JP2021169878A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a heating cooker that allows a user to choose whether or not to drive a blower blowing air to a component to be cooled, subsequent to finishing heating cooking and to choose a method of driving a blower.SOLUTION: The heating cooker comprises a first blower 18, a second blower 22, a third blower 59 and a fourth blower 63 each blowing cooling air to a component to be cooled, disposed in a body 2, and control means 65 of controlling the driving of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59 and the fourth blower 63. The control means 65 controls the method of driving the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59 and the fourth blower 63 during heat cooking and after finishing heat cooking. The driving method can be chosen by a user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking cooker in which the driving method of the blower after the cooking is completed can be selected.

Conventionally, when cooking is performed by a heating cooker such as a microwave oven, the temperature in the cooking room rises, and various parts provided in the main body of the cooking cooker are also heated by radiant heat from the cooking room, so that the temperature rises. Become. In addition, there are heat-generating components such as magnetrons.

On the other hand, there is known a heating cooker that takes in outside air by a blower fan and blows it toward various parts or heat-generating parts whose temperature has risen to cool it (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

This blower fan starts driving during cooking or at the end of cooking when the temperature of the cooking room or various parts rises, and continues to drive for a predetermined time after the end of cooking, or the temperature of the cooking room or various parts Is set to continue driving until the temperature drops below a predetermined temperature.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2012-32114

However, a user who does not know that it is necessary to cool various parts after the end of cooking misunderstands that the driving sound of the blower fan after the end of cooking is the sound of cooking, and misunderstands that the cooking is not completed. There was a problem that there was a risk of doing so. Further, even when the user recognizes that the cooking has been completed, there is a possibility that the heating cooker may be misunderstood because the driving sound of the blower fan continues. Furthermore, if a user who mistakenly recognizes that the cooker has failed and unplugs the power plug of the cooker from the outlet, the blower fan cannot be driven, so that various parts cannot be cooled properly. ..

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a heating cooker capable of selecting whether or not to drive a blower that blows air to a part to be cooled after the completion of cooking and a method of driving the blower.

The cooking cooker of the present invention includes a blower that blows a cooling gas to a component to be cooled arranged inside the main body and a control means that controls the drive of the blower, and cooks by the control means. It is characterized in that the driving method of the blower device can be controlled and the driving method can be selected.

Further, the cooking apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that one of the driving methods after the cooking is completed is to stop the driving of the blower.

Further, in the heating cooker of the present invention, one of the driving methods after the completion of the cooking is to make the rotation speed of the blower fan of the blower device smaller than the rotation speed of the blower fan during the cooking. It is characterized by that.

Further, the cooking device of the present invention has a temperature at which at least one of a cooking room for accommodating an object to be cooked, a notification means, the cooking room, the component to be cooled, and the surroundings of the component to be cooled is detected. It is characterized in that it includes a detecting means, and when it is necessary to drive the blower based on the temperature detected by the temperature detecting means, the notification means notifies that the blower needs to be driven. ..

Further, the cooking cooker of the present invention is provided with an operating means for selecting a driving method after the cooking is completed, and the control means controls the driving of the blower device based on an operating signal from the operating means. And.

Further, in the cooking cooker of the present invention, the rotation speed of the blower fan can be changed by the operation means after the cooking is completed, and the control means rotates the blower fan based on the operation signal from the operation means. It is characterized by controlling the number.

According to the heating cooker of the present invention, the user can select whether or not to drive the blower that blows air to the parts to be cooled after the cooking is completed, and how to drive the blower.

FIG. 3 is an upper perspective view of the microwave oven of the first embodiment. The same is the front view of the microwave oven with the door open. Same as above, it is a perspective view which shows the inside of the accommodation space. Same as above, is a lower perspective view of the door. Same as above, is a plan view of the door. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. Same as above, it is a block diagram which shows the main electrical composition of a microwave oven. In the same as above, it is a figure which shows the temperature change of the part to be cooled.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the cooking cooker in the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below do not limit the content of the present invention described in the claims. Moreover, not all of the configurations described below are essential requirements of the present invention.

1 to 7 show the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a microwave oven 1 as a cooking device according to the present embodiment. The microwave oven 1 is configured to have a main body 2 having a rectangular box shape and an opening on the front surface, and a door 4 for opening and closing the opening 3 on the front surface of the main body 2.

