JP5645577B2 - Induction heating cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an induction heating cooker that heats an object to be heated such as a metal pan containing the object to be cooked on a top plate from below the top plate.

  A cooking device that heats an object to be heated, such as a metal pan, with a heating coil has been recognized by consumers as having excellent features such as safety, cleanliness, and high efficiency.

  Such induction heating cookers can be either a stationary type that is placed on the top surface of a sink or the like depending on the installation form, and a built-in type that is set in an installation space in kitchen furniture such as a sink. In any type, almost all of the upper surface is covered with a top plate (also called a top plate) formed of a heat-resistant glass plate or the like, and below that is one or more induction heatings. The source is arranged. As the induction heating source, an annular heating coil and a high-frequency generating power circuit (also referred to as an inverter circuit) for supplying high-frequency power to the heating coil are used. Moreover, in order to detect that the cooking object has been blown from the heated object such as a pan, a blowing detection electrode is disposed on the lower surface of the top plate along the edge of the heating coil (for example, Patent Document 1). reference).

  As another induction heating cooker, when a plurality of arc-shaped blowing detection electrodes are arranged on the lower surface of the top plate, and the cooking object on the top plate is blown down, the capacitance of the electrodes There is one that captures the change in the frequency and stops high-frequency heating (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Furthermore, as another induction heating cooker, a circular heating coil is placed in the center, a plurality of side heating coils are arranged so as to be adjacent to both sides of the central heating coil, and the central heating coil and the side heating coil are separately provided. In the case of driving with a high frequency generation power circuit, induction induction generated between the side heating coil and the central heating coil is considered by considering the direction of the high frequency current flowing through the plurality of side heating coils and the central heating coil. There is one that can be used for applications such as canceling electric power and simultaneously heating a large flat area (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2010-182659 A (first page, FIG. 2) JP 2010-182626 A (first page, FIG. 2) Japanese Patent No. 3725249 (first page, second page, FIG. 3)

  However, conventionally, the heating method using both the central heating coil and the plurality of side heating coils has not been devised to detect the blow-off, and the blow-off detection control is based on a single annular heating coil. Only proposed. In addition, when a user who is unfamiliar with the use of induction heating cookers has used it, how the user concerned is There is a concern that it is not possible to cope with it and there is a concern that it may be erroneously handled, and there is a problem that the conventional blow-off detection control function alone cannot be used in order to be able to use the cooker easily and safely.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is an induction heating cooker that uses a plurality of heating coils so as to promote the generation of convection in a liquid such as water or boiled juice in a heated object. Therefore, the main purpose is to add a highly reliable blow-off detection function that can be used with peace of mind even by users who are not familiar with the use of induction heating cookers.

An induction heating cooker according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a top plate on which a heated object such as a pan into which a food is to be placed is placed, a main heating coil disposed below the top plate, and the main heating coil. Capturing changes in capacitance in a plurality of sub-heating coils arranged close to both sides, an inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to each of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, and electrodes arranged on the top plate A blow-off detection unit that detects a blow-off, a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the object to be heated, a control unit that inputs detection information of the temperature detection unit and controls the output of the inverter circuit, and An operation unit for instructing the cooking operation to the control unit, a notifying unit for informing the user of the cooking state and the operation content of the operation unit, and a wide range of processing including the main heating coil and the sub heating coil. A wide-area light-emitting section that indicates light on the top plate with light, and an individual light-emitting section that is provided for each sub-heating coil and indicates that the driving state is on the top plate, and the control section During the cooperative heating of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, the wide-area light-emitting unit is turned on, and when the blow-off detection unit detects blow-out, the individual light emission located near the portion where the blow-off occurred The part is lit. Accordingly, cooperative heating can be performed in a wide heating range including the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, and the heating range can be displayed on the top plate by the wide-area light emitting unit. Furthermore, even when a user unfamiliar with the use of the cooker starts cooking, when the blow-off detection unit detects blow-down and restricts or stops the heating drive, the user changes the light emission state of the individual light-emitting unit. You can see the occurrence of spilling. In addition, the user can specify the location where the blow-off occurs in the light emission state of the individual light emitting unit located near the location where the blow-off occurs. Thereby, a user or a beginner who is unfamiliar with cooking can use it with peace of mind without misinterpreting that the emergency stop has been caused by spilling, as a failure, or as an operation error.

An induction heating cooker according to a second aspect of the present invention includes a top plate on which a heated object such as a pan into which a food is to be placed is placed, a main heating coil disposed below the top plate, and the main heating coil. Capturing changes in capacitance in a plurality of sub-heating coils arranged close to both sides, an inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to each of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, and electrodes arranged on the top plate A blow-off detection unit that detects a blow-off, a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the object to be heated, a control unit that inputs detection information of the temperature detection unit and controls the output of the inverter circuit, and An operation unit for instructing the cooking operation to the control unit, a notifying unit for informing the user of the cooking state and the operation content of the operation unit, and a wide range of processing including the main heating coil and the sub heating coil. A plurality of wide-area light-emitting portions that indicate light on the top plate, and at least one wide-area light-emitting portion is provided for each sub-heating coil, and the control section includes a main heating coil and a sub-heating coil. During the cooperative heating, the wide-area light emitting section is turned on, and when the blow-off detection section detects blow-out, the wide-area light emission section located near the portion where the blow-out has occurred is turned on. It is. Accordingly, cooperative heating can be performed in a wide heating range including the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, and the heating range can be displayed on the top plate by the wide-area light emitting unit. Furthermore, even when a user unfamiliar with the use of the cooker starts cooking, when the blow-off detection unit detects blow-down and restricts or stops the heating drive, the user changes the light emission state of the wide-area light emitting unit. You can see the occurrence of spilling. In addition, the user can identify the location where the blow-off occurs in the light emission state of the wide-area light emitting unit located near the location where the blow-off occurs. Thereby, a user or a beginner who is unfamiliar with cooking can use it with peace of mind without misinterpreting that the emergency stop has been caused by spilling, as a failure, or as an operation error.

  According to the present invention, in the induction heating cooker that can use the main heating coil and the plurality of sub-heating coils at the same time, if there is a spill from the cooking object, the spill is placed on the top plate. In addition to being able to quickly detect and control the drive of the inverter circuit, even if a user who is unfamiliar with the use of the cooker can use it, it can avoid the occurrence of spilling or operate correctly. It can be used with care and can provide an easy-to-use cooker.

It is a block diagram which shows the basic composition of the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is heating operation explanatory drawing 1 of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the electricity supply explanatory drawing 1 of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is control step explanatory drawing which shows the basic heating operation | movement of the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is control step explanatory drawing shown in the case of using the basic heating operation | movement of the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention in simple operation mode. It is a top view which shows the modification of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is energization explanatory drawing 2 of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is the electricity supply explanatory drawing 3 of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is heating operation explanatory drawing 2 of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a perspective view which partially decomposes | disassembles and shows the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the whole main-body part in the state which removed the top-plate part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a top view of the whole main-body part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a top view which shows arrangement | positioning of the whole heating coil of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the left side induction heating source of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is wiring explanatory drawing of the main heating coil of the induction heating source of the left side of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is an enlarged plan view of the main heating coil of the induction heating source of the left side of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, and its peripheral part. It is a top view of the coil support body for main heating coils of the induction heating source of the left side of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a control circuit whole figure of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a full bridge system circuit diagram used as the principal part of the control circuit of the built-in induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a simplification figure of the full bridge system circuit used as the control circuit principal part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a principal block diagram of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the left IH heating source part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is control step explanatory drawing which shows the basic heating operation | movement of the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart 1 of control operation of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart 2 of control operation of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the flowchart 3 which shows the control action in the case of changing the heating power of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the flowchart 4 which shows the control operation in the normal operation mode of the blow-off detection part and individual light emission part in the right IH heating part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the flowchart 4 which shows the control action in the simple operation mode of the blow-off detection part and individual light emission part in the right IH heating part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the value of the heating power value (heating power) of main heating coil MC and subheating coil SC1-4 in the case of heating power 3KW and 1.5KW in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is. It is a built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention, and is a figure which shows the value of the heating power value (heating power) of the main heating coil MC and the subheating coils SC1-4 in the case of 500 W of heating power. In the built-in type induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, when the main / sub heating power ratio is 1: 1, the heating power values of the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 2400W It is a figure which shows the value of (heating electric power). It is a top view which shows the right side principal part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the principal part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the heating cooking operation | movement of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIGS. 1-11 shows the induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention, Comprising: The example of the built-in (built-in) type induction heating cooking appliance is shown.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of the entire built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view of an induction heating coil in the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an induction heating in the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the heating operation of the coil. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the energization of the induction heating coil in the built-in induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is control step explanatory drawing which shows the basic heating operation | movement of the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns.
FIG. 6 is a control step explanatory view showing the basic heating operation of the built-in induction heating cooker as a whole according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention when used in the simple operation mode.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a modification of the induction heating coil in the built-in induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a built-in induction heating cooking according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the energization of the induction heating coil in the cooker. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the energization of the induction heating coil in the built-in induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is heating operation explanatory drawing 2 of the induction heating coil in the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on form 1.
FIG. 11: is a top view which shows the whole built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part or each equivalent part in each figure.

  Terms used in the embodiments of the present invention are defined respectively.

  “Operating conditions” of the heating means refer to electrical and physical conditions for heating, and collectively refers to energization time, energization amount (thermal power), heating temperature, energization pattern (continuous energization, intermittent energization, etc.) Is. That is, it refers to the energization conditions of the heating means.

  “Display” refers to the operating conditions of cooking utensils and related information that is helpful for cooking (changes in characters, symbols, illustrations, colors, presence / absence of light emission, luminance, etc.) Including the purpose of notifying the occurrence of a condition, hereinafter referred to simply as “cooking related information”). However, the “display” in the case where “broad-area light emitting unit” or “individual light emitting unit” to be described later emits light and displays and “first display” and “second display” are simply light emission, Turns on and emits light of a predetermined color. If the lighting mode or visual effect is changed, such as light color, brightness, or continuous lighting and blinking status, the display is “changed” or “switched”. And so on. In the present invention, “light emission” and “lighting” have the same meaning, but when the light emitting element such as a light emitting diode emits light, it is often called light emission, and when the lamp emits light, it is often called lighting. In the following description, there are cases where two expressions are used in this way. In addition, even if it is electrically or physically emitted or lit, if the user only reaches a weak light that cannot be visually confirmed by the user, the user shall give the result of “emission” or “on”. Since it cannot be confirmed, it does not fall under the terms “light emission” or “lighting” unless otherwise specified. For example, the top plate to be described later is generally not colorless and transparent, and the material itself has a light color before painting on the surface. Therefore, the transmittance of visible light is not 100%. And the light cannot be seen from above the top plate.

  As the “display means” of the display unit, unless otherwise specified, there are two types of liquid crystal (LCD) and various light emitting elements (an example of a semiconductor light emitting element is LED (Light Emitting Diode), LD (Laser Diode)). And organic electroluminescence (EL) elements. For this reason, the display means includes a display screen such as a liquid crystal screen or an EL screen. However, the display means of “broad-area light emitting section” and “individual light emitting section” described later may be a simple light emitting means such as a lamp or LED.

  “Notification” means the display of visible information such as letters, numbers, symbols, figures, animations, etc., and electrical sound (referred to as an electrically created or synthesized sound), operating conditions of the control means and cooking related information. This is an operation to notify the user for the purpose of recognition.

  The “notification unit” includes a notification unit using audible sounds such as a buzzer and a speaker, and a notification unit using characters, symbols, illustrations, animation, or visible light unless otherwise specified.

  “Cooperative heating” refers to an operation in which electric power is supplied to each of two or more heating coils serving as induction heating sources to induction-heat the same object to be heated. In the present invention, examples of cooperative heating are shown in Embodiments 2 and 3 to be described later.

  Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 of the induction heating cooker according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 are plan views schematically showing the entire induction heating coil of the induction heating cooker 1 according to the present invention.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the induction heating cooker of this invention is provided with one rectangular main-body part A (refer FIG. 11). The main body portion A constitutes the upper surface of the main body portion A, and a top plate portion B (not shown) whose entire upper surface is covered with a top plate except for a part of the periphery, and a periphery other than the upper surface of the main body portion A A casing C (not shown) constituting the outer shell, a heating means D (such as a main heating coil MC to be described later) for heating a pot, food, etc. with electric energy, and an operation operated by the user A means E, a control means F for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the operating means, and a display means G for displaying the operating conditions of the heating means are provided.

  Further, as a part of the heating means D, there is an electric heating means which is not used in the first embodiment but is called a grill box (grill heating chamber) or a roaster. In FIG. 1, E1 is an input operation on the operating means E provided on the upper front part of the main body A by a touch key for detecting the presence or absence of input using a change in capacitance, a pressing key having a mechanical electrical contact, or the like. The second selection unit, E2 is the second selection unit, and E3 is the third selection unit. The user can select various cooking menus described later by operating these selection units. Features of the functions of the selection units E1 to E3 will be described in detail later.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, MC is a main heating coil of an induction heating source (hereinafter referred to as “IH heating source”), and below a top plate (not shown) on which an object to be heated N such as a metallic pan is placed. It is arranged close to. In the figure, the outline of the heated object N such as a pan is shown by a broken circle.
In addition, the main heating coil is spirally bundled with about 30 thin wires of about 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm, and this bundle (hereinafter referred to as a collecting wire) is wound while twisting one or more wires, and the center point The outer shape is rounded starting from X1 and finally formed into a disk shape. The diameter (maximum outer diameter dimension) of the main heating coil MC is about 180 mm to 200 mm, and the radius R1 is 90 to 100 mm. In the first embodiment, for example, a maximum power consumption (maximum thermal power) of 1.5 KW is provided.

  SC1 to SC4 are four oval sub-heating coils, which are symmetrically arranged at equal intervals in front and rear, left and right with the center point X1 of the main heating coil MC as a base point, from the center point X1. The transverse dimension, that is, the “thickness” (also referred to as “lateral width dimension”) WA when viewed in a radial manner is about 50% to 30% of the radius R1 of the main heating coil MC. In this example, WA is set to 40 mm. The long diameter MW is about twice as large as R1, that is, about 180 mm to 200 mm, which is the same as the diameter (maximum outer diameter) of the main heating coil MC. The “side” of the main heating coil MC includes the upper side and the lower side (front side) as well as the right side and the left side in FIG. "" Means both the left and right sides, as well as the front and rear and diagonal directions.

  The four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the main heating coil MC while maintaining a space 271 of a predetermined space (a size of about several mm to 1 cm). The sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are substantially equidistant from each other (with the space 273 maintained therebetween). The sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are also wound while twisting one or a plurality of assembly wires, and the assembly wires are wound in a predetermined direction so that the outer shape becomes an oval or an oval shape, and then the portions are used to maintain the shape. It is formed by being constrained by a binding tool or being solidified with a heat resistant resin or the like. The four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 have the same planar shape, and the vertical, horizontal, and height (thickness) dimensions are all the same. Accordingly, four sub-heating coils are manufactured and arranged at four locations.

As shown in FIG. 2, these four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 have a tangent direction around the main coil MC having the radius R1 from the center point X1 and the longitudinal center line of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. Match. In other words, it coincides with the major axis direction.
The sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 each form a closed circuit electrically extending while the respective collecting wires are bent into an oval shape. Further, the vertical dimension (also referred to as height dimension and thickness) of the main heating coil MC and the vertical dimension of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are the same, and the facing distance between the upper surface and the lower surface of the top plate is as follows. It is installed and fixed horizontally to have the same dimensions.

  In FIG. 2, DW shows the outer diameter dimension of the to-be-heated object N, such as a metal pan. From the diameter of the main heating coil MC and the thickness WA of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 as described above, the outer dimension DW of the object to be heated N is about 220 mm to 240 mm in the example of FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a power supply device built in the induction heating cooker 1. The power supply device according to the present invention generally includes a converter (for example, also referred to as a diode bridge circuit or a rectifier bridge circuit) that converts a three-phase AC power source into a DC current, a smoothing capacitor connected to the output terminal of the converter, and the smoothing capacitor. Main inverter circuit (power circuit section) MIV for the main heating coil MC connected in parallel to the condenser for use, and a sub inverter circuit for each of the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 connected in parallel to the smoothing condenser. (Power supply circuit unit) SIV1 to SIV4.

Reference numeral 50 denotes a blow-off detector, which has a first electrode 40 and a second electrode 41, which will be described later, and the electrodes are tightly bonded to the lower surface of a glass top plate described later.
When the liquid of the cooking object spilled from the pan of the object to be heated N reaches the position directly above the electrodes 40 and 41, the capacitance of the electrode changes. The unit 50 sends a determination signal to the energization control circuit 200 when there is a blown down. The method of discrimination will be described in detail later.

  The main inverter circuit MC and the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 convert a direct current from the converter into a high frequency current, and supply the high frequency current to the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 independently of each other. Is.

  In general, the impedance of the induction heating coil changes depending on the presence and size (area) of the object N to be heated placed above the induction heating coil. The amount of current flowing through the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 also changes. The power supply device of the present invention includes a current detection unit (detection means) 280 for detecting the respective current amounts flowing in the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. This electric current detection part is a kind of to-be-heated object mounting judgment part mentioned later.

  According to the present invention, the current detection unit 280 is used to detect the amount of current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, whereby the object to be heated N is placed above each coil. Whether or not the bottom area of the object N to be heated is larger than a predetermined value, and the estimation result is transmitted to the control unit (hereinafter referred to as “energization control circuit”) 200. The size (bottom diameter) and the mounting position can be detected.

  In addition, as what detects the mounting state of the to-be-heated material N, although the electric current detection part 280 which detects the electric current amount which flows into the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuits SIV1-SIV4 was used, it is not limited to this Alternatively, the placement state of the object N to be heated may be detected using another arbitrary sensor such as a mechanical sensor or an optical sensor.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the energization control circuit 200 of the power supply device of the present invention is connected to a current detection unit (detection circuit unit) 280, and the main inverter circuit MIV and the main inverter circuit MIV A control signal is given to the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4. That is, the energization control circuit 200 receives a signal regarding the amount of current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 (data indicating the placement state of the object to be heated N) detected by the current detection unit 280. When it is determined that the heated object N is not placed or the diameter of the heated object N is smaller than a predetermined value (for example, 120 mmφ), the high-frequency current to the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 The main inverter circuit MIV and the sub-inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 are selectively controlled so that the supply of the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 is stopped.

  According to the present invention, the energization control circuit 200 supplies the main heating circuit MC and the auxiliary heating by supplying the main inverter circuit MIV and the auxiliary inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 with a control signal corresponding to the placement state of the object N to be heated. Power feeding to the coils SC1 to SC4 can be controlled independently of each other. In addition, the main heating coil MC in the center is not driven (turned off), and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are driven (turned on), so that the pan skin such as a frying pan can be heated. Also, it is possible to realize a cooking method in which the bottom surface of the pan is heated at the same time as the bottom surface. The energization control circuit 200 includes a temperature detection circuit 240 (also referred to as a temperature detection circuit) provided with a temperature sensor such as an infrared sensor or a thermistor that measures the temperature of the object N to be heated from below the top plate 21 (not shown). ) Is connected and temperature data is transmitted at any time during induction heating cooking or after cooking is finished (a period until the top plate 21 is lowered to a predetermined temperature unless the main power is turned off). .

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 277 denotes a wide-area light emitting portion that indicates the outer edge position of a wide heating region including the main heating coil MC and all of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, and is a top plate 21 (not shown). It is installed below. Reference numeral 278 denotes a drive circuit that causes the wide-area light emitting unit to emit light in accordance with a command from the energization control circuit 200. The wide-area light emitting unit 277 includes a light source (not shown) using a light bulb, an organic EL, an LED (light emitting diode), and the like, and a light guide that guides light incident from the light source. The wide-area light emitting unit 277 is located in the vicinity of the electrodes 40 and 41 for detecting blow-off, which will be described later. For example, the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is located a few mm to 30 mm away from the electrodes 40 and 41. For example, it may be provided in an arc shape along the arc. If the electrode is semicircular, the wide area light emitting portion 277 may also be semicircular. However, in the present invention, the planar shape of the electrode and the planar shape of the wide area light emitting portion 277 (the shape in this case is actually It is not necessary to be the same as the shape that can be identified by the user when the light is emitted. Further, the wide-area light emitting portion 277 is not necessarily located outside the electrodes 40 and 41.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 310 denotes a changeover switch as an operation mode selection means provided in the operation means E provided in the upper front portion of the main body A, and is a touch-type switch that is input using a push-type switch or a capacitance change. It is.

  With this changeover switch 310, the user can arbitrarily select one of “easy operation mode” and “normal mode”. The “normal operation mode” is intended to require a user such as a housewife who has become accustomed to the use of the induction cooker to some extent, and to set cooking conditions and start / stop heating at a normal level.

