JP2020107425A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a heating cooker capable of making various cooked items, efficiently with constant quality.SOLUTION: A heating cooker 10 capable of executing automatic cooking including multiple cooking steps has a heating device 18 for heating food, a storage section 42 storing automatic cooking sequence information constituted of the information of multiple cooking steps including the heating operation setting information of the heating device 18, respectively, a control section 40 executing the multiple cooking steps in order, as automatic cooking, by controlling the heating device 18 on the basis of the heating operation setting information included in the information of the cooking step of the automatic cooking sequence information, respectively, and a display 34 indicating the information of the cooking step currently under execution, and indicating progress information of automatic cooking, during execution of the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10B

Description

The present invention relates to a heating cooker.

Conventionally, a heating cooker capable of performing automatic cooking has been known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a heating cooker that automatically adjusts the temperature when a user sets cooking contents such as boiling water, fried food, and cooked rice.

Japanese Patent No. 5391883

By the way, in restaurants such as restaurants, it is necessary to produce various cooked products efficiently and to prepare each of the cooked products with a certain quality.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a heating cooker capable of performing automatic cooking and capable of efficiently producing various cooked products with a constant quality.

In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention,
A heating cooker capable of performing automatic cooking including a plurality of cooking steps,
A heating device that heats the food,
A storage unit that stores automatic cooking sequence information composed of information of the plurality of cooking steps, each of which includes heating operation setting information of the heating device,
A control unit that sequentially executes the plurality of cooking steps as the automatic cooking by controlling the heating device based on the heating operation setting information included in each of the cooking step information of the automatic cooking sequence information,
A heating cooker is provided that includes: a display unit that displays information on a cooking process that is currently being executed and that shows progress information on the automatic cooking during execution of the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence information.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a heating cooker that can perform automatic cooking and that can efficiently produce various cooked products with a constant quality.

The perspective view of the heating cooker which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. Block diagram showing the configuration of the heating cooker Diagram showing the interface of the heating cooker Diagram showing an example interface in manual control mode Figure showing a detailed table of multiple heating courses The figure which shows the interface of an example while the user is setting the heating temperature in the manual control mode. The figure which shows the interface of an example while the user is setting the heating power in the manual control mode. Configuration diagram of automatic cooking sequence data Block diagram of automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak The figure which shows the interface of an example while a user is selecting automatic cooking sequence data. Diagram showing an example interface at the beginning of the first (first) cooking process Diagram showing an example interface in the first (first) cooking process The figure which shows the interface of an example in the state where the comment is displayed after the first (first) cooking process is completed. Diagram showing an example interface at the start of the second cooking step The figure which shows the interface of an example in the 2nd cooking process The figure which shows the interface of an example of the state where the comment is displayed after the 2nd cooking process is completed. Diagram showing an example interface at the start of the final (third) cooking process Diagram showing an example interface in the final (third) cooking process The figure which shows the interface of an example just before completion of automatic cooking The figure which shows the interface of an example when automatic cooking is completed The flowchart which shows the operation|movement flow of an example of the heating cooker in sequence control mode.

A heating cooker according to an aspect of the present invention is a heating cooker capable of executing automatic cooking including a plurality of cooking steps, and includes a heating device for heating food and a heating operation setting information of the heating device. A storage unit that stores automatic cooking sequence information configured by information of a plurality of cooking steps, and controls the heating device based on the heating operation setting information included in each of the cooking step information of the automatic cooking sequence information. As a result, a control unit that sequentially executes the plurality of cooking steps as the automatic cooking, and during the execution of the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence information, the information of the currently-executed cooking step is displayed and the automatic cooking is performed. A display unit showing progress information.

According to such an aspect, it is possible to provide a heating cooker capable of performing automatic cooking and efficiently producing various cooked products with a constant quality.

For example, each of the plurality of cooking steps has an identifier, and the display unit displays the identifiers of all of the plurality of cooking steps as the progress information of the automatic cooking, and the finished cooking step and the cooking currently in progress. The process identifier may be displayed so as to be distinguishable from other identifiers. This allows the user to know the progress of automatic cooking.

For example, the identifier may be a number indicating the execution order of the plurality of cooking steps.

For example, the automatic cooking sequence information includes information of next process automatic shift setting indicating whether or not to automatically start the next cooking process after the completion of the cooking process, and the control unit controls the next process automatic shift. When the setting is ON setting, the next cooking step may be automatically started when the cooking step is completed. Thereby, a plurality of cooking steps can be automatically executed.

For example, when the automatic cooking sequence information includes information on inter-process comment setting indicating whether to display a comment on the display unit during a cooking process, and a comment is set in the inter-process comment setting, The display unit may display the comment during the cooking process. As a result, the user can be instructed to perform necessary work.

For example, the heating cooker has a buzzer, and the automatic cooking sequence information includes end buzzer setting information indicating whether or not to sound the buzzer when the cooking process ends, and the end buzzer setting is an ON setting. In some cases, the buzzer may ring after the cooking process is complete. This allows the user to be notified of the end of the cooking process.

