cooker in one Example of this invention. It is a figure (a) to (c) explaining operation of "from a material" of auto cooking of an operation display part of a cooking-by-heating machine in one example of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic control circuit structure of the heating cooker in one Example of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the cooking device according to the present embodiment includes a heating chamber 2 that houses a cooking object such as food to be cooked in the main body 1, and a cooking object that is provided in front of the heating chamber 2. A door 3 that can be freely opened and closed, and a non-rotating table 4 on which a food to be cooked provided on the bottom surface of the heating chamber 2 is placed. This configuration is a so-called turntableless type. The door 3 has a handle 26 at the top. A plurality of cooking utensils used in the main body 1 are attached to the main body 1 of the heating cooker.

  Under the table 4, there are provided weight sensors 5a, 5b, 5c for supporting the table 4, and the cooking time can be determined according to the weight of the food to be cooked detected by the weight sensors 5a, 5b, 5c. it can.

  A temperature sensor 40 composed of a thermistor is provided in the upper left part of the heating chamber 2, and cooking output, cooking time, etc. can be determined according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 40. As the temperature sensor 40, an infrared sensor or the like may be used.

  Moreover, the window part 23 formed large is provided in the center part of the door 3, and the inside of the heating chamber 2 during cooking can be seen. Further, an operation display unit 6 is provided below the door 3. Reference numeral 25 denotes a cover that covers both side surfaces and the upper surface of the cooking device.

  Next, the heating means 31 will be described with reference to FIGS. The cooking device of the present embodiment includes a plurality of heating means 31, and specifically, a range heating means 32 that performs microwave cooking, an oven heating means 33 that performs oven cooking, a grill heating means 34 that performs grill cooking, Various types of cooking can be performed by providing four types of heating means 31 of the steam heating means 35 for performing steam cooking, and performing each heating means 31 alone or in combination.

  Microwave cooking actively heats the food to be cooked by frictional heat generated by applying microwaves to the food to be cooked placed on the table 4 and vibrating molecules such as moisture in the food to be cooked. It is a cooking method. A feature of this microwave cooking is that the surface and internal temperature of the object to be cooked are simultaneously heated in a short time and raised.

  As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the range heating means 32 for performing microwave cooking is a magnetron 7 that oscillates a microwave that is a heating source for microwave cooking, as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, and a magnetron. 7 includes an inverter board 8 including an inverter circuit for controlling the output of the microwave oscillated from the inverter 7. The inverter board 8 is controlled by the control means 9 and can apply a desired microwave to the object to be cooked to perform microwave heating.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the waveguide 10 that guides the microwave oscillated from the magnetron 7 to the heating chamber 2, the rotating antenna 11 that irradiates the heating chamber 2 while stirring the microwave, and the rotating antenna 11 are rotated. In order to prevent the microwave from concentrating on a part, the control means 9 controls the antenna motor 12 to rotate the rotating antenna 11 to perform a desired stirring operation.

  The magnetron 7, the waveguide 10, the rotating antenna 11, and the antenna motor 12 are disposed in the machine chamber 13 between the heating chamber bottom 2 a and the bottom plate 30.

  Next, the grill heating means 34 that performs grill cooking will be described. The grill heating means 34 includes an electric heater 14 outside the upper wall surface 2 d of the heating chamber 2. The electric heater 14 is controlled by the control means 9, and by setting the upper wall surface 2 d of the heating chamber 2 to an appropriate temperature, the object to be cooked placed on the table 4 is given desired radiant heat (far infrared rays) to be covered. Grill cooking is performed by heating the cooked food from the surface.

  Next, the oven heating means 33 that performs oven cooking will be described. Oven cooking is a heating method in which the food to be cooked is heated by applying hot air to the food to be cooked placed on the table 4 by the hot air unit 15 provided outside the heating chamber back 2b.

  The oven heating means 33 for performing the oven cooking is constituted by a hot air unit 15, and the hot air unit 15 is provided with a blower means 16 such as a fan that is rotatably provided at substantially the center of the heating chamber back 2 b, and the blower means 16. The electric heater 17 provided on the outflow side of the air flow and the motor 18 connected to the blowing means 16 are configured.

