JP2019027705A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a heating cooker capable of simplifying a display operation part mounted on a body, to reduce costs without sacrificing visibility or operability.SOLUTION: An oven range R comprises, in a body 1, a Wifi module 2 as a communication unit capable of wirelessly communicating with a smartphone S, wherein the smartphone is external communication equipment. Here, before the oven range R starts heating cooking, communication data from the Wifi module 2 is transmitted, a screen enabling a user to set and operate cooking is displayed on display means 102 of the smartphone S, communication data with operation of operation means 103 is transmitted from the smartphone S to the oven range R, and then the setting and operation of the cooking is received through the Wifi module 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device that enables wireless communication with a communication device.

  A WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) communication unit is installed in the main body of the heating cooker, and by controlling this communication unit, the operation status of the heating cooker is displayed on the smartphone as a communication device with icons, and further heated from the smartphone. There have been proposed ones in which an operation command is transmitted to a cooking device and the heating cooking device is operated from a distance (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-136085 JP 2015-34694 A

  In the above-described conventional technology, although the operation state of the cooking device can be recognized from the icon screen displayed on the smartphone, the cooking setting or the start of the heating operation is instructed before the cooking device performs cooking. In order to do this, it is necessary to use a display operation unit provided on the main body while viewing the screen. For this reason, in a multi-function heating cooker having a large number of cooking menus, a large-sized color screen touch operation display operation unit has to be incorporated in the main body, and there has been a concern about an increase in cost as a heating cooker.

  Therefore, in view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a cooking device that can achieve cost reduction by simplifying the display operation unit mounted on the main body without sacrificing visibility and operability. And

  The heating cooker of the present invention is a heating cooker provided with a communication unit that enables wireless communication with a communication device in the main body, and the communication unit communicates before the heating cooker starts cooking. When the communication device transmits data to display a screen that enables operations related to cooking settings and operations on the communication device, and communication data associated with the operation is transmitted from the communication device to the cooking device, the communication unit Is configured to receive the setting and operation of the cooking.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the communication unit is mounted on the main body, and the communication data for performing display and operation related to the setting and operation of cooking is started before the cooking on the cooking object is started. By exchanging with the user, it is possible to effectively use the display operation unit on the communication device side, and perform cooking settings and operation instructions while viewing the screen. Therefore, the display operation unit mounted on the main body can be simplified to the minimum without sacrificing visibility and operability, and the cost can be reduced as a cooking device.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the type of heating, the set value, the cooking menu name, and the cooking image can be appropriately displayed on the communication device by the communication data transmitted from the communication unit of the main body to the communication device. The selected information can be transmitted as communication data to the communication unit of the main body by performing operations related to cooking settings and operations from the display screen.

  According to the third aspect, when cooking by the cooking device is started, it is possible to display cooking settings and progress on the screen of the communication device by communication data transmitted from the communication unit of the main body to the communication device. Thus, the display operation unit on the communication device side can be used effectively before and after the start of cooking.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is sufficient that the display operation unit on the main body side has a minimum necessary function, and the size is smaller than the screen of the communication device, or monochrome display is effectively achieved. it can.

  According to the fifth aspect, the communication unit on the main body side can exchange communication data with a mobile phone, a personal computer, a tablet, or a game machine with many users as a communication device.

  According to the sixth aspect, the communication unit of the main body can exchange communication data and information with various communication devices by using a highly versatile WiFi or Bluetooth communication standard.

  According to claim 7, the cooking data relating to cooking is stored in the storage unit of the main body, so that the food to be cooked is transmitted by the communication data instructing the setting and operation of cooking sent from the communication device to the main body. It becomes possible to perform the cooking with respect to the cooking data.

  According to the eighth aspect, not only cooking data but also service data serving as a cooking history of the cooking device is stored in the storage unit. As a result, when repairing a heating cooker, the service data can be immediately transmitted by wireless communication and displayed on the communication device, and the troublesome work until browsing the service data can be saved quickly. Can be repaired easily.

It is a figure which shows the whole structure of this invention product compared with the conventional product about one Embodiment of the heating cooker of this invention. It is the figure seen from the front front when opening a door same as the above. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view seen from the side same as the above. It is the figure seen from the front front in the state which removed the cabinet same as the above. It is the schematic which shows the internal structure of a main body same as the above. It is a block diagram which shows the main electrical structures of a cooking appliance main body same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the item selection screen for menu selection on the display means in the state which selected the tab button of "every day 1" same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the item selection screen for menu selection on the display means in the state which selected the tab button of "every day 2" same as the above. FIG. 6 is a plan view of a smartphone in which an item selection screen for menu selection is displayed on the display means in a state where the “cooking book” tab button is selected. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the range output selection screen on the display means same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the heating time selection screen on the display means same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the heating temperature selection screen on the display means same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the cup number selection screen on the display means same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the menu list screen on the display means same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the menu determination screen on the display means same as the above. It is a top view of the smart phone which displayed the screen during cooking on the display means same as the above.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a heating cooker according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the heating cooker demonstrated by this embodiment is the microwave oven which enabled the wide cooking by the range heating, the heater heating, etc.

  First, the outline of the microwave oven R of the present invention compared to the conventional microwave oven R 'will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, the microwave oven R of the product of the present invention shown on the right side of the figure has a WiFi module 2 mounted on the main body 1 for cooking the food to be cooked, compared to the conventional microwave oven R ′ shown on the left side of the figure. The point is different. The WiFi module 2 is configured by mounting a multifunction chip 5 that combines a WiFi function and a microcomputer function on a substrate 4 that also serves as an antenna 3, and wireless communication between the main body 1 of the microwave oven R and the smartphone S As a communication unit that enables the above, it is incorporated in the main body 1 of the microwave oven R.

