JP3104822B2 - Bread making method and bread making machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bread maker and, more particularly, to a bread maker which automatically adjusts the color of the bread. For example, the present invention relates to a bread maker that stirs and ferments a bread material in a baking case and then bake, and automatically performs baking adjustment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a bread maker of this type, a bread maker operation such as kneading, fermenting, rounding, forming, baking, etc. is performed fully automatically under the control of a control circuit (CPU). Conventionally, the baking adjustment in this baking operation is performed by changing the baking time by adjusting means such as volume, or by three steps of light (light baking color), medium (medium baking color), and dark (dark baking color). The baking time of the baking tone is set in advance, and three stages of baking adjustment are performed with the set time.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional baking adjustment method, baking is performed for a fixed baking adjustment time set in advance. There has been a problem that the degree of baking changes or the difference due to baking adjustment does not become constant.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and a fixed baking time is added to the time when the temperature of the dough inside the bread reaches a set value. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a bread maker capable of obtaining a predetermined degree of baking even if the amount of the bread material or the content of the blend varies.

[0005]

The invention according to claim 1 comprises a heating means for baking dough, a temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of the dough, and a baking color setting means for setting a baking color. In the bread making method of the bread machine, the time measurement by the timer means is started when the temperature detection means detects the reference dough temperature after the start of the bread baking step, and the time measurement by the timer means is given in advance by the baking color setting means. The baking method is characterized by terminating the baking at the time when a certain time has been reached, and the invention of claim 2 is that the time given in advance by the baking color setting means is a stepwise fixed value including zero time. 4. The bread making method according to claim 1. Further, the invention according to claim 3 is a baking machine comprising a heating means for baking dough, a temperature detecting means for detecting a temperature of the dough, and a baking color setting means for setting a baking color. Control means for starting time counting by the timer means when the temperature detecting means detects the reference cloth temperature after the start, and baking when the time counting by the timer means reaches a time previously given by the burning color setting means. And a control means for terminating the process.

[0006]

The baking dough is baked by the heating means, the temperature of the dough is detected by the temperature detecting means, the baking temperature is detected by the setting means by the baking color adjusting means after detecting that the dough temperature has reached the reference dough temperature. The baking is continued by the timer means for the set time corresponding to the color, and the baking color is set.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 are views showing one embodiment of a bread maker according to the present invention. First, the configuration will be described. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a case main body of a bread maker, 2 denotes an inner case, and 3 denotes a baking case provided in the inner case 2. A kneading blade 4 is provided in the firing case 3, and the kneading blade 4 is rotated by a motor 5 provided in the case body 1 via pulleys 6 and 7 and a belt 8 fixed to respective shafts. The dough is kneaded. A temperature sensor 12 such as a thermistor, which is a temperature detecting means for detecting the dough temperature of the dough, is attached to the upper end of the shaft 11 of the kneading blade 4, and the temperature sensor 12 is connected to a control unit 20 described later. Reference numeral 13 denotes a heater as a heating means for baking the dough, which is connected to a power supply via a control unit 20 described later. A cooling fan 15 is provided above the motor 5 in the case main body 1, and the cooling fan 15 is rotated by the drive of the motor 16, and when a cooling process is performed after the completion of firing, cool air is blown from the opening 17 to the upper portion of the pan. It is made to cool by spraying.

A control unit 20 is provided at the front of the case body 1.
Is provided. The control unit 20 includes a liquid crystal display unit 22 for displaying cooking time, time, and the like on an operation panel 21 on the front.
Setting means 23 for setting the baking color of the bread at the time of baking, for example, light, medium, or dark; and the reference dough temperature T for the time for the baking color set by the setting means 23.
and a control unit 24 that is a baking color adjustment unit that continues the baking time t from o. Here, the reference fabric temperature To is a fabric temperature at which a predetermined baked color, that is, a baked light color is obtained.

The setting means 23 is connected to the control unit 24, and sets a so-called baking color, light, medium and dark of the surface of the bread, that is, a push button 2 for setting so-called baking degree.
3A, 23B, and 23C, and an increase button 23D and a decrease button 23E for further increasing or decreasing the burn color.
On the operation panel 21, a menu button 26 for setting a menu, a cancel button 27, a start button 2
8 and a plurality of display lamps 2 for displaying these contents
9 are provided.