  And the hot air which came out of the hole 21 near the electric heater 17 heats a to-be-cooked object, and the wind after heating a to-be-cooked object is again hot air through the hole 22 provided in the approximate center part of the heating chamber back 2b. It is taken into the unit 15.

  Next, the steam heating means 35 that performs steam cooking will be described. Steam cooking is a cooking method in which steam is given to the food to be cooked placed on the table 4 and the food to be cooked is heated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the steam heating means 35 for performing steam cooking feeds water from the detachable tank 50 to the water supply means 19 through the pipe 51 below the heating chamber 2, and steam from the water supply means 19 through the pipe 52. Water is sent to the generating means 20, and water vapor is generated by the steam generating means 20. The steam generating means 20 is provided outside the heating chamber side surface 2 c and ejects a jet port 7 a to the heating chamber 2.

  The water supply means 19 and the steam generation means 20 are controlled by the control means 9 to supply a desired amount of steam to the heating chamber 2.

  The microcomputer 210 provided in the control means 9 includes the magnetron 7 of the range heating means 32, the inverter board 8, the electric heater 17 and the motor 18 of the oven heating means 33, the electric heater 14 of the grill heating means 34, and the steam heating means 35. The steam generation means 20 and the water supply means 19 are controlled.

Next, as shown in the front view of the main body in FIG. 1, the LED display unit 100 provided under the window 23 of the door 3 will be described with reference to FIG.
The shutter LED 101 is lit when the exhaust path of the heating chamber 2 is closed with a shutter in order to prevent hot air leakage to the exhaust port 59. The range LED 102, the oven LED 103, the grill LED 104, the superheated steam LED 105, and the steam LED 106 are lit in accordance with the operation when each of the heating means 31 described above is implemented in combination. The child lock LED 107 is lit when child lock is set by an operation by the operation display unit 6. The voice LED 108 is turned on when a voice guide is notified by pressing a “voice notification” key (not shown) on the operation display unit 6.

Next, the operation display unit 6 provided at the lower part of the door 3 as shown in the front view of the main body of FIG. 1 will be described.
The operation display unit 6 is provided over the entire width of the door 3, and is adjacent to the right of the display unit 70 with a touch panel (details will be described later) and the display unit 70 with a touch panel at the approximate center of the width of the operation display unit 6. An operation key group 60 composed of four operation keys arranged in two horizontal rows and two operation keys, a start means 6b on the upper right side of the operation display unit 6, and a "Takeshiki" key 6c on the lower side. Yes.

  The operation using the operation key group 60 may be either a touch switch or a mechanical switch (a switch that mechanically opens and closes a contact).

  The start means 6b and the “Takeshike” key 6c use mechanical switches.

  The start means 6b measures the weight of the object to be cooked by the weight sensor 5, automatically determines the heating time according to the weight, and warms it by the range heating means 32, and the setting operated by the display unit 70 with a touch panel described later. It also serves as an input to start cooking. A light emitting element (not shown) is provided inside the start means 6b, and the light emitting element blinks (or lights up) when the input becomes valid. The “Takeshiki” key 6c is operated to stop the heating in progress, shift to the standby state, and take out the food to be cooked.

  Next, the operation key group 60 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation key group 60 is composed of four operation keys arranged in two rows in two rows adjacent to the right of the display unit 70 with a touch panel. The upper row includes a “return” key 63 and “note” key 64 from the left, and the lower row includes an “inside light key” 62 and an “easy range” key 61 from the left. Each key is input to the microcomputer 210.

  The “return” key 63 has a function of returning to the previous setting state when correcting an erroneous setting during the operation of the display unit 70 with the touch panel, the initial screen from the heating display screen, the initial screen, the individual screen, and the auxiliary. This is a function input key 65 for switching the display from the screen to the original heating display screen.

  The “Tell me” key 64 is a function input key 65 that switches the display from the heating display screen displayed on the display unit 70 with a touch panel to the initial screen 70 c during cooking.

  The “inside light” key 62 is for turning on the light in the inside when checking the state of the object to be cooked.