  The WiFi module 2 directly exchanges data with an external smartphone S. In addition to the WiFi used here, bidirectional communication with the smartphone S is performed according to a communication standard such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). It has a function to perform. As a communication device conforming to such a communication standard, a personal computer, a tablet, or a game machine can be used in addition to a mobile phone having a telephone function such as the smartphone S described in the present embodiment. All of these are communication devices capable of wireless communication with many users.

  On the other hand, in common with the microwave oven R ′ of the conventional product and the microwave oven R of the product of the present invention, a display means 8 for display and an operation unit are provided below the openable door 7 provided on the front surface of the main body 1. The display operation panel unit 10 having the operation means 9 is arranged as a display operation unit, but the microwave oven R of the present invention displays characters, numbers, etc. in a monochrome of a single color different from the background. In addition, by making the screen size (area) smaller than that of the conventional microwave oven R ′, the display means 8 of an inexpensive liquid crystal display with a simplified configuration is incorporated. Further, the operation means 9 can be simplified in configuration such as reducing the number of operation bodies in the microwave oven R of the present invention as compared with the conventional microwave oven R ′.

  In addition, an external configuration common between the microwave oven R of the present invention and the microwave oven R ′ of the conventional product will be described. 11 is a metal cabinet that is an outer member of the main body 1, and 12 is an upper part of the door 7. An opening / closing operation handle that is provided when opening / closing the vertically-open door 7, and is not shown on the rear side of the display / operation panel unit 10 inside the door 7. An operation panel PC (printed circuit) board is disposed to receive the signal and control the display means 8. In addition, a water supply cassette 14 and a water receiver 15 that are detachable from the front surface of the main body 1 are disposed below the main body 1. The water supply cassette 14 is a bottomed container for containing water as a liquid as a supply source of steam generated from a steam supply device 41 described later. The water receiver 15 is another bottomed container that receives food waste, water droplets, steam, and the like from the main body 1.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the smartphone S that can be used only in the microwave oven R according to the present invention will be described. As is generally known, the smartphone S has an external configuration including a display unit 102 for performing display on the surface side of the flat device main body 101 and an operation unit 103 for performing an operation. Also, in the device main body 101, the terminal communication unit 104 that enables the exchange of various data with the above-described WiFi module 2, the operation signal from the operation means 103, and the data from the terminal communication unit 104 are received. And a terminal control unit 105 that controls each unit including the display unit 102 and transmits necessary data to the terminal communication unit 104.

  The display means 102 of the smartphone S used in the present embodiment is preferably a liquid crystal display capable of color display using a TFT (thin film transistor) liquid crystal display element, and has a larger screen size than the display means 8 of the microwave oven R. ing. The operation means 103 is preferably arranged on the surface side of the display means 102 and includes a touch panel 103A having a plurality of transparent electrode switches. The touch panel 103A as a non-pushing operation body enables a user of the smartphone S to perform a touch operation on the display unit 102, and an operation signal is sent to the terminal control unit 105 in accordance with the touched position. Sent out. The operation means 103 includes a button switch 103B as a push operation body in addition to the touch panel 103A.

  2-5 has shown the internal structure of the microwave oven R of the product of this invention. In each of these drawings, the cabinet 11 that forms the left and right side surfaces and the top surface of the main body 1 covers the main body 1 and thus the oven bottom plate 17 that forms the bottom surface of the microwave oven R, and the oven front plate 18 that forms the front surface of the main body 1. And an oven rear plate 19 that forms the rear surface of the main body 1. Further, the main body 1 is provided with a cooking chamber 21 that accommodates an object to be cooked F to be cooked, and a thermistor 22 that is a temperature detection element that detects the temperature of the cooking chamber 21. The front surface of the cooking chamber 21 reaches the oven front plate 18 and is open for taking in and out the food F. The opening is opened and closed by the door 7. The thermistor 22 is arranged in the vicinity of the door 7 in the cooking chamber 21.

  The peripheral wall forming the cooking chamber 21 includes a ceiling wall 21a, a bottom wall 21b, a left side wall 21c, a right side wall 21d, and a back wall 21e. The inner wall 21e of the cooking chamber 21 is provided with a suction port 23 at the center thereof, and a plurality of outlets 24 are provided around the suction port 23. Further, an upper heater 25 for the grill that radiates and heats the cooking object F from above the cooking chamber 21 is provided on the upper portion of the main body 1 so as to face the dome-shaped ceiling wall 21a that is the upper wall surface of the cooking chamber 21. A microwave generator 26 including a magnetron and an antenna is provided at the bottom of the main body 1 in order to supply microwaves that are radio waves into the cooking chamber 21. Thereby, the cooking object F accommodated in the cooking chamber 21 is heated by grilling from the upper direction by the heat radiation accompanying the energization of the upper heater 25, and the cooking chamber 21 is energized by the energizing operation to the microwave generator 26. The to-be-cooked object F is microwave-radiated to the to-be-cooked object F accommodated in the oven, and the to-be-cooked object F is subjected to range heating.

  The left side wall 21c and the right side wall 21d of the cooking chamber 21 are provided with a pair of left and right shelf supports 22 in two upper and lower stages for storing and holding a metal square plate 28 in a suspended state inside the cooking chamber 21. Yes. The square plate 28 used here has a bottomed concave shape with an open upper surface, and the other includes a housing portion 28A that is formed without holes and a flange portion 28B that extends in the horizontal direction outside the upper end of the housing portion 28A. Is done. The flange portion 28 </ b> B is formed with a vent hole 28 </ b> C that allows hot air to flow through the square plate 28. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the flange portion 28B of the square plate 28 is placed on the lower shelf support 22 inside the cooking chamber 21, and the food F is placed on the accommodating portion 28A. The plate 28 may be placed only on the upper shelf support 22, or the two square plates 28 may be placed on the upper and lower shelf supports 22, respectively.