For example, the buzzer may start ringing a predetermined time before the final cooking step ends. Thereby, the user can be notified that the automatic cooking is almost completed.

For example, for the operation of the heating device, at least one heating course having a different settable range of heating temperature is predetermined, and when the heating device operates based on the heating course, the display unit displays the current set heating. In addition to displaying the temperature, the settable range of the heating temperature in the heating course may be displayed in a bar graph. This allows the user to know the current heating temperature and the settable range of the heating temperature. For example, the user can easily know whether there is room to increase or decrease the current heating temperature.

For example, for the operation of the heating device, at least one heating course having a different settable range of heating power is predetermined, and when the heating device operates based on the heating course, the display unit displays the current setting heating power. In addition to the display, the settable range of the heating power in the heating course may be displayed in a bar graph. This allows the user to know the current heat power and the settable range of the heat power. For example, the user can easily know whether there is a room to increase or decrease the heating power from the current heating power.

For example, the heating cooker may include an automatic cooking sequence creation unit for a user to create the automatic cooking sequence information. As a result, automatic cooking for user's original cooking can be realized.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a heating cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention. Moreover, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the heating cooker. Note that the XYZ coordinate system shown in FIG. 1 is for facilitating the understanding of the embodiment according to the present invention, and does not limit the invention. The X-axis direction indicates the left-right direction of the cooking device, the Y-axis direction indicates the front-back direction, and the Z-axis direction indicates the up-down direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, a heating cooker 10 according to the present embodiment is a so-called induction heating cooker suitable for use in a restaurant or the like (suitable for business use), and includes a main body 12 and a main body 12. And a top plate 14 on which a cooking container, which is provided at an upper portion and contains a food material to be cooked, is placed. An interface 16 is provided on the front surface of the main body 12.

As shown in FIG. 2, the heating cooker 10 has an induction heating coil 18 as a heating device for heating food. The induction heating coil 18 is mounted inside the main body 12 so as to be located below the top plate 14.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an interface of the heating cooker.

As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of operation buttons and the like are provided on the interface 16 in order for a user (for example, a restaurant cook) to operate the induction heating coil 18. In the case of the present embodiment, the interface 16 is provided with a power button 20, a memory button 22, a course button 24, a temperature/heat power button 26, a timer button 28, an off/start button 30, and a select dial 32. Further, the interface 16 is provided with a display (display unit) 34 and a buzzer 36 (not shown in FIG. 1) in order to inform the user of information such as the operating state of the induction heating coil 18. Further, the heating cooker 10 includes a temperature sensor 38 (not shown in FIG. 1) that detects the temperature of the food (that is, the heating temperature of the cooking container). The temperature sensor 38 is, for example, an infrared sensor that is arranged below the top plate 14 and detects the temperature of the cooking container via the top plate 14.

As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 40 that controls the induction heating coil 18 based on the user's operations on these buttons and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 38 is mounted in the main body 12 of the heating cooker 10. Has been done. For example, the control unit 40 includes a circuit board on which a processor such as a CPU and a storage unit 42 such as a memory are mounted. The control unit 40 executes various controls on the induction heating coil 18 by being driven by the processor in accordance with the program stored in the storage unit 42.

From here, the operation of the heating cooker 10, that is, the control content of the induction heating coil 18 by the control unit 40 will be described.

First, the control unit 40 controls the induction heating coil 18 by a manual control mode in which the induction heating coil 18 is controlled immediately in response to a user's operation, and an induction heating coil based on an operation sequence preset by the user. And a sequence control mode in which 18 is controlled automatically or semi-automatically. First, the manual control mode will be described.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example interface in the manual control mode.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the case of the present embodiment, the display 34 of the interface 16 displays the heating course, the heating temperature, and the settable range of the heating temperature. The heating course is a course selected by the user according to the cooking content, and the heating condition that can be set by the user for each heating course, that is, the operation content of the induction heating coil 18 is predetermined.

As shown in FIG. 4, the heating course is displayed as a pictograph on the left side of the display 34. As for the current heating temperature (set heating temperature), its numerical value (200° C. in FIG. 4) is displayed in the center of the display 34. The current heating temperature and its settable range are displayed in the form of a bar graph.

FIG. 5 is a table showing details of a plurality of heating courses.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the case of the present embodiment, “baking”, “low temperature”, “frying”, “dish heating”, and “heating” are predetermined as a plurality of heating courses.