  The “simple range” key 61 is used for simple setting. As the selection contents, the heating means 31 for performing the four types of cooking described above can be used alone or in combination. In this embodiment, the range heating means 32 is used. The contents set in the simple setting will be described below.

  When the “simple range” key 61 is input, manual range heating is selected, and a selection is made from two general-purpose selection keys for heating power displayed on the display unit 70 with a touch panel, and the heating time setting is less than 10 minutes. It introduces to the easy operation of the range heating operation limited to.

The display unit 70 with a touch panel will be described with reference to FIGS.
The display unit 70 with a touch panel has a touch panel 70a that can be determined as an input by capturing a change in capacitance at the pressed position on the surface of the LCD display unit 70b that displays in black and white with a finger of the user. The touch panel 70a detects and inputs to the microcomputer 210 an operation of pressing a portion for displaying a key in the display output from the microcomputer 210 to the LCD display unit 70b. Therefore, since the selection key 79a and the character 79b are displayed in black and white, it is clear and easy to see even at a low resolution.

  FIG. 7 is an initial screen 70c displayed on the LCD display unit 70b in a standby state in which the main body 1 is energized. On the left end, letters 79b of an automatic display 71 indicating automatic cooking and a manual display 72 indicating manual heating are arranged below. To the right of the auto display 71, six keys for auto cooking are displayed in two rows and three columns in the horizontal direction, and on the right of the manual display 72, three keys for manual cooking are displayed in three rows. Then, nine selection keys 79a and three characters 79b arranged in three vertical rows are displayed on the substantially entire screen of the LCD display section 70b, and an initial screen 70c is displayed.

  For this reason, the LCD display unit 70b has no wasted empty space, the selection keys 79a and the characters 79b are large and easy to read, and the setting operation for automatic cooking and the setting operation for manual cooking are simplified.

  Auto cooking is performed from the left in the upper row, “warming” key 79, “from food collection number” key 80, “Recently used menu” key 81, and from the left in the lower row, “preparation under decompression” key 76, “from cooking category” A key 77 and a “from material” key 78 are arranged. By pressing each key, the display shifts to the display of the next operation, and the user can select the name of the desired auto-cooked dish several times to execute a deeper hierarchy.

  Therefore, the initial screen 70c of the black and white LCD display unit 70b is designed to be easily noticeable and easy to operate because the “hot” key 79, which is frequently used, is located at one corner of the upper stage. Since the “recently used menu” key 81 is arranged in the other corner of the upper stage, consideration is given so that the user can quickly select when repeating the same cooking.

  On the other hand, manual cooking includes a “range” key 73, a “steam / oven / grill / fermentation” key 74, and a “care / setting” key 75 from the left. By pressing each key, the display shifts to the display of the next operation, and settings such as desired heating power, heating time, and finish adjustment by manual heating can be made, and the hierarchy is executed deeply. In addition, manual cooking was collected at the bottom to make it easy to operate.

Next, auto cooking will be described first for each of the selection keys 79a.
The “warm” key 79 represents the basic function of the microwave oven function as a function of the microwave oven, and does not confuse the user with the letters “warm” as the most easily understood words.

  "From the cooking collection number" key 80, for those who choose cooking while looking at the cooking book, linked with the number in the cooking book provided on the product, making it easy for the user to cook automatically .

  The “Recently Used Menu” key 81 makes use of the advantages of the memory function for those who often make the same dishes, and makes the user motivated to challenge various dishes and enrich the special dishes.

  “Defrost and prepare” key 76 is the second best function of microwave ovens, the second most basic function of microwave ovens with oven function. By displaying the preparation function, it is easy for anyone to use.

  “Cooking classification” key 77 is for those who choose from the cooking method, not from the name of the dish, but from what is cooked, baked steamed, steamed, fried, boiled and soup, cooked, what kind of dish you want to make To provide interest in cooking. Life can be enriched by changing daily eating habits.

  The “From material” key 78 provides a cooking name for a person who chooses from the materials of the ready-made item when the user thinks about the menu from the material of the refrigerator or food storage, improves usability, and is strongly interested in cooking. In addition, help save time to consider the menu.