The oven range 1 of the present embodiment has a cooking function by oven heating in which the object to be cooked S is heated by hot air supplied into the cooking chamber 5, a cooking function by grill heating in which the object to be cooked S is heated by the heat of a heater, and the like. It has a cooking function by range heating in which a cooked object S is irradiated with microwaves to heat and cook the cooked object S, and a cooking function by steam heating in which the cooked object S is heated by superheated steam.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the main body 2, a cooking room 5 for accommodating the object to be cooked S and cooking it is provided. A grill heater 7 for heating the grill is provided on the ceiling wall 6 of the cooking room 5.

The left side wall 8 of the cooking room 5 is provided with a steam ejection hole 9 communicating with a steam supply device (not shown). Steam heating can be performed by the steam ejected from the steam ejection hole 9 into the cooking chamber 5.

The back wall 10 of the cooking room 5 is provided with a plurality of supply holes 11 for supplying hot air into the cooking room 5, and a hot air heater for heating air and a hot air heater are provided on the rear side of the back wall 10. A hot air unit (not shown) including a hot air fan that sends the air heated by the above into the cooking room 5 and circulates it is arranged.

As shown in FIG. 3, below the bottom wall 12 of the cooking chamber 5, a microwave generator (not shown) or the like provided with a magnetron 23 or the like for supplying microwaves which are radio waves into the cooking chamber 5 or the like. Is provided for the accommodation space 13 in which the above is arranged. Microwave heating can be performed by irradiating the object S to be cooked with microwaves.

The accommodation space 13 is provided with a first room 14, a second room 15, a third room 16, and a fourth room 17, which are communicated with each other, respectively, and the second room 15 is provided. A first blower 18 for blowing cooling gas is arranged, a DC motor 19 is arranged in a third room 16, and a power supply circuit or a control board 20 is arranged in the fourth room 17, respectively. Will be done. The power supply circuit referred to here is for supplying an operating voltage to each part of the microwave oven 1, and the control circuit mounted on the control board 20 is the hot air heater, the DC motor 19, or the first blower 18 described above. In addition, it controls the operation of the second blower device 22, the magnetron 23, the antenna motor 24, and the like, which will be described later. Although FIG. 3 shows a power supply circuit including a semiconductor element, a transformer, and the like, the control board 20 may be equipped with a control circuit including a CPU, a memory, and the like instead. Such a power supply circuit or control board 20 includes at least heat generating components that require cooling.

Then, in the present embodiment, as shown by the arrow F1 in the accommodation space 13, air is taken into the first room 14 from the outside of the main body 2 by the drive of the first blower device 18, and the second room is taken from there. The air that has moved to 15 is branched out to the third room 16 and the fourth room 17, and in the third room 16, heat is taken from the DC motor 19 that is a component to be cooled, and the fourth room 16 is used. In 17, the first air passage 21 is formed by taking heat from the power supply circuit or the control board 20 which is a component to be cooled and discharged to the outside of the main body 2, thereby forming not only the DC motor 19 but also the power supply circuit or the control. The substrate 20 is also cooled at the same time.

In the lower part of the main body 2, in the accommodating space 13, in addition to the second blower 22 that blows the cooling gas, the object S in the cooking chamber 5 is microwaved in order to microwave. A magnetron 23 as a wave generating means, an antenna motor 24 as a microwave emitting means for radiating microwaves from the magnetron 23 into the cooking room 5, and the like are arranged. The antenna motor 24 has an antenna rotatably attached to a motor serving as a drive source, and microwaves from the magnetron 23 are guided to the antenna motor 24 through a waveguide (not shown).

Then, in the present embodiment, as shown by the arrow F2, air is sent from the outside of the main body 2 to the magnetron 23, which is a component to be cooled, from the outside of the main body 2 by driving the second blower 22. A second air passage 25 that takes heat from the magnetron 23 and discharges it to the outside of the main body 2 is formed so that the magnetron 23 can also be cooled.

