JP2021013492A - Cooking method, system, program and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To heighten cooking safety, and to improve cooking efficiency, by reducing operation for cooking a cooking object.SOLUTION: A cooking method includes steps of: supporting a cooking object (F) by a platen part (10), and transferring it to a griddle part (8); and sandwiching the cooking object (F) between the platen part (10) and the griddle part (8), and heating it; so that the operation for heating process of the cooking object (F) is reduced, to thereby heighten cooking safety, and to improve cooking efficiency.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking technique in which an object to be cooked, such as a patty, is used for cooking, for example, a clam shell griddle.

The clam shell griddle is a cooking device that heats an object to be cooked such as a patty by sandwiching it between a baking plate and a platen, and has, for example, a combustion heat source on the baking plate side and an electric heat source on the platen side.
With respect to such a clam shell griddle, it is known that the platen is raised and lowered, the rotation is moved, and the distance between the baking plate and the platen is set automatically and in one step by the rotation of a single motor (Patent Document 1).
Regarding this clam shell griddle, it is known that the grill plate is divided into two parts to cover the grill plate 3 as a plate cover, and the plate cover 41 is connected to a plurality of strip-shaped cover members 31a to cover the grill plate 3 (Patent Document 2). Paragraph number 0021 and FIG. 8).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-309236 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-124409

By the way, in clamshell griddles, patties and other foods to be cooked are put into the griddle part covered with cooking oil, sandwiched between the griddle and the platen, and baked.
In the heat treatment of the food to be cooked, it is necessary to open the platen before putting the food to be cooked into the griddle, and to open the same platen after heating the food to be cooked and before removing the food from the griddle. It is essential. Since the food to be cooked is put in and taken out, there is a problem that the cook is exposed to a high temperature environment such as a heated surface of the griddle by opening and closing the platen.
The inventor has obtained the knowledge that the opening and closing operation of the platen for loading and unloading the food to be cooked has a great influence on the cooking efficiency, and that the safety of the cook should be maintained at a high level.
Therefore, in view of the above problems and findings, an object of the present invention is to reduce the operation for heat treatment of the object to be cooked, to improve the safety of cooking and to improve the cooking efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the cooking method of the present invention, a step of supporting an object to be cooked on a platen portion and transferring it to a griddle portion, and a step of transferring the food to be cooked between the platen portion and the griddle portion. It includes a step of sandwiching and heating an object.
Further, in order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the cooking method of the present invention, a step of supporting the object to be cooked by the support member provided on the platen portion and the step of supporting the object to be cooked on the griddle portion together with the support member. The step of transferring, the step of sandwiching the object to be cooked together with the support member between the platen portion and the griddle portion and heating, and after heating, the object to be cooked is transferred from the griddle portion together with the support member. During the transfer, a step of separating the food to be cooked from the heated surface of the platen portion may be included.
In this cooking method, the heating operation of the platen portion is started from the time when the food to be cooked is supported by the support member before the food to be cooked, and after the food to be cooked is heated, the food is being transferred. The step of stopping the heating operation of the platen portion may be included.
In this cooking method, a step of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked and a step of presenting the presentation information may be included.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the cooking system of the present invention, a griddle portion and a platen portion for sandwiching and heating an object to be cooked, a support mechanism for supporting the object to be cooked on the platen portion, and the support. It is provided with a transfer mechanism for transferring the food to be cooked supported by the mechanism to the griddle portion together with the platen portion.
In this cooking system, the support mechanism includes a support plate for supporting the object to be cooked and a support shaft for supporting the support plate on the platen portion so as to be able to move up and down, and the griddle during heating of the object to be cooked. The support plate may be sandwiched between the portion and the platen portion together with the object to be cooked, and the object to be cooked may be separated from the heated surface of the platen portion during the transfer of the object to be cooked.
In this cooking system, the heating operation of the platen portion is further started from at least the heat source portion provided in the platen portion and the time when the support member supports the cooked object before heating the platen portion. After heating the food to be cooked, it may be provided with a control unit that stops the heating operation of the platen portion during transfer.
In this cooking system, an information presentation unit is further provided, the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and the information presentation unit presents the presentation information. Good.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the program of the present invention, it is a program to be realized by a computer, and control information for causing a platen portion to support an object to be cooked and transferring it to a griddle portion is generated. The computer realizes a function of generating control information for sandwiching the food to be cooked transferred to the griddle portion between the platen portion and the griddle portion and heating the food.
In this program, a function of generating control information for transferring an object to be cooked to a griddle portion together with a support member provided on the platen portion and a function of sandwiching the object to be cooked together with the support member between the platen portion and the griddle portion. The computer may realize a function for generating control information for heating in.
In this program, the heating operation of the platen portion is started from the time when the object to be cooked is supported by the support member before heating the object to be cooked, and after the object to be cooked is heated, the transfer is being performed. The computer may realize a function of generating control information for stopping the heating operation of the platen portion.
In this program, the computer may realize a function of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and a function of presenting the presentation information.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the apparatus of the present invention, a griddle portion and a platen portion for sandwiching and heating an object to be cooked, a support mechanism for supporting the object to be cooked on the platen portion, and the support mechanism. It is provided with a transfer mechanism for transferring the food to be cooked supported by the platen portion together with the platen portion to the griddle portion.
In this device, the support mechanism includes a support plate for supporting the object to be cooked and a support shaft for supporting the support plate on the platen portion so as to be able to move up and down, and the griddle portion during heating of the object to be cooked. The support plate may be sandwiched between the platen portion and the platen portion together with the object to be cooked, and the object to be cooked may be separated from the heated surface of the platen portion during the transfer of the object to be cooked.
In this device, at least the heat source portion provided on the platen portion and the platen portion are heated by starting the heating operation of the platen portion before heating the object to be cooked and when the support member supports the object to be cooked. After heating the food to be cooked, it may be provided with a control unit that stops the heating operation of the platen portion during transfer.
The device may further include an information presenting unit, the control unit may generate presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and the information presenting unit may present the presented information. ..

