JP2547584B2 - Electronically controlled cooker - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an electronically controlled cooker having a sounding function.

(B) Conventional Technology An electronically controlled cooking device, such as a microwave oven, disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-60324 has a sounding function and generates a voice related to an operation key.

By the way, since there is a pronunciation function like this, it is desirable to make more effective use of such a pronunciation function.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention is intended to utilize the sound generation function for sales promotion of cooking devices.

(D) Means for solving the problems Heating means for heating food, a drive circuit for driving the heating means, a heating control section, a voice generating section, a voice input section, and an instruction regarding voice are individually provided. A voice key operation unit having a plurality of keys to be applied to the voice input unit, a voice storage unit, and a voice from the voice input unit to be stored in the voice storage unit based on the instruction by the key operation on the key operation unit. In an electronically controlled cooker comprising a voice control unit for causing the voice generation unit to generate the voice stored in the voice storage unit, the control unit is a plurality of predetermined keys among the plurality of keys. An electronically controlled cooker, characterized in that it has means for causing the sound generation section to repeatedly generate the sound stored in the sound storage section when the key is operated in a specific combination.

(E) Action When there is a key operation in the key operation unit having a plurality of keys, the voice from the voice input unit is stored in the voice storage unit based on the individual instruction corresponding to the key The voice stored in the storage unit is generated from the voice generating unit, and the cooker has a sounding function.

Then, when a plurality of predetermined keys among the plurality of keys are operated in a specific combination, the voice stored in the voice storage unit is repeatedly generated from the voice generating unit. If the voice memory section stores the voice "This microwave oven is a good deal today. Please buy this opportunity.", Such voice is repeatedly generated, and the above-mentioned pronunciation function is activated. Useful for sales promotion in stores.

In this case, the operation of the plurality of keys in the above specific combination is a special operation and can be performed only by a person who has been informed in advance for sales promotion. It is designed so that the user cannot do it carelessly.

(F) Embodiment FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show the structure of an electronically controlled cooker, that is, a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention. A heating chamber (4) to which microwaves for heating are supplied is arranged, and a door (5) for opening and closing a front opening of the heating chamber (4) and a front panel (on the front surface of the main body (1). 6) is arranged. Such a front panel (6) includes a heating key operation unit (7) for setting heating conditions such as a heating time, a display unit (8) for displaying the remaining heating time, and a microphone (Voice input unit). 9), a speaker (10) as a voice generation unit, and a voice key operation unit (11).
Further, such a key operation unit (11) has a message key (12) for individually giving a voice instruction, a recording key (13), a re-voice key (14) and a light emitting diode (15). ing.

FIG. 3 shows the circuit of the microwave oven, which has a plug (16).
The heating circuit section (1) to which the drive voltage is supplied from the drive voltage generation section (17) based on the commercial power supply input via
8) and a voice circuit section (19) are provided.

The heating circuit section (18) includes a heating microcomputer (20), the heating key operation section (7), a buzzer (21), and a magnetron drive circuit (22) including the magnetron (2). It consists of In this case, the heating microcomputer (20) drives and controls the magnetron drive circuit (22) based on the heating condition set by the heating key operation unit (7) to heat the heating chamber (4). Microwaves are fed into the food (3) to be microwave-heated. Further, during such heating, the display section (8)
The remaining time is displayed at, and at the end of heating, the buzzer (21) is driven to notify the end of heating.

The voice circuit section (19) includes a voice microcomputer (23) as a voice control section, the voice key operation section (11), and a voice input circuit (24) including the microphone (9). A voice generation circuit (25) including the speaker (10) and a voice storage section (26). In this case, the voice microcomputer (23) controls independently of the heating microcomputer (20), and the voice input is performed based on the key operation information from the voice key operation unit (11). The voice input from the microphone (9) of the circuit (24) is stored in the voice storage section (26), and the voice stored in the storage section (26) is changed to the speaker (10) of the voice generation circuit (25). The light emitting diode (15) of the key operation section (11) is driven and controlled.

FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of the control program of the voice microcomputer (23), and the operation relating to the sound generation function will be described below along the chart.

Normally, S1, S2 and S3 steps are cycled. S1,
In S2 and S3 steps, it is determined whether or not the message key (12), the recording key (13), and the re-voice key (14) in the voice key operation unit (11) are operated.

When the recording key (13) is operated to give a voice-related recording instruction individually, the circulation of the S1, S2, and S3 steps ends, and the S4 step is executed to execute the light emitting diode (15).
Is lit, and the lighting indicates to the user that recording is possible. In the following S5 step, the voice input from the microphone (9) of the voice input circuit (24) is stored in the voice storage section (26) for 30 seconds. In this case, for example, a housewife who is a user wants to say something to his husband who is returning home, "The side dish is in the refrigerator. Please warm it in the microwave." Microphone (9)
When speaking to, the voice is stored in the voice storage unit (26). After 30 seconds, the light emitting diode (15) is turned off at the next step S6, and at the step S7, the speaker (10) of the sound generating circuit (25) produces a terminating sound for 2 seconds. To be done. After that, the circulation of S1, S2 and S3 steps is performed.