The heating course "bake" is a heating course suitable for grilling, and in this course, the heating power (output) of the induction heating coil 18 is controlled so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 38 is maintained at the set heating temperature. It Further, the settable range of the heating temperature that can be set by the user is predetermined to 70 to 230°C. Further, in the heating course “baking”, the heating temperature can be set in 22 steps.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the heating course “baking” is selected, the pictograph showing the heating course “baking” is displayed on the display 34 of the interface 16. In addition to the set heating temperature (for example, 200° C.), a bar graph having 22 scales indicating the settable range of the heating temperature is displayed. The number of scales on the displayed bar graph corresponds to the current set heating temperature. When the number of scales is the minimum, it indicates that the set heating temperature is the minimum temperature (70°C) in the settable range, and when the number of scales is the maximum, the set temperature is the maximum temperature (230°C) in the settable range. Is shown. Therefore, the user can know where the currently set heating temperature is in the settable range from the number of scales on the bar graph. In addition, the user can easily know whether there is room to increase or decrease the current heating temperature.

The user can select the heating course by pressing the course button 24. By rotating the select dial 32 after pressing the course button 24, a plurality of heating courses are sequentially displayed one by one on the display 34, and the heating course can be selected.

The heating temperature can be set by the user pressing the temperature/fire power button 26.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the interface while setting the heating temperature in the manual control mode.

When the user presses the temperature/heat power button 26 from the state shown in FIG. 4, the set heating temperature and the color of the bar graph are reversed on the display 34, as shown in FIG. For example, by inverting black and white, the set heating temperature and the color of the bar graph change from white to black. By such color inversion, the user can know that the heating temperature can be set.

When the user rotates the select dial 32 while the heating temperature can be set as shown in FIG. 6, the set heating temperature displayed on the display 34 changes. This allows the user to set the desired heating temperature.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the user sets the heating course “bake” and the heating temperature is set to 200° C. and the off/start button 30 is pressed by the user, the control unit 40 causes the temperature sensor The thermal power (output) control of the induction heating coil 18 in which the detected temperature of 38 is maintained at 200° C. is started. At the same time, as shown in FIG. 4, the set heating temperature and the color of the bar graph are inverted (for example, changed from black to white). When the off/start button 30 is pressed again by the user, the induction heating coil 18 is stopped and heating of the food material is stopped.

Returning to FIG. 5, the heating course "low temperature" is a course suitable for simmering. In this course, the heating power of the induction heating coil 18 is set so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 38 is maintained at the set heating temperature. Controlled. Further, the settable range of the heating temperature that can be set by the user is predetermined to 70 to 120°C. Further, in the heating course "low temperature", the heating temperature can be set in 11 steps.

The heating course "fried" is a course suitable for deep-fried food, and in this course, the heating power of the induction heating coil 18 is controlled so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 38 is maintained at the set heating temperature. Further, the settable range of the heating temperature that can be set by the user is predetermined to 140 to 200°C. Furthermore, in the heating course “fried”, the heating temperature can be set in seven stages.

The heating course "dish heating" is a course suitable for warming a plate on which cooked food is placed in a short time. In this course, the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 38 is maintained at the set heating temperature. Thus, the heating power of the induction heating coil 18 is controlled. Further, the settable range of the heating temperature that can be set by the user is predetermined to 250 to 280°C. Further, in the heating course “dish heating”, the heating temperature can be set in four stages.

The heating course "heating" is a course of maintaining the thermal power (output) of the induction heating coil 18 at the preset thermal power, unlike the conventional heating courses. In the heating course "heating", the heating power can be set in 10 steps. For example, FIG. 7 shows an example interface 16 while the user is setting the firepower to level 6. Note that FIG. 7 shows the interface 16 in a state where the user presses the timer button 28 and the heating time for 10 minutes is set by the select dial 32.

Up to this point, the manual control mode has been described. From here on, the sequence control mode for controlling the induction heating coil 18 based on the operation sequence preset by the user will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 40 of the heating cooker 10 stores at least one automatic cooking sequence data F1 to F3 in the storage unit 42 in order to execute the sequence control mode.

Specifically, the control unit 40 controls at least one of the display 34 and the buzzer 36 so as to control the induction heating coil 18 based on each of the plurality of automatic cooking sequence data F1 to F3. Is configured.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the structure of automatic cooking sequence data. Further, FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of automatic cooking sequence data for automatically cooking sirloin steak.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the automatic cooking sequence data is automatically composed of a plurality of cooking process information including heating operation setting information (heating course, temperature/heat power, heating time) of the induction heating coil 18. It is a setting file which shows cooking sequence information. The control unit 40 refers to the information in the automatic cooking sequence data, and controls the induction heating coil 18, the display 34, and the buzzer 36 based on the referred information.

As shown in FIG. 8, the automatic cooking sequence data includes menu name setting information 100 and N (N is an integer of 2 or more) cooking process information 102-1, 102-2,... 102-N. Contains.

As shown in FIG. 9, in the case of the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, the menu name “sirloin steak” is set as the menu name setting information 100. Further, three pieces of cooking process information 102-1 to 102-3 are included. The menu name set as the menu name setting information 100 is displayed on the display 34 of the interface 16.