According to the present invention, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The cook can be released from the operation of opening and closing the platen before putting in and taking out the food to be cooked such as patties, and the safety of cooking work can be further improved.
(2) As a result of automating the opening and closing operation of the platen part, the conventional opening and closing operation of the platen can be omitted, and the time required for the cook to open and close the platen can be used for preparation work for putting in and taking out the food to be cooked. Efficiency can be increased.

It is a flowchart which shows the cooking process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a cooking apparatus. It is a figure which shows the heat source part of each griddle part of a cooking apparatus. It is a figure which shows the heat source part of each platen part of a cooking apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of a platen elevating mechanism and an object support mechanism. It is a figure which shows the input of the food to be cooked. It is a figure which shows from the transfer of the object to be cooked to heating. It is a figure which shows the heating state of the object to be cooked. It is a figure which shows from the end of heating of the object to be cooked to the transfer. It is a figure which shows the taking out of a cooked matter. It is a figure which shows the cooking information file. It is a figure which shows an example of the cooking system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware of a control device. It is a figure which shows the presentation of cooking information. It is a figure which shows the processing sequence of cooking. It is a figure which shows by cutting out a part of the cooking equipment which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows an example of a cooking process according to the first embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a process.
This cooking step is an example of a step realized by the cooking method or program of the present invention. In FIG. 1, S is a step and the number assigned to S is an example of the step order.
In this cooking step, input of the object F to be cooked (S101), transfer of the object to be cooked (S102), heating of the object to be cooked (S103), determination of the end of heating of the object to be cooked (S104), and subject to be cooked. The transfer of the cooked food F (S105) and the removal of the cooked food F (S106) are included.

Addition of the object to be cooked (S101): The object to be cooked F to be cooked is charged from the pre-heating standby portion 20-1 onto the support plate 16 (FIG. 2) on the platen portion main body 11 (platen portion 10) side.
Transfer of the object to be cooked (S102): The object to be cooked F supported by the support plate 16 is transferred to the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 together with the platen portion main body 11.
Heating of the object to be cooked (S103): The object to be cooked F supported by the support plate 16 is sandwiched between the platen portion 10 and the griddle portion 8 and heated.
Determining the end of heating of the object F to be cooked (S104): The object F to be cooked is heated in a preset constant heating time. From the start of heating, for example, the heating time is measured to determine whether the object F to be cooked has finished heating.
Transfer of the object to be cooked (S105): The object to be cooked F, which has been heated, is transferred from the griddle portion 8 side together with the platen portion main body 11 to the height position of the standby portion 20-2 after heating.
Extraction of cooked food F (S106): The cooked food F is taken out from the support plate 16 to the standby portion 20-2 side after heating, and is provided as a cooked product.