  Reference numeral 31 denotes a hot air unit for heating the oven that is provided in the main body 1 from the outdoor rear to the lower side of the cooking chamber 21. The hot air unit 31 includes a convex casing 32 attached to the inner wall 21e, a hot air heater 33 for heating air, a hot air fan 34 for sending and circulating the heated air into the cooking chamber 21, and a hot air fan 34. An electric hot air motor 35 that rotates in a predetermined direction and a transmission mechanism 36 that transmits the driving force from the hot air motor 35 to the hot air fan 34 are generally configured. As an internal space between the back wall 21e and the casing 32, a hot air heater 33 and a hot air fan 34 are respectively disposed in a heating chamber 38 formed on the rear rear side of the cooking chamber 21. A hot air motor 35 is disposed in the lower space 39 between the cooking chamber 21 and the oven bottom plate 17 formed in the above. And the oven back board 19 is arrange | positioned in the rear part of the main body 1 so that the whole hot air unit 31 may be covered from the back side outer side.

  The hot air fan 34 of the present embodiment is provided as a so-called centrifugal fan that discharges air taken in the axial direction in a radial direction perpendicular to the axial direction by centrifugal force during rotation. The tubular hot air heater 33 is a hot air fan 33. 34 are disposed around the radial direction. For example, a sheathed heater, a mica heater, a quartz tube heater, or a halogen heater is used as the hot air heater 33 that is also a heat generating portion. The suction port 23 and the hot air outlet 24 described above function as a ventilation unit that communicates between the cooking chamber 21 and the heating chamber 38.

  In the present embodiment, when the hot air fan 34 is rotationally driven along with the energization of the hot air motor 35, the air sucked from the inside of the cooking chamber 21 through the suction port 23 is blown in the radial direction of the hot air fan 34 and energized. Heated by the hot air heater 33, passes through the hot air outlet 24, and hot air is supplied into the cooking chamber 21. Thereby, the path | route which circulates a hot air inside and outside the cooking chamber 21 is formed, and the to-be-cooked object F in the cooking chamber 21 is heated with a hot air convection. In addition, by providing slit-shaped air holes 28C around the square plate 28, for example, even when the square plate 28 is placed on the upper and lower shelf supports 22 and oven cooking using the hot air unit 31 is performed. Since the hot air circulates up and down in the cooking chamber 21 through the vent holes 28C of each square plate 28, it becomes possible to wrap the food to be heated S from above and below and from left to right.

  The left side wall 21 c of the cooking chamber 21 is provided with a steam ejection hole 42 communicating with the steam supply device 41. The steam supply device 41 provided inside the main body 1 includes a metal-made hollow evaporation container 43, a water supply pipe 44 connected between the water supply cassette 14 and the evaporation container 43, and a sheathed heater attached to the evaporation container 43. And the like, a water supply pump 46 for introducing water from the water supply cassette 14 into the evaporation container 43, container temperature detecting means 47 for detecting the temperature in the evaporation container 43, etc. Thus, a plurality of vapor ejection holes 42 are provided. In this embodiment, when the water supply pump 46 is driven in a state where water is stored in the water supply cassette 14, the water sent from the water supply cassette 14 is heated to a predetermined temperature by energization of the evaporation heater 45. The steam is led into the evaporation container 43 and vaporized, and saturated steam or superheated steam is supplied into the cooking chamber 21 from the steam ejection hole 42. Thereby, it becomes the structure which performs the steam heating of the to-be-cooked item F put in the cooking chamber 21. FIG.

  FIG. 6 shows the main electrical configuration of the microwave oven R. In the figure, 51 is a control means constituted by a microcomputer. As is well known, this control means 51 is a CPU as an arithmetic processing means, a memory as a storage means, a timer as a time measuring means, an input, An output device is provided.

  In addition to the above-described WiFi module 2, operation means 9, and container temperature detection means 47, the input port of the control means 51 is configured with an infrared sensor equipped with a swing mechanism, and the temperature distribution throughout the cooking chamber 21. By detecting this, the inside temperature distribution detecting means 53 that makes it possible to detect the temperature of the heated object F accommodated therein, and the inside temperature detecting means 54 such as the thermistor 22 that detects the temperature inside the cooking chamber 21. A hot air motor rotation detecting means 55 for detecting the rotation of the hot air motor 35, a door opening / closing detecting means 56 for detecting the open / closed state of the door 7, and an antenna position for detecting the origin position of the antenna constituting the microwave generator 26. The detection means 57 are electrically connected to each other.

  In addition to the WiFi module 2 and the display unit 8 described above, the output port of the control unit 51 includes a microwave heating unit 61 including a magnetron of the microwave generator 26 and a driving unit thereof, and an upper heater 25 for grill heating. In order to rotate and drive the heater driving means 62 such as a relay for cutting off the hot air heater 33 for heating the oven and the evaporation heater 45 for heating the steam, and the antenna for radiating microwaves in the cooking chamber 21. The antenna driving means 63, the hot air motor driving means 64 for rotating the hot air motor 35, and the pump driving means 65 for operating the water supply pump 46 of the steam supply device 41 are electrically connected to each other.

  The control means 51 includes an operation signal from the operation means 9, a container temperature detection means 47, an internal temperature distribution detection means 53, an internal temperature detection means 54, a hot air motor rotation detection means 55, a door open / close detection means. 56, each detection signal from the antenna position detection means 57, and at a predetermined timing based on the time measurement from the time measurement means, the microwave heating means 61, the heater drive means 62, the antenna drive means 63, and the hot air motor It has a function of outputting a drive control signal to the drive means 64 and the pump drive means 65 and outputting a control signal for display to the display means 8. Such a function is realized by the control unit 51 reading a program recorded in the memory as a storage medium. In particular, in the present embodiment, the control unit 51 functions as a heating cooking control unit 66 and a communication control unit 67. It has a program to let you.

  In addition to such programs, the storage means is the cooking menu storage unit 68 that stores all cooking menus that can be cooked in the cooking chamber 21, and the number of uses of the microwave oven R, for example, regarding cooking by the microwave oven R. A usage status storage unit 69 that stores service data including the usage status of the microwave oven R, including the number of times of cooking, usage time, usage count for each cooking menu, and the like is provided.