As shown in FIG. 8, each of the cooking process information 102-1 to 102-N is heating operation setting information of the induction heating coil 18, heating course setting information 104, temperature/heat power setting information 106, and heating time setting information 108. Is included.

As the heating course setting information 104, a heating course such as the above-mentioned "baking" that is executed in the cooking process is set. Further, as the temperature/heat power setting information 106, the heating temperature or the heat power for executing the heating course set as the heating course setting information 104 is set. Then, as the heating time setting information 108, the time for executing the heating course set as the heating course setting information 104 is set.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the first (first) cooking process information 102-1 in the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, the heating course “bake” (heating course setting information 104) is set to “230° C. The heating temperature (temperature/heat power setting information 106) of “” includes setting information about the heating operation of the induction heating coil 18 to be executed for “1 minute” (heating time setting information 108 ). In addition, the second cooking process information 102-2 includes information on the heating operation of performing the heating course “baking” at the heating temperature of “200° C.” for “3 minutes and 30 seconds”. Then, the third (final) cooking process information 102-3 includes the setting information about the heating operation of performing the heating course “bake” at the heating temperature of “200° C.” for “3 minutes 30 seconds”. ing.

In the case of the present embodiment, each of the cooking process information 102-1 to 102-N includes cooking process name setting information 110 that is the set cooking process name. The cooking process name set as the cooking process name setting information 110 is displayed on the display 34 of the interface 16. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, in the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, “preheat” is the cooking step name of the first cooking step, “surface” is the cooking step name of the second cooking step, and , "Reverse side" is set as the cooking process name of the third cooking process.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, each of the cooking process information 102-1 to 102-(N-1) includes next process automatic shift setting information 112 and end buzzer setting information 114. However, the cooking process information 102-N, which is the final cooking process, does not include such information.

The next process automatic transfer setting information 112 is setting information indicating whether or not the next cooking process is automatically started after the completion of the cooking process. When the next process automatic transfer setting is “ON”, the control unit 40 automatically starts the next cooking process. In the case of the “OFF” setting, the next cooking process is not automatically started, but is started by the user's predetermined operation on the button or the like of the interface 16. In the case of the present embodiment, when the memory button 22 is pressed by the user, the control unit 40 starts the next cooking process.

The end buzzer setting information 114 is setting information indicating whether or not the buzzer 36 is sounded to notify the user of the end of the cooking process after the completion of the cooking process. When the end buzzer setting is “ON”, the control unit 40 sounds the buzzer 36 to notify the user of the end of the cooking process. In the case of the “OFF” setting, the control unit 40 does not ring the buzzer 36 after the cooking process is completed.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the automatic cooking sequence data includes inter-process comment setting information 116-1 to 116-(N-1) indicating whether to display a comment on the display 34 during the cooking process. There is.

Inter-process comment setting information 116-1 to 116-(N-1) is setting information indicating whether or not to display a comment on the display 34 during the cooking process. When the comment is set, the control unit 40 displays the comment on the display after the completion of the cooking process.

The automatic cooking based on such automatic cooking sequence data, that is, the sequence control mode of the heating cooker 10 will be described as an example. Here, automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak shown in FIG. 9 will be described.

FIG. 10A illustrates an example interface during which the user is selecting automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak.

In the case of the present embodiment, when the memory button 22 is pressed by the user, the heating cooker 10 outputs desired automatic cooking sequence data from the plurality of automatic cooking sequence data F1 to F3 stored in the storage unit 42. The mode is changed to the automatic cooking sequence selection mode selected by the user. As shown in FIG. 10A, when the select dial 32 is rotated by the user, the control unit 40 sequentially displays the plurality of automatic cooking sequence data F1 to F3 stored in the storage unit 42 on the display 34 one by one. .. At this time, the menu name (here, "sirloin steak") set as the menu name setting information 100 of the automatic cooking sequence data is displayed on the display 34.

As shown in FIG. 10A, when the user presses the off/start button 30 while “sirloin steak” is displayed on the display 34, the control unit 40 changes the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak shown in FIG. Start automatic cooking based on.

First, as shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 40 executes the cooking process based on the first cooking process information 102-1 which is the first cooking process.

FIG. 10B shows an example interface at the beginning of the first (first) cooking process.

Based on the first cooking process information 102-1 in the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 40 sets “1” at the heating temperature of “230° C.” in the heating course “baking” as the first cooking process. Control the induction heating coil 18 to be performed "for minutes". In automatic cooking based on automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, this first cooking step is a step for preheating a cooking container such as a frying pan.

During execution of the first cooking step, as shown in FIG. 10B, the control unit 40 controls the heating course name “baking”, the heating temperature “230° C.”, and the heating time (remaining time) “1 minute”. 00 seconds” and the menu name “Sirloin steak” are displayed on the display 34. As shown in FIG. 10C, during the execution of the first cooking step, the cooking step name (here, “preheat”) may be displayed instead of the heating time (remaining time). Alternatively, the heating time and the cooking process name may be displayed simultaneously or alternately.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, during execution of the first cooking process, information such as heating temperature and heating time of the cooking process is displayed on the display 34 of the interface 16 and based on the automatic cooking sequence data. The progress information of automatic cooking is displayed.