<Cooking equipment 2>
FIG. 2 shows an example of the cooking device 2. This cooking device 2 is an example of the device. The cooking device 2 includes a griddle 4 and a platen 6 for heating a plurality of objects F to be cooked. The griddle 4 and the platen 6 are examples of a heating portion for heating the object to be cooked F, the griddle 4 is a heating portion on the lower surface side of the object to be cooked F, and the platen 6 is a heating portion on the upper surface side of the object to be cooked F.
The griddle 4 is a heating plate such as an iron plate that heats the object F to be cooked. As an example, the griddle 4 is divided into griddle portions 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, and 8-5 as griddle portions 8 on five surfaces in a row. Hereinafter, when a specific position is not specified, it is simply referred to as a griddle portion 8. Although each griddle portion 8 shows a single object F to be cooked in the figure by a broken line, two or more objects F to be cooked may be heated, and the griddle portion 8 may be used to heat two or more objects F to be cooked. It may have the required area.

The platen 6 is transferable and, in this embodiment, can be raised and lowered on the upper surface of the griddle 4. The platen 6 corresponds to each griddle portion 8, and for example, five sets of platen portions 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, and 10-5 are installed. Hereinafter, when a specific position is not specified, it is simply referred to as a platen portion 10. Each platen portion 10 has, for example, an area required for heating one or more cooked objects F.
Each platen portion 10 is provided with a platen elevating mechanism 12 which is an example of a transfer mechanism of the object to be cooked F, and is provided with an object to be cooked support mechanism 14. The platen elevating mechanism 12 raises and lowers the platen portion 10 individually. The object to be cooked support mechanism 14 is an example of the support mechanism, and includes a support plate 16 on which the object to be cooked F is placed and supported. The support plate 16 may be formed of a metal plate having good thermal conductivity. The support plate 16 is vertically supported by a plurality of support shafts 18 on the platen portion 10.
In the figure, the platen elevating mechanism 12 is sandwiched between the preheating standby unit 20-1 and the platen elevating mechanism 12 on the left side of the platen elevating mechanism 12 (for example, the front side of the cooking device 2) to stand by the object F before heating. On the right side (for example, the back side of the cooking device 2), a post-heating standby section 20-2 is provided to stand by the heated object F to be cooked.
The upper limit position of the support plate 16 raised by the platen elevating mechanism 12 is a position that coincides with or approximates the pre-heating standby portion 20-1 and the post-heating standby portion 20-2.

<Heat source portion 22 of each griddle portion 8>
FIG. 3 shows a heat source portion 22 of each griddle portion 8. Each griddle portion 8 is provided with a heating surface 9 and a heat source portion 22 for heating the object to be cooked F by dissipating heat from the heating surface 9. Each heat source unit 22 may be either a combustion heat source or an electric heat source. Each heat source unit 22 is driven by each heating drive unit 24, and this drive is individually controlled by the control device 60 (FIG. 12).

<Heat source portion 26 of platen portion 10>
FIG. 4 shows the heat source portion 26 of the platen portion 10. Each platen portion 10 is provided with a heat source portion 26 that individually heats, for example, the upper surface side of the object F to be cooked on each griddle portion 8. For example, an electric heat source is used for each heat source unit 26. Each heat source unit 26 is driven by each heating drive unit 28, and this drive is individually controlled by the control device 60 (FIG. 12).

<Platen lifting mechanism 12>
FIG. 5A shows the platen elevating mechanism 12 of each platen portion 10. The platen elevating mechanism 12 is a mechanism for elevating and lowering each platen portion 10 with respect to the griddle portion 8. The platen elevating mechanism 12 includes an elevating drive unit 30, and the elevating drive unit 30 raises and lowers the platen unit main body 11. The platen portion main body 11 is provided with a heating surface 13 that faces the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 with the support plate 16 interposed therebetween. The heating surface 13 constitutes a heat radiating surface for heating the object F to be cooked.
The elevating operation of the platen main body 11 is detected by the elevating sensor 32, and the elevating position is detected by the position sensor 33. The temperature sensor 34 is installed on the platen portion main body 11, for example, and detects the heating temperature or the heat dissipation temperature on the platen portion main body 11 side. The object to be cooked detection unit 36 detects the object to be cooked F existing on the support plate 16, and this detection information is used as input information and take-out information of the object to be cooked F. The detection information obtained by the elevating sensor 32, the position sensor 33, the temperature sensor 34, or the food object detecting unit 36 is provided to the control device 60 (FIG. 12). The elevating sensor 32 may be substituted for the position sensor 33.