  On the other hand, the “simple operation mode” is an operation procedure that is required in the normal operation mode, assuming a user who is not familiar with the use of this type of induction cooker or a user who is using it for the first time. It is provided for the purpose of making it easier for a user unfamiliar with the operation to cook more easily and to operate it accurately. It may be called “beginner operation mode” by the target user, or “safe operation mode” in the sense that it can be used more safely. The difference between the simple operation mode and the normal operation mode will be clarified in later explanations. In addition, this changeover switch is not applied only to control of a specific induction heating coil, but changes the operation mode of the whole induction heating cooking appliance.

  Further, in the “easy operation mode”, usable functions of the cooking device may be partially limited. For example, among the switches included in the operation unit, the basic cooking menus “Heating” and “Automatic cooking of fried food (the temperature is automatically controlled so that the oil temperature is constant by a temperature sensor such as an infrared sensor not shown) Only the switch related to "" can be used, high-speed water heating (can be heated at any heating power, can be heated at a maximum heating power of 3 kW) or manual tempura cooking (those cooking tempura manually adjusting the heating power arbitrarily) A switch for selecting three types of automatic rice cooking may be disabled (the input key of the switch itself is not displayed on the operation unit). In the simple operation mode, a more detailed voice guide is output than in the normal operation mode. In the simple operation mode, the operability and safety of beginners unfamiliar with the operation of the induction heating cooker are improved by making the content of the voice guide detailed. In the simple operation mode, the total number of input keys displayed on the operation unit may be reduced compared to the normal operation mode.

  Next, specific operations will be described. Before that, main cooking menus that can be executed by the energization control circuit 200 constituting the core of the control means F in the present invention will be described.

High-speed heating mode (Cooking menu giving priority to heating speed, selected with first selection unit E1)
In this mode, the heating power applied to the article N to be heated can be set manually.

The total heating power of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil is selected by the user from one of the following nine stages within a range of 120 W to 3.0 KW.
120W, 300W, 500W, 750W, 1.0KW, 1.5KW, 2.0KW, 2.5KW, 3.0KW.

The heating power ratio between the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 (hereinafter, referred to as “main / sub heating power ratio”) is within the range of the predetermined heating power ratio as long as it does not exceed the total heating power selected by the user. Thus, it is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 and cannot be arbitrarily set by the user.
For example, the main / sub heating power ratio is from 2: 3 (at the time of large heating) to 1: 1 (at the time of small heating).

  The main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are driven at the same time. In this case, the directions of the high-frequency currents in the adjacent areas are controlled to coincide.

Deep-fried food mode (automatic) (Cooking menu that requires heating speed and heat retention function, selected by third selection unit E3)
The heated object N (tempura pan or the like) containing the frying oil is heated to a predetermined temperature (first step), and then the energization control circuit 200 generates thermal power so as to maintain the temperature of the heated object N within a predetermined range. Adjust automatically (second step).
1st process: It heats rapidly to predetermined temperature (for example, 180 degreeC).
Main heating coil thermal power is 2.5kW
2nd process: Deep-fried food is implemented here and tempura ingredients etc. are thrown in. Run for up to 30 minutes. In this step, (arbitrary) thermal power setting by the thermal power setting unit is prohibited. The heating operation ends automatically after 30 minutes (extension command is also possible).

  The main / sub heating power ratio is automatically determined so as to be within a predetermined range in both the first step and the second step, and the user cannot arbitrarily set the heating power ratio between the main heating coil and the sub heating coil. For example, the main / sub heating power ratio automatically changes from 2: 3 (at the time of large heating power) to 1: 1 (at the time of small heating power).

  The main and sub heating coils are driven simultaneously in the first step, and the flow of the high-frequency current of the coils in the adjacent areas is the same. This is because it quickly heats up to a predetermined temperature. Similarly, in the second step, they are simultaneously driven and the current flows are matched. However, if the state where the temperature changes little during the fried food continues, the direction of the current is reversed to achieve uniform heating.

Preheating mode (cooking menu that prioritizes uniformity of heating. Select with second selection unit E2)
The first preheating process for heating the object N to be heated with a predetermined heating power is prohibited by prohibiting the setting or changing of the thermal power, and after completion of the first preheating process (using a detected temperature signal from the temperature sensor) A heat retaining step for maintaining the heated object N in a predetermined temperature range is performed.
Preheating process:
Main heating coil 1.0KW (fixed)
Sub-heating coil 1.5KW (fixed)
Thermal insulation process: Up to 5 minutes. If (arbitrary) heating power is not set during this period, the heating operation is automatically terminated after 5 minutes.
Main heating coil 300W-100W (cannot be set by the user)
Sub-heating coil 300W-100W (cannot be set by the user)
When any thermal power setting is made during the heat insulation process, it becomes the same as high-speed heating.
As for arbitrary thermal power setting, the total thermal power of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil can be selected by the user from one of the following nine stages in the range of 120 W to 3.0 KW.
120W, 300W, 500W, 750W, 1.0KW, 1.5KW, 2.0KW, 2.5KW, 3.0KW.
In this case, the main / sub heating power ratio is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 so as to be within the range of the predetermined heating power ratio, and cannot be arbitrarily set by the user. For example, the main / sub heating power ratio is from 2: 3 (at the time of large heating) to 1: 1 (at the time of small heating).

The main and sub-heating coils are driven simultaneously in the preheating process, but at this time, the flow of high-frequency current in the areas adjacent to each other is in the opposite direction. This is because it is important to make the heating intensity uniform by interfering with the magnetic flux generated from both heating coils in the adjacent region. Although it is simultaneously driven in the heat insulation process, the directions of the high-frequency currents in the adjacent regions are opposite. This is to make the entire temperature distribution uniform.
In the heat retaining step (when the temperature of the object N to be heated is 98 ° C. or higher), convection promotion control is started based on a user command. This convection promotion control will be described later.

Water heating mode (Cooking menu giving priority to heating speed, selected with first selection unit E1)
The user starts heating the water in the heated object N with an arbitrary heating power, and the water is boiled (information such as the temperature of the heated object N and the temperature rise change by a temperature sensor such as an infrared sensor not shown) When the energization control circuit 200 determines that it is in a boiling state, the display means G notifies the user to that effect, and then the heating power is automatically set, and the boiling state is maintained for 2 minutes.
Water heating process:
The total heating power of the main heating coil and auxiliary heating coil is 120W to 3.0KW (arbitrary setting from 9 levels from 1 to 9 heating power. The default setting value is heating power 7 = 2.0kW).
The main / sub heating power ratio is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 so as to be within the range of the predetermined heating power ratio as long as it does not exceed the total heating power selected by the user, and can be arbitrarily set by the user. Can not. For example, the main / sub heating power ratio is from 2: 3 (at the time of large heating) to 1: 1 (at the time of small heating).
Thermal insulation process: Maximum 2 minutes. The heating operation ends automatically after 2 minutes.
Main heating coil 1.0KW or less (cannot be set by the user)
Sub-heating coil 1.5KW or less (cannot be set by the user)
If the user sets any heating power during this period, it is the same as fast heating. The firepower can be arbitrarily selected from 9 levels in the range of 120W to 3.0KW.

  Until the boiling, the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are driven simultaneously, and at that time, the directions of the high-frequency currents in the regions adjacent to each other are controlled to coincide. After boiling, the direction of current is reversed.

Rice cooking mode (cooking menu that prioritizes the uniformity of heating. Select with the second selection unit E2)
The user sets a container to be heated N containing appropriate amounts of cooked rice and water, and heats the container according to a predetermined rice cooking program (a series of programs such as a water absorption process, a heating process, a boiling process, and a steaming process). , Cook rice automatically.
Water absorption process and rice cooking process Main heating coil 0.6kW or less (cannot be set by the user. Automatically changes as the process progresses)
Sub-heating coil 0.7KW or less (cannot be set by the user. It changes automatically as the process progresses)
Steaming process: 5 minutes Main coil heating zero (thermal power 0W)
Thermal insulation process: Up to 5 minutes.
Main heating coil 200W or less (cannot be set by the user)
Sub-heating coil 200KW or less (cannot be set by the user)

  The main and sub heating coils are driven simultaneously, but are controlled so that the flow of high-frequency current in the adjacent areas is in the opposite direction. This is because it is important to make the heating intensity uniform by causing the magnetic fluxes generated from both heating coils to interfere with each other in the adjacent region.

  In addition, after the rice cooking process is completed, when the detection circuit unit (heated object placement detection unit) 280 detects that the object to be heated N is not placed on the main / sub heating coil, or the steaming process or heat retention Similarly, in any of the steps, when the object to be heated is detected by the object-to-be-heated object placement detection unit that the object to be heated N is not placed on the main and auxiliary heating coils at the same time, the main and auxiliary heating coils are heated. Stop immediately.

Boiled mode (Cooking menu giving priority to heating speed, selected with first selection unit E1)
Heating process (until boiling):
The heating power applied to the object to be heated N can be set manually.
The total heating power of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil is selected by the user from one of the following nine stages within a range of 120 W to 3.0 KW.
120W, 300W, 500W, 750W, 1.0KW, 1.5KW, 2.0KW, 2.5KW, 3.0KW.
The default value is 2KW (If the user does not select thermal power, heating starts at 2KW)
The main-sub heating power ratio is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 so as to be within a predetermined heating power ratio range, and cannot be arbitrarily set by the user. For example, the main / sub heating power ratio is from 2: 3 (at the time of large heating) to 1: 1 (at the time of small heating).
After boiling:
When the water boils (the control unit estimates that it is in a boiling state from information such as the temperature of the article N to be heated and the temperature rise degree change by the temperature sensor), the user is informed.
Thereafter, the heating operation is automatically continued at a default value (600 W) so as to maintain the boiling state for 30 consecutive minutes (extension is possible), but the user may arbitrarily select the heating power after boiling.

  The main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are simultaneously driven over the entire heating process until boiling, and the directions of the high-frequency currents in the regions adjacent to each other are controlled to coincide. After boiling, convection promotion control is started based on the user's operation. This convection promotion control will be described later.

Water heating + heat retention mode (Cooking menu prioritizing heating speed and uniformity, selected with the third selection unit E3)
The user starts heating the water in the heated object N with an arbitrary heating power, and the water is boiled (by the temperature sensor, the control unit estimates the boiling state from information such as the temperature of the heated object N and the temperature rise change). ), The user is informed by the display unit G. Thereafter, the heating power is automatically set, and the boiling state is maintained for 2 minutes.
Water heating process:
The total heating power of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil is 120 W to 3.0 KW (arbitrary setting from 9 levels from 1 to 9 heating power. The default setting is heating power 7 = 2.0 KW).
The main / sub heating power ratio is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 so as to be within the range of the predetermined heating power ratio as long as it does not exceed the total heating power selected by the user, and can be arbitrarily set by the user. Can not. For example, the main / sub heating power ratio is from 2: 3 (at the time of large heating) to 1: 1 (at the time of small heating).
Thermal insulation process: Up to 10 minutes. The heating operation ends automatically after 10 minutes.
Main heating coil 1.0KW or less (cannot be set by the user)
Sub-heating coil 1.5KW or less (cannot be set by the user)

  Until boiling, the direction of the high-frequency current in the adjacent region of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is controlled to coincide. After boiling, the direction of current is reversed. After boiling, convection promotion control is started based on the user's operation. This convection promotion control will be described later.

  Hereinafter, the basic operation of the induction heating cooker according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a case where the operation mode changeover switch 310 is operated and cooking is performed in the normal operation mode. First, when the main power is turned on, the operation of the operation mode changeover switch 310 is prompted by characters or the like by the display means G, so that the normal operation mode is selected by the operation mode changeover switch 310 (step MS1). Then, since the heating preparation operation is commanded by the user at the operation unit (reference numeral E in FIG. 1), the amount of current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 using the current detection unit 280. Is detected to determine whether or not the object to be heated N is placed above each coil, or whether or not the bottom area of the object to be heated N is larger than a predetermined value. Is transmitted to the energization control circuit 200 (step MS2).

  If it is a suitable pan, the energization control circuit 200 displays a message prompting the user to select a desired cooking menu, for example, on the liquid crystal display screen of the display means G installed in or near the operation unit E (MS3). ). In the case of non-conforming deformed pans (those with a recessed bottom, etc.) or unusually small pans, etc., a heating prohibition process is performed (MS7).

When the user selects and inputs a cooking menu, heating power, cooking time, and the like on the operation unit, the heating operation is started in earnest (MS5).
The cooking menu displayed on the display means G includes the above-mentioned “high-speed heating mode”, “fried food mode”, “hot water mode”, “preheating mode”, “rice cooking mode”, “boiled mode”, “hot water + warming mode” 7 ”. In the following description, the description of the mode is omitted, and for example, “fast heating mode” may be described as “fast heating”.

  When the user selects any one of these seven cooking menus, the control mode corresponding to these menus is automatically selected by the built-in program of the energization control circuit 200, and the main heating coil MC and sub-heating are selected. Whether each of the coils SC1 to SC4 is energized, the energization amount (thermal power), the energization time, etc. are set. Depending on the cooking menu, a display prompting the user to set an arbitrary heating power, energizing time, etc. is performed on the display unit (MS6).

  The first, second, and third selectors E1, E2, and E3 are a total of three, whereas there are a total of seven cooking menus displayed on the display means G. For example, in E1, there are keys that can select three types of "high-speed heating", "boiling water", and "boiled". Similarly, there are two keys “preheat” and “cooking” in the selection section E2, and two keys “hot water + heat retention” and “fried food” in the selection section E3.

  FIG. 6 shows a basic operation when the operation mode changeover switch 310 is operated and cooking is performed in the simple operation mode. When the simple operation mode is selected in the process shown in FIG. 5 (step KTM), the amount of current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is detected using the current detection unit 280. Thus, it is determined whether or not the object to be heated N is placed above each coil, or whether or not the bottom area of the object to be heated N is larger than a predetermined value. This is transmitted to the control circuit 200 (step MSK11). If it is a suitable pan, the energization control circuit 200 displays a message prompting the user to select a desired cooking menu, for example, on the liquid crystal display screen of the display means G installed in or near the operation unit E (MSK12). ). In the case of non-conforming deformed pans (those with a concave bottom, etc.) or unusually small pans, a heating prohibition process is performed (MSK6).

  On the LCD screen of the display means G, the above-mentioned “high-speed heating mode”, “fried food mode”, “hot water mode”, “preheating mode”, “rice cooking mode”, “boiled mode”, “hot water + warming mode” ”Are displayed, but the contents of the cooking menu may not be immediately understood by beginners or users unfamiliar with the use. Therefore, on the LCD screen of the display means G, for example, "Please press here if you want to know the contents of the cooking menu" or "Please press the XX key if you want to know the contents of the cooking menu" (Although not shown at the same time, guidance may be given by voice using a voice synthesizer.)

  When “display required” is selected in the cooking menu content display necessity step (MSK13), the energization control circuit 200 displays “high-speed heating mode”, “fried food mode”, “water heater” on the liquid crystal screen of the display means G. Features of various cooking menus such as “mode”, “preheating mode”, and “rice cooking mode” are displayed in a list format or a sequential display format (MSK14).

In the cooking menu commentary step (MSK14), for example, the following information is displayed.
For fast heating mode:
Cooking menu that prioritizes heating speed.
The firepower can be set arbitrarily.
The heating power that can be selected is from 120 W to 3.0 KW in total for the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil.

In deep-fried food mode (automatic):
Cooking menu that requires heating speed and heat retention function.
There are two steps: a first step (heating rapidly to a predetermined temperature, for example, 180 degrees) and a second step (where fried food is carried out).
Operate for a maximum of 30 minutes, but in the second step any thermal power setting is prohibited and the oil temperature must be specified.

In 茹 mode:
Cooking menu that prioritizes heating speed.
Thermal power can be set arbitrarily in the heating process until boiling.
The total heating power of the main heating coil MC and sub-heating coil is 120W to 3.0KW. If not set, heating is automatically started at 2 KW.
After boiling, the heating power is automatically adjusted so that 100 ° C. is maintained, but the user may arbitrarily select the heating power after boiling.

In the water heater mode:
Cooking menu that prioritizes heating speed.
The firepower can be set arbitrarily. If not specified, heating starts at 2.0 KW.
When the water boils, it is notified by the display means G.
After boiling, the heating power is automatically set, and the boiling state is maintained for 2 minutes.

  When the user selects and inputs a cooking menu, heating power, cooking time, etc. with the operation unit (MSK15), the heating operation is started in earnest (MSK16).

(Convection promotion control)
Next, convection promotion control, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. There are roughly three types of convection promotion control. In addition, when the temperature detection part 240 (not shown) which has a temperature sensor (not shown) detects that the temperature of the to-be-heated material N rose after boiling or just before boiling, for example to 98 degreeC, or cooking start In the case where the temperature detection unit 240 detects that it is close to the boiling state from the elapsed time from the time, the convection promotion control is started immediately after the operation arbitrarily commanded by the user, for example, immediately after the operation. However, in the case of a specific cooking menu, the convection promotion control may be automatically performed unless the user prohibits or stops heating in the middle of the boiling state.

(First convection promotion control)
In this control, the object N to be heated is heated by the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 during a period in which the main heating coil MC is not driven.

FIG. 2A shows a state in which high-frequency current is supplied from the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 simultaneously to the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.
Similarly, in FIG. 2B, the high-frequency current is not supplied to the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, and the heating operation is stopped. On the other hand, only the main heating coil MC is supplied with the high-frequency current from the main inverter circuit MIV. And shows a state of being heated and driven.

  FIG. 3A shows an inverter circuit SIV1, SIV3 for a set of two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 (hereinafter also referred to as “group”) among the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. This shows a state in which higher frequency currents are supplied individually and simultaneously. In this case, the heat generating part of the object N to be heated is a belt-like part directly above the two adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 and between them. Therefore, the food to be cooked, such as miso soup and stew, housed inside the object to be heated N with the heat generating part as a reference, is heated in a band-like portion directly above the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 and between them. As a result, the specific gravity is reduced and an upward flow is naturally generated. Therefore, if this state is continued, as shown by the arrow YC in FIG. 3A, it is possible to generate a long convection toward the opposite side farthest from the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3. On the opposite side, it becomes a downward flow, and it is easy to generate a reflux that flows laterally through the bottom of the object to be cooked and returns to the auxiliary heating coils SC1 and SC3 again.

  In other words, it is possible to increase the length of a series of paths (also referred to as a circulation path or a convection loop) in which the liquid cooked food that naturally rises as the temperature rises is lowered again.

  RL1 shows the length of the long convection path until the liquid of the to-be-cooked food moves toward the opposite side and turns into a downward flow. The starting point of RL1 is the center point XS of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. Moreover, RL2 shows the length from one subheating coil SC1 to the wall surface of the opposite side, such as a pot which is the to-be-heated object N. As can be seen from FIG. 3A, RL1 and RL2 are the same (RL1 = RL2).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, among the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the high-frequency current IB is applied to each of the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 from the inverter circuits SIV1 and SIV2. It shows the state of being supplied individually and simultaneously. The directions of the currents IB flowing through the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 are opposite to each other. In this case, the heat generating part of the object to be heated N is a belt-like part directly above and between the two adjacent sub-heating coils SC1, SC2, so the direction of the generated convection is shown in FIG. As indicated by the arrow YC.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3C, among the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the high-frequency current IB is simultaneously applied to each inverter circuit SIV2 with respect to a set of two sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4 adjacent to each other. , Shows a state of being supplied individually from SIV4. In this case, the heat generating part of the object to be heated N is a band-like part directly above and between the two adjacent sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4, so the direction of the generated convection is shown in FIG. As indicated by the arrow YC, the direction is the opposite of the state shown in FIG. In FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the fact that the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are energized is indicated by hatching them as a whole.

  As described in the above embodiment, the first convection promotion control is a system in which main heating is performed by a set of two sub heating coils adjacent to each other among the four sub heating coils SC1 to SC4. In other words, among the four sub-heating coils, half or more and less than the total number of sub-heating coils are driven simultaneously. This first convection promotion control is not realized when only four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are used. For example, when six sub-heating coils are used, three or four sub-heating coils are simultaneously used. It only has to be driven. In other words, three or four sub-heating coils are combined into one set and heated by the set unit.

  According to the first convection promotion control, the convection is promoted so as to return from the one side to the opposite side and from the opposite side to the one side over the entire width of the pan. Can induce flow. Even if convection does not occur, the pan is heated by the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 on the outer peripheral side of the main heating coil MC. It is also possible to prevent moisture from evaporating and locally burning due to heat concentration.

  The preferred timing for sequentially switching from FIG. 3 (A) to FIG. 3 (B) and FIG. 3 (B) to FIG. 3 (C) is not uniform depending on the food to be cooked, but at least the temperature of the food to be boiled After that, it is started from a state near 100 ° C. immediately before boiling, and thereafter, for example, switching is performed at intervals of 10 to 15 seconds.