  Next, for manual cooking, the “range” key 73 is made visible at a glance for those who want to cook manually, and for those who cook manually using the range function.

  The “Steam / Oven / Grill / Fermentation” key 74 was made at a glance for those who would like to cook manually, and for those who cook manually using the Steam / Oven / Grill / Fermentation function.

  The “care / setting” key 75 is expressed in an easy-to-understand location so that the dirt after cooking is easy to clean for those who want to clean and set the equipment. .

  As described above, by viewing the initial screen 70c of the display unit 70 with a touch panel, the display content of the initial screen 70c is determined so that anyone can enter the operation intuitively.

  FIG. 8 shows that one dish “baked gyoza” can be reached from a plurality of auto cooking top menus on the initial screen 70c, and auto cooking dishes can be searched and introduced from a plurality of methods. Consideration was made so that cooking setting operations were simple and easy to understand.

Next, a method for examining the ingredients of the grilled gourd during the “range” heating of manual cooking will be described.
First, the operation procedure of the manual cooking range will be described from the initial screen 70c with reference to FIG. When the “range” key 73 is pressed while the initial screen 70c of FIG. 9A is displayed, a “range” screen 73a is displayed as shown in FIG. 9B. The “range” screen 73a is composed of a thermal power group 73g showing six types of heating intensity and a sheet operation display portion 81h arranged side by side and in two upper and lower stages.

  When the “800w” key 73f is pressed from the thermal power group 73g, a “time setting” screen 73m for inputting the cooking time is displayed as shown in FIG. 9C. The “time setting” screen 73m includes a time display 73h, a “time setting” key 73j, a “clear” key 73k, a display unit 73t that displays a heating method and a heating output, and an appliance display unit 73n that displays a cooking utensil to be prepared. The operation guidance display unit 73p for the next process is configured.

  Here, when the start means 6b is pressed, cooking is started, the display shows a heating display screen, and a “cooking” screen 73u is displayed as shown in FIG. The “cooking” screen 73u displays a remaining time display 73r.

  When the remaining time of the set cooking time becomes “zero”, cooking is finished and “cooking is finished” is displayed as shown in FIG. An “end” screen 73s is displayed. During cooking, the range LED 102 of the LED display unit 100 is lit.

  During the heating of the range, specifically, the initial screen 70c is displayed on the display unit 70 with the touch panel by inputting the “Tell me” key 64 which is a function input key at the time of heating display during cooking shown in FIG. Display (FIG. 7).

Next, with reference to FIG. 10, a description will be given of a case where the “from the dish collection number” key 80 is input in order to display the ingredients of the grilled gourd.
When the “from the dish collection number” key 80 is input, a dish number input screen 80e shown in FIG. 10A for inputting the dish number corresponding to the menu published in the attached cooking book is displayed. Here, the dish number “080” of “baked gyoza” published in the attached dish book is input. This number is entered using the numeric keypad 80a. Since the number is “080”, if “0” in the hundreds place is input first, “0” is displayed in the hundreds place in the dish number display portion 80b, and then “8” in the tenth place is entered. Then, “8” is displayed at the tenth place of the dish number display portion 80b, and “0” at the first place is inputted at the end, “0” is displayed at the first place of the dish number display portion 80b, and a three-digit number is displayed. The number entry ends. Then, “080” and a three-digit number are displayed on the dish number display portion 80b.

  When all three-digit numbers are input to the dish number display portion 80b, the control means 9 displays a menu name corresponding to the input three-digit number as shown in FIG. Automatically displayed. Here, the menu “baked gyoza” corresponding to “080” is displayed. Also, after entering a three-digit number, the input from the numeric keypad 80a becomes invalid.

  If the above input is completed and the menu name is confirmed and there is no error, the determination means 80d is input to determine the menu.

  When the menu is determined, as shown in FIG. 10C, an individual screen 95 of “baked gyoza” which is an individual screen of each menu is displayed. The individual screen 95 includes a display portion 95a for displaying the selected menu collection number “080” and the dish name “baked gyoza”, a heating means display portion 95b for displaying the heating means 31 for cooking, and cooking. An appliance display unit 95c that displays the name of the cooking utensil to be performed, an item name appliance illustration 95d that displays the product name on the appliance display unit 95c, and an auxiliary screen input unit 95g that displays an auxiliary screen 90 described later.