<Cooking object support mechanism 14>
The platen portion main body 11 is provided with an object to be cooked support mechanism 14 for supporting the object to be cooked F. The object to be cooked support mechanism 14 is an example of a support mechanism for mounting and supporting the object to be cooked F. The object to be cooked support mechanism 14 includes a support plate 16 for supporting the object to be cooked F, and the support plate 16 is supported by a plurality of support shafts 18 so as to be able to move up and down.
FIG. 5B shows the support structure of the support shaft 18. The support shaft 18 is slidably supported by a support hole 35 provided in the platen portion main body 11. That is, the support plate 16 can be lowered to the lower limit position by its own weight, and when the platen portion main body 11 is lowered, the support plate 16 is placed on the heating surface 13 side of the platen portion main body 11 by utilizing the reaction force from the heating surface 13 of the griddle portion 8. Can be moved.
A stopper 19 is attached to the support shaft 18 in the middle, and the support shaft 18 is locked to the platen portion main body 11 by the stopper 19, and the lowering position of the support plate 16 and the elevating range of the support shaft 18 are regulated.

<Injection of food F to be cooked>
FIG. 6 shows the transfer of the object to be cooked F from the pre-heating standby unit 20-1 to the support plate 16.
The support plate 16 is brought to the upper limit position by the platen elevating mechanism 12. At this time, the object to be cooked F waiting in the pre-heating standby unit 20-1 is transferred from the pre-heating standby unit 20-1 to the upper surface of the support plate 16 by the operation jig 38 and thrown in as shown by the arrow. Can be done.

<Transfer after the food F to be cooked>
FIG. 7 shows the transfer of the charged object F to be cooked. When the object F to be cooked is put in, the platen elevating mechanism 12 lowers the platen portion main body 11 from the state shown in A in FIG. 7 to the state B in FIG.
FIG. 7B shows a state in which the support plate 16 reaches and contacts the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8. In this state, when the platen portion main body 11 is continuously lowered by the platen elevating mechanism 12, the support plate 16 is supported by the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 and the support shaft 18 is used as a guide shaft as shown in C of FIG. The platen portion main body 11 is lowered until it comes into contact with the object to be cooked F.
As a result, the object F to be cooked is gripped together with the support plate 16 between the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 and the heating surface 13 of the platen portion main body 11. At this time, it is possible to apply an appropriate pressing force to the object F to be cooked. This pressing force may be set by either the own weight of the platen portion main body 11 or the pressing force by the platen elevating mechanism 12.

<Heating of food F>
FIG. 8 shows the heat treatment of the object F to be cooked. The object F to be cooked is sandwiched between the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion main body 11 together with the support plate 16, and is heated by receiving heat radiation from both the heat source portions 22 and 26. That is, the upper and lower surfaces of the object F to be cooked are heated at the same time, and so-called double-sided baking of the object F to be cooked is performed.

<Transfer of cooked food F before removal>
FIG. 9 shows the position of the platen portion main body 11 at the end of heating. When the heating of the object F to be cooked is completed, the heating of the heat source portion 26 on the platen portion main body 11 side is completed, and the platen elevating mechanism 12 changes the platen portion main body 11 from the state shown in A of FIG. 9 to B to FIG. Raise to the state of C of 9.
At this time, the support plate 16 is left behind on the heating surface 9 side of the griddle portion 8 due to its own weight and the weight of the object F to be cooked, and the upper surface portion of the object F to be cooked is the main body of the platen portion as shown in B of FIG. It is separated from the heating surface 13 of 11. Then, as shown in C of FIG. 9, the platen portion main body 11 and the support plate 16 are transferred to a state away from the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8.

<Removal of cooked food F>
FIG. 10 shows the transfer of the object to be cooked F from the platen portion main body 11 side to the standby portion 20-2 after heating.
After heating, the support plate 16 is raised to the position of the standby portion 20-2 after heating, and the object F to be cooked standing by on the support plate 16 is heated from the support plate 16 by the operation jig 38 as shown by an arrow. It can be transferred to the rear standby unit 20-2 and provided as a cooked product.