Specifically, in the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the numbers "1", "2", "3" are used as identifiers for each of the plurality of cooking steps 102-1, 102-2, 102-3. Is set, and all the identifiers “1”, “2”, and “3” are displayed on the display 34. The identifiers "1", "2", and "3" are numbers indicating the order of execution of cooking steps. This allows the user to know the total number of cooking steps of automatic cooking.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, the display 34 displays the identifiers of the finished cooking process and the cooking process currently being executed so as to be distinguishable from other identifiers. For example, as shown in FIG. 10B, the display 34 displays the identifier “1” of the cooking process 102-1 currently being executed in a different color from the other identifiers “2” and “3”. For example, the former is displayed in black and the latter is displayed in white. This allows the user to know the number of cooking steps completed so far and the number of remaining cooking steps, for example. That is, the user can know the progress of the automatic cooking (for example, the temporal position of the cooking process currently being executed for the entire period of the automatic cooking).

When the first cooking process (the cooking process based on the cooking process information 102-1) is completed, the control unit 40 sets the end buzzer setting information 114 (“ON” of the cooking process information 102-1 in the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. 9). Based on the “setting”, the buzzer 36 is sounded to notify the user that the first cooking process is completed. At the same time, a comment is displayed based on the inter-process comment setting information 116-1.

FIG. 10D shows an example of an interface in a state where the first (first) cooking process is completed and comments are displayed.

As shown in FIG. 10D, the display 34 indicates that the first cooking process, that is, the “preheating” process of a cooking container such as a frying pan is completed, and the food (ie, raw meat) for the next cooking process. ) Is displayed and a comment urging the user to put it in the preheated cooking container. As described above, by sounding the buzzer 36 after the first cooking process is completed, it is possible to present a comment to the user immediately after the first cooking process is completed.

Since the user needs to put the food into the preheated cooking container, as shown in FIG. 9, the next process automatic shift setting in the first cooking process (cooking process 102-1) is “OFF”. Is set to. Also, as shown in FIG. 10D, the user presses the memory button 22 in order to confirm that the ingredients have been added, that is, to start the second cooking process following the first cooking process. Is displayed on the display 34. When the user presses the memory button 22, the control unit 40 starts the second cooking process based on the second cooking process information 102-2 in the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 10E shows an example interface at the beginning of the second cooking step.

As shown in FIG. 10E, the control unit 40 determines that the heating course “baking” is “200° C.” as the second cooking step based on the second cooking step information 102-2 in the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. 9. The induction heating coil 18 is controlled so as to be executed for "3 minutes and 30 seconds" at the heating temperature of ". In the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, this second cooking step is a step for baking the surface (one surface) of the raw meat on the cooking container.

During execution of the second cooking step, as shown in FIG. 10E, the control unit 40 controls the heating course name “baking”, the heating temperature “200° C.”, and the heating time (remaining time) “3 minutes”. "30 seconds" and the menu name "Sirloin steak" are displayed on the display 34. As shown in FIG. 10F, during the execution of the second cooking process, the cooking process name (here, “surface”) may be displayed instead of the heating time (remaining time). Alternatively, the heating time and the cooking process name may be displayed simultaneously or alternately.

As shown in FIG. 10E, in order to show the progress of the automatic cooking, the identifier “1” of the first cooking process that has already ended and the identifier “2” of the second cooking process currently being executed are displayed in black. In addition, the identifier “3” of the final (third) cooking process that has not started yet is displayed in white. This allows the user to know that, for example, the remaining cooking process is one, that is, the automatic cooking will be completed soon and the sirloin steak will be completed.

When the second cooking process (the cooking process based on the cooking process information 102-2) ends, the control unit 40 sets the end buzzer setting information 114 (“ON” of the cooking process information 102-2 in the automatic cooking sequence data illustrated in FIG. 9). Setting), the buzzer 36 is sounded to notify the user that the second cooking process is completed. At the same time, the comment is displayed based on the inter-process comment setting information 116-2.

FIG. 10G shows an example of the interface in which a comment is displayed after the second cooking process is completed.

As shown in FIG. 10G, the display 34 indicates that the second cooking process, that is, the heating process for the “front side” of the food (raw meat) is completed, and the food is turned over for the next cooking process. A comment prompting the user to do so is displayed. As described above, by sounding the buzzer 36 after the end of the second cooking step, it is possible to present a comment to the user immediately after the end of the second cooking step.