  Or when the cooking for 30 minutes is set, it may be started from 5 minutes before cooking is completed and carried out for 5 minutes until the end. Moreover, in order to make dashi juice easy to be absorbed by ingredients such as vegetables and meats, it may be repeated several times, for example, every 30 seconds. Even if the same subheating coil is actually heated with the same heating power, the strength of the convection generated is greatly influenced by the viscosity of the liquid of the cooking object. It is desirable to select the SC4 thermal power, energization interval, order, and the like.

  According to the first convection promotion control, the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 corresponding to the peripheral portion of the object to be heated N (arranged at predetermined intervals on the same circumference) are driven (turned on). Thus, it is also possible to realize a cooking method (heating method) in which a pan skin such as a frying pan is heated, that is, the side surface of the pan is preheated.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the timing of the current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. The ON state where the high-frequency current to be heated is applied is “ON” and is not applied. The OFF state is displayed as “OFF”.

  In FIG. 4, as indicated by a broken line, the main heating coil MC is not energized, but during the non-energization period, the main heating coil MC is constituted by two or more sub-heating coils adjacent to each other in this example. Induction heating is performed by a set of sub-heating coils.

  As is clear from FIG. 4, in the first energization section (hereinafter, the energization section is abbreviated as “section”) T1 set at a predetermined time interval, the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 are ON, and the next In the section T2, the sub-heating coil SC1 is turned off and SC2 continues to be turned on. SC3 is turned on.

  In the next section T3, the sub-heating coil SC1 continues to be OFF and SC2 is OFF. SC3 continues to be ON, and SC4 is newly turned ON. In the next section T4, SC3 is OFF. SC4 continues to be ON, and SC1 is newly turned ON. The sections T1 to T4 shown in this figure may be about 10 to 15 seconds as described above. Thereafter, the current flowing through the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is turned on and off at predetermined intervals in this way.

(Modification example of sub heating coil set)
In this embodiment, the configuration of the sub-heating coil constituting one set is changed for each section (T1, T2, T3, etc.), but may be fixed without being changed. For example, it can be divided into SC1 and SC2 groups and SC3 and SC4 groups. While one set is ON, the other set is OFF. good.

(Modification of sub-heating coil)
As shown in FIG. 7, the number of the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 may be two. That is, the right side sub-heating coil SCR shown in FIG. 7 is like the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 shown in FIGS. The whole is curved along the whole. The left sub-heating coil SCL has a curved shape so as to be substantially along the entire left outer peripheral edge of the main heating coil MC, and has a bilaterally symmetrical shape with the center point X1 of the main heating coil MC interposed therebetween. .

  The right side sub-heating coil SCR and the left side sub-heating coil SCL are exactly the same, and can be shared by simply changing the orientation. Further, the width of the two sub-heating coils SCR and SCL is about half of the radius of the main heating coil MC. When the main heating coil MC has a diameter of about 180 to 200 mm, the width of the sub-heating coils SCR and SCL is Each is about 45-50 mm. There are various technical restrictions, such as how to wind the assembly line, in order to increase the flatness and make it more elongated.

  In this modification, if a high-frequency current is applied alternately to the right sub-heating coil SCR and left sub-heating coil SC from the inverter circuit at predetermined intervals (not necessarily fixed intervals), the object N to be heated has its right outer periphery. Since the part and the left outer peripheral edge are alternately concentrated and heated by induction, convection is created alternately from the left and right in the cooking object. Also in this case, the convection is greater than the heating power of the right subheating coil SCR and the heating power of the left subheating coil SCL at the maximum heating power when the right and left subheating coils SCR and SCL are simultaneously turned on to perform induction heating. It is effective to increase the heating power at the time of heating the right sub-heating coil SCR alone or the heating power at the time of heating the left sub-heating coil SCL alone in the acceleration mode. Note that what is indicated by an arrow IA in the main heating coil MC indicates the direction of the high-frequency current IA flowing through the main heating coil MC when it is driven.

  When the main heating coil MC and either or both of the right sub-heating coil SCR and the left sub-heating coil SCL are simultaneously heated, the high-frequency current IA flowing through the main heating coil MC and the left and right sub-heating coils SCR, SCL From the viewpoint of heating efficiency, it is preferable that the directions of the flowing high-frequency currents IB are the same on adjacent sides as shown by solid arrows in FIG. 7 (in FIG. 7, the main heating coil MC rotates clockwise, left and right). The sub-heating coils SCR and SCL are shown in the counterclockwise case). In this way, when currents flow in the same direction in adjacent regions of two independent coils, the magnetic fluxes generated by the currents strengthen each other and increase the magnetic flux density interlinking the object to be heated N. This is because a large amount of eddy current is generated on the bottom surface of the object to be heated and induction heating can be performed efficiently.

  When one pan is heated at the same time by the right sub-heating coil SCR, the left sub-heating coil SCL, and the main heating coil MC, the heating power is 3 KW. In this case, the right sub-heating coil SCR is 1 KW, When the heating coil SCL is also heated at 1 KW and the main heating coil MC is also heated at 1 KW, in the above convection promotion mode, for example, the right side auxiliary heating coil SCR is alternately turned on at 1.5 KW and the left side auxiliary heating coil SCL is also turned on at 1.5 KW. Put it in a state. If only two sub-heating coils are used in this way, the number of inverter circuits to be driven can be reduced, and advantages such as cost reduction due to a reduction in circuit configuration and miniaturization due to a reduction in circuit board area can be expected. .

  As is apparent from the modification of FIG. 7, the first convection promotion control includes a top plate on which a heated object such as a pan into which the object is to be placed is placed, and an annular shape disposed below the top plate. A main heating coil MC; a flat first sub-heating coil SCR and a second sub-heating coil SCL, which are arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil and have a width smaller than the radius of the main heating coil; Inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to the heating coil MC and the first and second sub-heating coils SCR, SCL, a control unit for controlling the output of the inverter circuit, heating start and heating power setting for the control unit, etc. An operation unit for instructing, and the control unit provides a period during which no induction heating power is supplied to the first sub-heating coil, and the inversion is applied to the second sub-heating coil during this period. -A period is provided in which the induction heating power is supplied from the circuit and thereafter the induction heating power supply to the second sub-heating coil is stopped. During this period, the induction heating power is supplied to the first sub-heating coil from the inverter circuit. The controller includes a controller that repeats the energization switching operation for the first and second sub-heating coils a plurality of times.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the display means E for displaying the heating condition includes the selection keys E1, E2, and E3 of the first, second, and third selection units. Is displayed in the form of a capacitive switch key or the like in a state in which it can be selected and operated, so that a desired cooking menu can be easily selected. A suitable heating drive pattern is automatically determined by the control by the selection, so that cooking can be performed with the heating coil driving mode according to the user's purpose and desire such as emphasizing heating time and temperature uniformity. . As described above, the cooking menu selection key can be operated on the display unit, so that there is an advantage that the misuse of the user can be eliminated and the mental burden can be reduced. In FIG. 1, selection keys E 1, E 2, and E 3 of the first, second, and third selection units are drawn on the operation means E, but these keys touch the surface of the display means G. Therefore, the input function to the energization control circuit 200 is exhibited by the principle of the capacitive touch switch. When the user touches the screen of the display means G to detect the change in capacitance of the electrodes arranged on the screen and realize the switch function, the display means also corresponds to the “operation unit” in the present invention. become.

  As an application of this modification, when the energization of the main heating coil MC in the center and the energization timing of the right subheating coil SCR and the left subheating coil SCL are alternated, another convection path can be generated. For example, first, the right side auxiliary heating coil SCR is driven with a heating power of 1 KW for 15 seconds, and then the left side auxiliary heating coil SCL is driven with a heating power of 1 KW for 15 seconds. After repeating this twice, only the main heating coil MC is set to 1 KW. Drive for 15 seconds. By doing so, it is possible to create a convection that rises from directly above the main heating coil MC and then spreads radially on the outer peripheral side of the pan. As a result, two types of convection are formed in combination with convection with a long path by heating from the outer periphery of the pan bottom by the left and right subheating coils SCR, SCL, You can expect effects such as spilling suppression.

(Second convection promotion control)
In this control, while the main heating coil MC is not driven, the object to be heated N is heated by a set (also referred to as a group) of a plurality of adjacent sub heating coils among the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4. A difference is made in the driving power between the sets of sub-heating coils. In other words, power larger than the induction heating power supplied to the first set of sub-heating coil groups is supplied to the second set of sub-heating coil groups, and then supplied to the first set of sub-heating coil groups. The heating power is reduced, and a power larger than this power is supplied to the second set of sub-heating coil groups, and these operations are repeated a plurality of times. In other words, among the four sub-heating coils, a group consisting of more than half and less than the total number of sub-heating coils is driven at the same time. The sum of the thermal power of the group consisting of half or more and less than the total number of sub-heating coils is made larger than that of the remaining sub-heating coils alone or that group.

This will be specifically described below.
As shown in FIG. 3B, among the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, a high-frequency current is simultaneously supplied from the inverter circuits SV1 and SIV2 to two adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2. In this case, a heating power (second heating power) of 1.0 kW is set for each of the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2. In this case, each of the two sub-heating coils SC4 and SC3 located symmetrically with respect to the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 and the center point X1 is driven with a heating power of 500 W (first heating power).

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2C, among the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2, the heating power of SC1 is halved to 500 W (first heating power), and SC2 maintains the heating power as it is. In this state, the sub-heating coil SC4 adjacent to SC2 is driven at 1.0 KW (second heating power). SC3 remains at 500 W (first heating power).

  Next, similarly as shown in FIG. 2D, among the two sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4, the heating power of SC2 is halved to 500 W, and SC4 is maintained in the state where the heating power is maintained as it is. And the adjacent sub-heating coil SC3 is driven at 1.0 KW. SC1 remains at 500W.

  As is apparent from the above description, the two adjacent sub-heating coil groups are driven with a large heating power, and the remaining two sub-heating coil groups are driven with a smaller heating power. It is characterized in that the portion that is strongly heated is changed in position by switching.

  According to this control, it is also possible to realize a cooking method and a heating method in which the pot skin (side surface of the pan) is effectively preheated while heating the central portion of a frying pan or the like. Moreover, since the center part heated by subheating coils SC1-SC4 changes in the circumference | surroundings of the main heating coil MC, it can also suppress that it is scorched locally especially at the time of heating of the thick viscous cooking liquid. .

  As described above, the second convection promotion control is a system in which main heating is performed by a set of two adjacent sub-heating coils among the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. In other words, among the four sub-heating coils, half or more and less than the total number of sub-heating coils are driven at the same time, and a difference in driving thermal power is set between the remaining one or a plurality of sub-heating coil sets. It is. This second convection promotion control is not realized when only four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are used. For example, when six sub-heating coils are used, three or four sub-heating coils are simultaneously used. It only has to be driven. The second thermal power is preferably at least twice that of the first thermal power, but may be 1.5 times or more. Further, in a system in which four or more sub-heating coils are driven by being divided into a first set of two adjacent sub-heating coils and another set (second set), the second of the first set of sub-heating coils is driven. The total sum of thermal power is desirably twice or more of the second total thermal power, but may be 1.5 times or more.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, as a modification of the sub-heating coil, two sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are described above. However, the modification can also be applied to the second convection promotion control. . That is, a top plate for placing an object to be heated such as a pan for cooking, an annular main heating coil MC disposed below the top plate, and disposed on both sides of the main heating coil. The first sub-heating coil SCR and the second sub-heating coil SCL having a flat width smaller than the radius of the main heating coil, and the main heating coil MC and the first and second sub-heating coils SCR, SCL are induction-heated. An inverter circuit for supplying power; a control unit for controlling the output of the inverter circuit; and an operation unit for instructing the control unit to start heating or set a heating power, and the control unit includes the inverter circuit. From the induction heating power supplied to the first sub-heating coil SCR to the second sub-heating coil SCL, and then the second sub-heating coil SCL. The induction heating power supplied to the SCL is reduced, and a power larger than this power is supplied from the inverter circuit to the first sub-heating coil SCR, and the control unit controls the first and second sub-heating coils SCR. , It can be realized by a configuration in which the energization switching operation for SCL is repeated a plurality of times.

(Third convection promotion control)
In this control, while the main heating coil MC is being driven, the object to be heated N is heated by the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 simultaneously with the driving period or during a period when the driving is stopped. That is, a plurality of flat sub-heating coils disposed on both sides of the main heating coil and having a width smaller than the radius of the main heating coil are divided into a first group and a second group, and these groups are divided into the main heating coils. The induction heating power to the first set is stopped during the period in which the induction heating power is continuously or intermittently supplied to the main heating coil by the first heating power, respectively disposed on both sides of the coil. The second set is supplied with a second heating power larger than the first heating power from the inverter circuit, and then the induction heating power to the first set is stopped, and the second set is stopped. A third heating power larger than the first heating power is supplied to the set from the inverter circuit, and a long path convection is generated in the cooking object in the heating object by repeating these operations a plurality of times. To do. Even when convection does not occur, the pan is heated by the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, and the central part changes outside the main heating coil. It can also be suppressed from scorching.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating the timing of the currents flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. The ON state where the high frequency current to be heated is applied is “ON”, and the OFF state is not applied. The state is displayed as “OFF”.

  As shown by a broken line in FIG. 8, the main heating coil MC is continuously energized from the first section T1 to T4, but the next four sections are non-energized periods. During the energization and non-energization periods, induction heating is performed by a set of sub-heating coils that are more than half and less than all (two in this example). The sum of the thermal powers during the induction heating is characterized in that the thermal power is larger than the thermal power of the main heating coil (first thermal power) during “driving for non-convection promotion control”.

Here, “when driving for non-convection promoting control” refers to the following two cases, respectively. However, when the control is performed, the first thermal power may be set in either one of the cases without determining the first thermal power under a condition that satisfies both of the following two cases.
(1) When the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils are driven at the same time, and cooking is performed in a normal operation in which the maximum heating amount is exhibited. For example, when the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils are driven simultaneously, the maximum heating power setting is 3 KW, and the heating power ratio allocated to the main heating coil at the time of 3 KW heating is 1 KW, It becomes the heating power of the main heating coil at the time of driving for acceleration control.
(2) When the main heating coil MC is cooked by being normally heated by itself, when operating with the largest heating power setting. For example, when the maximum heating power of the main heating coil MC alone is 1.2 kW, this 1.2 kW becomes the heating power of the main heating coil “during driving for non-convection promotion control”.

  As is clear from FIG. 8, over all the sections, the sub-heating coil sets (first set) of more than half and less than the total number are composed of two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2, and the second set is It consists of two people, SC3 and SC4. In the first section T1, the first set is ON and the second set is OFF. In the next section T2, the first set is turned off and the second set is turned on.

  In the next section T3, the first set is turned on again and the second set is turned off. The sections T1 to T4 shown in this figure may be about 10 to 15 seconds, for example. Thereafter, the currents flowing through the sub-heating coil groups of the first group and the second group are alternately turned on and off at predetermined intervals in this way.

(Modification of third convection promotion control)
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the timing of the current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. The state is displayed as “OFF”. The sub-heating coils constitute a group of sub-heating coils (first group) with more than half and less than the total number, and are composed of the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2. On the other hand, the second group is composed of the remaining SC3 and SC4. The configuration of this set is not changed during cooking, and the first set is always fixed to be two of the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2.

As shown by a broken line in FIG. 9, the main heating coil MC is energized continuously (by the first heating power) until the first section T1 to T2, but the next four sections (T3 to T6) are not energized. It becomes the energization period. During the induction heating period (with the first heating power) of the main coil MC in the first two sections, the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are all stopped.
Next, when it becomes section T3, energization of main heating coil MC stops. If it enters into this section T3 instead, the 1st set of a subheating coil will be heat-driven. The sum total of the heating power during the induction heating is a (second) heating power (for example, 1.5 kW or 2 kW) larger than the first heating power (for example, 1 kW) of the main heating coil. The second set of sub-heating coils is not heated.

  Next, in the section T4, the energization of the main heating coil MC remains stopped, but in this section T4, the first set of sub-heating coils is heated and stopped. Instead, the second set of sub-heating coils SC3 and SC4 is heated. The sum total of the heating power during the induction heating is a (third) heating power (for example, 1.5 KW or 2 KW) larger than the first heating power (1 KW) of the main heating coil. The third thermal power and the second thermal power are the same thermal power, but may not be the same as long as they are larger than the first thermal power (1 kW).

  Next, in the section T5, the energization of the main heating coil MC remains stopped, but in this section T5, the first set of sub-heating coils is heated again. In this case, the sum of the driving heating powers of the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 is the second heating power (for example, 1.5 KW or 2 KW) larger than the first heating power. In this section T5, the second set of sub-heating coils SC3 and SC4 is suspended from heating.

  Next, in the section T6, the energization of the main heating coil MC remains stopped, but in this section T6, the first set of the sub-heating coils is stopped again, and the second set is heated instead. . In this case, the sum total of the driving thermal powers of the second sub-heating coils SC3 and SC4 of the second set is a third thermal power larger than the first thermal power.

  Next, when it becomes section T7, the energization of the main heating coil MC is resumed. The thermal power at that time is the first thermal power. In this section T7, the first set of sub-heating coils is again driven by heating. In this case, the sum of the drive heating powers of the two sub-heating coils SC1 and SC2 of the first set is larger than the first heating power. It is. The second set heats off.

  Next, in section T8, the energization of the main heating coil MC is maintained at the heating power 1, but the first set of SC1 and SC2 of the sub-heating coil is stopped. Instead, the second set of sub-heating coils is again heated and the thermal power level in this case is the third thermal power.

  As described above, the main heating coil MC is heated and driven in two sections, and the heating is stopped in four sections. This is repeated thereafter. On the other hand, the first and second sets of sub-heating coils have a pattern in which heating is paused in four sections and then heating is driven alternately in each section. In FIG. 9, (A), (B) in the section T3, (C) in the T4, and (D) in the section T7 are added to the section T1, but (A), (B), (C) , (D) corresponds to (A), (B), (C), (D) in FIG. 10, and it is understood that the driving timing is sequentially switched in FIG. In this way, there are a total of five energization patterns.

  In addition, although the preferable timing of switching of energization, ie, each section (T1-T9 etc.) is not uniform by a to-be-cooked object, it is from the state near 100 degreeC at least after the temperature of a to-be-cooked object boils or just before boiling. After that, switching is performed at intervals of, for example, 10 to 15 seconds. Or when the cooking for 30 minutes is set, it may be started from 5 minutes before cooking is completed and carried out for 5 minutes until the end.

  Even if the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil are actually heated by the first and second heating powers, the difference between the first, second, and third heating powers and the absolute values of the first, second, and third heating powers The strength of the convection generated by the value is greatly influenced by the viscosity of the liquid of the object to be cooked, so it is desirable to select the heating power value, the energization interval, the order, etc. from various cooking experiment results.

Hereinafter, a specific example when applied to an actual cooking menu will be described.
For example, a case where a cooking menu “boiled” at 2.0 KW is performed will be described.
Since the default value is 2.0 KW as described above even if 2.0 KW is not input at the initial stage in the thermal power setting unit (not shown), heating is started at 2.0 KW from the beginning. In this case, the main / sub heating power ratio is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 and may not be arbitrarily set by the user. For example, the main heating coil MC has a heating power of 800 W, and the total heating power of the four sub heating coils is It is set to 1200 W (larger than the “first thermal power”).

  When the water is heated at 2.0 KW and water is boiled (the control unit is estimated to be in a boiling state from information such as the temperature of the article N to be heated and the temperature rise degree change by the temperature sensor), the energization control circuit 200 generates a notification signal. Is displayed on the display means G that displays the operating conditions of the heating means with characters or light, and the user is informed accordingly. At this time, if the heating power is not set again, a notification that the heating power is automatically lowered is given.

  When the user does not perform any operation, the energization control circuit 200 outputs a command signal to lower the heating power to the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 when the boiling state is reached. For example, the heating power of the main heating coil MC is 300 W, The total heating power of the four sub-heating coils is set to 300W.

  This state continues for a maximum of 30 minutes, and if no operation is performed during that time, all induction heating sources are automatically stopped. In the process up to this boiling, the direction of the high-frequency current in the adjacent region of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is controlled to coincide.

On the other hand, when the user sets the heating power again after boiling, the third convection promotion control is automatically performed.
For example, when the user raises the heating power to 2.0 KW instead of keeping the default value (600 W) after boiling, the energization control circuit 200 sets the heating power (first heating power) of the main heating coil MC to 500 W (first heating power). Thermal power), the total thermal power of two sub-heating coils adjacent to each other is set to 1.5 KW, and the total thermal power (third thermal power) of another sub-heating coil group is set to 1.5 KW.