<Cooking information file 40>
FIG. 11 shows an example of the cooking information file 40. The cooking information file 40 stores an information table showing the operating status of the cooking device 2. This information table includes an information item section 42 and a platen section information section 44.
The information item section 42 includes a heating status section 46, a food object section 48, a heating time section 50, a heating start time section 52, a heating end time section 54, and a temperature information section 56. The platen section information section 44 stores identification information representing the platen sections 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, and 10-5 according to the first embodiment. The heating status unit 46 stores the heating status information of each platen portion 10. The food to be cooked unit 48 stores the identification information of the food to be cooked F to be cooked. The heating time information of the object F to be cooked is stored in the heating time unit 50. The heating start time portion 52 stores the heating start time information for each cooked object F put on each support plate 16. The heating end time portion 54 stores the heating end time information for each dish F of each platen portion 10. Then, the temperature information unit 56 stores the temperature information of the heating surface 13 of each platen unit 10. Similarly, the temperature information of the heating surface 9 of each griddle portion 8 may be stored.

<Generation of presentation information>
Presenting information including either transfer information or heating information of the object F to be cooked is generated, and this presentation information is presented.

<Effect of the first embodiment>
According to this first embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) If the object to be cooked F such as a patty is put in or taken out from the support plate 16, the object to be cooked F can be gripped between the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion main body 11, so that the platen opening / closing operation is used for cooking. It is possible to open up people and improve the safety of cooking work.
(2) As a result of automating the operation of sandwiching the object to be cooked F between the platen portion 6 and the platen portion main body 11 or opening and closing the platen, the opening and closing operation of the platen by the cook can be omitted, and the conventional opening and closing time of the platen portion can be reduced. It can be used for preparation work for putting in and taking out the thing F, and can improve cooking efficiency.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 12 shows an example of a cooking system according to the second embodiment. The configuration shown in FIG. 12 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
The cooking system 58 can realize the above-mentioned cooking process by information processing by a computer.
The cooking system 58 includes a cooking device 2, a control device 60, an operation input device 62, and an information presentation device 64. The control device 60 is an example of a control unit, the operation input device 62 is an example of an information input unit, and the information presentation device 64 is an example of an information presentation unit. In this embodiment, the cooking device 2 is provided with a timer 66 for measuring the heating time of the object F to be cooked, and the measurement time is provided to the control device 60.
The control device 60 generates control information necessary for drive control, information presentation control, and the like, and provides the heating drive units 24 and 28, the elevating drive unit 30, the information presentation device 64, and the like. The control device 60 acquires detection information from various sensors such as the elevating sensor 32 and the position sensor 33. The control device 60 acquires timekeeping information such as the heating time of the object F to be cooked from the timer 66. The control device 60 acquires input information from the operation input device 62. Further, the control device 60 generates the presentation information 78, and the information presentation device 64 presents the information.

The operation input device 62 is used for inputting information such as heating time information of the object F to be cooked and position setting information. The operation input device 62 includes a keyboard, a barcode reader, a mouse, an information terminal connected to the I / O 72 (FIG. 13) used for information input, and a touch panel. The touch panel may be installed on the information presentation screen 76 (FIG. 14) of the information presentation device 64.
The information presenting device 64 is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and under the control of the control device 60, in addition to the cooking information file 40 (FIG. 11), input / removal of the object F to be cooked, status information of cooking, etc. The presentation information 78 including the above, the alert information, and the like are presented.

<Hardware of control device 60>
FIG. 13 shows the hardware of the control device 60. In FIG. 13, the same parts as those in FIG. 12 are designated by the same reference numerals.
The control device 60 is provided with a processor 68, a storage unit 70, an input / output unit (I / O) 72, and a communication unit 74. The processor 68 executes an OS (Operating System) in the storage unit 70, and executes information processing for realizing various functions to be executed by the cooking method and the program described above. This information processing includes processing such as storing the information of the cooking information file 40 (FIG. 11) and updating the stored information to the latest information.

The I / O 72 is used for inputting information, extracting information, and the like under the control of the processor 68.
The storage unit 70 includes storage elements such as a ROM (Read-Only Memory) and a RAM (Random-Access Memory), stores various programs such as an OS and a cooking program, and stores each cooking information file 40. .. Under the control of the processor 68, the communication unit 74 exchanges information with a management center, a personal digital assistant, or the like by wireless or wired connection.

<Information processing of control device 60>
For information processing of the control device 60,
a) Detection and control of loading and unloading of the object F to be cooked b) Heating control and heating time control of the object F to be cooked c) Lifting control of the platen lifting mechanism 12 d) Heating control of the heat source units 22 and 26 e) Information presentation It includes a wide range of processing and control, such as presentation control of the device 64.

