JP2533821Y2 - Cooking device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooker such as a microwave oven which can automatically heat and cook based on a previously stored heating sequence by inputting a food type name and a cooking amount thereof. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been an increasing need for cookers such as automated microwave ovens that can cook easily, easily, and quickly due to the rationalization of housework by women's advancement in society. Therefore, conventionally, in order to perform fine automatic cooking according to the type of food and the amount of cooking, a cooking amount input TY including a food selection input key and a cooking amount input key is provided.
A microwave oven called PE has been put to practical use. Such a microwave oven is provided with, for example, a key input unit as shown in FIG. 4, and the key input unit is used to select a type of food to be cooked, such as a drink, meat, fish, vegetables, bread, or A food selection key unit 21 is provided for heating and cooking set meals called a dinner plate and for defrosting frozen foods. The food selection key unit 21 includes a cooking key 21a (COMPU in the figure). COOK key)
And a decompression key 21b (COMPU DEFROST key in the figure). Further, beside each of the keys 21a and 21b, a menu having a serial number at the beginning of each of a plurality of food names is described so that the food can be easily selected. On the other hand, a numeric keypad 22 for selecting a desired food from the menu by its number is installed below the food selection key section 21.
Is also used to input the cooking amount of the food selected by the food selection key unit 21. Further, a heating start key 23 for starting heating cooking of a microwave oven or the like is provided in the key input unit.

When such a microwave oven is used for automatic cooking, for example, a procedure as shown in FIG. 5 is used. First, the food selection key section 21 of the cooking amount input TYPE
Then, by pressing either the COMPU COOK key or the COMPU DEFROST key in FIG. 4, automatic cooking is selected. Thereafter, the user selects a food to be automatically cooked or a food similar to the food from the respective food names in the menu described next to the key selected by the user and inputs the number at the beginning of the line using the numeric keypad 22. Next, the amount of cooking of the food is input from the numeric keypad 22. Subsequently, the heating start key 23 is pressed. At this time, a specific heating sequence is selected from each heating sequence stored in advance for each food by a signal indicating the type name of the food and the amount of cooking input in and the heating time and the heating time based on the heating sequence. A heating method is set and automatic cooking of the food is executed. As described above, in the above, when the user selects a food item to be cooked by the food selection key unit 21 and the numeric keypad 22, the food item is specified.
When the cooking amount is input using the numeric keypad 22, the food and the heating sequence according to the cooking amount are selected, the heating time and the heating method are set, and the food is automatically cooked.

[0004]

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in the above,
First, the user operates the key operation for selecting the automatic cooking of the cooking amount input TYPE, that is, the key operation using the food selection key unit 21 and the numeric keypad 22, and the cooking amount of the object to be heated such as the selected food. The necessity of key operation using the numeric keypad 22 for inputting causes a problem that the key operation is complicated, and the keys 21a and 21b in the food selection key portion are convenient for menu selection.
, A menu list is described next to the keypad, which causes a problem that a space for the key input unit is required.

An object of the present invention is to simplify key operation,
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cooker that can save space in a key input unit.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the cooking device according to the present invention, the food to be cooked or thawed usually uses various cooking units such as pounds, grams, cups and pieces. It is characterized in that various foods are easily identified by utilizing such a difference in the cooking amount unit. That is, cooker of the present invention includes a key input unit for the type name and the cooking of the food, such as food are inputted, based on a signal from the key input unit, to set the heating sequence, the heating sequence Controls the heating time and heating method of the object to be cooked .
A key unit for inputting a type name of a plurality of objects to be cooked having different cooking amount units, and inputting each of the cooking amount units . and a cooking amount input key to the
The control unit is a combination of a menu key and a cooking amount input key.
The type name of the item to be cooked is specified from the
Heating seams corresponding to the type of food and the amount of cooking
It is characterized by setting the quenching .