  During the period in which the main heating coil MC is continuously driven at 500 W, the four adjacent sub-heating coils are divided into, for example, two sets of SC1 and SC2, and two sets of SC3 and SC4. Are alternately heated for 15 seconds each with a total of 1.5 kW (one sub-heating coil is supplied with 750 W of thermal power).

  When the user raises the heating power to 3.0 KW which is the maximum heating power instead of 2 KW immediately after boiling, the energization control circuit 200 sets the heating power (first heating power) of the main heating coil MC to 1.0 KW (first heating power). The total thermal power of two sub-heating coils adjacent to each other is set to 2.0 KW, and the caliber thermal power (third thermal power) of another sub-heating coil set is set to 2.0 KW.

  Until the boiling step, the directions of the high-frequency currents in the adjacent regions of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are controlled to be strong, and the current direction is opposite after boiling. For example, in the adjacent region between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil SC1 and the adjacent region between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil SC2, the high-frequency current flows in the opposite direction.

  In the above description, when the heating power after boiling is 2 KW, the main heating coil MC is intermittently driven at 500 W. However, it may be driven continuously. In any case, more convection is generated by at least two adjacent sub-heating coils. That is, since the two sets of sub-heating coils are alternately induction-heated as close as possible to the peripheral edge of the object N, the specific gravity is reduced at the outer peripheral edge of the object to be cooked, A rising flow is created. The present invention is not limited to the examples of the heating power of the main heating coil MC and the total heating power on the auxiliary heating coil side as described above.

  Further, in order to increase the effect of promoting convection, it is desirable that the heating at the outer peripheral edge of the object N to be heated is stronger than that at the center, so that the main heating coil MC has 1.5 kW as the first heating power and the auxiliary heating. Even when the total number of adjacent sub-heating coils in the coils SC1 to SC4 is set to 1.5 kW (as the second heating power), the main heating coil MC is always controlled in the energization rate, for example, energization in the time after boiling. If the rate is set to 50%, the heating power is substantially equivalent to 750 W. Even in this case, the convection promoting effect of the present invention can be obtained.

  The “time-selective” energization switching control of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 as shown in FIG. 3 also suppresses the spilling when the food is boiled or boiled. That is, when the cooking menu prioritizes heating speed and uniformity is in the boiling stage after boiling, as in the above-described “boiling water + warming mode”, the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 as shown in FIG. If the energization switching control is performed, it is possible to avoid a state in which only the center of the pan or one specific place is heated strongly, and the induction heating unit with respect to the bottom of the pan is sequentially moved.

  The pan is heated by the energized sub-heating coil part, while heating is not performed at the pan bottom of the non-energized sub-heating coil part that is away from it, but the heat from the heating part is transmitted to the pan bottom and preheated. It can be expected that the heat is evenly distributed throughout the cooked food inside the pan. Here, the meaning of “time selective” is not only a fixed period (for example, every 30 seconds). This means that the first start timing and end timing within the same cooking menu, that is, the next switching cycle may be changed, or that the cycle and the number of repetitions may be changed depending on the type of cooking menu or cooking object.

  As described above, the third convection promotion control is a method in which the peripheral portion is heated by a set of two sub-heating coils adjacent to each other among the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 while the central portion is heated by the main heating coil. It is. In other words, among the four sub-heating coils, half or more and less than the total number of sub-heating coils are driven at the same time, and a difference in driving thermal power is set between the remaining one or a plurality of sub-heating coil sets. It is. This second convection promotion control is not realized when only four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are used. For example, when six sub-heating coils are used, three or four sub-heating coils are simultaneously used. It only has to be driven.

(Modification example of sub heating coil set)
In this embodiment, the sub-heating coil constituting the sub-heating coil group is fixed through all the sections (T1, T2, T3, etc.), and divided into the SC1, SC2 group and the SC3, SC4 group. However, this may be changed at predetermined time intervals. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, it may be changed for each section. That is, for each section, the combination of two sub-heating coils constituting one set may sequentially change in the clockwise direction or the clockwise direction.

  As a modification of the sub-heating coil, the first convection promotion control is shown in which four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are integrated into two (see FIG. 7). 3 can be applied to the convection promotion control.

  That is, the third convection promotion control using the first and second sub-heating coils SCR and SCL includes a heated object N such as a pan in which the object is to be cooked and a top plate on which the heated object is placed. And an annular main heating coil MC disposed below the top plate, and a flat first sub-coil disposed adjacent to one side of the main heating coil and having a lateral width smaller than the radius of the main heating coil. A heating coil SCR and a second sub-heating coil SCL, an inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to the main heating coil MC and the first and second sub-heating coils SCR, SCL, respectively, and a control for controlling the output of the inverter circuit And an operation unit for instructing the control unit to start heating, set a thermal power, and the like, and the control unit invites the main heating coil MC with a first thermal power (for example, 800 W). During the period in which the heating power is supplied, the induction heating power is supplied to the first sub-heating coil SCR from the inverter circuit with a second heating power (for example, 1.2 kW) larger than the first heating power, and thereafter The induction heating power to the first subheating coil SCR is stopped, and the induction heating power is supplied to the second subheating coil SCL from the inverter circuit with a third heating power (for example, 1.2 kW) larger than the first heating power. And the said control part is realizable by the structure of repeating the said electricity supply switching operation with respect to 1st, 2nd subheating coil SCR, SCL several times.

  In this case, the high-frequency current IA that flows through the main heating coil MC and the left and right sub-heating coils SCR, SCL during a period in which the main heating coil MC and the right-side sub-heating coil SCR or the left-side sub-heating coil SCL are simultaneously heated. As described above, it is preferable from the viewpoint of heating efficiency that the directions of the high-frequency currents IB flowing in each of the currents IB are the same on the adjacent sides as indicated by solid arrows in FIG. Therefore, in the convection promotion mode, if the currents are controlled to flow in the same direction in the adjacent regions of the two independent coils, the magnetic fluxes generated by the currents strengthen each other, and the object N to be heated is Since the interlinkage magnetic flux density is increased and a large amount of eddy current is generated on the bottom surface of the object to be heated and induction heating can be efficiently performed, heating for generating convection can be effectively performed.

  If the convection promotion control as described above is performed, there is little possibility that the liquid to be cooked will be blown down. However, in the unlikely event that blown down occurs, the first electrode 40 of the blown down detector 50 and the first It is detected by at least one of the two electrodes 41. When the blow-off detection unit 50 captures the capacitance change of the electrodes 40 and 41 and sends a discrimination signal to the energization control circuit 200 that there is a blow-off, the energization control circuit 200 causes the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating to be heated. The drive is continued by reducing the output of the coils SC1 to SC4, or the drive is urgently stopped by setting it to zero.

Next, the overall structure of a heating cooker using the induction heating source as described above will be described. In FIG. 11, the entire top surface of the main body A is covered with a top plate 21 whose periphery is covered with a frame-shaped metal frame (also referred to as an upper frame) 20.
20B is a right vent formed at the right rear portion of the frame 20, 20C is a central vent formed at the center of the rear of the frame 20, and 20D is a left vent formed at the left rear portion of the frame 20. The indoor air is forcibly introduced into the internal space of the main body A from the ports 20B and 20D, and after cooling the induction heating source, the power control semiconductor component, etc., the air is discharged from the central ventilation port 20C.

  In the space below the top plate 21, a left induction heating source (hereinafter referred to as “left IH heating source”) 6L and a right induction heating source are positioned symmetrically with respect to the left and right center line CL1 of the top plate 21. 6R (hereinafter referred to as “right IH heating source”) is arranged. The right IH heating source 6R has a shape in which the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged one by one before and after the main heating coil MC as shown in FIGS.

The left IH heating source 6L has basically the same configuration as the right IH heating source 6R. However, in the state where the left IH heating source 6L is installed in the main body A, the four sub heating coils SC1 are compared with the right IH heating source 6R. The position of SC4 is rotated 45 degrees clockwise.
The center point X2 of the right IH heating source 6R and the center point X1 of the left IH heating source 6L are both located on a straight line VL passing through the center of the main body A in the front-rear direction. Note that SL is a straight line intersecting the straight line VL at an angle of 45 degrees at the center point X1, and as shown in FIG. 10, this straight line SL crosses the central portions of the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC3. The main coil MC is slightly elliptical so that the direction of the straight line SL is slightly longer. Accordingly, the opposing distance between the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC3 is slightly larger than the opposing distance between SC1 and SC4. It is getting bigger. With this configuration, it is possible to use an elliptical pan having a larger major axis in the straight SL direction.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a first electrode provided on the lower surface of the top plate 21 in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L. The entire outer peripheral side of the sub-heating coil SC1 and the sub-heating coil SC3 adjacent thereto. It has a semicircular shape that covers 42A is one connection terminal of the first electrode 40, 42B is the other connection terminal of the first electrode 40, and the capacitance value of the first electrode 40 between the both terminals 42A and 42B. Is always input to the blow-off detector 50 at predetermined short intervals (for example, 1 second or less). Although not shown, the energization control circuit 200 estimates the temperature of the heated object N from the information of the temperature sensor of the infrared sensor type that detects the temperature of the heated object N from below the top plate 21, and the heated object N When the temperature does not rise to 100 ° C. or 98 ° C., the blow-off detection unit 50 is not operated. The blow-off detection unit 50 sets a reference value for determining a change in capacitance. In order to confirm, the value of the capacitance is measured immediately after the induction heating is started or when the temperature reaches 98 ° C., for example, and the result is immediately recorded in a memory (not shown). These blow-off detection methods will be described in detail later.

  41 is a said 2nd electrode, and is carrying out the semicircle shape which covers the whole outer peripheral side of subheating coil C2 and subheating coil SC4 adjacent to this. The first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 are arranged symmetrically with respect to the center point X2. 43A is one connection terminal of the second electrode 41, 43B is the other connection terminal of the second electrode 41, and the capacitance value of the second electrode 41 between the terminals 43A and 43B. Is always input to the blow-off detector 50 at predetermined short intervals (for example, 1 second or less). Similar to the electrode 40, the capacitance value of the electrode 41 is measured at a predetermined timing, and the result is always input to the blow-off detector 50 at a predetermined short time interval (for example, 1 second or less).

  63A is an operation button of a main power switch 63 (not shown) for turning on / off all the power sources of the left IH heating source 6L and the right IH heating source 6R at the same time. It is provided at the right end of the operating means E provided in a band shape. Reference numeral 310 denotes an operation mode switching switch provided immediately to the left of the operation button 63A of the main power switch. Although not shown in FIG. 11, various operation keys and operation buttons such as a heating power setting key and an operation button of a timer for setting a heating time are arranged on the upper surface of the operation means E.

  Reference numeral 100 is a display means provided horizontally long in the left and right central portion of the operation means E, and is shared by both the left IH heating source 6L and the right IH heating source 6R. Call. This integrated display means is composed of a liquid crystal display screen having a large amount of information display such as a dot matrix method. When the simple operation mode or the normal operation mode is selected by the operation mode changeover switch 310, the fact is displayed in the integrated display means.

  In FIG. 11, 277A and 277B are a pair of wide-area light emitting portions, which are installed on the lower surface of the top plate 21 by fixing means such as adhesion. The wide area light emitting units 277A and 277B have the same basic configuration as the wide area light emitting unit 277 of FIG. That is, the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is composed of an aggregate of two light emitting units 277A and 277B that emit light independently of each other in the circumferential direction of the main heating coil MC. Further, the two light emitting portions 277A and 277B are located on the outside of the electrodes 40 and 41 by a distance of about 30 mm. The electrodes 40 and 41 have an arc shape along a circle centered on the center point X2, but the wide-area light emitting portions 277A and 277B are also provided along the circumference of the circle centered on the same center point X2. In other words, the electrodes 40 and 41 and the wide-area light emitting portions 277A and 277B are on concentric circles with the center point X2 as a reference. Therefore, the distance from the center point X2 to the two electrodes 40 and 41 is the same, and the distance from the two wide-area light emitting portions 277A and 277B is also the same. When the circular heated object N is placed around the center point X2, the distance from the outer peripheral edge of the heated object N to each of the electrodes 40 and 41 becomes equal, so in which direction blow-off occurs. Also, there is no difference in distance to the two electrodes 40 and 41.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the first convection promotion control described above is employed. However, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 4, the configuration of the sub-heating coil constituting one set is not changed for each section (T1, T2, T3, etc.), but is fixed. Specifically, it is always divided into a first set consisting of two sub-heating coils SC1, SC2 and a second set consisting of two sub-heating coils SC3, SC4, and during the period when one set is ON, Two sets are energized alternately so that the other set is turned OFF, which corresponds to a modification of the first convection promotion control described above.

Next, the “blowing detection operation” that is a feature of the present embodiment will be described.
At the start of cooking, the main heating coil MC and the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are simultaneously heated and driven, and the temperature of the cooking object in the heating object N is up to 100 ° C., which is a boiling temperature of 98 ° C. or higher. When the temperature sensor detects that the temperature has risen, the energization control circuit 200 issues a command to start the first convection promotion control to each of the inverter circuits SV1 to SIV4. In the case of the control in which the energization of the main heating coil MC at the center and the energization of the right subheating coil SCR and the left subheating coil SCL are alternately performed as in the above-described modification, naturally, the main inverter circuit MIV Also, convection promotion control is performed by the energization control circuit 200. The energization control circuit 200 sets the temperature at which the first convection promotion control is started at the start of induction heating cooking to a specific temperature within a range of 90 ° C. to 100 ° C. In the first embodiment, 98 ° C. Either one of 100 ° C. is determined. Such a control temperature changes as appropriate according to the cooking menu described above and other user operation input contents.

  If the convection promotion control is continued, convection that rises directly above the first and second sets of sub-heating coils can be created. This convection is convection toward the opposite edge of the pan far from that position. As a result, convection with a long path due to heating from the outer periphery of the pan bottom by the four sub-heating coils of the first and second sets occurs inside the heated object N, and the stirring effect and temperature of the entire cooked object inside the pan Effects such as equalization and suppression of spilling can be expected. However, as the cooking process progresses, the fine bubbles generated on the liquid surface of the object to be cooked may gradually increase and rise greatly. In addition, the user may put liquid seasoning, water, or other cooking juice into the object to be heated, and the liquid of the object to be cooked is in the process of performing convection promotion control. There is concern that it will blow over the edge.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the following blow-off detection operation is performed as a countermeasure against such blow-out. When the blow-off is detected, the energization control circuit 200 immediately stops driving all the inverter circuits being driven, or gives a command to reduce the heating power. The above-described normal operation mode and simple operation mode differ in the degree of heating power reduction and the conditions for stopping heating, which will be described in detail later.

  Next, a blow-off detection method will be described. There are three methods for detecting blow-off, as described below. In the first embodiment, the method (3) is mainly employed. (1) Although the methods (2) may be combined and used at the same time, the determination result (3) is prioritized.

(1) Capturing the capacitance change of each of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41. As an example of this, the capacitance value of each of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 at the start of convection promotion control or the start of blow-off detection is used as a reference value, and from this reference value, Capture changes. For this reason, the capacitance is accumulated in the spill detector 50 at a predetermined time interval, the previous value is compared with the current value every time, and the current value is increased by, for example, 5% compared to the previous value. If this happens, it is determined that the blow-out has been detected.
Alternatively, the width of the capacitance change of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 at the start time of the convection promotion control or the start time of the blow-off detection is set, for example, based on the initial value, the previous time When an increase or decrease exceeding a 10% range occurs (from the previous value) in comparison with the value of, the blowout is determined to be zero.

  (2) Capturing a change in the difference in capacitance value between the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41. For example, in the relative comparison of the capacitance values, when the ratio is 1: 1 to 1: 1.1, it is determined that there is no blowing. 1: 1.11 or more are determined to be blown down.

  (3) The electrostatic capacitance value of each of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 at the start of convection promotion control or at the start of blow-off detection is used as a reference value, and the sub-drive driven by heating. A change in the capacitance value of the first electrode 40 or the second electrode 41 in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side of the heating coil (unit or set) is captured. For example, when the set of sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 and the set of sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4 are heated and driven alternately by 1 KW at 15 second intervals, the set of sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 is driven. In the period, the change in the capacitance of the first electrode 40 is preferentially determined to determine whether or not the blow-off has occurred. Here, “priority” means that when the capacitance change on the first electrode 40 side exceeds a predetermined value, there is no change in the capacitance on the second electrode 41 side. The operation of detecting the capacitance values of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 is synchronized with the heating drive operation for the set of the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 and the set of the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4. It may be switched. In this way, when only the set of the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 is heated and driven, the blow-off detection operation is performed only by the first electrode 40.

  When the set of sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 and the set of sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4 are alternately driven by heating at a predetermined time interval, for example, at intervals of 15 seconds, when the movement of the cooking liquid is seen, the heating drive There is a tendency that the surface of the liquid to be cooked on the side of the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 is raised by convection. This is particularly the case when heating is driven with a large heating power. In other words, it is assumed that this bulge phenomenon will exceed the edge of a pan or the like, so if the blow near the sub-heating coil on the heating drive side is detected in this way, even if there is a blow down in a short time, It is possible to detect and improve the reliability of the blow-off detection.

In addition, the above description was the blow-off detection at the time of the cooking by the right IH heating source 6R. A case where induction heating is simultaneously performed by the left IH heating source 6L as shown in FIG. 11 will be described below.
As described above, in the right IH heating source 6R, in the period in which the first set of sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 are heated, the blow-off detection is performed with the first electrode 40 close to the first set. At the same time, when cooking is performed with the left IH heating source 6L, the method of detecting blow-off in the right IH heating source 6R changes.

  Specifically, even during the period in which the first set of sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 is heated, not only the first electrode 40 close to the first set but also the second electrode at a distant position. 41 also performs the blow-off detection.

  In this case, of course, in the left IH heating source 6L, if the blow-off detection is performed with the electrode near the sub-heating coil on the heating drive side, even if there is a blow-off, it can be detected in a short time, and the reliability of the blow-off detection is improved. Therefore, during the period in which the first set of sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 is heated, the left IH heating source 6L also detects the blow-off at the first electrode 40, and the second During the period in which the pair of sub-heating coils SC2 and SC4 is heated, the blow-off detection is performed by the second electrode 41 of the left IH heating source 6L. However, the detection by covering the presence or absence of spilling of the adjacent heating source in this way is performed in a state close to the boiling state as seen from the cooking content of the adjacent heating source or the progress of cooking, or This is the case just before being performed. In other words, in the cooking process where blow-off is likely to occur, the blow-off electrode of the right IH heating source 6R always detects the blow-off of the left IH heating source 6L, or vice versa. Not a translation. Basically, the left and right IH heating sources 6R and 6L detect a blow-off by two electrodes arranged in their own parts. In this way, it is common to the left and right IH heating units 6R and 6L that the blowout detection information 50 by the electrodes of the left and right IH heating sources 6R and 6L can mutually be used to perform more accurate blowout detection. This is because the energization control circuit 200 integrates and controls the operations of all induction heating sources.

The first and second electrodes 40 and 41 are located far from the main heating coil MC, and are curved along the outer peripheral shape of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. Of course, it is not easily affected by the electric field when the sub-heating coil is driven.
Further, when the first and second electrodes 40 and 41 are provided long in the diameter direction of the main heating coil MC and the lateral width WA direction of the sub-heating coil and approach them, they are affected by the electric field due to the strong high-frequency current flowing in these coils. There is a concern about the phenomenon that the capacitance decreases during the induction heating operation, and it becomes impossible to capture an exact change in the capacitance, but this embodiment does not have that concern. Further, since the positions of the terminals 42, 43, 44, 45 of both the electrodes 40, 41 are arranged in the space formed between the end portions of the adjacent sub-heating coils, the influence of the electric field of the main heating coil MC. Of course, there is an advantage that it is difficult to be affected by the electric field at the time of driving the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.

In the first embodiment, the control operation after the blow-off detection is different between the normal operation mode and the easy operation mode.
First control form:
In normal operation mode:
The following description is based on the assumption that induction heating is performed in any of nine stages of 120 W, 300 W, 500 W, 750 W, 1.0 KW, 1.5 KW, 2.0 KW, 2.5 KW, and 3.0 KW.

When the blow-off is detected and the heating power at that time is between 3, 0 KW and 1.5 KW, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven uniformly in two steps. For example, in the case of 3.0 KW, it is lowered to 2.0 KW, and in the case of 2.0 KW, it is lowered to 1.0 KW.
On the other hand, when a blow-off is detected, if the thermal power value at that time is between 1.5 KW and 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 immediately reduces the thermal power of the inverter circuit being driven to 300 W uniformly. .
When the blow-off is detected and the heating power value at that time is less than 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven to zero W and urgently stops the heating operation.