<Information presentation>
FIG. 14 shows a presentation example of the information presentation screen 76 of the information presentation device 64. The presentation information 78 is presented on the information presentation screen 76. In addition to the cooking information file 40 (FIG. 11) described above, alert information (not shown) is presented to the presentation information 78.

<Information processing>
FIG. 15 shows an example of a processing sequence of a cooking process by the cooking system 58. This processing sequence is an example of the program or cooking method of the present invention. In this sequence, the platen elevating mechanism 12, the object detection unit 36, the control device 60, and the information presentation device 64 are shown for simplification of the description, but the information processing target is not limited to this. In this processing sequence, S indicates a procedure or process, and the number assigned to S is an example of the order of the procedure or process.
In this information processing, after the initial setting of the control device 60 and the like, for example, when the order information is acquired, the platen elevating mechanism 12 of the vacant griddle unit 8 is instructed to raise the platen portion 10 (S201). ..
The platen elevating mechanism 12 raises the platen portion 10 (S202). The object to be cooked F is put into the support plate 16 of the platen portion 10. The object to be cooked detection unit 36 detects the charged object to be cooked F (S203). Upon receiving the detection information, the control device 60 gives an instruction to lower the platen unit 10 (S204). Upon receiving the lowering instruction, the platen elevating mechanism 12 lowers the platen portion 10 (S205) to reach the griddle portion 8. As a result, the object F to be cooked is sandwiched and held together with the support plate 16 between the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 and the heating surface 13 of the platen portion main body 11.

The control device 60 acquires the detection information of the food to be cooked F from the food to be cooked detection unit 36 (S206) and generates the presentation information 78 (S207). The presentation information 78 is provided to the information presentation device 64 and presents information including the updated cooking information file 40 (S208).
The control device 60 instructs the start of heating (S209), and the corresponding platen portion 10 together with the griddle portion 8 starts heating (S210). The control device 60 monitors the heating time of the object F to be cooked and determines whether the heating time has expired (S211). Upon the end of the heating time (YES in S211), the control device 60 notifies the platen elevating mechanism 12 of the heating end instruction (S212). The platen elevating mechanism 12 finishes heating the platen portion 10 (S213). Regarding the control information so far, the control device 60 generates the presentation information 78 (S214), and provides the presentation information 78 to the information presentation device 64. The information presenting device 64 presents the updated cooking information file 40 as the presenting information 78 (S215).

The control device 60 instructs the platen elevating mechanism 12 to raise the platen portion 10 (S216), and the platen elevating mechanism 12 receives the instruction to raise the platen portion 10 (S217). At this time, the support plate 16 transfers the object to be cooked F to the position of the standby portion 20-2 after heating.
When the food to be cooked F is taken out from the support plate 16 to the standby unit 20-2 after heating, the food to be cooked detection unit 36 detects the removal of the food to be cooked F (S218). The control device 60 acquires the extraction information of the food to be cooked F from the food to be cooked detection unit 36 (S219) and generates the presentation information 78 (S220). That is, the cooking information file 40 is updated with the control information so far. The control device 60 provides the presentation information 78 to the information presentation device 64, and the updated cooking information file 40 is presented to the information presentation device 64 as the presentation information 78 (S221).

<Functions realized by the program>
The program includes the following features:
(1) A function of generating control information for supporting the object F to be cooked on the platen portion main body 11 and transferring it to the griddle portion 8 to control the platen elevating mechanism 12.
(2) A function of generating control information for sandwiching the cooked object F transferred to the griddle portion 8 between the platen portion main body 11 and the griddle portion 8 and control information for heating the cooked object F.
(3) A function of generating control information for transferring the object F to be cooked to the griddle portion 8 together with the support plate 16 provided in the platen portion main body 11.
(4) A function for sandwiching the object F to be cooked together with the support plate 16 between the platen portion main body 11 and the griddle portion 8 and generating control information for heating.
(5) Before heating the object to be cooked F, the heating operation of the heat source portion 26 of the platen portion main body 11 is started from the time when the object to be cooked F is supported by the support plate 16, and after the object to be cooked F is heated, it is being transferred. A function of stopping the heating operation of the heat source unit 26 of the platen unit main body 11 and a function of generating control information of these heating operations.
(6) While generating the presentation information to be presented to the information presenting device 64, either the griddle part information or the platen part information which can be put in or taken out of the cooked object F or the platen part information is generated according to the passage of the heating time. Generation function of presentation information including both
(7) The control device 60 monitors the passage of the heating time of the object F to be cooked by the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion 10, searches for the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion 10 at which the heating time ends, and receives the search results together with the search results. Function to generate presentation information including input instruction of cooked food F
(8) Function for generating heating control information for heating the object F to be cooked with respect to the heat source units 22 and 26.
(9) Information update function of the cooking information file 40 by the control device 60
(10) A function in which the control device 60 generates acceptance order information of the object to be cooked F from state information such as heating and resting of the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion 10, and generates presentation information.