In addition, since the user needs to turn over the food material inside out, the next process automatic shift setting in the second cooking process (cooking process information 102-2) is set to "OFF" as shown in FIG. There is. Also, as shown in FIG. 10G, the memory button 22 is displayed to the user in order to confirm that the addition of the ingredients has been completed, that is, to start the final (third) cooking process following the second cooking process. A comment prompting the user to press is displayed on the display 34. When the user presses the memory button 22, the control unit 40 starts the final (third) cooking process based on the final (third) cooking process information 102-3 in the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. 9.

FIG. 10H shows an example interface at the beginning of the final (third) cooking step.

As shown in FIG. 10H, the control unit 40 determines the heating course “as the final (third) cooking process based on the final (third) cooking process information 102-3 in the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. 9. The induction heating coil 18 is controlled so that the "baking" is performed for "3 minutes and 30 seconds" at the heating temperature of "140°C". In the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, this final (third) cooking step is a step for baking the back surface (the other surface) of the raw meat whose surface on the cooking container is roasted.

During execution of the final (third) cooking step, as shown in FIG. 10H, the control unit 40 has a heating course name of “baking”, a heating temperature of “140° C.”, and a heating time (remaining time). “3 minutes 30 seconds” and the menu name “Sirloin steak” are displayed on the display 34. As shown in FIG. 10I, during the execution of the final (third) cooking process, the cooking process name (here, “back surface”) may be displayed instead of the heating time (remaining time). Alternatively, the heating time and the cooking process name may be displayed simultaneously or alternately.

As shown in FIG. 10H, in order to show the progress of automatic cooking, the identifiers “1” and “2” of the first and second cooking steps that have already been completed and the identifier “3” of the third cooking step that is currently being executed are indicated. Is displayed in black. This allows the user to know that the cooking process that is currently being executed is the final process, that is, that the automatic cooking is about to be completed and the sirloin steak is about to be completed.

FIG. 10J shows an example of the interface immediately before the completion of automatic cooking.

FIG. 10J shows the interface before a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds) when the final (third) cooking process is finished, that is, immediately before the automatic cooking is completed. In the case of the present embodiment, the control unit 40 starts ringing the buzzer 36 at a predetermined time before the final cooking process is finished to notify the user that the automatic cooking is almost completed. Thereby, the user can provide the customer of the restaurant with the food material immediately after the automatic cooking is completed, for example.

When the final (third) cooking process is completed, that is, when the automatic cooking is completed, the control unit 40 notifies the user that the automatic cooking is completed.

FIG. 10K illustrates an example interface when automatic cooking is complete.

As shown in FIG. 10K, when the automatic cooking is completed, the control unit 40 displays a comment notifying that the automatic cooking is completed, and also takes out cooked ingredients (here, “sirloin steak”) from the heating cooker 10 and stores it in the memory. A comment prompting the user to press the button 22 is displayed. When the user presses the memory button 22, the control unit 40 ends the control based on the automatic cooking sequence data for sirloin steak, and returns to the automatic cooking sequence selection mode shown in FIG. 10A for selecting the automatic cooking sequence data. ..

When the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence data is completed and the automatic cooking sequence selection mode is returned to, the same automatic cooking sequence data (menu name) is displayed on the display 34 so that the same automatic cooking can be continuously executed. It may be displayed. As a result, the user can easily start the same automatic cooking simply by pressing the off/start button 30. Further, when the power button 20 is pressed and the heating cooker 10 is turned on, the automatic cooking executed immediately before turning off the heating cooker 10 can be started by simply pressing the off/start button 30. May be configured.

Further, in the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the heating cooker 10 has an automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 for the user to create automatic cooking sequence information (data).

In the case of the present embodiment, the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 is a device provided outside the main body 12 of the heating cooker 10 and including an input device and an output device. For example, the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 is a general-purpose mobile terminal including a touch screen display that serves as both an input device and an output device. The mobile terminal operates as the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 by installing the program for creating the automatic cooking sequence data downloaded from the server of the manufacturer of the heating cooker 10.

For example, the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 displays a setting screen on the display for the user to set the automatic cooking sequence data shown in FIG. The automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 uses the input device to input menu name setting information 100, cooking process name setting information 110, and inter-process comment setting information 116-1 to 116-(N-1) in the automatic cooking sequence data. ) Causes the user to enter text. Further, as the heating course setting information 104, the user is caused to select and input a desired heating course from a plurality of heating courses (see FIG. 5). Further, as the temperature/heat power setting information 106, the user is allowed to select and input a desired heating temperature or heat power level from a presettable range of heating temperature or heat power for the selected heating course. Furthermore, the user is prompted to input the heating time as the heating time setting information 108. Then, the user is made to selectively input ON or OFF as the next process automatic shift setting information 112 and the end buzzer setting information 114.

The automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 creates automatic cooking sequence data based on the input content of the user. In the case of the present embodiment, the automatic cooking sequence data created by the automatic cooking sequence creating device 50 outside the main body 12 of the heating cooker 10 is provided to the heating cooker 10 via the recording medium. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the main body 12 of the heating cooker 10 is provided with a reading unit 52 for reading the data in the recording medium. The automatic cooking sequence data read by the reading unit 52 is stored in the storage unit 42 of the control unit 40. Note that the automatic cooking sequence data may be exchanged between the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 and the main body 12 of the heating cooker 10 by wire or wirelessly without using a storage medium.