The lower part of the door 4 is rotatably connected to the main body 2, and the opening 3 of the main body 2 can be opened and closed up and down. The door 4 has a rectangular window portion 31 that allows the inside of the cooking room 5 to be visually recognized, and a frame portion 32 that surrounds the window portion 31. The window portion 31 is arranged substantially in the center of the door 4. The frame portion 32 includes a plate-shaped front portion 32A, a plate-shaped back portion 32B (see FIG. 4), a plate-shaped outer peripheral surface portion 32C, and an inner peripheral surface portion 32D (FIG. 5 and FIG. (See FIG. 6). Further, the frame portion 32 includes an upper side portion 33 located above the window portion 31, a lower side portion 34 located below the window portion 31, a left side portion 35 located to the left of the window portion 31, and a window portion 31. It has a right side portion 36 located on the right side of the window. The upper left corner portion 37 of the frame portion 32 is a portion where the upper side portion 33 and the left side portion 35 overlap, and is a part of the upper side portion 33 and also a part of the left side portion 35. Similarly, the lower left corner portion 38 of the frame portion 32 is a part of the lower side portion 34 and also a part of the left side portion 35, and the upper right corner portion 39 of the frame portion 32 is a part of the upper side portion 33. It is also a part of the right side portion 36, and the lower right corner portion 30 of the frame portion 32 is a part of the lower side portion 34 and also a part of the right side portion 36.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 4 and 5, of the front portion 32A of the frame portion 32, the front portion 33A of the upper side portion 33 is opened and closed by a user when opening and closing the vertically opening door 4. Handle 41 for use is provided. The handle 41 includes a grip portion 42 extending in the horizontal direction and fixing portions 43A and 43B provided at both left and right ends of the grip portion 42 and fixed to the door 4.

Of the front portion 32A of the frame portion 32, the front portion 36A of the right side portion 36 is provided with an operation panel 44 for display, notification, and operation. The operation panel 44 inputs a display means 45 for displaying the temperature status in the cooking room 5, cooking setting contents and progress status, and various operation inputs related to the drive settings of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 and cooking. An operating means 46 is provided to enable it. The display means 45 includes an electrostatic touch panel 47 that enables touch operation on the screen.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bottom surface portion 48 of the frame portion 32 of the door 4 has a first intake port 51 as an intake port composed of a plurality of through holes and a first intake port 51 as an exhaust port composed of a plurality of through holes. 52, a second intake port 53 as an intake port composed of a plurality of through holes, and a second exhaust port 54 as an exhaust port composed of a plurality of through holes are formed. From the right side, the first intake port 51, the second intake port 53, the second exhaust port 54, and the first exhaust port 52 are arranged in this order, and the first intake port 51 and the first exhaust port 52 A second intake port 53 and a second exhaust port 54 are arranged between them. External air is taken into the inside 32E of the frame portion 32 from the first intake port 51 and the second intake port 53, and the air inside the frame portion 32 from the first exhaust port 52 and the second exhaust port 54. Is discharged to the outside. In this embodiment, the first intake port 51, the first exhaust port 52, the second intake port 53, and the second exhaust port 54 have four through holes, four through holes, and five through holes, respectively. Although it is composed of four through holes, the number, shape, and position of the through holes can be set to a desired number, shape, and position if intake and exhaust can be reliably performed.

The inner 32E of the frame portion 32 is a range surrounded by the front portion 32A, the back portion 32B, the outer peripheral surface portion 32C, and the inner peripheral surface portion 32D. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the inner 32E of the frame portion 32 is partitioned by the first wall portion 55 and the second wall portion 56, and is a flow path of the first flow path 57 and the second flow path 57. Two spaces of the flow path 58 are formed. The first wall portion 55 and the second wall portion 56 are arranged inside 24B of the lower side portion 34. The space between the first wall portion 55 and the second wall portion 56 is the second flow path 58, and the other space is the first flow path 57. The first intake port 51 and the first exhaust port 52 communicate the first flow path 57 with the outside, and the second intake port 53 and the second exhaust port 54 communicate with the second flow path 58. Communicate with the outside.

As shown in FIG. 6, a third blower 59 for blowing cooling gas is arranged in the first flow path 57 in the vicinity of the first intake port 51. By driving the third blower device 59, outside air is taken in from the first intake port 51, and as shown by the white arrow F3, the air turns counterclockwise in the first flow path 57. ), And is discharged from the first exhaust port 52.