  The auxiliary screen input unit 95g includes a “material” key 95h for displaying ingredients (foodstuffs) necessary for cooking corresponding to the selected menu, and a “knack” key 95j for displaying advice for making the selected menu delicious. Then, an auxiliary screen 90 (described later) such as a “procedure” key 95k for displaying a procedure such as preparing the selected menu is displayed.

  The user displays necessary information by selecting a “material” key 95h, a “knack” key 95j, and a “procedure” key 95k according to his / her preference. For example, when the “material” key 95h is entered, the auxiliary screen 90a is displayed as shown in FIG.

  The auxiliary screen 90 that can be displayed by the “baked gyoza” shown here is composed of three pages of the material 91a of the auxiliary screen 90a, the material 91b of the auxiliary screen 90b, and the material 91c of the auxiliary screen 90c. The material can be displayed.

  The page display 92 (92a, 92b, 92c) represents the number of pages displayed on the auxiliary screen 90 divided by the number of materials to be displayed. The number of divided pages is represented by the number of square blocks, the displayed page is represented by the filled position of the block, the upper page indicates the first page side, and the lower page indicates the rear page.

  In the embodiment, since three square blocks are displayed, the total number of pages is three, the page display 92a on the auxiliary screen 90a represents the first page, and the page display 92b on the auxiliary screen 90b is two pages. The page display 92c on the auxiliary screen 90c represents the third page.

  The “page turning” key 93 is a key for turning the page of the auxiliary screen 90. The “▽” key 93b for displaying the next new page and the “△” key 93a for returning to the previous page after displaying the new page are displayed. The valid key is filled with dark black and displayed. That is, the “page turning” key 93 on the auxiliary screen 90a displayed first can display only the next new page, and the “page turning” key 93 on the second auxiliary screen 90b allows the next page to be displayed. A “▽” key 93b for displaying a new page and a “Δ” key 93a for returning to the previous page are valid.

  Here, the switching means 94 is provided with a name “Bind” and is provided on all pages of the auxiliary screen 90. By inputting the switching means 94, it is possible to switch to the individual screen 95 when the auxiliary screen input unit 95g is input in order to display the auxiliary screen 90. Here, the screen is switched to the individual screen 95 for “baked gyoza”.

  When returning to the original heating display screen during cooking, the “return” key 63 of the operation key group 60 can be input.

  In addition, the individual screen 95 for “baked gyoza” can also be displayed from the “from cooking category” key 77 and the “from ingredients” key 78.

  In order to confirm the cleaning method after cooking in advance, the initial screen can be displayed during cooking, and the cleaning method after cooking can be expressed from the “care / setting” key 75.

  According to the above-described embodiment, the main body, the heating chamber of the main body for heating the object to be heated, the door on the front surface of the heating chamber, the heating means for heating the object to be heated, the main body or the door A display unit with a touch panel having a hierarchical structure that prompts selection of a cooking menu from the setting display of the heating condition, and heating set by the display unit with the touch panel. And a function input key for switching the display of the display unit with the touch panel during cooking of the object to be heated. Thereby, the information of the menu which a user wants to make next during cooking can be seen.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Heating chamber 3 Door 6 Operation display part 6b Start means 31 Heating means 65 Function input key 70 Display part 95 with a touch panel Individual screen 95d Instrument illustration

Claims (2)

The body,
A heating chamber of the main body for heating an object to be heated;
A door in front of the heating chamber;
Heating means for heating the object to be heated;
A display unit with a touch panel having a hierarchical structure that is provided on the main body or the door, performs setting display of heating conditions of the heating means, and prompts selection of a cooking menu from the setting display of the heating conditions;
Start means for starting heating set in the display unit with a touch panel;
Function input keys for switching the display of the display unit with the touch panel during cooking of the heated object,
A heating cooker comprising:   In Claim 1, the said function input key switches the display of a display part with a touchscreen from a heating display screen to an initial screen, The heating cooker characterized by the above-mentioned.

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