With such an automatic cooking sequence creation device 50, it is possible to automatically cook a user's original cooking product. The automatic cooking sequence creation device 50 may be incorporated in the main body 12 of the heating cooker 10. In this case, the plurality of buttons 20 to 28 and the select dial 32 of the interface 16 function as an input device of the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50, and the display 34 functions as an output device of the automatic cooking sequence creation device 50.

Next, the operation flow of the heating cooker 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of an example of the heating cooker 10 in the sequence control mode.

The operation flow of the heating cooker 10 (the control unit 40 thereof) shown in FIG. 11 is started by selecting the automatic cooking sequence data as shown in FIG. 10A and then pressing the OFF/START button 30. Moreover, this operation flow is an operation flow for executing N cooking steps.

First, in step 100, 1 is substituted for the variable i.

Next, in step S110, the cooking process No. in the automatic cooking sequence data. Based on the information of i (cooking process information 102-i), the control unit 40 sets the cooking process No. i start.

In step S120, whether or not the variable i=N, that is, the cooking process started in step S110 is the final cooking process number. It is determined whether or not N. If i is N, the process proceeds to step S130. Otherwise, proceed to step 170.

When it is determined in step S120 that the variable i=N (when the cooking process started in step S110 is the final cooking process No. N), the cooking process No. started in step S110. It is determined whether the remaining time of i is 5 seconds. When the remaining time is 5 seconds, the process proceeds to the next step S140.

In step S140, the control unit 40 notifies the user by starting to ring the buzzer 36 that the automatic cooking is about to be completed.

In the following step S150, the cooking process No. Whether the remaining time of N is zero, that is, the cooking process No. It is determined whether N has ended. Cooking process No. When N ends, the process proceeds to the next step S160.

In step S160, the control unit 40 displays a comment on the completion of automatic cooking on the display 34, as shown in FIG. 10K. Then, the automatic cooking is completed.

On the other hand, when it is determined in step S120 that i=N is not satisfied, in step S170, the cooking process No. Whether the remaining time of i is zero, that is, the cooking process No. It is determined whether i has ended. Cooking process No. When i is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S180.

In step S180, it is determined whether the end buzzer setting is ON by referring to the automatic cooking sequence data. If the setting is ON, the process proceeds to step S190. If not, step S190 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S200.

In step S190, the control unit 40 sets the cooking process No. The end of i is notified to the user by sounding the buzzer 36.

In step S200, it is determined whether an inter-process comment is set by referring to the automatic cooking sequence data. If the comment is set, the process proceeds to step S210. Otherwise, skip step S210 and proceed to step S220.

In step S210, the control unit 40 displays a comment on the display 34 based on the inter-process comment information 116-i of the automatic cooking sequence data.

In step S220, it is determined by referring to the automatic cooking sequence data whether or not the next process automatic shift setting is ON. If the setting is ON, the process proceeds to step S230. Otherwise, it proceeds to step S240.

In step S230, the variable i is incremented by 1. Then, the process returns to step S110.

When it is determined in step S220 that the next process automatic transfer setting is not ON, in step S240, the control unit 40 displays a comment prompting the user to operate the memory button 22 as shown in FIGS. 10D and 10G. To do.

In the following step S250, it is determined whether or not the memory button 22 has been operated. When the memory button 22 is operated, the process proceeds to the next step S230.

According to the present embodiment as described above, it is possible to provide a heating cooker that can perform automatic cooking and can efficiently produce various cooked products with a constant quality.

Specifically, by means of automatic cooking based on automatic cooking sequence information (data), regardless of who the user (for example, cook) is, for example, an inexperienced user, cooked food of a certain quality is created. be able to.

Further, the progress information of the automatic cooking is provided to the user via the display 34, so that the user can efficiently perform various tasks. For example, based on the progress information of the automatic cooking, it is possible to appropriately know the timing of preparing the tableware on which the cooked food produced by the automatic cooking is prepared and the timing at which the cooked food can be provided to the customer. Also, for example, if you are cooking multiple food items in parallel using multiple heating cookers during busy times, you can easily understand which process each cooking process is progressing without causing confusion. It is possible to efficiently perform multiple cooking. As a result, various cooked products can be efficiently produced with constant quality.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

For example, in the case of the above-mentioned embodiment, an example of automatically cooking sirloin steak is given. However, cooking according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to cooking sirloin steak. The cooking targeted by the embodiment of the present invention may be cooking that requires a plurality of different heating steps.