A printed circuit board (PCB) 60 for controlling the display means 45, the operation means 46, and the like is arranged on the upper portion (rear portion of the operation panel 44) of the inside 36B of the right side portion 36. The printed circuit board 60 is a component to be cooled, is arranged in the first flow path 57, is cooled by coming into contact with the air taken in from the first intake port 51, and the temperature rise is suppressed. Will be done. Further, as the air flows in the first flow path 57, the right side portion 36 itself is cooled, and the temperature rise of the front portion 36A of the right side portion 36 is also suppressed.

In the first flow path 57 formed in the inner 33B of the upper side portion 33, a mounting plate 62 as a mounting member to which the fixing portions 43A and 43B of the handle 41 are mounted by a fixing member 61 such as a screw is arranged. There is. The mounting plate 62, which is a component to be cooled, is cooled by coming into contact with the air flowing in the first flow path 57, and the temperature rise is suppressed. As a result, it becomes difficult for high-temperature heat to be conducted to the handle 41, and the temperature rise of the handle 41 is suppressed. The mounting plate 62 extends to the inside 33B of the upper side portion 33 and the inside 35B of the left side portion 35, and when the mounting plate 62 comes into contact with the air flowing in the first flow path 57, the mounting plate 62 and the upper side portion 33 The left side portion 35 itself is cooled, and the temperature rise of the front portion 33A of the upper side portion 33 and the front portion 35A of the left side portion 35 is suppressed.

In the present embodiment, since the printed circuit board 60 is arranged inside 36B of the right side portion 36, the first intake port 51 is provided on the right side portion 36 side of the bottom surface portion 48 of the frame portion 32, and the frame portion is provided. The printed circuit board 60 can be efficiently cooled by the low-temperature air taken into the inside 32E of the 32. For example, when the printed circuit board 60 is arranged inside 35B of the left side portion 35. A first intake port 51 is provided on the left side portion 35 side of the bottom surface portion 48, a first exhaust port 52 is provided on the right side portion 36 side of the bottom surface portion 48, and air is introduced into the first flow path 57. May be flowed clockwise (clockwise).

In the second flow path 58, in the vicinity of the second intake port 53, a fourth blower device 63 that blows the cooling gas is arranged. By driving the fourth blower device 63, outside air is taken in from the second intake port 53, and air flows in the second flow path 58 as shown by the white arrow F4.

In the second flow path 58, a wireless communication device 64 that enables the microwave oven 1 to wirelessly communicate with another communication device (not shown) is arranged. The air taken in from the second intake port 53 contacts the wireless communication device 64, which is a component to be cooled, in the process of flowing in the second flow path 58, absorbs heat from the wireless communication device 64, and exhausts the second exhaust. It is discharged to the outside from the mouth 54. In this embodiment, the air flowing in the second flow path 58 cools the wireless communication device 64 and cools the lower side portion 34 itself, so that the temperature rise of the front portion 34A of the lower side portion 34 is suppressed. The lower side portion 34 is also cooled by the air flowing in the first flow path 57.

In the present embodiment, since the window portion 31 is connected to the frame portion 32, the temperature of the inner peripheral surface portion 32D of the frame portion 32 is raised by the air flowing in the first flow path 57 and the second flow path 58. By lowering the temperature, heat is conducted from the window portion 31 to the frame portion 32, so that the temperature rise of the window portion 31 is suppressed.

Here, the control of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 will be described. Each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is selected and operated by the operating means 46, and the strong mode, medium mode, weak mode, and stop mode, which are the driving methods of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63, are selected. It is possible to drive in each mode of.

The first blower 18 changes the rotation speed R of the first blower fan 18B per unit time in three stages by switching the rotation speed of the first fan motor 18A included in the first blower 18. be able to. It is possible to set a strong operation having the largest rotation speed R, a weak operation having the smallest rotation speed R, and a medium operation in which the rotation speed R is between the strong operation and the weak operation. As shown in FIG. 8, the wind speed and the air volume per unit time by the first blower fan 18B are strong operation> medium operation> weak operation, and the cooling effect is also strong operation> medium operation> weak operation. Further, the loudness of the driving sound of the first blower device 18 is strong operation> medium operation> weak operation. In the present embodiment, the rotation speed R of the first blower fan 18B can be changed to three stages, but it may be changed to two stages or four stages or more, even if it cannot be changed such as strong operation only. good.