[0007]

According to the above arrangement, when heating the object to be cooked,
A menu key including the type name of the object to be cooked or a similar type name of the object to be cooked is pressed, and then the cooking amount using the cooking amount unit corresponding to the object to be cooked is input by a cooking amount input key . />, You can enter multiple
Since the type names of the objects to be cooked have different cooking amount units, the control unit controls the menu key and the cooking amount input key.
The type name of the object to be cooked is specified from the combination with the key . Therefore, the heating unit is set by the control unit in accordance with the type name of the object to be cooked and the amount of cooking thereof, the heating time and the heating method are set based on the heating sequence, and the object to be heated is heated. By the way, conventionally, as key operations for selecting automatic cooking, three key operations such as a food selection key operation, a ten-key operation for selecting an object to be heated such as food therein, and a ten-key operation for inputting a cooking amount are described. Was needed. However,
In the above description, such a key operation procedure can be performed by two key operations of the menu key and the cooking amount input key by using the cooking amount unit uniquely used for each object to be cooked. Therefore, the key operation can be simplified. Combination of menu key and cooking amount input key
A control unit is provided to specify the type name of the object to be cooked
By using one menu key, it is possible to
Class names can be entered, thus reducing the number of input keys.
I can do it.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the cooker,
As shown in FIG. 3, the key input unit 3 and the key input unit 3
And a storage unit 5 for outputting a constant value such as a heating sequence stored in advance to the control unit 4 on the basis of the signal from the control unit 4, based on the heating sequence. In addition, a cooking chamber 6 in which the heating time and the heating method are controlled by the control unit 4 is provided, and an object to be cooked 7 such as food is placed in the cooking chamber 6 to perform heating cooking. The control unit 4 is configured to control the heating of each of the constants stored in advance in the storage unit 5 corresponding to the cooking target 7 based on a signal from the key input unit 3 indicating the type name and the cooking amount of the cooking target 7. A required heating sequence is selected from the sequence, and the heating time and the heating method of the article to be cooked 7 in the cooking chamber 6 are controlled by the heating sequence. The heating cooking in the cooking chamber 6 uses dielectric heating using a magnetron or the like, or direct or indirect heating using an electric heater. Further, a gas or the like may be used in combination as a heating method.

Although not shown, the key input unit 3 is installed on the front of a box-shaped cooker in consideration of its operability.
As shown in FIG. 1, the key input unit 3 has a menu input unit (food-specific key input unit) 1 for selecting and inputting a type name of a food or the like to be cooked. And a cooking amount key input unit 2 for inputting a cooking amount is disposed in the vicinity of. In the menu input section 1, for example, three menu keys 1a, 1b, and 1c having the same circular shape are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval from each other.
-On the surfaces of 1b and 1c, different food names for each cooking amount are printed horizontally. For example, on the left menu key 1a, MEAT (meat, cooking unit: pound, hereinafter referred to as LB) and VEGETABLE (vegetables, cooking unit: number) are printed vertically, and the menu key 1b in the middle is displayed. The menu key 1c on the right side includes BEVERAGE (drinks of coffee, etc., cooking unit is CUP number), ROLL, MUFFIN (breads, cooking unit is number), FISH (fish, cooking unit is LB) , DEF.MEAT (Frozen meat, cooking unit is LB)
The type name of each food is printed on one menu key, such as "FROZEN VEG."

On the other hand, the cooking amount key input section 2 is provided with, for example, four cooking amount keys 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, which are square and identical in shape, are closely adjacent to each other, and are arranged side by side. It corresponds to the cooking amount unit of each food name described in the menu key 1a. That is, 1.0 LB, 0.1 LB, and the like are displayed on the cooking amount keys 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d, respectively.
A cooking amount unit such as CUP, PCS. (PIECES, number) is printed, and the cooking amount is indicated by the number of times each cooking amount key 2 is pressed. For example, for a cooking amount of 2.5 LB, the cooking amount key 2a indicating 1.0 LB is repeatedly pressed twice,
Subsequently, the cooking amount key 2b indicating 0.1 LB is repeatedly pressed five times to indicate the cooking amount.