<Effect of the second embodiment>
According to this second embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The cooking method and program according to the first embodiment can be realized.
(2) The effect described in the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 16 shows the cooking equipment 2 according to the third embodiment. In FIG. 16, the same parts as those in FIGS. 2 to 15 are designated by the same reference numerals.
This cooking device 2 is an example of the device of the present invention. The cooking device 2 is provided with, for example, a device housing 80. The control device 60, the operation input device 62, and the information presentation device 64 described above are installed in the device housing 80. The cooking device 2, the operation input device 62, and the information presentation device 64 are controlled by the control device 60.
The cooking device 2 includes the configuration and functions of the control device 60, and the details thereof are described in the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof will be omitted.

<Effect of the third embodiment>
According to this third embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the cooking apparatus 2 according to the third embodiment, the cooking method of the object F to be cooked can be realized by information processing by a computer.
(2) According to this cooking device 2, the cooking system and the program can obtain the same effects as those of the first embodiment and the second embodiment.
(3) The following effects can be obtained on the clam shell griddle.
A) In the cooking device 2, even if the object F to be cooked is put in the device, any platen portion 10 can be freely opened and closed until it is baked.
B) Since the object to be cooked F can be cooked individually, it is possible to handle the desired number of items to be cooked F regardless of the busy state, and even if there is an object to be cooked F in the middle of cooking, additional cooking can be received at any time. Is possible.

C) The object to be cooked F can be sequentially heated according to demand, and the cook can be released from the opening / closing operation of the platen portion 10, the safety of the cook can be improved, and the cooking efficiency can be improved. be able to.
D) The equipment structure is simplified, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the running cost can be suppressed by the selective drive of the griddle portion 8.
(4) It is possible to cook a plurality of items F to be cooked in a batch or in a small number on a multi-faceted cooking surface, and to reduce the burden on the cook by adjusting the heating time of the item F to be cooked and checking the baking color, and to be safe. You can improve your sex.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, five sets of griddle portions 8 and platen portions 10 are installed, but four or less sets or six or more sets of griddle portions 8 and platen portions 10 may be provided.
(2) In the above embodiment, the control device 60 is configured as the control unit of the cooking system 58, but an information terminal that can be linked with the cooking system 58 may be used for the control device 60.
(3) In the above embodiment, the grill surface is divided into a plurality of griddle portions, but the present invention can also be used for a cooking system in which the cooking surface is not multifaceted, such as a clam shell griddle. It is not limited to the form.
(4) A belt conveyor is installed in either or both of the pre-heating standby unit 20-1 and the post-heating standby unit 20-2, and the object to be cooked F before or after heating is transferred and stopped at a desired position. It may be configured.
As described above, the most preferable embodiment of the present invention has been described. The present invention is not limited to the above description. Various modifications and modifications can be made by those skilled in the art based on the gist of the invention described in the claims or disclosed in the form for carrying out the invention. Needless to say, such modifications and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the object to be cooked F supported by the platen portion can be transferred to the griddle portion together with the platen portion, and operations required for cooking the object to be cooked F such as opening and closing the conventional platen portion can be reduced, and cooking efficiency can be reduced. It is useful because it can improve the safety and improve the safety.