In simple operation mode:
When the blow-off is detected, if the heating power value at that time is between 3, 0 KW and 1.5 KW, the energization control circuit 200 immediately reduces the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven to 750 W all at once. .
When blown spilling is detected and the heating power value at that time is less than 1.5 KW, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven to zero W, and urgently stops the heating operation.
Thus, the simple operation mode has a greater degree of thermal power control after the occurrence of spilling than the normal operation mode.

  In addition to changing the magnitude of the heating power in this way, the time for determining that the blown down may be changed. For example, in the normal operation mode, when the capacitances of the electrodes 40 and 41 change more than a predetermined change width, the capacitance change is measured again after 2 seconds, and a large change still occurs after 2 seconds. In the simple operation mode, when the electrostatic capacity of the electrodes 40 and 41 changes more than a predetermined change width, the blow-off detection unit 50 determines that “the blow-off has occurred” for the first time when it is 0.5 seconds. The capacitance change may be measured again later, and the blow-off detection unit 50 may determine that “the blow-off has occurred” only when a large change still occurs after 0.5 seconds. That is, in the simple operation mode, the blow-off determination is performed more quickly than in the normal operation mode in order to increase safety and security.

  As described above, in the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment, the first blow-down control mode includes a top plate 21 on which a heated object such as a pot into which the food is to be placed, and the top. An annular main heating coil MC disposed below the plate, a plurality of sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 disposed close to both sides of the main heating coil, the main heating coil and all the sub-heating coils Inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 to SIV4 for supplying induction heating power to the respective electrodes, and a plurality of electrodes 40, 41 are arranged on the top plate 21, and a blow-off detection is performed by detecting a change in capacitance at the electrodes. Unit 50, an energization control circuit 200 for controlling the outputs of the inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 to SIV4, an operation unit E for instructing the control unit to perform a cooking operation, The integrated display unit 100 that displays the operation result of the operation unit, and the operation mode switching unit 310 that switches the operation of the energization control circuit 200 between the normal mode and the simple mode. Induction heating power supplied from the inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 to SIV4 is supplied to the main heating coil MC and the subheating coils SC1 to SC4 simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference depending on the size of the operation or the object to be heated. Further, in the state where the energization control circuit 200 is switched to the normal mode, when the blown-down detection unit 50 detects blown-down, the output of the inverter circuit is (when cooked at 500 W or more) If there is a reduction to 2 steps or 300 W, and in the state switched to the simple mode, When the detection unit 50 detects a blow-off, it is configured to stop all driving of the inverter circuit (if it is 1.5 KW or less even when cooking is performed at 500 W or more). .

  Thereby, when the user unfamiliar with the use of the cooker selects the simple mode and starts cooking, the control unit is 1.5 kW or less when the blow-off detection unit detects that the blow-off has occurred. When heating, all heating operations are stopped immediately, so if a user or beginner who is unfamiliar with cooking is cooking at low or medium heating power, the heating will always be stopped automatically when it blows down. Can be used with heart.

Next, a second control mode in which the control operation after the blow-off detection is different in the normal operation mode and the simple operation mode will be described.
In normal operation mode:
The following description is based on the assumption that induction heating is performed in any of nine stages of 120 W, 300 W, 500 W, 750 W, 1.0 KW, 1.5 KW, 2.0 KW, 2.5 KW, and 3.0 KW.

When the blow-off is detected and the heating power at that time is between 3, 0 KW and 1.5 KW, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven uniformly in two steps. For example, in the case of 3.0 KW, it is lowered to 2.0 KW, and in the case of 2.0 KW, it is lowered to 1.0 KW.
On the other hand, when a blow-off is detected, if the thermal power value at that time is between 1.5 KW and 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 immediately reduces the thermal power of the inverter circuit being driven to 300 W uniformly. .
When the blow-off is detected and the heating power value at that time is less than 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven to zero W and urgently stops the heating operation.

In simple operation mode:
When the blow-off is detected, if the thermal power value at that time is in the range of 3, 0 KW to 1.5 KW, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the thermal power of the driving inverter circuit uniformly in three steps. For example, in the case of 3.0 KW, it is reduced to 1.5 KW, and in the case of 2.0 KW, it is reduced to 750 KW.
When the blow-off is detected and the heating power value at that time is between less than 1.5 KW and 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 immediately reduces the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven to 120 W uniformly.
When the blow-off is detected and the heating power value at that time is less than 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 immediately lowers the heating power of the inverter circuit being driven to zero W and urgently stops the heating operation.

  Thus, the simple operation mode has a greater degree of thermal power control after the occurrence of spilling than the normal operation mode. That is, when the energization control circuit 200 is used between 3, 0 KW and 1.5 KW, or when it is switched to the normal operation mode, when the blow-off detection unit 50 detects blow-down, While the output of the inverter circuit is reduced to two levels, the level is lowered by three levels in a state where the mode is switched to the simple mode. Further, when compared with a case of less than 1.5 KW to 500 W or more, it is reduced to 300 W uniformly in the normal operation mode, whereas it is reduced to a minimum heating power of 120 W in the simple operation mode. That is, the degree of reduction of the thermal power is larger in the simple operation mode than in the normal operation mode in the range from large thermal power to medium thermal power.

  As is clear from the above description, the induction heating cooker whose control operation after the detection of blown down is the second control mode is that the top plate 21 on which the object to be heated N such as a pot into which the object is to be placed is placed, , An annular main heating coil MC disposed below the top plate 21, a plurality of sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 disposed close to both sides of the main heating coil, the main heating coil MC, Inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4 that supply induction heating power to all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, respectively, and a plurality of electrodes 40 and 41 are arranged on the top plate 21, and changes in capacitance due to the electrodes are captured. The blow-off detection unit 50 that detects blow-off, the temperature detection unit (temperature detection circuit) 240 that detects the temperature of the object N to be heated, and detection information of the temperature detection unit are input. The energization control circuit 200 that controls the output of the inverter circuit, the operation unit E that instructs the energization control circuit 200 to perform a cooking operation, the integrated display unit 100 that displays the operation result of the operation unit E, and An operation mode changeover switch 310 that is means for switching the operation of the energization control circuit 200 between the normal mode and the simple mode, and the energization control circuit 200 corresponds to the operation of the user or the size of the object to be heated. The induction heating power is supplied from the inverter circuit to the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference, and the energization control circuit 200 is cooked with the normal operation mode selected. When the blow-off detector 50 detects blow-off, the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4 are driven. In the case where heating is performed at a predetermined heating power (3.0 KW to 1.5 KW) or more, the heating power is reduced by two stages, and when the blow-down is detected during cooking with the simple operation mode selected, the inverter circuit Is heated to a predetermined heating power (3.0 KW to 1.5 KW) or more (larger by one stage than in the normal operation mode), and is configured to be reduced to three stages. As a result, when the user familiar with the use of the cooker has selected normal mode and has started cooking, the control unit Compared to the case of the mode (in the range of large to medium heating power, where blow-off is particularly likely to occur), it is possible to provide a cooker that can be used with peace of mind by users and beginners unfamiliar with cooking. . Further, the energization control circuit 200 is supplied to the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 from the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4 according to the operation of the user or the size of the object to be heated. Since heating power is supplied simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference, the occurrence of convection can be promoted in liquids such as water and boiled juice in the object to be heated, and the completion of cooking can be improved.

  Furthermore, the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment includes a top plate 21 on which an object to be heated N such as a pan into which the object is to be placed is placed, and an annular main heating coil MC disposed below the top plate. And a plurality of sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil, and an inverter circuit MIV for supplying induction heating power to the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to C4, respectively. , SIV1 to SIV4, a plurality of electrodes 40, 41 are arranged on the top plate 21, a blow-off detection unit 50 that detects a change in capacitance due to the electrodes and detects spillage, and a temperature of the object N to be heated. A temperature detecting unit 240 for detecting, an energization control circuit 200 for inputting detection information of the temperature detecting unit and controlling an output of the inverter circuit; An operation unit E for instructing a cooking operation to the electric control circuit, an integrated display unit 100 for displaying information such as an operation result and control condition of the operation unit, an operation condition of the heating unit, and the operation of the energization control circuit 200. A switching switch 310 for switching between the normal mode and the simple mode, and the energization control circuit 200 is configured so that the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 according to the operation of the user or the size of the object to be heated. Inductive heating power is supplied simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference from the inverter circuit, and the energization control circuit 200 stops driving the inverter circuit when the blow-off detector 50 detects blow-off. While lowering the output, the operation unit E has either a cooking menu that emphasizes the uniformity of the heating temperature or a cooking menu that emphasizes the heating speed. Selection means E1 to E3 are provided, and when the simple mode is selected, the integrated display means 100 has a cooking menu that emphasizes the uniformity of the heating temperature and an individual cooking menu that emphasizes the heating speed. It has a configuration in which features and heating processes are displayed. As a result, when a user unfamiliar with the use of the cooker selects the simple mode and starts cooking, the cooking menu that emphasizes the uniformity of the heating temperature and the individual cooking menu that emphasizes the heating speed The heating process can be easily known from the display on the display unit, leading to accurate menu selection for the user, or relieving the user's anxiety. Moreover, since the control part stops or suppresses the heating operation if a blow-out occurs, it is possible to provide a cooking device that can be used with peace of mind by users and beginners unfamiliar with cooking. Further, the energization control circuit 200 is supplied to the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 from the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4 according to the operation of the user or the size of the object to be heated. Since heating power is supplied simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference, the occurrence of convection can be promoted in liquids such as water and boiled juice in the object to be heated, and the completion of cooking can be improved.

Further, the induction heating cooker according to the first embodiment has the configuration according to the first invention.
That is, a blow-off detection unit 50 that detects a change in the capacitance of the electrodes arranged on the top plate and detects a blow-off, a temperature detection unit 240 that includes an infrared sensor that detects the temperature of the object to be heated, and the temperature An energization control circuit 200 that receives detection information of the detection unit and controls the outputs of the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4, an upper surface operation unit 61 that instructs the energization control circuit to perform a cooking operation, An informing unit that guides the cooking state by voice and letters, etc., and an annular light emitting unit 277 that indicates the heating area of the heating coil on the top plate 21 by light, and this light emitting unit is the main heating coil MC Of the light emitting units 277A and 277B that emit light independently from each other in the circumferential direction, and the energization control circuit 200 includes the light emitting units 277A and 277. In the induction heating period, the first light emission mode is caused to emit yellow light, and the blow-off detection unit 50 detects blow-down and the control unit stops driving the heating coil or reduces its heating power. One light emitting portion 277A or the other light emitting portion 277B constituting the light emitting portion 277 is caused to emit light in red which is the second light emitting form. The first light emission form may be orange. Alternatively, it may blink in yellow or orange. For example, if light emission and pause are repeated at 1 second intervals, the light will flash. On the other hand, the second light emission form may be flashing red or may be combined with other colors to emit light.

  Furthermore, when the induction heating of the light emitting units 277A and 277B close to the electrodes 40 and 41 that have detected the blown down is stopped due to the blown down, the light emission may be stopped to be in a dark state. Or conversely, the brightness may be increased and displayed brightly. In any case, according to such a configuration, even when a user accustomed to using the cooker starts cooking, when the blow-off detection unit 50 detects the blow-down and stops or stops the heating drive, The user can know the occurrence of blow-off by looking at the light emission state of the light emitting units 277A and 277B. In addition, by associating the occurrence location of the blow-off with the light emission or stop of the light emitting units 277A and 277B, it becomes possible for the user unfamiliar with the operation to specify the occurrence location of the blow-down. Thereby, a user or a beginner who is unfamiliar with cooking can use it with peace of mind without misinterpreting that the emergency stop has been caused by spilling, as a failure, or as an operation error.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
12 to 33 show an induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 12 shows a part of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention in a partially exploded manner. It is a perspective view. FIG. 13: is a perspective view which shows the whole main-body part in the state which removed the top-plate part of the built-in type induction heating cooking appliance which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 14 is a plan view of the entire main body of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing the overall arrangement of the heating coils of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a plan view showing an induction heating source on the left side of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a wiring explanatory diagram of the main heating coil of the induction heating source on the left side of the built-in type induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 18 is an enlarged plan view of a main heating coil of an induction heating source on the left side of a built-in type induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention and its peripheral portion. FIG. 19 is a plan view of the coil support for the main heating coil of the induction heating source on the left side of the built-in type induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 20 is an overall control circuit diagram of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a full-bridge circuit diagram that is the main part of the control circuit of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a simplified diagram of a full-bridge system circuit that is the main part of the control circuit of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a main configuration diagram of a built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a longitudinal sectional view of the left IH heating source portion of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram of control steps showing the basic heating operation of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 26 is a flowchart 1 of the control operation of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 27 is a flowchart 2 of the control operation of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 28 is a flowchart 3 showing a control operation in the case of changing the heating power of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 29 is a flowchart 4 showing the control operation in the normal operation mode of the blow-off detection unit and the individual light emitting unit in the right IH heating unit of the built-in type induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 30 is a flowchart 4 showing the control operation in the simple operation mode of the blown-off detection unit and the individual light emitting unit in the right IH heating unit of the built-in type induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 31 is a built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and the values of the heating power (heating power) of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 3 KW and 1.5 KW. FIG. FIG. 32 is a built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and is a diagram showing values of the heating power (heating power) of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 500W. is there. FIG. 33 is a built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, in which the main / sub-heating power ratio is 1: 1, and the main heating coil MC and sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 2400W. It is a figure which shows the value of the thermal power value (heating electric power). In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the part which is the same as that of the structure of the said Embodiment 1, or an equivalent part. Unless otherwise specified, the terms used in Embodiment 1 are also used in the same meaning in Embodiment 2.

(Heat cooker body)
The heating cooker according to the second embodiment also has a rectangular main body A, a top plate B that forms the upper surface of the main body A, and a casing that forms the periphery (outside) other than the upper surface of the main body A. Part C, heating means D for heating pans, foods, etc. with electrical energy, etc., operating means E operated by the user, control means F for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the operating means, Display means G for displaying the operating conditions of the heating means are provided. Further, as described below, as a part of the heating means D, an electric heating means called a grill box (grill heating chamber) or a roaster is provided.

The feature of the induction heating cooker in the second embodiment is that a normal-sized pan or the like is heated by a conventional main heating coil MC, and a round pan or a large rectangular shape having a diameter much larger than that of a normal pan. When a pan (also referred to as a large-diameter pan) is placed on the induction heating unit, the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the main heating that are close to the placed position (a plurality of sub-heating coils provided around the main heating coil MC) Cooperative heating is performed in cooperation with the coil, and the top plate corresponds to the outer position of the subheating coil SC so that the subheating coil SC that is performing the cooperative heating operation can be identified. Only the individual light emitting portions below 21 are made to emit light and light up.
Moreover, the wide light emission part 277 which shows the boundary of the wide heating area was arrange | positioned under the top plate 21 so that the wide heating part which enables the cooperative heating of main heating coil MC and all the subheating coils SC1-SC4 was enclosed. In this respect, the wide-area light-emitting portion 277 is not semicircular, one for each of the two sub-heating coils, but the main heating with all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. It is different that the whole is a single ring so as to surround the coil MC. When the user recognizes the lighting of the wide area light emitting unit 277 from above the top plate 21, the shape of the wide area light emitting unit 277 is a continuous annular band or line.

(Main part A)
As shown in FIG. 12, the main body part A is covered with a top plate part B to be described later, and the main body part A is formed on kitchen furniture (not shown) such as a sink. It is formed in a substantially square or rectangular shape with a predetermined size that fits the space and the installation opening.

  A main body case 2 shown in FIG. 13 forms an outer surface of the casing C, and a body 2A formed by bending a single flat metal plate with a press molding machine a plurality of times. It is composed of a front flange plate 2B made of a metal plate joined together by fixing means such as welding, rivets or screws at the end of this body portion, and the front flange plate 2B and the body portion 2A are fixed. In the state of being coupled by means, it becomes a box shape having an open top surface. The lower part of the back surface of the box-shaped body 2A is an inclined part 2S, and the upper part is a vertical back wall 2U.

  The main body case 2 shown in FIG. 13 has flanges formed by integrally bending outwardly into an L-shape at the rear end portion, the right end portion, and the left end portion of the upper surface opening of the main body case 2, and the rear flange 3B, The left flange 3L, the right flange 3R, and the front flange plate 2B are placed on the upper surface of the kitchen furniture installation section to support the load of the cooking device.

  When the cooking device is completely accommodated in the kitchen furniture installation opening, the front portion of the cooking device is exposed from the opening formed in front of the kitchen furniture, and heating is performed from the front side of the kitchen furniture. The front (left and right) operation unit 60 (see FIG. 13) of the cooking device can be operated.

  The inclined portion 2S connects the back surface and the bottom surface of the trunk portion 2A (see FIG. 13), and when the heating cooker is installed in the kitchen furniture, it collides with the rear edge of the kitchen furniture installation port. It has been cut to prevent interference. That is, when this type of cooking device is installed in kitchen furniture, it is tilted so that the front side of the main body part A of the cooking device is down, and in that state, the front side of the cooking device is placed in front of the kitchen furniture. Drop it. After that, the rear side is dropped into the installation port so as to draw an arc (such an installation method is described in detail, for example, in JP-A-11-121155). Due to such an installation method, the front flange plate 2B is large enough to ensure a sufficient space between the front edge of the installation opening of the kitchen furniture when the cooking device is installed in the kitchen furniture. It has become.

  Inside the main body case 2, heating sources 6 </ b> L and 6 </ b> R for inductively heating an object N to be heated, such as a pan made of metal, which is placed on a top plate 21, which will be described later, are heated by radiant heat. An electric heater, for example, a radiant central electric heating source 7 called a radiant heater, a control means F to be described later for controlling the cooking conditions of the heating means, an operating means E to be described later for inputting the cooking conditions to the control means, And display means G for displaying the operating conditions of the heating means input by the operating means. Hereinafter, each will be described in detail.

  In the second embodiment, it is assumed that a pan having a diameter of 12 cm or more is used as the pan of the object to be heated N, and a pan (one-handed pan, two-handed pan, etc.) has a diameter of 16 cm, 18 cm, 20 cm. 24 cm, a diameter of 20 cm as a frying pan, a diameter of 22 cm as a tempura pan, a diameter of 29 cm as a wok, and the like can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the inside of the casing C is roughly divided into a right cooling chamber 8R that extends long in the front-rear direction, a left cooling chamber 8L that also extends long in the front-rear direction, and a box-shaped grill (or roaster) heating chamber. 9, the upper part chamber 10 and the rear exhaust chamber 12 are partitioned, but the rooms are not completely isolated from each other. For example, the right cooling chamber 8R and the left cooling chamber 8L communicate with the rear exhaust chamber 12 via the upper component chamber 10, respectively.

  The grill heating chamber 9 is a substantially independent sealed space with the front opening 9 </ b> A portion closed in a state where a door 13, which will be described later, is closed, but the external space of the housing portion C via the exhaust duct 14, that is, the kitchen. Etc. (see FIG. 12).

(Top plate B)
As will be described below, the top plate portion B is composed of two large parts, an upper frame (also referred to as a frame) 20 and a top plate (also referred to as an upper plate, top glass, or top plate) 21. The entire upper frame 20 is formed in a frame shape from a metal plate such as a nonmagnetic stainless steel plate or an aluminum plate, and has a size so as to close the upper surface opening of the main body case 2 (see FIG. 14).

  The top plate 21 has a width W that completely covers a large opening provided in the center of the frame-shaped upper frame 20 without a gap (see FIG. 15), and is placed over the main body case 2. ing. The top plate 21 is entirely made of a transparent or translucent material that transmits infrared rays such as heat-resistant tempered glass and crystallized glass and visible light from the LED, and is rectangular or square according to the shape of the opening of the upper frame 20. Is formed. In the case of being transparent, the user can see all the built-in components from above the top plate 21, which may impair the appearance. Therefore, the top plate 21 may be provided with a shielding coating or a fine coating. A spot-like shape or a portion that does not allow visible light to pass through may be applied by printing or the like.

  Further, the front, rear, left, and right side edges of the top plate 21 are fixed in a watertight state with rubber packing or a sealing material (not shown) interposed between the top plate 21 and the opening of the upper frame 20. Therefore, water droplets or the like are prevented from entering the inside of the main body A from the upper surface of the top plate 21 through a gap formed at the facing portion between the upper frame 20 and the top plate 21.

  In FIG. 12, the right vent 20 </ b> B is formed by punching simultaneously with the press machine when the upper frame 20 is formed, and serves as an intake passage for the blower 30 (not shown). The central vent 20C is similarly punched when the upper frame 20 is formed, and the left vent 20D is similarly punched when the upper frame 20 is formed. Although only the rear portion of the upper frame 20 is shown in FIG. 12, when viewed from above as shown in FIG. 14, the entire upper surface of the main body case 2 is covered in a frame shape.