Further, in the case of sirloin steak, since there is a work of turning over the food, the automatic cooking performed by the heating cooker 10 is not completely automatic, but is strictly semi-automatic. However, depending on the cooking content, it is possible to complete all cooking steps for the food material without the intervention of the user. That is, the automatic cooking according to the embodiment of the present invention includes “complete” automatic cooking in which all of the plurality of cooking steps are completed without the intervention of the user, and “half of all of the cooking steps in which user work intervenes. Includes automatic cooking.

Further, in the case of the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the three cooking steps in the automatic cooking of sirloin steak are the steps of heating the food material and the cooking container, that is, the steps of operating the induction heating coil 18. However, the cooking process in the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the cooking process may be a process in which the induction heating coil 18 is stopped for a predetermined time to take rough heat or cook with residual heat for the food material heated in the previous cooking process (heating process).

Further, in the case of the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10B, for example, the progress of automatic cooking is presented to the user by using the identifiers of a plurality of cooking steps, and the identifier is a number indicating the execution order of the cooking steps. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the identifier for identifying the plurality of cooking steps may be alphabetic. Alternatively, the cooking process name set as the cooking process name information 110 by the user may be used as the cooking process identifier.

Regarding the progress of automatic cooking, in the case of the above-described embodiment, the identifiers of a plurality of cooking processes (identifiers “1”, “2”, and “3” as shown in FIG. 10B) are all displayed, and the completed cooking process is performed. The identifier of the cooking process currently being executed is displayed so as to be distinguishable from other identifiers. However, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the progress of automatic cooking may be presented to the user by simultaneously displaying the total number (number) of cooking steps and the order (number) of cooking steps currently being executed.

Furthermore, in the case of the above-described embodiment, the heating cooker is a heating cooker in which the heating device for heating the food is an induction heating coil, but the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be a gas cooker including a gas burner as a heating device.

That is, the present invention is, in a broad sense, a heating cooker capable of executing automatic cooking including a plurality of cooking steps, the heating device heating a food material, and the heating device including heating operation setting information of the heating device. A storage unit for storing automatic cooking sequence information composed of information of the cooking process of the above, and controlling the heating device based on the heating operation setting information included in each of the information of the cooking process of the automatic cooking sequence information. According to the control unit that sequentially executes the plurality of cooking steps as the automatic cooking and the execution of the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence information, the information of the currently executing cooking step is displayed and the progress of the automatic cooking is shown. It is a heating cooker which has a display part which shows information.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention is equipped with the heating device which heats foodstuffs, and is applicable to the heating cooker which can set the heating operation variously.

10 Heating cooker 18 Heating device (induction heating coil)
34 Display (Display)
40 Control Unit (Control Unit)
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Claims (10)

A heating cooker capable of performing automatic cooking including a plurality of cooking steps,
A heating device that heats the food,
A storage unit that stores automatic cooking sequence information composed of information of the plurality of cooking steps, each of which includes heating operation setting information of the heating device,
A control unit that sequentially executes the plurality of cooking steps as the automatic cooking by controlling the heating device based on the heating operation setting information included in each of the cooking step information of the automatic cooking sequence information,
A heating cooker including: a display unit that indicates information on a cooking process that is currently being executed and that indicates progress information on the automatic cooking during execution of the automatic cooking based on the automatic cooking sequence information. Each of the plurality of cooking steps has an identifier,
The display unit displays, as the progress information of the automatic cooking, the identifiers of all of the plurality of cooking processes, and displays the identifiers of the finished cooking process and the currently-executed cooking process so as to be distinguishable from other identifiers. The heating cooker according to claim 1. The heating cooker according to claim 2, wherein the identifier is a number indicating an execution order of the plurality of cooking steps. The automatic cooking sequence information includes information of next step automatic transfer setting indicating whether to automatically start the next cooking step after the completion of the cooking step,
4. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein the control unit automatically starts the next cooking process when the cooking process ends when the next process automatic transfer setting is ON. Heating cooker. The automatic cooking sequence information includes inter-process comment setting information indicating whether to display a comment on the display unit during a cooking process,
The cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein when a comment is set in the inter-process comment setting, the display unit displays the comment during the cooking process. Have a buzzer,
The automatic cooking sequence information includes information on an end buzzer setting indicating whether or not to sound the buzzer when the cooking process ends,
The heating cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the buzzer sounds after completion of the cooking step when the end buzzer setting is ON. The heating cooker according to claim 6, wherein the buzzer starts to ring a predetermined time before the final cooking step is finished. For the operation of the heating device, at least one heating course having a different settable range of heating temperature is predetermined,
8. When the heating device operates based on the heating course, the display unit displays the current set heating temperature and a bar graph display of the settable range of the heating temperature in the heating course. The heating cooker according to any one of claims. For the operation of the heating device, at least one heating course having a different settable range of thermal power is predetermined,
9. When the heating device operates based on the heating course, the display unit displays a current set heating power and a bar graph of a settable range of the heating power in the heating course. The heating cooker according to one item. The heating cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising an automatic cooking sequence creation unit for a user to create the automatic cooking sequence information.

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