Similar to the first blower 18, the second blower 22 is the second fan motor 22A and the second blower fan 22B, and the third blower 59 is the third fan motor 59A and the third blower fan. The 59B and the fourth blower 63 include a fourth fan motor 63A and a fourth blower fan 63B, which can be driven by switching between strong operation, medium operation, and weak operation, respectively.

At the time of shipment of the microwave oven 1, the strong mode is set. In the strong mode, the blowing devices 18, 22, 59, 63 are started to be driven at the same time as the cooking is started, and after the cooking is completed, the blowing fans 18B, 22B, 59B, 63B are driven by the strong operation, and the predetermined driving is performed. After the lapse of time X1, the driving of each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is stopped. In the present embodiment, the drive time X is set to 10 minutes, but the component to be cooled can be cooled to a predetermined temperature or lower at which the component to be cooled can normally operate, for example, 7 minutes, 12 minutes, 20 minutes, and 25 minutes. The time can be set as the initial value.

In the medium mode, the driving of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is started at the same time as the start of cooking, and after the cooking is completed, the blowers 18B, 22B, 59B, 63B are driven in the middle operation, and the predetermined driving is performed. After the lapse of time X2, the driving of each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is stopped. In the present embodiment, the drive time X2 is set to 15 minutes, but the time during which the component to be cooled can be cooled to a predetermined temperature at which it can normally operate can be set as an initial value.

In the weak mode, the blowing devices 18, 22, 59, 63 are started to be driven at the same time as the cooking is started, and after the cooking is completed, the blowing fans 18B, 22B, 59B, 63B are driven in a weak operation, and the predetermined driving is performed. After the lapse of time X3, the driving of each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is stopped. In the present embodiment, the drive time X3 is set to 20 minutes, but the time during which the component to be cooled can be cooled to a predetermined temperature at which it can normally operate can be set as an initial value. Regardless of which of the strong mode, the medium mode, and the weak mode is selected, the blower fans 18B, 22B, 59B, and 63B are set to be driven by the strong operation during cooking.

In the stop mode, the driving is performed in a strong operation during cooking, and the driving of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is stopped after the cooking is completed. As a result, the driving sounds of the blowers 18, 22, 59, and 63 are stopped at the end of cooking, so that the user can clearly recognize the end of cooking.

The strong mode, medium mode, weak mode, and stop mode can be selected and operated by the user by the operation means 46, but the contents of the strong mode (during cooking: strong operation, after cooking is completed: strong operation, driving time X: 10 minutes), contents of medium mode (during cooking: strong operation, after cooking cooking: medium operation, driving time X: 15 minutes), contents of weak mode (during cooking: strong operation, after cooking cooking: weak) The operation, drive time X: 20 minutes) and the contents of the stop mode (during cooking: strong operation, after the end of cooking: stop) cannot be changed by the user.

In addition, one of the strong mode, the medium mode, and the weak mode is set, and while the blowers 18, 22, 59, and 63 are being driven after the cooking is completed, the user selects the stop mode by the operating means 46. By doing so, the drive of each of the blower devices 18, 22, 59, 63 can be stopped. Further, while each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is being driven, the driving method is set to any of the strong mode, the medium mode, the weak mode, and the stop mode regardless of whether the cooking is in progress or after the cooking is completed. Can be changed. When the driving method is changed, the driving of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is started by the newly changed driving method.

When the driving of each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 is stopped after the completion of cooking, notification information such as "Please cool the inside of the refrigerator" is displayed on the display means 45 described later. At that time, the user can use the operating means 46 to input an operation to start driving each of the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63. At this time, one of strong mode, medium mode, and weak mode can be selected.

FIG. 7 shows the main electrical configuration of the microwave oven 1. In the figure, 65 is a control means composed of a microcomputer, and the control means 65 includes a first blower 18, a second blower 22, a third blower 59, and a fourth blower 63. It has a fan control unit 66 for control, a display control unit 67 for controlling various information displayed on the display means 45, and a storage unit 68 for storing a set driving method and the like.

When the fan control unit 66 receives an operation signal accompanying the operation of the operation means 47, the fan control unit 66 receives the operation signal, and in response to the operation signal, the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower. A control signal for driving the blower 63 is sent to control the drive of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63.