  The top plate 21 is induction-heated by the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L, which will be described in detail later, in the actual cooking stage, and receives heat from the heated object N such as a hot pot, which is 300 degrees. It may be more than that. Further, when a radiant central electric heating source 7, which is a radiant electric heater described later, is provided below the top plate 21, the top plate 21 is directly heated by the heat from the radiant central electric heating source 7. The temperature may reach 350 degrees or more.

  On the upper surface of the top plate 21, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, a circular guide mark 6RM indicating a rough position of the right IH heating source 6R, the left IH heating source 6L, and the radiant central electric heating source 7, which will be described later, 6LM and 7M are displayed by a method such as printing. The left and right guide marks 6RM and 6LM have a diameter of 220 mm.

(Heating means D)
In the second embodiment of the present invention, as the heating means D, the right IH heating source 6R at the upper right position of the main body A, the left IH heating source 6L on the left, and the rear side on the left and right center line of the main body A. A pair of upper and lower radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 for a roaster are provided inside a certain radiant central electric heating source 7 and grill heating chamber 9. These heating sources are configured such that energization is controlled independently from each other by the control means F. Details will be described later with reference to the drawings.

(Right IH heating source)
The right IH heating source 6 </ b> R is installed inside the upper part chamber 10 that is partitioned and formed inside the main body case 2. A right IH heating coil 6RC is disposed on the lower surface side on the right side of the top plate 21. The upper end portion of the coil 6RC is close to the lower surface of the top plate 21 with a minute gap and serves as an IH (induction) heating source. In this embodiment, for example, a device having a maximum power consumption (maximum thermal power) of 3 KW is used. The right IH heating coil 6RC is formed by winding a bundle of about 30 thin wires of about 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm in a spiral shape, and winding this bundle (hereinafter referred to as a collective wire) while twisting one or more wires. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer shape is circular with the center point X2 as a base point, and is finally formed into a disk shape. The diameter (maximum outer diameter dimension) of the right IH heating coil 6RC is about 180 mm to 200 mm.

  The position of the guide mark 6RM, which is a circle (indicated by a solid line in FIG. 14) displayed on the top plate 21, may be completely matched with the outermost peripheral position of the right IH heating coil 6RC of the right IH heating source 6R. In practicing the present invention, perfect match is not an essential condition. Since the left and right guide marks 6RM and 6LM have a diameter of 220 mm, when the diameter (maximum outer diameter dimension) of the right IH heating coil 6RC is 200 mm, the true right of the right IH heating coil 6RC is 10 mm outside. The top is the position of the right guide mark 6RM. This guide mark 6RM merely indicates a proper induction heating area. The broken-line circle on the right side shown in FIG. 12 roughly indicates the outermost peripheral position of the right IH heating coil 6RC.

(Left IH heating source)
The left IH heating source 6L is installed at a position (centered on the left and right center line CL2) that is substantially line symmetrical with the right IH heating source 6R across the left and right center line CL1 (see FIG. 15) of the main body A. In this embodiment, for example, a device having a maximum power consumption (maximum thermal power) of 3 KW is used. Further, the left IH heating coil 6LC includes two concentric annular outer shapes having a radius R1 with a center point X1 as a base point as shown in FIG. 16, and its diameter (maximum outer diameter dimension). Is about 180 mm, which is a dimension that does not include the sub-heating coil SC described later. The dimension of about 180 mm is the maximum outer diameter dimension of the outer coil 6LC1 (which corresponds to DA in FIG. 16) of the outer coil 6LC1 and the inner coil 6LC2, which will be described later, constituting the left IH heating coil. In order to show the difference from the subcoil SC described later, both the outer coil 6LC1 and the inner coil 6LC2 constituting the left IH heating coil 6LC are hereinafter referred to as “main heating coil MC” (see FIG. 18).

  The position of the circular guide mark 6LM displayed on the top plate 21 may be completely coincident with the outermost peripheral position of the left IH heating coil 6LC, but complete coincidence is not an essential condition in the practice of the present invention. The guide mark indicates a proper induction heating area. The broken-line circle on the left side of FIG. 14 roughly indicates the outermost peripheral position of the left IH heating coil 6LC.

  The circular guide mark EM displayed on the top plate 21 is a wide circle that includes a main heating coil MC, which will be described later, and all the sub-heating coils SC (four in total) arranged at substantially equal intervals in front, rear, left and right positions. Area (hereinafter referred to as “cooperative heating area mark”). Further, the position of the cooperative heating area mark EM is determined by radiating light from below the top plate 21 to the outer limit of a preferred place to be heated at the time of cooperative heating of the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coil SC. For the sake of illustration, the position substantially coincides with a position where light from a “broad-area light emitting portion 277” to be described later passes.

  Similar to the right IH heating coil 6RC, an infrared temperature detection element (hereinafter referred to as an infrared sensor) 31L is installed in the inner space of the left IH heating coil 6LC (see FIGS. 16, 23, and 24). Details will be described later.

  The IH heating coil 6LC of the left IH heating source 6 is composed of an outer coil 6LC1 and an inner coil 6LC2 that are divided in the radial direction, and these two coils are a series of series connected as shown in FIG. It is. It should be noted that a coil that is solidified as a whole may be used instead of a coil that is divided into two parts that are spaced apart from each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 24, the left and right IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC have a rectangular cross-section formed of a highly permeable material, for example, ferrite, as a magnetic flux leakage prevention material 73 from the heating coils. A bar is placed. For example, in the left IH heating coil 6LC, four, six, or eight are arranged radially from the center point X1 (it is not necessarily required to be an even number).

  In other words, the magnetic flux leakage prevention material 73 does not need to cover the entire lower surfaces of the left and right IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC, and the magnetic flux leakage prevention material 73 whose cross section is formed into a rod shape with a square or a rectangular shape is a coil of the right IH heating coil 6RC. A plurality may be provided at predetermined intervals so as to intersect the line. Therefore, in the second embodiment, a plurality of radial lines are provided from the center point X1 of the left IH heating coil. With such a magnetic flux leakage prevention material 73, the magnetic lines of force generated from the IH heating coil can be concentrated on the object N to be heated on the top plate 21.

  The right IH heating coil 6RC and the main heating coil MC of the left IH heating coil 6LC may be divided into a plurality of parts that are energized independently. For example, an IH heating coil with a small diameter spirally wound on the innermost side, and an IH heating coil wound in a concentric circle and on a substantially same plane with another large diameter spiral coil is placed on the outer peripheral side of the IH heating coil. The object to be heated N may be heated in three energization patterns: energization of the inner IH heating coil, energization of the outer IH heating coil, and energization of the inner and outer IH heating coils.

  In this way, by heating at least one of the output level, duty ratio, and output time interval of the high-frequency power flowing through the two IH heating coils, or a combination thereof, the object to be heated (pot) from small to large (large diameter) N may be efficiently heated (Japanese Patent No. 2978069 is known as a typical technical document using a plurality of heating coils capable of independent energization).

  The temperature detection element 31R is an infrared temperature detection element installed in the space provided in the center of the right IH heating coil 6RC, and the infrared light receiving part at the upper end is directed to the lower surface of the top plate 5 ( (See FIG. 23).

  Similarly, in the left IH heating coil 6LC, an infrared type temperature detection element 31L is installed in the space provided in the center (see FIG. 23), which will be described in detail later.

  The infrared temperature detection elements 31R and 31L (hereinafter referred to as infrared sensors) are configured by photodiodes or the like that can measure the temperature by detecting the amount of infrared rays radiated from a heated object N such as a pan. The temperature detection element 31R (the temperature detection element 31L is also the same, and in the following, in the case where both are common, only the temperature detection element 31R will be described as a representative) is a heat transfer type detection element such as a thermistor. A temperature sensor may be used.

  For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2004-95144 (Japanese Patent No. 3975865) and Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2004-95144 disclose that infrared rays emitted from an object to be heated according to the temperature thereof are rapidly detected from below the top plate 5 by an infrared sensor. No. 2006-310115 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-18787 are known.

  When the temperature detecting element 31R is an infrared sensor, it is possible to collect infrared rays radiated from the object N to be heated, and to receive and detect the temperature from the amount of infrared rays received in real time (with little time difference) (thermistor). Better than formula). Even if the temperature of the top plate 21 made of heat-resistant glass or ceramics in front of the object to be heated N and the temperature of the object to be heated N are not the same, this temperature sensor is used regardless of the temperature of the top plate 21. The temperature of the heated object N can be detected. That is, the infrared rays radiated from the heated object N are devised so that they are not absorbed or blocked by the top plate 21.

  For example, the top plate 21 is selected from a material that transmits infrared rays having a wavelength range of 4.0 μm or 2.5 μm or less, while the temperature sensor 31R detects infrared rays having a wavelength range of 4.0 μm or 2.5 μm or less. The one is selected.

  On the other hand, when the temperature detection element 31R is of a heat transfer type such as a thermistor, it is inferior in capturing a rapid temperature change in real time as compared with the above-described infrared temperature sensor, By receiving the radiant heat from the heated object N, it is possible to reliably detect the temperature of the bottom of the heated object N or the top plate 21 directly below the bottom. Further, the temperature of the top plate 21 can be detected even when there is no object to be heated N.

  When the temperature detecting element is a heat transfer type such as a thermistor, the temperature sensing part is brought into direct contact with the lower surface of the top plate 21 or a member such as a heat transfer resin is interposed to cause the top plate 21 itself. You may make it grasp | ascertain the temperature of as accurately as possible. This is because if there is an air gap between the temperature sensing unit and the lower surface of the top plate 21, a temperature transmission is delayed.

  In the following description, the description of “left, right” in the name and “L, R” in the reference may be omitted for the contents shared for the members arranged in common on the left and right.

(Radiation type central electric heating source)
The radiant central electric heating source 7 (see FIG. 13) is inside the main body A, on the left and right center line CL1 of the top plate 21 (see FIG. 15), and at a position near the rear of the top plate 21. Has been placed. The radiation type central electric heating source 7 uses an electric heater of a type heated by radiation (for example, a nichrome wire, a halogen heater, a radiant heater), and heats an object N to be heated such as a pan through the top plate 21 from below. It is. And, for example, the one having the capacity of maximum power consumption (maximum heating power) 1.2 kW is used.

  The radiation-type central electric heating source 7 has a circular container shape whose entire upper surface is open, and the container-like cover made of heat insulating material constituting the outermost peripheral portion has a maximum outer diameter dimension of about 180 mm and a height ( (Thickness) is 15 mm.

  The position of the guide mark 7M, which is a circle (shown by a solid line in FIG. 14) displayed on the top plate 21, does not completely coincide with the outermost peripheral position of the radiation type central electric heating source 7. This guide mark 7M merely indicates an appropriate heating area. A guide mark 7M indicated by a solid circle in FIG. 14 indicates the outermost peripheral position of the container-like cover of the radiation type central electric heating source 7.

(Radiation type electric heating source)
The right upper and lower partition plates 24R are installed vertically (see FIG. 13) and serve as a partition wall that separates the right cooling chamber 8R and the grill heating chamber 9 from each other inside the casing C. The left upper and lower partition plates 24L are also installed vertically (see FIG. 13), and serve as a partition wall that isolates the left cooling chamber 8L and the grill heating chamber 9 from each other inside the casing C. . Note that the upper and lower partition plates 24R and 24L are installed with an interval of about several millimeters from the outer wall surface of the grill heating chamber 9.

  The horizontal partition plate 25 (see FIG. 13) has a size that divides the entire space between the left and right upper and lower partition plates 24L and 24R into two upper and lower spaces, and above the partition plate 25 is the upper component chamber 10. It is. The horizontal partition plate 25 is installed with a predetermined gap of several mm to 10 mm from the ceiling surface of the grill heating chamber 9.

  The notches 24A are formed in the left and right upper and lower partition plates 24L and 24R, respectively, and are provided so as not to collide with the cooling ducts described later when they are installed horizontally.

  The grill heating chamber 9 formed in the shape of a rectangular box has wall surfaces on the left, right, top, bottom, and back sides made of a metal plate such as stainless steel or steel plate, and a radiant electric heater such as a sheathed heater near the top ceiling and bottom. A pair of upper and lower radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 (see FIG. 20) are installed so as to spread substantially horizontally. Here, “spread” means that the sheath heater is bent several times in the horizontal plane and snakes so as to occupy an area as wide as possible in plane, and the planar shape is W-shaped. The thing is a typical example.

  The two upper and lower radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 are energized simultaneously or individually to set the roast cooking (for example, grilled fish), grill cooking (for example, pizza or gratin), and the ambient temperature in the grill heating chamber 9 for cooking. Oven cooking (for example, cakes and baked vegetables) can be performed. For example, the radiant electric heating source 22 near the upper ceiling of the grill heating chamber 9 has a maximum power consumption (maximum heating power) of 1200 W, and the radiant electric heating source 23 near the bottom of the grill heating chamber 9 has a maximum power consumption of 800 W.

  A gap formed between the horizontal partition plate 25 and the outer frame 9 </ b> D of the grill heating chamber 9 finally communicates with the rear exhaust chamber 12, and the air in the gap 26 passes through the rear exhaust chamber 12 and the main body portion. Attracted outside A and discharged.

  In FIG. 13, a rear partition plate 28 divides the upper part chamber 10 and the rear exhaust chamber 12. The lower end portion has a height that reaches the horizontal partition plate 25, and the upper end portion has a height that reaches the upper frame 20. ing. The exhaust ports 28 </ b> A are formed at two locations on the rear partition plate 28, and are for exhausting the cooling air that has entered the upper part chamber 10.

(Cooling fan)
In the second embodiment, a centrifugal multi-blade blower (typically a sirocco fan) is used as a blower 30 (not shown) for cooling the inside of the main body A, and its drive motor. 300 (see FIG. 20) is driven by the drive circuit 33. The blower is installed in each of the right cooling chamber 8R and the left cooling chamber 8L to cool the left and right left IH heating coils 6LC, 6RC and the heating coils themselves. I will explain it.

  A box-shaped cooling unit (not shown) that incorporates the blower 30 for cooling the inside of the main body A is inserted and fixed in the cooling chambers 8R and 8L from above to constitute inverter circuits MIV and SIV. Contains a circuit board.

  As described above, the circuit board is built in the box-shaped cooling unit inserted into the cooling chambers 8R and 8L from above, and the inverter circuits MIV and SIV are formed on the circuit board. Various electronic and electrical components are mounted.

  As shown in FIGS. 19 and 24, 46 is a cooling duct on which coil support bodies 290 for heating coils of the left and right IH heating sources 6R and 6L are respectively mounted, and the whole is integrally formed of a heat resistant resin. The entire lower surface has an opening. Since the heating coils of the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L are different in size, the cooling duct 46 is different in size and shape for the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L. It is common that a large number of ejection holes 46C are formed to eject the cooling air.

  Reference numeral 47 denotes a flat plate that covers the entire lower surface of the cooling duct 46 and allows the flow of cooling air Y5 (see FIG. 24) between the lower surface. This air flow Y5 is the wind from the blower 30 that cools the inside of the main body A.

(Operating means E)
The operation means E of the cooking device in this embodiment includes a front operation unit 60 and an upper operation unit 61 (see FIGS. 12 and 14).

(Front operation unit)
Plastic front operation frames 62R and 62L are attached to the front surfaces of the left and right sides of the main body case 2, and the front surface of the operation frame is a front operation unit 60. In this front operation unit 60, all the power sources of the left IH heating source 6L, the right IH heating source 6R, the radiant central electric heating source 7 and the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 of the grill heating chamber 9 are simultaneously turned on. Right operation to open and close the electrical contacts of the operation button 63A (see FIG. 13) of the main power switch 63 to be shut off and the right power switch (not shown) for controlling the energization of the right IH heating source 6R and the energization amount (thermal power). A dial 64R and a left operation dial 64L of a left control switch (not shown) for controlling the energization of the left IH heating source 6L and the energization amount (thermal power) are also provided. Power is supplied to all the electric circuit components shown in FIG. 20 via the main power switch 63.

  The front operation unit 60 is energized to the left IH heating source 6R by the left operation dial 64R and the left indicator lamp 66L that is lit only when the left IH heating source 6L is energized by the left operation dial 64L. And a right indicator lamp 66R that is lit only when it is in the closed state.

  When the left operation dial 64L and the right operation dial 64R are not used, they are pushed inward so as not to protrude from the front surface of the front operation unit 60 as shown in FIG. When the user presses the finger once and then releases it, it protrudes by the force of a spring (not shown) built in the front operation frame 62 (see FIG. 13), and the user can grab the periphery and turn it. Is. And if it turns to the left or right by one stage at this stage, the left IH heating source 6L and the right IH heating source 6R are energized for the first time (with a minimum setting heating power of 120 W).

  Therefore, if either the protruding left operation dial 64L or right operation dial 64R is further rotated in the same direction, a predetermined electrical pulse generated from a built-in rotary encoder (not shown) according to the amount of rotation. Is read by the control means F, the energization amount of the heating source is determined, and the heating power can be set. Note that the left operation dial 64L and the right operation dial 64R are both in an initial state or are turned to the left and right in the middle, and the user presses once with a finger from the front surface of the front operation unit 10. Pushing into a predetermined position that does not protrude (when pushed back, the left IH heating source 6L and the right IH heating source 6R can be instantaneously stopped energization (for example, even during cooking, If the right operation dial 64R is pushed in, the right IH heating source 6R is immediately de-energized).

  If the operation button 63A of the main power switch 63 (see FIG. 12) is opened, thereafter, the operations of the right operation dial 64R and the left operation dial 64L are invalidated simultaneously. Similarly, all the energization of the radiation type central electric heating source 7 and the radiation type electric heating sources 22 and 23 installed in the grill heating chamber 9 is cut off.

  Further, three independent timer dials (not shown) are provided at the lower front portion of the front operation frame 62. These timer dials energize the left IH heating source 6L, the right IH heating source 6R, and the radiant central electric heating source 7 for a desired time (timer set time) from the start of energization, and automatically after the set time has elapsed. This is for operating a timer switch (also called a timer counter, not shown) for turning off the power.

(Top operation section)
As shown in FIG. 14, the upper surface operation unit 61 includes a right heating power setting operation unit 70, a left heating power setting operation unit 71, and a central operation unit 72. That is, the right heating power setting operation unit 70 of the right IH heating source 6R is located on the right side and the radiant central electric heating source 7 is located on the center side of the front upper surface of the top plate 21 across the center line of the main body A. Further, a central operation unit 72 of the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 installed in the grill heating chamber 9 is arranged on the left side, and a left heating power setting operation unit 71 of the left IH heating source 6L is arranged on the left side.

  Various keys for using a stainless steel or iron cooking container (not shown) are provided on the upper surface operation unit, and a bread dedicated key 250 is provided therein. In addition, instead of a dedicated key for specific cooking (for example, bread), a common key dedicated to use a cooking container is provided, and each time the key is pressed, a desired cooking name (for example, the integrated display means 100 described later) is displayed. An operable key (not shown) on which (bread) is displayed may be displayed, and the user may touch the area of the key with his / her finger to input the desired cooking start command. The cooking container can be used even if it is inserted into the grill heating chamber 9 from its front opening.

  Furthermore, the upper surface operation unit 61 uses the cooking container as both an IH heating source and a radiant electric heating source 22 and 23 for cooking (hereinafter referred to as “composite cooking” or “combined cooking”). The composite cooking key 251 is provided. In the first embodiment, combined heating of the right IH heating source 6R and the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 of the grill heating chamber 9 can be performed, and the combined cooking key 251 is an operation for setting the right heating power. It is provided near the portion 70 (see FIG. 14).

  Reference numeral 310 denotes an operation mode changeover switch 310 provided immediately to the left of the operation button 63A of the main power switch.

  Note that the composite cooking key 251 does not have a key, button, knob, or other structure that is directly operated by the user, but is included in a display screen (liquid crystal screen or the like) of the integrated display means 100 described later. The desired key may be displayed on the screen, and the user may touch the area of the key with his / her finger to allow input of combined cooking. In other words, a key shape that can be input in a timely manner by software is displayed on the display screen of the integrated display unit 100, and an input operation may be performed by touching the key shape.

(Right heating power setting operation section)
The right heating power setting operation unit 70 is provided with a one-touch setting key unit (not shown) for each heating power that can easily set the heating power of the right IH heating source 6R with a single press of the user. ing. Specifically, a plurality of keys that can be set with a single touch for each heating power are provided.

(Left thermal power setting operation section)
Similarly, the left heating power setting operation unit 71 for setting the heating power of the left IH heating source 6L is also provided with a one-touch key group similar to the right heating power setting operation unit 70.

(Central control unit)
The central operation unit 72 also includes an operation button of an operation switch for starting energization of the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 of the grill heating chamber 9 used for grill (roast) cooking and oven cooking, and an operation switch for stopping the energization. The operation buttons are provided side by side. In addition, a power switch for turning on / off the radiant central electric heating source 7 and a setting switch for setting the heating power one step at a time are added or subtracted.