F Cooking material 2 Cooking equipment 4 Griddle 6 Platen 8, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5 Griddle part 9, 13 Heating surface 10, 10-1, 10-2, 10 -3, 10-4, 10-5 Platen part 11 Platen part main body 12 Platen elevating mechanism 14 Food support mechanism 16 Support plate 18 Support shaft 19 Stopper 20-1 Pre-heating standby part 20-2 Post-heating standby part 22, 26 Heat source section 24, 28 Heating drive section 30 Lifting drive section 32 Lifting sensor 33 Position sensor 34 Temperature sensor 35 Support hole 36 Cooking object detection section 38 Operation jig 40 Cooking information file 42 Information item section 44 Platen section Information section 46 Heating Situation part 48 Cooking part 50 Heating time part 52 Heating start time part 54 Heating end time part 56 Temperature information part 58 Cooking system 60 Control device 62 Operation input device 64 Information presentation device 66 Timer 68 Processor 70 Storage unit 72 Input / output unit (I / O)
74 Communication unit 76 Information presentation screen 78 Presentation information 80 Equipment housing

Claims (16)

The process of supporting the food to be cooked on the platen part and transferring it to the griddle part,
A step of sandwiching the food to be cooked between the platen portion and the griddle portion and heating the food.
A cooking method characterized by containing. The process of supporting the food to be cooked by the support member provided on the platen part,
A step of transferring the food to be cooked together with the support member to the griddle portion,
A step of sandwiching the food to be cooked together with the support member between the platen portion and the griddle portion and heating the food.
After heating, the food to be cooked is transferred from the griddle portion together with the support member, and during the transfer, the food to be cooked is separated from the heated surface of the platen portion.
A cooking method characterized by containing. Further, before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started from the time when the support member supports the object to be cooked, and after heating the object to be cooked, the platen portion being transferred is heated. The cooking method according to claim 2, further comprising a step of stopping the operation. A step of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and
The process of presenting the presented information and
The cooking method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cooking method comprises. The griddle part and platen part that sandwich and heat the food to be cooked,
A support mechanism for supporting the object to be cooked on the platen portion,
A transfer mechanism for transferring the food to be cooked supported by the support mechanism to the griddle portion together with the platen portion,
A cooking system characterized by being equipped with. The support mechanism
A support plate that supports the object to be cooked and
A support shaft that allows the platen portion to support the support plate so that it can be raised and lowered,
With
During the heating of the object to be cooked, the support plate is sandwiched between the griddle portion and the platen portion together with the object to be cooked, and the object to be cooked is separated from the heated surface of the platen portion during the transfer of the object to be cooked. The cooking system according to claim 5, wherein the cooking system is used. Further, at least the heat source portion provided in the platen portion and
Before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started from the time when the support member supports the object to be cooked, and after heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion during transfer is performed. The control unit to stop and
The cooking system according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the cooking system comprises. Further, a claim comprising an information presenting unit, wherein the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food to be cooked, and the information presenting unit presents the presented information. Item 7. The cooking system according to item 7. It is a program to be realized by a computer
A function to generate control information for supporting the food to be cooked on the platen and transferring it to the griddle,
A function of generating control information for sandwiching the food to be cooked transferred to the griddle portion between the platen portion and the griddle portion and heating the food.
A program for realizing the above with the computer. A function to generate control information for transferring the food to be cooked to the griddle part together with the support member provided in the platen part, and
A function for sandwiching the object to be cooked together with the support member between the platen portion and the griddle portion and generating control information for heating.
A program for realizing the above with the computer. Further, before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started from the time when the support member supports the object to be cooked, and after heating the object to be cooked, the platen portion being transferred is heated. The program according to claim 10, wherein the computer realizes a function of generating control information for stopping the operation. A function to generate presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food to be cooked, and
The function of presenting the presented information and
The program according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the program is realized by the computer. The griddle part and platen part that sandwich and heat the food to be cooked,
A support mechanism for supporting the object to be cooked on the platen portion,
A transfer mechanism for transferring the food to be cooked supported by the support mechanism to the griddle portion together with the platen portion,
A device characterized by being equipped with. The support mechanism
A support plate that supports the object to be cooked and
A support shaft that allows the platen portion to support the support plate so that it can be raised and lowered,
With
During the heating of the object to be cooked, the support plate is sandwiched between the griddle portion and the platen portion together with the object to be cooked, and the object to be cooked is separated from the heated surface of the platen portion during the transfer of the object to be cooked. The device according to claim 13, characterized in that the device is used. Further, at least the heat source portion provided in the platen portion and
Before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started from the time when the support member supports the object to be cooked, and after heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion during transfer is performed. The control unit to stop and
13. The device according to claim 13 or 14. Further, a claim comprising an information presenting unit, wherein the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and the information presenting unit presents the presented information. Item 5. The device according to item 15.

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