The display control unit 67 monitors the temperature of the cooking room 5 by a detection signal from the temperature detecting means 69 described later, and when the temperature in the cooking room 5 is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature, the first blower 18 and the second A control signal is transmitted to the display means 45, which is the notification means, so as to display the notification information that the blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 need to be driven. In the present embodiment, the display means 45 is used as a means for driving the blowers 18, 22, 59, 63 and notifying the user that the parts to be cooled need to be cooled. , Voice or the like may be used for notification.

The storage unit 68 uses the driving method of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 at the time of shipment of the microwave oven 1, and the user by operating means 47. The method of driving the selected first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 is stored.

The input port of the control means 65 is electrically equipped with an operation panel 45 including an operation means 46 and a touch panel 47, a thermistor (not shown) for detecting the temperature in the cooking room 5, a temperature detection means 69 such as an infrared sensor, and the like. It is connected to the. In the present embodiment, the temperature detecting means 69 is set to detect only the temperature in the cooking room 5, but the temperature of the component to be cooled and the first in the accommodation space 13 around the component to be cooled are the first. It may be configured to detect the temperature in the flow path 57 and the second flow path 58 as well.

The output port of the control means 65 is electrically provided with a first blower 18, a second blower 22, a third blower 59, a fourth blower 63, an operation panel 45 including a display means 45, and the like. It is connected. The fan control unit 66 reads out the drive method stored in the storage unit 68, and controls each blower device 18, 22, 59, 63 so as to drive each blower device 18, 22, 59, 63 by the drive method. Send a signal.

Here, a procedure for the user to select a driving method for the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 will be described. The procedure from the state where the strong mode is selected as the initial setting will be described. The user can select the driving method at a desired timing such as before the start of cooking. Specifically, while visually recognizing the drive method selection screen (not shown) displayed on the display means 45, the operation means 46 is operated to select either the medium mode, the weak mode, or the stop mode. For example, when the weak mode is selected and operated, the driving method is changed from the strong mode to the weak mode. The changed driving method is stored in the storage unit 68.

Next, when cooking in the microwave oven 1 is started with the weak mode selected as the driving method, the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B, and the fourth blower fan 59B The blower fan 63B is driven by strong operation. Then, when the cooking is completed, the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B, and the fourth blower fan 63B are switched to weak operation, and the predetermined drive time X3 is 20 minutes. After blowing air, the driving of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 is stopped. After the cooking is completed, the user presses the operating means 46 while the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B, and the fourth blower fan 63B are driven in a weak operation. It can be operated to select and operate either strong mode, medium mode or stop mode. For example, when the stop mode is selected, the driving method of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 is switched from the weak mode to the stop mode. The drive of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 is stopped.

When the driving of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 is stopped, the temperature in the cooking room 5 detected by the temperature detection device 66 is predetermined. When the temperature is higher than the above temperature, for example, notification information such as "Please cool the inside of the refrigerator" is displayed on the display means 45. When this notification information is displayed, the user operates the operating means 46 and selects one of the strong mode, the medium mode, and the weak mode, so that the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, The third blower fan 59B and the fourth blower fan 63B can be driven by any of strong operation, medium operation, and weak operation. When the notification information is not displayed on the display means 45, the temperature inside the cooking room 5 detected by the temperature detection device 66 is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature, and it is not necessary to cool the parts to be cooled. Cannot operate the operating means 46 to drive the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63.

As described above, in the microwave oven 1 of the present embodiment, the first blower 18, the second blower 22, and the third blower blow the cooling gas to the parts to be cooled arranged inside the main body 2. A device 59 and a fourth blower 63, and a control means 65 for controlling the drive of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 are provided. , The control means 65 controls the driving method of the first blowing device 18, the second blowing device 22, the third blowing device 59, and the fourth blowing device 63 during and after cooking. The user can select the driving method of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 after the cooking is completed. can. Further, since the user himself selects the driving method of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63, the first blower device is used after the cooking is completed. 18, the first blower 18, the second blower 18, because the user knows in advance what kind of drive the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 perform. It is possible to prevent the misidentification that the cooking is not completed even though the cooking is completed by the driving sound of the blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63. Further, it is possible to suppress the misidentification that the oven range 1 has failed due to the driving sound of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63.