  When the start switch for operating / starting the timer counter (not shown) is operated, the elapsed time from the start time is measured and displayed in numbers on the liquid crystal display screens 45R and 45L arranged on the left and right of the top plate 21. Is done. The display light of the liquid crystal display screens 45R and 45L is transmitted through the top plate 21, and the elapsed time is clearly displayed to the user in units of “minutes” and “seconds”.

  The liquid crystal display screen 45R is for the right IH heating source 6R, and the left liquid crystal display screen 45L is for the left IH heating source 6L.

(Thermal power indicator lamp)
On the right front side of the top plate 21, a right heating power display lamp 101R for displaying the magnitude of the heating power of the right IH heating source 6R is provided at a position between the right IH heating source 6R and the right heating power setting operation unit 70. Yes. The right thermal power display lamp 101R is provided in the vicinity of the lower surface of the top plate 21 so that display light is emitted from the lower surface thereof through the top plate 21 (transmitted).

  Similarly, a left heating power display lamp 101L that displays the magnitude of the heating power of the left IH heating source 6L is located at a position between the left IH heating source 6L and the left heating power setting operation unit 71 on the left front side of the top plate 21. It is provided in the vicinity of the lower surface of the top plate 21 so that display light is emitted from the lower surface thereof through the top plate 21 (transmitted). The display lamps 101R and 101L are not shown in the circuit configuration diagram of FIG.

(Display means G)
The display means G of the cooking device according to the second embodiment includes an integrated display means 100.

  The integrated display means 100 is provided on the front side in the front-rear direction at the center in the left-right direction of the top plate 21. The integrated display means 100 is mainly composed of a liquid crystal display panel, and is provided in the vicinity of the lower surface of the top plate 21 so that display light is emitted from the lower surface of the liquid crystal display panel through the top plate 21 (transmitted).

  The integrated display means 100 indicates the energization state (thermal power, time, etc.) of the left IH heating source 6L, the right IH heating source 6R, the radiant central electric heating source 7 and the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 of the grill heating chamber 9. It is possible to input or check the operation status.

  The liquid crystal screen used in the integrated display means 100 is a known dot matrix type liquid crystal screen. The size of the display area of the liquid crystal screen is a rectangle having a length (front-rear direction) of about 4 cm and a width of about 10 cm.

The screen area for displaying information is divided into a plurality of heating sources. For example, screens are assigned to a total of six areas, and are defined as follows.
(1) For the corresponding area of the left IH heating source 6L.
(2) For the corresponding area of the radiant central electric heating source 7.
(3) For the corresponding area of the right IH heating source 6R.
(4) For the corresponding area of the grill heating chamber 9.
(5) For a guide area that displays reference information for various types of cooking as needed or by user operation, and notifies the user when abnormal operation is detected or improper operation is used.
(6) For several independent input key display areas having a function of directly inputting various cooking conditions and the like.

  When the bottom object diameter of the article N to be heated is smaller than a predetermined value and is judged by the article placement judgment unit 280 described later, seven keys E1A, E1B, E1C, E2A, E2B, E3A for selecting the cooking menu The key E3B is not displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display means. That is, for the first time in the case of a large heated object N straddling any of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the seven keys E1A, E1B, E1C, E2A, E2B, E3A, and key E3B for selecting the cooking menu are integrated. It can be selected on the liquid crystal screen of the display means 100.

  Each of the above six areas (display areas) is realized on the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display means 100, but is not physically formed or partitioned on the screen itself. Absent. In other words, since it is established by screen display software (microcomputer program), the area, shape, and position can be changed each time by that software. The heating source 6L, the radiant central electric heating source 7, the right IH heating source 6R and the like are always arranged in the same order in accordance with the left and right order of the respective heating sources.

  That is, on the screen, information on the left IH heating source 6L on the left side, the radiation type central electric heating source 7 on the middle, and information on the right IH heating source 6R on the right side are displayed. The cooking display area of the grill heating chamber 9 is always displayed in front of the corresponding area of the left IH heating source 6L, the corresponding area of the radiant central electric heating source 7, and the corresponding area of the right IH heating source 6R. . In addition, the input key display area is always displayed at the forefront in any scene.

(Grill heating chamber 9)
As shown in FIG. 13, the front opening 9 </ b> A of the grill heating chamber 9 is covered with a door 13 so as to be openable and closable. It is held by a support mechanism (not shown) such as a roller. Further, a window plate made of heat-resistant glass is installed in the central opening 13A of the door 13 so that the inside of the grill heating chamber 9 can be visually recognized from the outside. A handle 13 </ b> B protrudes forward to open and close the door 13. An exhaust duct 14 is installed at the rear of the grill heating chamber 9 so that high-temperature air inside is exhausted.

  The grill heating chamber 9 is provided with an internal temperature sensor 242 (see FIG. 20) for detecting the indoor temperature, and cooking can be performed while maintaining the internal temperature at a desired temperature. Yes.

  The metal exhaust duct 14 connected to the rear portion of the grill heating chamber 9 communicates with the vicinity of the central vent 20 </ b> C formed in the upper frame 20 at the end of the metal exhaust duct 14. The interior of the exhaust duct 14 is activated by being heated by an electric heater 121H (see FIG. 20) for a deodorizing catalyst, and odor components are removed from the hot exhaust gas in the grill heating chamber 9 passing through the exhaust duct 14. Work.

(Exhaust structure / intake structure)
As described above, the rear portion of the upper frame 20 is formed with a right ventilation port (becomes an intake port) 20B, a central ventilation port (becomes an exhaust port) 20C, and a left ventilation port 20D that are long and wide. On these three rear vents, a metal plate-like cover 130 (see FIG. 12) in which countless small communication holes are formed so as to cover the entire upper part is detachably mounted. The cover 130 may be a metal mesh or a fine lattice shape in addition to a metal plate formed with small holes for communication holes by press working (also referred to as punching metal). In any case, it is only necessary that the user's finger or a foreign object does not enter the ventilation openings 20B, 20C, 20D from above.

  An upper end portion of the exhaust duct 14 is located in the rear exhaust chamber 12. In other words, the rear exhaust chamber 12 communicating with the gap formed around the grill heating chamber 9 is secured on both the right and left sides of the exhaust duct 14. The grill heating chamber 9 is installed with a predetermined gap between the grill heating chamber 9 and the horizontal partition plate 25, and this gap 116 finally communicates with the rear exhaust chamber 12. Since the interior of the upper part chamber 10 communicates with the rear exhaust chamber 12 through the pair of exhaust ports 28A formed in the rear partition plate 28 as described above, cooling air for cooling the heating coil (arrow Y5 in FIG. 24). 13 is discharged to the outside of the main body 1 as indicated by an arrow Y9 in FIG. 13. At this time, the air in the gap between the horizontal partition plate 25 and the ceiling surface of the grill heating chamber 9 below it is also attracted. Attracted and discharged.

(Control means F)
The heating cooker control means (control unit) F in this embodiment includes an energization control circuit 200 (see FIG. 20).

  FIG. 20 is a component diagram showing the entire control circuit of the heating cooker, and the control circuit is formed by an energization control circuit 200 configured by incorporating one or a plurality of microcomputers. The energization control circuit 200 includes four parts, an input unit 201, an output unit 202, a storage unit 203, and an arithmetic control unit (CPU) 204, and is connected to a direct current via a constant voltage circuit (not shown). A power source is supplied to serve as a central control means for controlling all the heating sources and the display means G. In FIG. 20, an inverter circuit 210R for the right IH heating source 6R is connected to a commercial power supply 76 having a voltage of 100 V or 200 V via a rectifier circuit (also referred to as a rectifier bridge circuit) 221. Note that the energization control circuit 200 may be composed of a plurality of microcomputers, and one of them may be assigned exclusively to notification means such as the integrated display means 100 and the speech synthesizer 315.

  Similarly, in parallel with the inverter circuit 210R for the right IH heating source 6R, an inverter circuit 210L for the left IH heating source 6L similar to the basic configuration of the right IH heating coil 6RC (induction heating coil) shown in FIG. 20 is provided. Are connected to the commercial power supply via the rectifying bridge circuit 221. The inverter circuit 210L includes a main inverter circuit MIV and four sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4.

  The inverter circuit 210L for the left IH heating source 6L is greatly different from the inverter circuit 210R for the right IH heating source 6R in that it has a main heating coil MC and a sub-heating coil SC. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22, the inverter circuit 210L for the left IH heating source 6L is an inverter for the main heating coil that supplies power to both the inner coil LC2 and the outer coil LC1, that is, the main heating coil MC. The circuit MIV is composed of inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 for sub heating coils that individually supply power to four independent sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 described later. The energization timings and energization amounts of the four sub-heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 are all determined by the energization control circuit 200.

  Since the inverter circuit MIV for the main heating coil adopts a variable frequency output control system, the inverter power, that is, the obtained thermal power can be made variable by changing the frequency. When the drive frequency of the inverter circuit MIV is set higher, the inverter power decreases, and the loss of circuit / electrical elements such as switching means (IGBT) 77A, 81A, 88A and the resonance capacitor 110A described later increases. However, since the amount of heat generation increases, it is not preferable. Therefore, a predetermined upper limit frequency is determined and controlled to be changed below that. The electric power that can be controlled continuously at the upper limit frequency is the lowest electric power, but when applying lower electric power, the energization is intermittently performed. it can. The sub-heating coil inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 can also be controlled in the same manner.

  The drive frequency used for driving the inverter circuit MIV is basically the same as the drive frequency of the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 for the sub-heating coil. When changing, the energization control circuit 200 controls the difference between the drive frequencies so as not to fall within the range of 15 to 20 kHz so that the difference between the drive frequencies is not in the audible frequency range. This is because when two or more induction heating coils are driven simultaneously, an unpleasant sound such as a beat sound or an interference sound is caused by the difference in frequency.

  The main inverter circuit MIV and the sub-heating coil inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 need not always be driven at the same time. For example, depending on the heating power commanded by the energization control circuit 200, the heating operation is alternately performed at short time intervals. You may switch to do. Here, “simultaneously” refers to the case where the energization start timing and the energization stop timing are exactly the same.

  The heater driving circuit 211 is a heater driving circuit for the radiant central electric heating source 7, 212 is a heater driving circuit for driving the radiant electric heating source 22 for heating the inside of the grill heating chamber 9, and 213 is the same for the grill heating chamber 9. A heater driving circuit for driving the radiant electric heating source 23 for internal heating, 214 a heater driving circuit for driving the catalyst heater 121H provided in the middle of the exhaust duct 14, and 215 for driving the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display means 100 Circuit.

  Each of the inverter circuits of the left and right IH heating sources 6R and 6L has a current detection sensor (not shown). In the case of the main heating coil MC of the left IH heating source 6L, there is a current sensor 266 (see FIG. 23) that detects a current flowing through a resonance circuit including a series circuit of the main heating coil MC and the resonance capacitor 110A. The detection outputs of these current detection sensors are input to a heated object placement determination unit 280, which will be described later, through which determination information as to whether the heated object N is present at the input unit of the energization control circuit 200 is supplied. The presence determination of the heated object N is performed. In addition, when a pan that is inappropriate for induction heating is used, or when an undercurrent or overcurrent that is more than a predetermined value compared to the normal current value is detected due to some accident, etc. The energization control circuit 200 controls the switching elements 79A, 81A, 88A, 89A such as IGBTs via the drive circuits 228A, 228B, and the energization of the main heating coil MC is instantaneously stopped. The current detection sensor includes a shunt that measures current using a resistor and a method that uses a current transformer.

  Similarly, the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 for the sub heating coils that individually supply power to the four independent sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 have the same circuit configuration as the inverter circuit MIV of the main heating coil MC. Therefore, as will be described in detail later, those common circuit configurations are collectively shown as an inverter circuit 210L of the left IH heating source 6L in FIG. In FIG. 20, reference numeral 224 denotes a resonance capacitor, and when the main heating coil MC and the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are collectively referred to as the left IH heating coil, the resonance capacitors 110A, 110B and the like described later are collectively referred to I use it.

In FIG. 22, a drive circuit 228A drives the main heating coil inverter circuit MIV, and corresponds to the drive circuits 228A and 228B of FIGS. These serve the same function as the drive circuit 228 (for the right IH heating source 6R).
Similarly, the drive circuit 228C drives the sub-heating coil inverter circuit SIV1, and corresponds to the drive circuits 228C and 228D of FIGS.
Similarly, the drive circuit 228E drives the sub-heating coil inverter circuit SIV2. Similarly, there are drive circuits for driving the sub heating coil inverter circuits SIV3 and SIV4, respectively. That is, as will be described later, there are 228C, 228D, 228E, 228F, 228H, 228I, 228J as drive circuits for driving the sub-heating coil inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 (all of which are not shown). .

  In FIG. 22, 267A, 267B, 267C (not shown) and 267D (not shown) are current detection sensors that perform the same function as the current detection sensor 266 of the main inverter circuit MIV.

  In a heating cooker that heats an object N to be heated by induction heating as in the present invention, a power control circuit for flowing high-frequency power to the left and right IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC is called a so-called resonant inverter. Yes. By switching on and off the switching circuit element at a drive frequency of about 20 to 40 kHz to a circuit in which the inductance of the left and right IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC including the object to be heated N (metal object) and the resonance capacitor are connected. It is the structure which supplies a high frequency current.

  The resonance type inverter includes a current resonance type which is said to be suitable for a 200V power supply and a voltage resonance type which is said to be suitable for a 100V power supply. The configuration of such a resonant inverter circuit can be divided into so-called half-bridge circuits and full-bridge circuits depending on how the connection destinations of the left and right IH heating coils 6LC, 6RC and the resonant capacitor 224 are switched. .

  When the object to be heated is induction-heated using a resonant inverter circuit, if the object to be heated N is a magnetic material such as iron or magnetic stainless steel, the resistance component (equivalent resistance) that contributes to heating is large and power is input. However, when the object to be heated N is a magnetic material such as aluminum, the equivalent resistance is small, so that the eddy current induced in the object to be heated N is unlikely to be changed to the juule heat. For this reason, when it is determined that the material of the object to be heated N is a magnetic material, the inverter circuit configuration is automatically changed to the half-bridge method, and in the case of the object to be heated N using a magnetic material, the full bridge is used. It is known to perform control of switching to a method (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 5-251172, 9-185986, and 2007-80751). Unless otherwise specified in the present invention, the inverter circuits 210R and 210L may be constituted by a half bridge circuit or a full bridge circuit.

  For the sake of simplicity, FIG. 20 has not described in detail the internal configuration of the inverter circuit 210R of the right IH heating source and the inverter circuit 210L of the left IH heating source. However, in order to actually implement the present invention, FIG. Is preferably a full bridge circuit as shown in FIGS.

  The cooking device will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22. The cooking device has a commercial power supply unit (power supply circuit) 74. The power supply unit 74 includes a DC power supply unit 80, a main inverter circuit MIV, and four sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4. In FIG. 21, only two main inverter circuits MIV and sub inverter circuit SIV1 are shown, but three sub inverter circuits SIV2 to SIV4 having the same configuration as inverter circuit SIV having connection points CP1 and CP2 are shown. As shown in FIG. 21, they are connected in parallel to the energization control circuit 200, respectively. That is, similarly to the sub inverter circuit SIV1, the connection points CP3, CP4, CP5, CP6, and CP7 at both ends of the other three sub inverter circuits SIV2, SIV3, and SIV4 are connected to the circuits of the connection points CP1 and CP2, respectively. ing. A drive circuit having the same function as the drive circuits 228A and 228B shown in FIG. 21 is connected to the three sub inverter circuits SIV2 to SIV4. The drive circuits 228A and 228B will be described in detail later.

As is clear from the above description, the four sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 are configured to be connected in parallel to the DC power supply unit 80 and the energization control circuit 200, respectively.

  The DC power supply unit 80 is connected to an AC power supply 75. The AC power source 75 is a single-phase or three-phase commercial AC power source. The AC power source 75 is connected to a rectifier circuit 76 that full-wave rectifies the AC current output from the AC power source 75. The rectifier circuit 76 is connected to a smoothing capacitor 86 that smoothes the DC voltage that has been full-wave rectified by the rectifier circuit. The main inverter circuit MIV and the four sub-inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 are full-bridge inverters that convert alternating current into direct current and further convert this direct current into high frequency alternating current. Each Invar circuit MIV, SIV1 to SIV4 is connected to the DC power supply unit 80 of the power supply unit 74.

  The main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuit SIV1 each have two pairs of switching elements (also referred to as a pair) 77A, 78A, 77B, 78B. As shown in the figure, the pair of switching elements 77A and 78A of the main inverter circuit MC have two switching elements 79A, 81A and 88A, 89A connected in series, respectively. The pair of switching elements 77B and 78B of the sub inverter circuit SIV1 has two switching elements 102B, 103B and 104B, 105B connected in series, respectively. Although not shown, the sub-inverter circuits SIV2, SIV3, and SIV4 shown in FIG. 24 each include the two sets of switching elements as described above.

  The main heating coil MC and a series resonance circuit including the resonance capacitor 110A are connected between the output points of the switching elements 79A and 81A and between the output points of the switching elements 88A and 89A. A series resonance circuit including the sub-heating coil SC1 and the resonance capacitor 110B is connected between the output points of the switching elements 102B and 103B and between the output points of the switching elements 104B and 105B. Similarly, although not shown, a series resonant circuit including sub-heating coils SC2 to SC4 and a resonant capacitor (not shown) 110A is similarly connected to the other three sub-inverter circuits SIV2, SIV3, and SIV4. Yes.

  Drive circuits 228A and 228B are connected to the two pairs of switching elements 77A and 78A of the main inverter circuit MIV, respectively. Drive circuits 228C and 228D are connected to the two pairs 77B and 78B of the switching elements of the sub inverter circuit 1. Drive circuits 228E, 228F, 228G, 228H, 228I, and 228J (all not shown) are also connected to the remaining three sub inverter circuits SIV2 to SIV4, respectively. All these drive circuits 228 </ b> A to 228 </ b> J are connected to the heated object placement determination unit 280 via the energization control circuit 200.

  The energization control circuit 200 has a function of making the frequency of the switch drive signal output to the main inverter circuit MIV and all the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 the same.

  With the above configuration, when the user turns on the main power supply through the front operation unit 60 and then commands the energization control circuit 200 to start heating driving through the upper operation unit 61 or the front operation unit 60, the output of the AC power supply 75 is output. Each of the drive circuits 228A, 228B, 228C, and 228C (the description of the operation of the other drive circuits is omitted) based on a command signal (switch drive signal) output from the energization control circuit 200 after being converted to direct current by the DC power supply unit 80. Drive signal is issued. Then, switching elements 79A, 89A and 81A, 88A, switching elements 102B, 105B, 103B, and 104B are alternately turned on and off, respectively, and the direct current is converted again into high-frequency alternating current, and main heating coil MC and sub-heating coil SC1. A high frequency current is applied to. Thereby, induction heating operation is started. The frequency of the switch drive signal output from the energization control circuit 200 to the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuit SIV1 is automatically set to be equal.

With the above configuration, the energization control circuit 200 has four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 in a region adjacent to each other (outer peripheral region of the main heating coil) when a clockwise high-frequency current is passed through the main heating coil MC. Has a function of controlling the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub-inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 so that the high-frequency current IB applied to and the high-frequency current IA flowing in the main coil MC flow in the same direction (counterclockwise direction).
On the contrary, when the high-frequency current IA in the counterclockwise direction flows through the main heating coil MC, the high-frequency current IB applied to the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 flows in the same direction (clockwise direction) in the adjacent regions. The main inverter circuit MIV and all the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 are controlled. As described above, this can suppress the generation of abnormal noise due to the difference in frequency.

  As described above, when the object to be heated N is induction-heated by energizing the left and right IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC, if the object to be heated N is made of a magnetic material such as iron, the IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC A switching circuit element (switching elements 77A, 81A, 88A, 89A, 102B, 103B, 104B, and 105B in FIG. 21) is connected to a resonance circuit connected with a resonance capacitor (224 in FIG. 20, 110A and 110B in FIG. 22). The on / off control may be performed at a drive frequency of about 40 KHz and a current of about 20-40 KHz may be supplied.

  On the other hand, when the object N to be heated is made of a material having high electrical conductivity such as aluminum or copper, a large current is passed through the left and right IH heating coils 6LC and 6RC in order to obtain a desired heating output. It is necessary to induce a large current on the bottom surface of the heated object N. For this reason, in the case of an object to be heated N made of a material having high electrical conductivity, on / off control is performed at a driving frequency of 60 to 70 KHz.

  In FIG. 20, a motor drive circuit 33 is a drive circuit of the drive motor 300 of the blower 30 for keeping the internal space of the main body A in FIG. 12 within a certain temperature range.