  The cooking controller 66 mainly controls the operation of each part related to cooking of the food F to be cooked. Upon receiving an operation signal associated with the operation of the operation unit 9, the cooking control unit 66 generates a detection signal from the door opening / closing detection unit 56. When it is determined that the door 7 is closed, the microwave heating means 61, the heater driving means 62, the antenna driving means 63, the hot air motor driving means 64, and the pump driving means 65 are selected according to the operation signal. A control signal is sent to the cooking chamber 21 to control cooking for the food F in the cooking chamber 21. In the present embodiment, a plurality of cooking menus are stored in advance in the cooking menu storage unit 68 as cooking information including the material of the object to be heated F and the heating conditions for performing cooking, and the microwave oven R When one cooking menu is selected from the operation means 9 or the touch panel 103A of the smartphone S and an operation for performing heating cooking is performed, the heating cooking control unit 66 is predetermined according to the selected cooking menu. In this procedure, the cooking object F is heated and cooked.

  The cooking menu stored in the cooking menu storage unit 68 includes a manual cooking menu that requires at least one heating output and time and temperature settings for the food F, and an automatic cooking menu that does not require such settings. Broadly divided. When the manual cooking menu is selected, the heating cooking controller 66 selects the grill heater upper heater 25 or oven heating based on the output, time, and temperature set values as heating conditions. The hot air unit 31, the steam supply device 41 for steam heating, the microwave heating means 61 for heating the range, and the manual cooking control means for heating and cooking the food F in the cooking chamber 21, and automatic When a cooking menu is selected, the above-described heating means is automatically controlled according to the selected cooking menu, and the function as an automatic menu cooking control means for cooking the food F to be cooked in the cooking chamber 21 is provided. I have.

  The communication control unit 67 mainly controls the operation of the WiFi module 2 to exchange various data with the smartphone S that is wirelessly connected to the WiFi module 2. In particular, when communication is established between the WiFi module 2 and the terminal control unit 105 of the smartphone S before the microwave oven R starts cooking, the communication control unit 67 of the present embodiment displays the display unit of the smartphone S. In order to display a screen that enables operations relating to setting and operation of cooking on 102, communication data is transmitted from the WiFi module 2 to the smartphone S, and on the display means 102 of the smartphone S, the communication data is received. When a touch operation related to the setting and operation is performed, and communication data is transmitted from the smartphone S to the WiFi module 2 by an operation signal from the touch panel 103A accompanying the touch operation, the setting and operation of cooking are performed through the WiFi module 2. It has a configuration to accept.

  The “operation relating to cooking setting and operation” here refers to a desired cooking menu (all desired cooking menus among all the cooking menus stored in the memory of the control means 51 by the operation means 103 on the smartphone S side). This includes all operations necessary for selecting and setting (automatic cooking menu or manual cooking menu) and performing the cooking operation with the set cooking menu.

  The communication control unit 67 transmits the communication data including at least the type of heating, the name of the cooking menu, and the cooking image before the microwave oven R starts cooking by heating, so that the specific cooking menu desired. After the menu selection screen for causing the user to select is displayed on the display means 102 and the specific cooking menu is selected, the communication data including at least the set values such as output, time, and temperature is transmitted, so that the specific menu is selected. In the cooking menu, a heating condition selection screen for selecting a heating condition such as a desired setting value is displayed on the display means 102, so that the touch operation on the touch panel 103A can be performed from the menu selection screen or the heating condition selection screen. The information selected by is transmitted from the smartphone S to the microwave oven R.

  In addition, the communication control unit 67 starts the WiFi module 2 to display the cooking-in-progress screen including information related to cooking settings and progress on the display unit 102 of the smartphone S after the microwave oven R starts cooking. To S, it has the structure which transmits the communication data regarding the setting and progress of such cooking.

  Next, the operation of the microwave oven R and the smartphone S configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  When a corded power plug (not shown) provided in the microwave oven R is inserted into an outlet and each part in the main body 1 is energized, the communication control unit 67 transmits a wireless signal from the outside of the microwave oven R through the WiFi module 2. It shifts to the standby mode that enables transmission / reception. When the terminal control unit 105 of the smartphone S is activated in this standby mode and communication between the terminal communication unit 104 of the smartphone S and the WiFi module 2 of the microwave oven R is established by operating the operation unit 103, the communication control unit 67 transmits communication data from the WiFi module 2 to the terminal communication unit 104 in order to display the menu selection item selection screen illustrated in FIG. 7 on the display unit 102 of the smartphone S.

  In FIG. 7, an item selection screen for menu selection is a so-called tab-type screen. On the upper side of the screen, various menu buttons that are frequently used are displayed on the lower side. 2 ”tab button T2,“ manual ”tab button T3 for displaying a menu button for manual cooking on the lower side, and“ cooking book ”tab button T4 for displaying a menu button for the cooking menu on the lower side. A “setting” tab button T5 for displaying a menu button for various settings, such as a buzzer notification means (not shown), is arranged side by side as a classification selection display section. In addition, in the initial item selection screen displayed immediately after communication is established between the smartphone S and the microwave oven R, the “daily 1” tab button T1 is selected, and the “daily 1” category is selected. Menu buttons of six selectable items related to the menu item, that is, a “range” menu button B 1, a “favorite” menu button B 2, a “history” menu button B 3, and a “rice” menu button B 4; A menu button B5 for “side dish” and a menu button B6 for “warm two dishes” are arranged as item selection display sections. The number of tab buttons T1 to T5 and the menu buttons B1 to B6, the display form, and the like are not particularly limited.