The control unit 24 includes a printed circuit board and an IC, and includes a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, a timer, a clock, etc., a liquid crystal display unit 22, setting means 23, sensors such as a temperature sensor 21, a heater 13, and other operations. It is connected to buttons, display lamps, and the like, and controls a predetermined operation. That is, when the signal of the fabric temperature T from the temperature sensor 12 reaches the reference fabric temperature To, the CPU starts measurement of the timer, and the measurement time is set to the baked color set by the setting unit 23 (the push buttons 23A and 23B). , 23C and increase / decrease buttons 23D, 23E), the firing time is ended when the X or Y time described below is reached.

FIG. 3 shows a bread making process, and the bread making process will be described with reference to FIG. First, a predetermined amount of a material such as a bread material and water is put into the baking case 3. Next, the menu button 26 is pressed, the menu display lamp 29 is set to a desired lamp, for example, bread, and the setting of the roasting color is set to, for example, light or medium, that is, the push buttons 23A or 23B are pressed. If desired, the increase button 23E is pressed to further increase the burn color to the dark side. These are not shown, but can be confirmed by displaying, for example, three steps between medium and dark on the liquid crystal display unit. If necessary, the cancel button 27 can be pressed to reset the menu.

When the menu setting is completed, a start button 28 is pressed. The motor 5 starts rotating according to a signal from the control unit 26, and the driving force of the motor 5 is transmitted to the shaft 11 via the pulley 6, the belt 8, and the pulley 7.
Then, the kneading blade 4 is driven to perform the first stirring. Then, after a short pause, the second stirring was performed again, and the fermentation,
After the molding, the baking is further performed by the heater 13, and finally, the motor 16 is rotated and cooled by the cooling fan, thereby completing the entire process.

In the above steps, the firing step is performed as follows. That is, as shown in FIG.
The dough temperature T ₀ inside the bread dough is detected by the temperature sensor 12 and monitored by the control unit. The CPU of the control unit determines that the dough temperature T is equal to the reference dough temperature To, that is, the dough temperature at which the light is to be baked. When the timer is reached, the timer starts counting. When the baking color is light (that is, the push button 23A is pressed) by the setting means 23 and is the same as the predetermined baking color, the baking ends when the cloth temperature T reaches the reference cloth temperature To.

[0014] When the push button 23B is pressed by browned is set to Medium is a firing ends at time t ₁ from the time t ₀ has been reached the reference dough temperature To counted X time (step M). Also, the pressed pushbutton 23C, when the browning is set to dark, the calcination ends become at time t ₂ counted Y hours from the time of the t ₀ (step D).
After the completion of the firing in all of the steps L, M, and D, the cooling step is started, and the time point t ₃ at the end of the cooling is not changed in any step.

The relationship between the X time and the Y time is X <Y, and even if there is a change in the amount or blending of the bread crumbs, it is possible to simply bake with a certain difference. X and Y are set so that the same degree of baking can always be achieved.

Next, the operation will be described. In the present invention, the dough temperature T when the baking color is light is set to the reference dough temperature T.
₀ , the time is measured from this time point t ₀ , and the dark and dark medium and dark are defined as the count time from the time point t ₀ as X or Y, and only the elapsed time is defined.
The baking color on the surface of the bread increases the darkness of the surface of the bread only depending on the elapse of the baking time, regardless of the amount of the dough and the content of the dough.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the timing of ending the bread baking is measured based on the time when the dough temperature reaches the reference dough temperature, the same baking color can be obtained even if the amount or the composition of the bread material changes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a bread maker according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation unit of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a process chart showing the steps of the bread maker shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a baking process diagram of the bread maker according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Baking machine case main body 12 Temperature sensor (temperature detection means) 13 Heater (heating means) 23 Setting means 24 Control part (baking color adjustment means) L Light process M Medium process D Dark process T Fabric temperature To reference Dough temperature

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A heating means and baked dough, a temperature detecting means for detecting the temperature of the dough, manufacturing path in the bread maker and a baked color setting means for setting the baking color
In the baking method, after the start of the bread baking step, the temperature detecting means may set the reference dough temperature
At the point when the timer is detected, the timer starts counting time.
The time counting by the timer means is performed by the burning color setting means.
When the time given in advance is reached, the firing is terminated.
Baking method characterized by that. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined value is provided by the burning color setting means.
2. The time is a step-wise fixed value including zero time.
Baking method described. 3. A heating means for baking dough, and a bread raw material.
Set the temperature detection means to detect the temperature of the ground and the color of the bread
In bread maker and a baked color setting means for the temperature sensing means a reference dough temperature after the start bread baking step
When the time is detected, start timing by the timer.
Control means and the timer means measures the time
When the time set in advance by the setting means is reached
Control means for terminating the firing at a point.
Baking machine.