Further, in the microwave oven 1 of the present embodiment, one of the driving methods after the completion of cooking is to drive the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63. By stopping the cooking, the cooking of the microwave oven 1 is completed, and the driving sounds of the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63 are also stopped. Therefore, the user can surely recognize that the cooking has been completed.

Further, in the microwave oven 1 of the present embodiment, one of the driving methods after the completion of cooking is the first blower 18, the second blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63. The first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, while the rotation speed R of the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B, and the fourth blower fan 63B is being cooked. By making the rotation speed R of the third blower fan 59B and the fourth blower fan 63B smaller than the rotation speed R of the third blower fan 59B and the fourth blower fan 63B, the cooling of the parts to be cooled and the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, and the third blower device 18. It is possible to suppress the driving noise of the blower 59 and the fourth blower 63 at the same time. As a result, the parts to be cooled are appropriately cooled, and the driving noise of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 is not noticeable to the user. Can be suppressed to.

Further, the oven range 1 of the present embodiment detects at least one of the temperature of the cooking chamber 5 accommodating the object S to be cooked, the notification means, the cooking chamber 5, the parts to be cooled, and the surroundings of the parts to be cooled. The temperature detecting means 69 is provided, and it is necessary to drive the first blowing device 18, the second blowing device 22, the third blowing device 59, and the fourth blowing device 63 based on the temperature detected by the temperature detecting means 69. In such a case, the notification means continuously notifies that the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 need to be driven. It is possible to make the user recognize that the parts to be cooled need to be cooled, such as when cooking in the oven range 1.

Further, the microwave oven 1 of the present embodiment includes an operation means 46 for selecting a driving method after the end of cooking, and the control means 65 is a first blower 18 and a second blower based on an operation signal from the operation means 46. By controlling the drive of the blower 22, the third blower 59, and the fourth blower 63, the user can operate the operating means 46 from the set driving methods after the completion of cooking. You can select the driving method of.

Further, in the microwave oven 1 of the present embodiment, after the cooking is completed, the number of rotations of the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B and the fourth blower fan 63B is increased by the operating means 46. R can be changed, and the control means 65 rotates the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B, and the fourth blower fan 63B based on the operation signal from the operation means 46. By controlling R, after the completion of cooking by the microwave oven 1, the user operates the operating means 46 to blow the first blower fan 18B, the second blower fan 22B, the third blower fan 59B, and the fourth blower fan. By changing the rotation speed R of the fan 63B, the user can adjust the drive sound of the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63. ..

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the driving methods of the first blowing device 18, the second blowing device 22, the third blowing device 59, and the fourth blowing device 63 are all the same and are driven at the same time. However, based on the detection signal from the temperature detecting means 69, the first blower device 18, the second blower device 22, the third blower device 59, and the fourth blower device 63 are individually driven by different drive methods. You may.

1 Microwave oven (cooker)
2 Main body 5 Cooking room 18 1st blower (blower)
18B 1st blower fan (blower fan)
22 Second blower (blower)
22B 2nd blower fan (blower fan)
45 Display means (notification means)
46 Operating means 59 Third blower (blower)
59B Third blower fan (blower fan)
63 Fourth blower (blower)
63B 4th blower fan (blower fan)
65 Control means 69 Temperature detection means R Rotation speed S Food to be cooked

Claims (6)

A blower that blows cooling gas to the parts to be cooled arranged inside the main body, and
A control means for controlling the drive of the blower is provided.
The control means controls the driving method of the blower during cooking and after cooking.
A cooking cooker characterized in that the driving method can be selected. The heating cooker according to claim 1, wherein one of the driving methods after the completion of the cooking is to stop the driving of the blower. The first aspect of claim 1, wherein one of the driving methods after the completion of the cooking is to make the rotation speed of the blower fan of the blower device smaller than the rotation speed of the blower fan during the cooking. Cooker. A kitchen that houses the food to be cooked,
Notification means and
A temperature detecting means for detecting at least one of the temperature of the cooking room, the component to be cooled, and the periphery of the component to be cooled is provided.
3. The heating cooker according to item 1. An operation means for selecting a driving method after the completion of cooking is provided.
The cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the control means controls the drive of the blower device based on an operation signal from the operation means. After the cooking is completed, the rotation speed of the blower fan can be changed by the operating means.
The cooker according to claim 5, wherein the control means controls the rotation speed of the blower fan based on an operation signal from the operation means.

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