  In the present embodiment, if another tab, for example, “every day 2” tab button T2 is touched and selected from the initial item selection screen shown in FIG. 7, the WiFi module 2 from the smartphone S in response to an operation signal from the touch panel 103A. Communication data for instructing display switching to an item selection screen for another category is transmitted. In response to this, when the communication control unit 67 transmits communication data related to the classification of “every day 2” from the WiFi module 2 to the terminal communication unit 104, the display unit 102 displays “every day 1”. Instead of the menu button related to the classification, the menu button related to the classification of “every day 2” is displayed as the item selection display section. Such display switching of the item selection screen operates in the same manner for all the tab buttons T1 to T5.

  FIG. 8 shows an item selection screen for menu selection when the “daily 2” tab button T2 is selected. In this figure, the item selection screen here includes a menu button B11 for "Three thawing", a menu button B12 for "milk", a menu button B13 for "boiled vegetables", and a menu button for "various warming" B14, “Toast” menu button B15, and “Recommended” menu button B16 are respectively displayed as item selection display sections related to the classification “daily 2”.

  FIG. 9 shows an item selection screen for menu selection when the “Cooking” tab button T4 is selected. In this figure, on the item selection screen here, a menu button B21 for "Cooking selection", a menu button B22 for "Select menu", a menu button B23 for "Menu with recipe", and a menu for "Ingredients" Button B24, menu button B25 of “menu number”, and menu button B26 of “50 sounds” are respectively displayed as item selection display sections related to the classification of “food collection”.

  In the item selection screens shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, for example, the menu button B1 corresponding to the manual cooking menu of “range”, the menu button B4 corresponding to the automatic cooking menu of “rice”, and “side dish” The menu button B5 corresponding to the automatic cooking menu, the menu button B6 corresponding to the automatic cooking menu of “two dishes warm”, and the menu button B12 corresponding to the automatic cooking menu of “milk” are transferred from the microwave oven R to the smartphone S. It can be displayed by including the name of the cooking menu in the transmitted communication data. Although not shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to the menu button B1 corresponding to the “range” heating, it is displayed as an item selection display section when the “manual” tab button T3 is selected, for example. Each menu button corresponding to “grill” heating, “oven” heating, and “steam” heating includes a type of heating that is also a cooking menu name in communication data transmitted from the microwave oven R to the smartphone S. It can be displayed.

  In the present embodiment, the display means in a state where any one of the “daily 1” tab button T1, the “daily 2” tab button T2, the “manual” tab button T3, and the “dishes” tab button T4 is selected. When a touch operation is performed on one menu button displayed on 102, a specific cooking menu can be finally selected on the smartphone S side.

  For example, when the user touches the “range” menu button B1 on the initial screen shown in FIG. 7, the communication data indicating that the “range” cooking menu related to the cooking setting is selected on the smartphone S side is the microwave oven R. Sent to. This communication data is received through the WiFi module 2 by the communication control unit 67, and the cooking control unit 66 sets the cooking menu for the food F to be “range”. Further, the communication control unit 67 transmits, to the smartphone S, communication data including at least a plurality of range output setting values (default values) corresponding to the set “range” cooking menu. Upon receiving this communication data, the smartphone S switches the display of the display means 102 from the item selection screen shown in FIG. 7 to a range output selection screen that enables selection of range output.

  FIG. 10 shows a range output selection screen displayed on the display means 102 of the smartphone S as one of the heating condition selection screens at this time. In the figure, in the upper part of the range output selection screen, a text display D1 “range” indicating a cooking menu set by the cooking control unit 66 and “return” for displaying the previous screen on the display means 102. "Button B31 is arranged. In addition, at the lower part of the horizontally long display area formed by the text display body D1 and the “return” button B31, an output button B32 of “1000 W” and an output button B33 of “600 W” are selected as items for selecting range output. The “500 W” output button B 34, the “200 W” output button B 35, and the “100 W” output button B 36 are arranged as item selection display sections. The communication control unit 67 displays such a range output selection screen on the display unit 102 of the smartphone S, and allows the user to select a desired range output by touching the touch panel 103A. The communication data including the set value is transmitted from the microwave oven R to the smartphone S.

  In the present embodiment, when a touch operation is performed on one output button displayed on the display unit 102, a set value of a range output corresponding to the touched output button can be selected. For example, when a touch operation is performed on the output button B33 of “600 W” on the range output selection screen shown in FIG. 10, communication data indicating that the range output of the set value of “600 W” is selected on the smartphone S side is input to the microwave oven R. Sent to. This communication data is received through the WiFi module 2 by the communication control unit 67, and the cooking control unit 66 sets the range output for the cooking object F to “600 W”. Moreover, the communication control part 67 transmits the communication data containing the setting value (predetermined value) of several heating time toward the smart phone S next. When the smartphone S receives this communication data, the display of the display unit 102 is switched from the range output selection screen shown in FIG. 10 to a heating time selection screen that enables selection of the heating time.

  FIG. 11 shows a heating time selection screen displayed on the display means 102 of the smartphone S as one of the heating condition selection screens at this time. In the same figure, in the upper part of the range output selection screen, in the same way as the range output selection screen, in addition to the text display D1 “range” and the “return” button B31, the range output set by the cooking controller 66 is displayed. A text display body D2 of “600 W” indicating the set value is arranged. In addition, at the bottom of the horizontally long strip-shaped display area formed by the text display bodies D1 and D2 and the “return” button B31, as an item for selecting the heating time, a time button B41 in units of “10 minutes” "Time button B42 in units", Time button B43 in units of "10 seconds", and "Clear" button B44 for returning the selected heating time to 0 are arranged as item selection display parts, respectively, and further display of the selected heating time A body D3 and a text display body D4 that “can start” prompting instructions to start cooking are arranged around the buttons B41 to B44. The communication control unit 67 displays such a heating time selection screen on the display unit 102 of the smartphone S, and a cooking menu name or a set value is set so that a desired heating time can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel 103A. Communication data including a range output value and a plurality of heating time setting values is transmitted from the microwave oven R to the smartphone S.