Then, when the message key (12) is operated to individually give a message instruction regarding voice, the circulation of S1, S2 and S3 steps is finished, S8 step is executed, and whether any recording is made in the voice memory (26). It is determined whether or not. In this case, the light-emitting diode (15) is recorded in which the content to be transmitted to the master is recorded as described above, and the S9 step is then executed.
Starts blinking. As a result, the master who returns home later can recognize that there is a message by this blinking. At the next S10 step, the operation of the playback key (14) is awaited.

Then, when the husband came home late and went to the microwave oven and knew that there was some message by the blinking above, he operated the re-voice key (14) to give a re-voice instruction individually regarding the voice according to this. , S10 step, S11 step, it is determined whether or not the operation of the re-voice key (14) is the operation of the message key (12). In this case, there is no message key (12) operation, and then S12
In step S13, the light emitting diode (15) is turned off, and in the subsequent step S13, the sound stored in the sound storage unit (26) is generated from the speaker (10) of the sound generating circuit (25). This time is 30 seconds. In this case, the above-mentioned message, "Side dishes are in the refrigerator, please warm in the microwave." The master may then perform the work as per the voice. Then, after the lapse of 30 seconds, an end sound is generated at the next S7 step, and then the S1, S2, and S3 steps are circulated.

In addition, when returning home late, the owner must operate the re-voice key (14) because there is a message, and the message key (12) is operated to generate the diode (15) in advance.
Does not have to blink. Then, when the husband who came home late operates the re-voice key (14), in this case, the circulation of S1, S2, and S3 steps, which is performed after the message recording as described above, ends, and S14 step is executed. It is determined whether or not any recording is made in the voice storage section (26). In this case, a recording is being made, so that the above S12, S13 and S7 steps are sequentially executed, and the voice message is generated as described above.

As described above, the microwave oven has a sounding function.

By the way, the pronunciation function of such a microwave oven is also useful for sales promotion in stores.

That is, in the same manner as described above, the voice "This microwave oven is available today. Please buy at this opportunity." Is recorded and stored in the voice storage unit (26) in advance. To do.

Then, of the three keys of the voice key operation section (11), two predetermined keys, specifically, the message key (12) and the re-voice key (14) are operated in a specific combination.
In this case, the message key (12) is continuously operated, and the re-voice key (14) is continuously operated 5 times during this period.

First, if you continue to operate the message key (12), the circulation of S1, S2, and S3 steps that has been performed after recording will end, and
0 steps are sequentially executed. And message key (12)
If the first re-voice key (14) operation is performed while continuing to operate, then the S15 step and S15 step are executed, and the re-voice key (14) is pressed five times during the operation of the message key (12). It is determined whether or not it has been operated. Now, it is the situation where the first operation has been performed, and then S16 step is executed to judge whether or not the message key (12) is continuously operated. At present, the message key (12) is continuously operated, and then the S15 and S16 steps are cycled. During this time, if the re-voice key (14) is operated the second time, the third time, the fourth time, and the fifth time, the circulation of the above S15 and S16 steps is ended, and the S17 step is executed. If the operation of the message key (12) is interrupted during the circulation of S15 and S16 steps, the circulation of S1, S2 and S3 steps is performed thereafter, and the process returns to the start.

Thus, in the above S17 step, the voice storage unit (2
The voice saying "This microwave oven is a good deal today. Please buy at this opportunity." Is memorized in 6), so the above-mentioned pronunciation function is promoted in the store. To help.

In this case, the key operation performed with the above specific combination is a special operation and can only be performed by a person who has been informed in advance for sales promotion. For example, housewives are unable to carelessly do it.

The above-mentioned repetition is continued until the plug (16) is removed.
Then, when the plug (16) is inserted again, the S1, S2 and S3 steps are circulated.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, for example, the pronunciation function utilized in a general household can be utilized for sales promotion of a cooking device, and the pronunciation function can be effectively utilized.

Further, the pronunciation function is configured to store the voice from the voice input unit in the voice storage unit and to generate the voice stored in the voice storage unit from the voice generation unit.
The voice storage unit allows the user (store) to arbitrarily store the message contents, so that a message unique to the store can be stored, and this message can be repeatedly generated by a specific operation of a plurality of keys.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2 is a sectional view, Fig. 3 is a circuit diagram, and Fig. 4 is a flow chart of a control program for a voice microcomputer. (9) …… Microphone (voice input section), (10) …… Speaker (voice generation section), (11) …… Key operation section, (12)
…… Message key, (13) …… Record key, (14) …… Re-voice key, (23) …… Voice microcomputer (voice control unit), (26) …… Voice storage unit.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A heating means for heating food, a drive circuit for driving the heating means, a heating control section, and a sound generating section.
A voice input section, a voice key operation section having a plurality of keys for individually giving instructions regarding voice, a voice storage section, and a voice input section from the voice input section based on the instruction by the key operation on the key operation section. An electronically controlled cooker comprising: a voice control unit for storing a voice in the voice storage unit; and a voice control unit for generating the voice stored in the voice storage unit from the voice generation unit. When a plurality of predetermined keys among the above keys are operated in a specific combination, the electronic device has means for repeatedly causing the voice generation unit to repeatedly generate the voice stored in the voice storage unit. Controlled cooker.