FIG. 2 shows an example of use of such a key input unit 3.
It will be described according to. As an example, assume that the user wants to heat BEVERAGE (drink such as coffee). First, BE
Press the menu key 2b with three kinds of names, VERAGE, ROLL, MUFFIN and FISH. Next, in the case of BEVERAGE, in order to input the number of CUPs as a normal cooking amount, input the number of CUPs of BEVERAGE to be heated by the cooking amount key 2c for inputting the number of CUPs (in the example, only the number of input CUPs) Press the cooking amount key 2c repeatedly). If the user desires FISH, the FISH is usually LB (pound) input, so enter the weight using the cooking amount keys 2a and 2b for pound input (for example, for 1.2 LB, Cooking volume key 2 showing 1.0 LB
a once and the cooking amount key 2b indicating 0.1 LB twice. (The order may be reversed, or the order may be changed.) Similarly, in the case of ROLL, MUFFIN, the number is input by the cooking amount key 2d described as PCS.

Subsequently, a heating start key (not shown) is pressed. At this time, a signal from the menu input unit 1 and the cooking amount key input unit 2 causes the control unit 4 shown in FIG.
Specifies a food and a cooking amount thereof, and selects a necessary heating sequence from each heating sequence stored in the storage unit 5 and set in advance in accordance with each cooking target and the cooking amount. Thereafter, the heating time based on the heating sequence, set the heating method, heating time in the cooking chamber 6 as such, by controlling the heating method, the food 7 of foods in the cooking chamber 6 is heated .

In the cooker as described above, when the object to be heated 7 is automatically cooked by utilizing the fact that various objects to be cooked are cooked in several different cooking amount units, FIG. The food to be cooked is specified by two key operations of the menu input unit 1 and the cooking amount key input unit 2 shown in FIG. However, conventionally, as a key operation for selecting automatic cooking, a food selection key operation, a numeric key operation for selecting a food from a numbered food menu list described in the food selection key, and a cooking amount are input. Three key operations such as a ten-key operation were required.
However, in the above, the same thing can be performed by two key operations, and thus the key operations can be simplified. Further, in the configuration of the above embodiment, the type name of each food is described in each of the menu keys 1a of the menu input unit 1, so that the cooking key of the cooking key conventionally required for easy selection is provided. The numbered food menu list provided on the side or the like can be omitted. Thereby, the space for the key input unit 3 can be saved, and the size of the cooker can be reduced. Further, since the cooking amount unit used can be about 4 to 5 types, the number of keys of the cooking amount key input unit 2 is
The number of keys can be reduced to about 4 to 5, which can be smaller than the conventionally required number of ten-keys. Thereby, the space for the key input unit 3 can be further reduced, and the size of the cooking device can be reduced. On the other hand, when the space of the key input unit 3 is maintained as in the related art, the number of keys can be reduced, so that it is possible to increase the size of each key. Thus, it is possible to reduce a key press error and the like, and to improve the operability of the key input unit 3.

[0014]

As described above, the cooking device according to the present invention has a key input section for inputting the type name and the amount of cooking of a food such as food, and a heating device based on a signal from the key input section. A control unit that sets a sequence and controls a heating time and a heating method of the object to be cooked by the heating sequence ;
In the cooker provided with, the key input unit,
Type names of a plurality of foods having different cooking amount units
Enter the menu key for inputting and the above cooking amount units .
A cooking amount input key for powering , the control unit,
Tuned by combination of menu key and cooking amount input key
Identify the type of physical object and
Heating sequence corresponding to the type name and the amount of cooking
This is a configuration to be set . Therefore, in the above configuration, three key operations that were conventionally required are reduced to two.
The key operation can be performed by one key operation, so that the key operation can be simplified. Also, multiple menu items can be cooked with one menu key.
You can enter the type name of the object, so enter key
The effect that the number of can be reduced is produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a main part of a key input unit in a cooking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure in the cooking device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating each function of the cooking device.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a key input unit in a conventional cooking device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure in the cooking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1a, 1b, 1c Menu key 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d Cooking amount key (cooking amount input key)
ー） 3 Key input section

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A key input unit type name and the cooking of the food, such as food are inputted, based on a signal from the key input unit, to set the heating sequence, the object to be cooked by the heating sequence And a control unit for controlling a heating time and a heating method of the object .
In the cooking device, the key input unit includes a menu key for inputting a type name of a plurality of objects having different cooking amount units, and a cooking amount input for inputting each of the cooking amount units. Key, and the control unit includes a combination of a menu key and a cooking amount input key.
Identify the type of food to be cooked from the combination and
Heating corresponding to the type of cooked food and the amount of cooking
A cooker characterized by setting a sequence .