  In this embodiment, every time the upper surface of any of the time buttons B41 to B43 displayed on the display unit 102 is touched, the heating time is added from 0 corresponding to the touched output button, and the display body D3 is displayed. Is displayed. For example, on the heating time selection screen shown in FIG. 11, when the touch operation is performed twice on the time button B42 in units of “1 minute”, the heating time displayed on the display body D3 is increased by 1 minute and “2:00” is displayed. Then, when the touch operation is performed three times on the time button B43 in units of “10 seconds”, the heating time displayed on the display body D3 increases by 1 minute and becomes “2 minutes 30 seconds”. Then, communication data indicating that the heating time is selected as the set value of “2 minutes 30 seconds” is transmitted toward the microwave oven R by one or more touch operations on the smartphone S side. This communication data is received through the WiFi module 2 by the communication control unit 67, and the cooking control unit 66 sets the heating time for the food F to be “2 minutes 30 seconds”.

  In addition, the heating time selection screen here also serves as a start screen that can instruct the start of cooking next. When the button switch 103B serving as an instruction means is pressed to instruct the start of heating cooking, Communication data indicating the start is transmitted to the microwave oven R. Thereby, the cooking control unit 66 controls the microwave heating means 61 so that the range output becomes “600 W” and the heating time becomes “2 minutes 30 seconds”, and the cooking object put in the cooking chamber 21 is cooked. Heat range F.

  The above is a series of operation procedures from selecting the “range” which is one of the manual cooking menus from the menu selection item selection screen shown in FIG. 7 to starting the range heating to the cooking object F. However, after setting the cooking menu, the setting value of the heating condition that can be selected by a touch operation on the touch panel 103A differs depending on the set cooking menu.

  For example, when the “oven” cooking menu described above is selected, a heating temperature selection screen shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display means 102 of the smartphone S instead of the range output selection screen shown in FIG. In the figure, similarly to the range output selection screen, a text display body D1 “oven: no preheating” and a “return” button B31 are arranged at the top of the heating temperature selection screen. . Further, at the lower part of the horizontally long strip-like display area formed by the text display D1 and the “return” button B31, “−” temperature decrease buttons B51 and “+” temperature increase buttons are provided as items for selecting the heating temperature. B52 is arranged as an item selection display section, and further, a display body D11 of the selected heating temperature and an instruction button B53 “next” enabling switching to the next screen are arranged around the buttons B51 and B52. Is done.

  In the heating temperature selection screen shown in FIG. 12, the heating temperature increases every time the “−” temperature lowering button B51 is touch-operated, and conversely every time the “+” temperature increasing button B52 is touched. Is lowered and displayed on the display body D11. Accordingly, when the heating temperature displayed on the display body D11 is selected as a set value of “200 ° C.” by one or more touch operations on the smartphone S side, for example, communication data indicating that is displayed in the communication control unit 67. The cooking control unit 66 sets the heating temperature for the cooking object F to “200 ° C.”. Thereafter, when the instruction button B53 is touch-operated, the display on the display unit 102 is switched to the above-described heating time selection screen, and the selection of the heating temperature and the instruction to start cooking can be performed on the smartphone S side.

  As another example, when touch operation is performed on the “milk” menu button B12 from the menu selection item selection screen shown in FIG. 8, communication data indicating that the “milk” cooking menu is selected on the smartphone S side is displayed. The cooking control unit 66 sets the cooking menu for the food F to “milk”. Corresponding to the set “milk” cooking menu, the communication control unit 67 includes communication data related to “cooking setting” including the cooking menu name and a plurality of set values (default values) of the number of cups. The communication data regarding “cooking operation” is transmitted to the smartphone S. Upon receiving this communication data, the smartphone S switches the display of the display means 102 from the item selection screen shown in FIG. 8 to the cup number selection screen that allows selection of the cup number shown in FIG.

  The cup number selection screen shown in FIG. 13 includes a text display body D1 “milk” indicating the set cooking menu and a “return” button B31 for causing the display means 102 to display the previous screen. As items for selecting the number of milk cups to be put into the cooking chamber 21 as the food F, the “1 cup” cup number button B61, the “2 cup” cup number button B62, and the “3 cup” cup count Button B63 and “4 cups” cup number button B64 are respectively arranged as item selection display sections. Here, for example, when a touch operation is performed on the number-of-cups button B61, communication data indicating that the number of cups of the set value of “one cup” is selected on the smartphone S side is transmitted toward the microwave oven R, and the cooking control unit 66 sets the number of milk to be cooked F to “1 cup”. Thereafter, although illustration is omitted, communication data corresponding to the “milk” automatic cooking menu is transmitted from the communication control unit 67 to the smartphone S, and finally the text display body of “you can start” as described above. When the start screen including D4 is displayed on the display means 102 and the start of heating cooking is instructed by the button switch 103B, the milk to be cooked F is the range output corresponding to “one cup” of milk. Heated.

  The cooking menus such as “range” and “milk” described above can be directly selected and set by one touch operation on the menu selection item selection screen shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. it can. On the other hand, in the menu selection item selection screen in which the “Cooking” tab button T4 shown in FIG. 9 is selected, the desired cooking menu can be selected from various cooking menus stored in the cooking menu storage unit 68 by a plurality of touch operations. You can select and set one cooking menu to narrow down.

  Hereinafter, the procedure will be described. After a touch operation on the menu button B26 of “50 sounds” from the screen shown in FIG. 9, when a specific kana character is selected by a touch operation from a 50 sound selection screen (not shown), A list of cooking menu candidates starting with kana characters is displayed on the display means 102 as a menu list screen. As an example, in the menu list screen shown in FIG. 14, in addition to the “return” button B31 described above, as a list of cooking menu candidates, an image display body G1 showing cooking images and cooking for selecting a desired cooking menu. Selection buttons B71A, B71B, and B71C are arranged, which include a text display body D21 indicating the names of menu candidates and are displayed in a list format. Further, below the “return” button B31, there are a “previous” button B72, a text display D22 indicating the total number of pages of the cooking menu candidate list and the current number of pages, and a “next” button B73. Each is arranged. In this menu list screen, a cooking image and a cooking menu name are selected so that a desired cooking menu candidate can be selected by a touch operation on the selection buttons B71A, B71B, and B71C provided with the image display body G1 and the text display body D21. Communication data including the name of the cooking menu candidate to be transmitted from the microwave oven R to the smartphone S.

  On the menu list screen, three cooking menu candidates can be displayed in the list display area by the selection buttons B71A, B71B, and B71C. This number is not particularly limited. In addition, the character string “2/3” is displayed on the text display D22, and it can be understood that the menu list screen displayed here displays a list of second cooking menu candidates. . From this state, each time a touch operation is performed on the “Previous” button B72, a list of previous cooking menu candidates is displayed. Each time a touch operation is performed on the “Next” button B73, the next cooking menu candidate is displayed. Are displayed (none shown). In addition, like the text display body D21 “Torori-pudding” included in the selection button B71C in FIG. 15, a single cooking menu can be displayed on the menu list screen as a cooking menu candidate here.

  In this way, when a touch operation is performed on a selection button corresponding to a desired cooking menu candidate from a list of cooking menu candidates whose display can be sequentially switched on the menu list screen, as shown in FIG. A menu decision screen narrowed down to the cooking menu is displayed. In the menu determination screen, in addition to the “return” button B31 and the instruction button B53 described above, a text display D31 indicating the name of the narrowed cooking menu together with the menu number, and a cooking image associated with the name of the cooking menu are displayed. Each of the image display bodies G11 shown is arranged.

  The menu determination screen shown in FIG. 15 includes a text display body D31 having a cooking menu name “No. 3 tomato stewed hamburger” and an image display body G1 which is an image of cooking in a completed state corresponding to the cooking menu. Yes. This is a menu list screen shown in FIG. 14, and a touch operation is performed on a selection button of a cooking menu candidate corresponding to “tomato” from the list of first cooking menu candidates. It is displayed by touching the selection button on the cooking menu corresponding to the “tomato stewed hamburger” displayed as a list in combination with the name.

  Also in this menu determination screen, the cooking image and the cooking menu name so that one narrowed cooking menu can be selected by a touch operation on the instruction button B53 in a state where the text display body D31 and the image display body G11 are displayed. Communication data including the name of the cooking menu candidate to be transmitted from the microwave oven R to the smartphone S. Thereafter, although illustration is omitted, when the cooking control unit 66 sets a cooking menu of “tomato stew hamburger” by tapping on the instruction button B53, communication data corresponding to the cooking menu is transmitted from the communication control unit 67. The message is transmitted toward the smartphone S, and finally the start screen as described above is displayed on the display unit 102. In this state, when the start of heating cooking is instructed by the button switch 103B, the heating cooking control unit 66 performs automatic heating control corresponding to “tomato stew hamburger” on the food F put in the cooking chamber 21. Is called.

  FIG. 16 shows a cooking screen displayed on the display means 102 of the smartphone S after giving an instruction to start cooking. In this figure, the cooking screen here indicates that the cooking is being performed in addition to the text display body D1 indicating the name of the cooking menu such as “rice” set by the heating cooking controller 66 described above. A text display body D41 indicated as “medium” and an icon display body D42 indicating the progress of heating in two types of squares are formed. During cooking, the text display D41 “heating” repeats blinking at a predetermined time interval (for example, 0.75 second lighting / 0.25 second lighting off). Further, the icon display body D42 is displayed with the number of filled squares gradually increasing from the left side as the degree of heating progresses.

  In order to display the during-cooking screen shown in FIG. 16 on the display means 102 of the smartphone S, the communication control unit 67 transmits the communication data relating to the name of the cooking menu and the progress of cooking during the cooking of the microwave oven R to a predetermined level. Send to the smartphone S every hour. Thereby, it is possible to display the progress of heating on the icon display D42 while displaying the cooking menu set on the text display D41.

  Along with the use of the microwave oven R, the control means 51 uses at least the number of times of cooking performed in the microwave oven R, the usage time from the start to the end of cooking, and each cooking menu set by the heating cooking controller 66. Is stored in the usage status storage unit 69 each time as service data indicating the usage status at the time of microwave oven R. Any or all of these times and time values may be accumulated and stored, or may be individually stored in association with each other. In addition, when the control unit 51 determines that some abnormality has occurred, for example, the detection signals from the detection units 47 and 53 to 57 deviate from a predetermined level, error data specifying the content of the abnormality is also provided in the service. It may be stored as usage data in the usage status storage unit 69 each time.

  In this embodiment, when repairing the microwave oven R, the smartphone S held by the service person is brought close to the WiFi module 2 of the microwave oven R, and communication is established between the microwave oven R and the smartphone S. The service data that has been stored in the status storage unit 69 until then is wirelessly transferred to the smartphone S. The service data is displayed on the screen by the display means 102, and troublesome work such as mechanical connection to the microwave oven R is omitted before the service data is viewed. In addition, quick repairs are possible.

  As described above, the microwave oven R as the heating cooker of the present embodiment includes the WiFi module 2 as a communication unit that enables wireless communication with the smartphone S that is an external communication device in the main body 1. Before the microwave oven R starts cooking, the communication data is transmitted from the WiFi module 2 to display on the display means 102 of the smartphone S a screen that enables operations related to cooking settings and operations. When communication data associated with an operation is transmitted from the smartphone S to the microwave oven R, cooking settings and operations are received through the WiFi module 2.

  In this case, before the WiFi module 2 is mounted on the main body 1 of the microwave oven R and heating cooking to the cooking object F is started, communication data for performing display and operation related to the setting and operation of cooking is transmitted to the smartphone. By exchanging with S, the operation unit 103 cooks while viewing the screen displayed on the display unit 102 by effectively using the display unit 102 and the operation unit 103 serving as the display operation unit on the smartphone S side. Can be set and operation instructions can be given. Therefore, the display operation panel unit 10 as the display operation unit mounted on the main body 1 can be simplified to the minimum necessary without sacrificing visibility and operability. Can be achieved.

  In the present embodiment, the communication data transmitted and received through the WiFi module 2 includes at least a heating type, a set value such as output, time, and temperature, a cooking menu name, and a cooking image. Information selected by operating the operating means 103 from the displayed screen is transmitted to the microwave oven R.

  In this case, according to the communication data transmitted from the WiFi module 2 of the main body 1 to the smartphone S, various kinds of setting values, cooking menu names, and cooking images are displayed on the smartphone S. The information can be appropriately displayed on the means 102, and the selected information can be transmitted as communication data to the WiFi module 2 of the main body 1 by performing an operation related to cooking setting or operation from the display screen.

  In the present embodiment, during cooking by the microwave oven R, communication data regarding cooking settings and progress is sent to the smartphone S through the WiFi module 2, and the cooking settings and progress are displayed on the smartphone S display means 102. Is configured to be displayed.

  In this case, when cooking by the microwave oven R is started, the setting and progress of cooking are displayed on the screen by the display means 102 of the smartphone S by communication data transmitted from the WiFi module 2 of the main body 1 to the smartphone S. Therefore, the display means 102 and the operation means 103 that are the display operation unit on the smartphone S side can be effectively used before and after the start of cooking.

  Moreover, the microwave oven R of this embodiment further includes a display operation panel unit 10 serving as a display operation unit in the main body 1, and the screen of the display unit 8 constituting the display operation panel unit 10 is a display provided in the smartphone S. The screen is smaller than the screen of the means 102 and / or is constituted by a monochrome display.

  In this case, since the display unit 102 and the operation unit 103 on the smartphone S side can be used to perform a general display and operation, the display operation panel unit 10 on the main body 1 side only needs to have a minimum necessary function. By making the screen smaller than the screen of the display unit 102 of the smartphone S and / or monochrome display, it is possible to effectively reduce the cost in the microwave oven R.

  In addition, the WiFi module 2 of the present embodiment has a configuration capable of wireless communication with a communication device including a mobile phone, a personal computer, a tablet, or a game machine including the above-described smartphone S.

  In this case, the WiFi module 2 on the main body 1 side can exchange various communication data with a mobile phone, a personal computer, a tablet, or a game machine with many users as a communication device.

  Also, the WiFi module 2 of the present embodiment is configured using a WiFi and / or Bluetooth communication standard.

  In this case, the WiFi module 2 on the main body 1 side can exchange communication data and information with various communication devices such as the smartphone S using a highly versatile WiFi or Bluetooth communication standard. Become.

  Moreover, the microwave oven R of this embodiment is equipped with the memory | storage means used as a memory | storage part in the main body 1, and this memory | storage means memorize | stores the information of the data for cooking regarding the heating cooking of the microwave oven R in the cooking menu memory | storage part 68. Composed.

  In this case, cooking data relating to heat cooking is stored in the cooking menu storage unit 68 of the main body 1, so that cooking data is transmitted from the smartphone S to the main body 1 using communication data instructing cooking settings and operations. It becomes possible to perform cooking on the object F along the cooking data on the main body 1 side.

  In addition, the storage means provided in the main body 1 further includes a usage status storage unit 69 for storing service data including the number of times of use of the microwave oven R, the time of use, and the number of times of use for each set cooking menu, and a WiFi module. When the smartphone S is accessed to 2 and communication is established between the microwave oven R and the smartphone S, the service data stored in the use status storage unit 69 is transmitted by wireless communication, and the microwave oven is displayed on the screen of the smartphone S. The usage status of R is displayed.

  In this case, not only the cooking data is stored in the cooking menu storage unit 68 but also the service data that is the usage history of the microwave oven R is stored in the usage status storage unit 69 in the storage unit. Thereby, when repairing the microwave oven R, the service data can be immediately transmitted as communication data and displayed on the smartphone S, and the troublesome work until the service data is browsed can be saved quickly. Can be repaired easily.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. The present invention can also be applied to various cooking devices other than the microwave oven R. Further, some or all of the functions of the communication control unit 67 may be incorporated in the multi-function chip 5 of the WiFi module 2.

1 Body 2 WiFi module (communication unit)
10 Display operation panel (display operation)
68 Cooking menu storage (storage means)
69 Usage status storage (storage means)
R Microwave oven S Smartphone (communication equipment)

Claims (8)

A cooking device provided with a communication unit that enables wireless communication with a communication device in the main body,
Before the heating cooker starts cooking, communication data is transmitted from the communication unit to display on the communication device a screen that enables operations related to cooking settings and operations, and communication data associated with this operation is displayed. Is configured to receive the setting and operation of the cooking through the communication unit when transmitted from the communication device to the cooking device.   The communication data includes a type of heating, a set value, a cooking menu name, a cooking image, and information selected by an operation from a screen displayed on the communication device is transmitted to the heating cooker. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein   3. The cooking device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein during the cooking of the cooking device, communication data relating to cooking settings and progress is sent to the communication device and displayed on the screen of the communication device. Cooking device. The main body further includes a display operation unit,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the screen of the display operation unit is smaller in size than the screen of the communication device or is a monochrome display.   The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the communication unit is capable of wireless communication with the communication device including a mobile phone, a personal computer, a tablet, or a game machine.   The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the communication unit uses a communication standard of WiFi or Bluetooth. The main body includes a storage unit,
The cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the storage unit stores information on cooking data related to cooking by the cooking device. The storage unit further stores service data including the number of times of use of the heating cooker, the time of use, and the number of times of use for each cooking menu. The service data is sent as communication data, and the communication The cooking device according to claim 7, wherein the cooking device is configured to be displayed on a screen of an apparatus.