(Temperature detection circuit)
In FIG. 20, temperature detection information from the following temperature detection elements is input to the temperature detection circuit 240.
(1) A temperature detection element 31R provided at substantially the center of the right IH heating coil 6RC.
(2) A temperature detection element 31L provided at the center of the left IH heating coil 6LC.
(3) A temperature detecting element 241 provided in the vicinity of the electric heater of the radiation type central electric heating source 7.
(4) A temperature detection element 242 for detecting the internal temperature of the grill heating chamber 9.
(5) A temperature detection element 243 installed in the vicinity of the integrated display means 100.
(6) Closely attached to the two radiating fins (for the main and sub inverter circuits) built in the cooling units in the left and right cooling chambers 8R and 8L, and individually detects the temperature of these two radiating fins Temperature detecting elements 244 and 245 to be operated.

  Two or more temperature detection elements may be provided for the temperature detection object. For example, the temperature sensor 31R of the right IH heating source 6R may be provided in the central portion and the outer peripheral portion of the right IH heating coil 6RC so as to realize temperature control more accurately. Further, the temperature detection element may be configured by using a different principle. For example, the temperature detection element at the center of the right IH heating coil 6RC may be an infrared type, and the one provided at the outer peripheral part may be a thermistor type.

  The energization control circuit 200 always controls the motor drive circuit 33 of the drive motor 300 of the blower 30 according to the temperature measurement status from the temperature detection circuit 240 so that each temperature measurement portion does not become higher than a predetermined temperature. It is cooled by wind by driving.

  The temperature detection element 31L provided in the central portion of the left IH heating coil 6LC includes five temperature detection elements 31L1 to 31L5, which will be described in detail later.

(Sub heating coil)
17 and 18, the outer coil 6LC1 of the left IH heating coil 6LC is an annular coil having a center point X1 and a maximum outer diameter DA (= twice the radius R1), and the inner coil 6LC2 is an outer coil 6LC1. Is a coil wound in an annular shape with a space 270 inside, and has the same center point X1. The main heating coil MC is composed of two annular coils on such concentric circles.

  The four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the main heating coil MC while maintaining a predetermined space 271. As shown in FIG. 18, the same circumference of the radius R2 with the center point X1 as the center. It is curved along the top and arranged so as to be scattered at substantially equal intervals, and the outer shape is a curved oval or oval shape. These sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are also wound while twisting one or a plurality of assembly wires, and partially restrained by a binding tool so that the outer shape becomes an oval or oval shape, or the whole is a heat-resistant resin or the like It is formed by being hardened with.

  As shown in FIG. 18, these four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged on a circle having a radius R3 from the center point X1 while maintaining a space 273 having a constant dimension, and a circumferential line having the radius R3. Is exactly the same as the longitudinal center line of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. In other words, around the annular main heating coil MC constituting one closed circuit, an arc that draws a predetermined radius R2 from the center point X1 of the main heating coil MC is inside (the outer circumference of the main heating coil MC is Four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged so as to be formed on the facing side), and the collective line extends while curving at a radius of curvature along the arc to electrically form a closed circuit. ing.

  The height dimension (thickness) of the main heating coil MC and the height dimension (thickness) of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are the same, and the distance between the upper surface and the lower surface of the top plate 21 is the same dimension. It is installed and fixed horizontally on the coil support (coil base) 290 described above.

  A straight line Q1 shown in FIG. 16 is a straight line connecting the inner curved edges of the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, in other words, one end RA of the curved arc (in other words, the starting point) and the center point X1. Similarly, the straight line Q2 is a straight line connecting the other end RB (in other words, the end point) of the arc of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the center point X1. The length between the two ends RA and RB (between the start point and the end point), that is, the length of the arc (of the sub-heating coil SC) that is curved at the radius R2 along the outer peripheral surface of the main heating coil MC is large. It is desirable from the viewpoint of heating efficiency. This is because, as will be described later, the high-frequency current flows in the same direction between the outer peripheral edge of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 so as to reduce magnetic interference.

  However, in reality, the direction of the high-frequency current is opposite between the two adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, and the influence of this becomes a problem. In order to suppress this influence, a certain distance (a space 273 described later) is separated. For this reason, the length of the arc has a certain limit. Specifically, in the case shown in FIGS. 16 and 18, if the space 271 serving as the electrical insulation distance between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 is 5 mm, Since the outer diameter is twice R1 = 180 mm, R2 = 180 mm + 5 mm + 5 mm = 190 mm, and the circumference of R2 is about 596.6 mm (= 190 mm of diameter R2 × circularity ratio 3.14). Therefore, when the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged uniformly (at an angle of 90 degrees), the quarter length is 149.15 mm. The angle formed by Q1 and Q2 is not 90 degrees, but is, for example, 60 to 75 degrees. Therefore, in the case of 70 degrees, the 149.15 mm is about 116 mm from the formula of 70 degrees / 90 degrees (about 0.778) × 149.15 mm. That is, the length of the innermost arc of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is about 116 mm.

  Further, when the number of sub-heating coils SC is four as in the second embodiment, the range of 280 degrees (= 4 times the above-mentioned 70 degrees) is 360 degrees around the main heating coil MC. Since it is a circular arc (of the sub-heating coil SC) curved along the outer peripheral surface (with a radius of curvature R2), a range of about 77.8% (= 280 ° ÷ 360 °) (this rate is referred to as “ It can be said that the orientation of the outer peripheral edge of the main heating coil MC and the inner peripheral edge of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 match (in parallel). This means that the high-frequency currents IA and IB can be made to flow in the same direction between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, which reduces the magnetic interference and is heated. This contributes to increasing the magnetic flux density for the object N and increasing the heating efficiency.

  In FIG. 16 and FIG. 19, the size of each component such as the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is not drawn in a proportional scale for easy understanding. The larger the match rate, the higher the high-frequency current flows in the same direction, and the length in which the magnetic flux density is increased in the adjacent region of the two heating coils is large, which is desirable from the viewpoint of heating efficiency, but actually, in order to secure the space 273 There is a limit, it cannot be 100%.

  In FIG. 18, the size of the diameter R3 is R2 + (2 × average lateral width W1 of the entire assembly line on the side adjacent to the main heating coil MC of the subheating coil SC) + (2 × outside of the subheating coil SC). Therefore, when W1 = 15 mm and W2 = 15 mm, R3 is 250 mm (= 190 mm + 30 mm + 30 mm). The space 271 may be, for example, 10 mm instead of the minimum dimension of 5 mm. The space is an insulating space necessary for maintaining insulation between the two objects of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 to which electricity is supplied from different power sources. If an electrical insulator such as porcelain or heat-resistant plastic is interposed between the coils SC1 to SC4, for example, in the form of a thin plate, the electrical insulation of the space 271 is improved and the size of the space 271 is further reduced. can do.

  The four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged so that the maximum outer diameter is DB as shown in FIG. As described in FIG. 17, the outer coil 6LC1 and the inner coil 6LC2 are connected in series. Accordingly, the outer coil 6LC1 and the inner coil 6LC2 are energized simultaneously.

  Each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is not a perfect circle, so that it is easy to manufacture, for example, divided into two upper and lower layers, that is, a thin wire (elementary wire) having a spiral diameter of about 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm. While twisting one or more assembly wires in a bundle of about 30 wires, they are wound in an oval or oval shape by winding two wires with the same planar shape, and connecting them in series for electrical connection. Alternatively, a single coil may be used. In order to improve the magnetic driving force per unit plane area as compared with the main coil MC and to output a high output even if the plane area is small, a strand that is much thinner than the strand of the main heating coil MC may be used.

The space (cavity) 272 can be naturally formed when the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are formed. In other words, it is inevitably formed when the assembly line is wound in one direction. This space 272 is used when the sub-heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 themselves are air-cooled, and the air-cooling air supplied from the blower 30 rises through this space 272.
A coil support 290 is integrally formed of a heat-resistant resin as a whole, and has a circular shape in which eight arms 290B extend radially from the center point X1 and the outermost peripheral edge 290C is connected.

  When each of the infrared sensors 31L1 to 31L5 is held, the five support portions 290D1 to 290D5 are attached to the upper surface or the side surface of the arm 290B as an integrated or separate component (see FIGS. 19 and 23). The supporting protrusion 290A is integrally formed with four arms 290B that face the central portion of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 among the eight arms 290B extending radially. Are provided in such a manner that one of them enters the space 272 of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and one of the remaining two is from the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. Near the center point X1, the other is arranged outside.

  Two support tongues 290E are integrally formed on each of four arms 290B that face both ends of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, and on both ends of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. The center portion of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is placed on the upper surfaces of the other two arms 290B.

  The columnar fixing portion 290F is formed integrally and projecting one by one on all the upper surfaces of the support tongue 290E, and this fixing portion 290F has a space 272 when the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are installed. It is positioned at a position corresponding to the both end positions. Because of the fixed portion 290F and the supporting projection portion 290A, the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are restricted in the position of the central space 272 and the inner and outer positions. The accompanying expansion force (typically, it is not deformed by the arrows FU and FI shown by the alternate long and short dashed lines in FIG.

  The supporting protrusion 290A and the fixing portion 290F are used to restrict the position of the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 by partially contacting the inside and the periphery of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and surround the entire circumference of the coil (ribs). The reason why it is not formed is that the inside and the periphery of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are opened as much as possible to provide a passage for cooling air.

  The coil support 290 is placed on the upper surface of the cooling duct 46 as shown in FIGS. 19 and 24, and is cooled by the cooling air blown upward from the blowout holes 46C of the cooling duct 46, and is located thereabove. The main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are cooled so as not to become abnormally high temperature due to heat generation. Therefore, the coil support 290 is substantially in a lattice shape (see FIG. 19) that can ensure air permeability, and the magnetic flux leakage prevention material 73 arranged radially from the center point X1 passes through the wind passage. It has a shape that partially crosses. In addition, since the bottom surfaces of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are also exposed except for a portion of the arm 290B and the support tongue 290E that are opposed to each other, the heat dissipation effect is improved by the presence of the exposed portions.

  The magnetic flux leakage prevention material 73 is attached to the lower surface of the coil support 290 so as to be radial from the center point X1. As shown in FIG. 18, when the adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are energized at the same time, the space 273 is short-circuited between the adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the high-frequency current IB flowing in the same direction is the same. Is provided so as not to interfere magnetically. That is, for example, when a drive current is supplied to the annular main heating coil MC in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from the top, for example, when a drive current is supplied to the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 in the clockwise direction, the main heating is performed. The direction of the high-frequency current IA flowing through the coil MC and the direction of the current IB flowing through the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 on the side close to the main heating coil MC, that is, the adjacent side, are the same as shown in FIG. Since the directions of the high-frequency current IB are opposite to each other between the adjacent ends of the coils SC1 to SC4, the magnetic interference due to this is devised.

  For example, during a period in which the drive current is supplied to the main heating coil MC in the clockwise direction as viewed from above, the drive current is supplied to the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 in the counterclockwise direction, and then clockwise. Alternatively, the direction of the current may be switched in the opposite direction alternately at predetermined time intervals, such as causing a drive current to flow through.

It is desirable that the size of the space 273 between the end portions of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is larger than the space 271.
18 is not an accurate representation of the actual product dimensions, and cannot be directly read from the drawing, but the transverse dimension on the straight line passing through the center point X1 of the space (cavity) 272 in the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. That is, it is desirable that the width dimension as shown by the arrow in FIG. 17 is larger than the space 271. This is because currents flowing through the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are opposite to each other, so that magnetic interference generated in the individual sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 itself is reduced. Compared to this, the space 271 is magnetically coupled and cooperatively heated, so the interval may be narrow.

(Individual light emitting part)
16, 18, 19, and 20, the individual light emitting units 276 are light emitters installed at four locations so as to be scattered on the same concentric circle as the main heating coil MC. The individual light emitting unit 276 includes a light source (not shown) using a light bulb, an organic EL, an LED (light emitting diode), and the like, and a light guide that guides light incident from the light source. It is driven by the drive circuit 278 shown in FIG.

  The light guide may be made of a synthetic resin such as acrylic resin, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, or a transparent material such as glass. The upper end surface of the light guide is directed to the lower surface of the top plate 21 as shown in FIG. 24, and light from the light source is radiated from the upper end surface of the light guide as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. For example, Japanese Patent No. 3941812 proposes a light-emitting body that emits light to the filament in the upward direction. It is possible to know whether or not the auxiliary heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 are performing induction heating operation by the individual light emitting unit 276 emitting and lighting.

(Wide area light emitting part)
16, 18, 19, and 20 again, the wide light emitting unit 277 surrounds the outside of the individual light emitting unit 276 with a predetermined space 275 so that the wide light emitting unit 277 exists concentrically with the individual light emitting unit 276. It is an annular illuminant having a maximum outer diameter of DC. Similar to the individual light emitting unit 276, the wide area light emitting unit 277 includes a light source (not shown) and a light guide that guides light incident from the light source. As shown in FIG. Driven by 278.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the upper end surface of the light guide of the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is directed to the lower surface of the top plate 21, and the light from the light source as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. Since the wide light emitting portion 277 emits light and lights up, the entire outer edge portion of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the main heating coil MC can be discriminated.

  The position of the guide mark 6LM, which is a circle displayed on the top plate 21, does not completely coincide with the position of the individual light emitting unit 276.

  This is because the position of the guide mark 6LM substantially corresponds to the outer diameter dimension DA of the main heating coil MC, but the individual light emitting portion 276 is sized to surround the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.

  In addition, the position of the circular cooperative heating area mark EM displayed on the top plate 21 and the position of the wide-area light emitting unit 277 substantially coincide with each other, but the cooperative heating area mark EM is formed on the upper surface of the top plate 21 by normal printing or the like. Therefore, the upper end surface of the wide-area light-emitting portion 277 is closely opposed to the outer position of only a few millimeters in consideration of the printing or coating film (a material that hardly transmits visible light is used). Is set to In addition, as long as the translucency of the cooperative heating area mark EM is ensured, you may make it match completely.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a first electrode made of a thin metal conductor for detecting blow-off, and is formed in a substantially semicircular shape with the center point X1 as the center. Terminals 42 and 43 are provided on both front and rear ends. The first electrode 40 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 21 in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L, and the outer peripheral shape of the auxiliary heating coil C1 and the auxiliary heating coil SC3 adjacent thereto. Is curved along.

  Reference numeral 41 denotes a second electrode made of a thin metal conductor for detecting blow-off, and is formed in a substantially semicircular shape around the center point X1. Terminals 44 and 45 are provided on both front and rear ends. The second electrode 41 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate 21 in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L, and the outer peripheral shape of the sub heating coil C2 and the sub heating coil SC4 adjacent thereto. Is curved along.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 are provided on the lower surface of the top plate 21 in a narrow annular area between the magnetic shield ring 291 and the portion through which the light from the individual light emitting portion 276 is transmitted. is there. Therefore, if the cooked material from the heated object N blows down on the portion directly above the individual light emitting unit 276, or further spreads outside this portion and flows to the position just above the wide light emitting unit 277, Is also determined to be blown down. When viewed from above the top plate 21, the distance from the wide-area light emitting portion 277 to the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 is about 10 to 20 mm, respectively. Therefore, when the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is turned on, the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 are located immediately inside the light band.

  All the connection terminals 42, 44, 44, 45 extend to the space 271 through the space 273, and are electrically connected to the blow-off detection unit 50 installed at another location such as directly below the upper surface operation unit 61. From the space 271, a hole provided in the coil support 290 described later is passed through and the wiring is turned to the back side to reduce the magnetic influence, but conversely, it extends horizontally from the center point X1 in the radial direction. Also good. Note that the space 271 between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil group SC is not larger than that of the space 273, so that the influence of the electric field when driving the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil group SC is reduced. There is a method of wiring in the radial direction. However, when extending linearly outward, the wide area light emitting portion 277 is located around the entire circumference, so the wiring from the connection terminal crosses over the wide area light emitting portion 277, and the top when the wide area light emitting portion 277 is lit. A shadow may appear on the upper surface of the plate 21. Also, if the space between the connection terminals 42, 44, 44, 45 and the spill detector 50 is covered with a tube having a magnetic shield effect or wrapped with tape, it will not be affected by disturbance signals (noise) during induction heating. Further preferred.

(Infrared sensor placement)
As shown in FIG. 16, the infrared sensor 31 </ b> L includes five elements 31 </ b> L <b> 1 to 31 </ b> L <b> 5, and the infrared sensor 31 </ b> L <b> 1 is installed in the space 270. This temperature sensor 31L1 detects the temperature of an object N to be heated such as a pan placed on the main heating coil MC. Infrared sensors 31L2 to 31L5 for the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged outside the main heating coil MC, respectively, and these infrared sensors are all protruding support protrusions formed on the coil support 290. It is installed in the part 290A.

  In addition, it is also possible not to use the infrared sensors 31L2 to 31L5 described above in order to exert the function of the heated object placement determination unit 280, that is, the function of determining whether or not the heated object N is placed. An alternative means is a light detection unit (photosensor). This is because it is possible to determine whether or not natural light such as indoor illumination light and sunlight rays can reach from above the top plate 21. When the object to be heated N is not placed, the light detection unit below the object to be heated N detects disturbance light such as room lighting, so that it can be determined that no object such as a pan is placed. .

  The temperature data from each temperature sensor 31R, 31L, 241, 242, 244, 245 is sent to the energization control circuit 200 via the temperature detection circuit 240, but the infrared sensors (31L1 to 31L5 of the heating coils 6RC, 6LC). Temperature detection data) (all five) is input to the heated object placement determination unit 280.

  The metal magnetic shield ring 291 (see FIG. 24) is a ring-shaped member installed on the outermost side of the coil support 290. A speaker 316 shown in FIG. 20 is driven by a signal from the speech synthesizer 315. This voice synthesizer 315 also notifies various information displayed on the integrated display means 100 by voice, and includes the heating power value and the name of the heating source that is performing the heating operation (for example, the left IH heating source 6L), The elapsed time from the start of cooking, the remaining heating time set by the timer, various detected temperatures, and information useful for operation are reported. Reference information includes information such as detection of abnormal driving and improper operation performed during use. Moreover, the information which can perform various cooking in the preferable state and heating position (a position of the to-be-heated material N is included) as much as possible is also contained. Information on which of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil SC described later is actually performing the heating operation is also included. In addition, there is information that there is a concern that blown down may occur or that blown down actually occurred.

(Operation of the heating cooker)
Next, the outline | summary of operation | movement of the heating cooker which consists of said structure is demonstrated.

  A basic operation program from turning on the power to starting cooking preparation is stored in the storage unit 203 (see FIG. 20) inside the energization control circuit 200.

  The user first connects the power plug to a 200V commercial power source, and presses the operation button 63A (see FIG. 12) of the main power switch 63 to turn on the power.

  Then, a predetermined low power supply voltage is supplied to the energization control circuit 200 via the power supply unit 74 and a constant voltage circuit (not shown), and the energization control circuit 200 is activated. A self-diagnosis is performed by the control program of the energization control circuit 200 itself, and if there is no abnormality, the motor drive circuit 33 for driving the drive motor 300 of the blower 30 is preliminarily driven. Further, the left IH heating source 6L, the right IH heating source 6R, and the driving circuit 215 of the liquid crystal display unit of the integrated display means 100 are also preliminarily activated.

  The temperature detection circuit 240 in FIG. 20 includes temperature detection elements (temperature sensors) 31R and 31L (unless specified otherwise, in the following description, all five elements 31L1 to 31L5 are included), temperature detection elements 241 and 242. The temperature data detected by 244, 245 is read, and the data is sent to the energization control circuit 200.

  As described above, the energization control circuit 200 collects data such as circuit currents, voltages, and temperatures of main components, and thus the energization control circuit 200 performs abnormal heating determination as abnormality monitoring control before cooking. For example, when the temperature around the liquid crystal substrate of the integrated display unit 100 is higher than the heat resistant temperature (for example, 70 ° C.) of the liquid crystal display substrate, the energization control circuit 200 determines that the temperature is abnormally high.

  20 detects a current flowing through each inverter circuit of the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L, and this detection output is supplied to the input unit 201 of the energization control circuit 200. The energization control circuit 200 compares the acquired detection current of the current detection sensor with the normal current value of the determination reference data stored in the storage unit 203, and if an undercurrent or an overcurrent is detected, the energization control circuit 200 The control circuit 200 determines that there is an abnormality due to some accident or poor conduction.

  When there is no abnormality determination by the above self-diagnosis steps, “cooking start preparation is completed”. However, when an abnormality determination is made, a predetermined abnormality process is performed and cooking cannot be started.

  If there is no abnormality determination, a display indicating that the heating operation can be performed is displayed in each heating source corresponding area of the integrated display means 100, and a desired heating source is selected. N is displayed so as to be placed on the guide mark 6LM, 6RM, 7M of the desired heating source drawn on the top plate 21 (the voice synthesizer 315 is connected with the integrated display means 100 at the same time by voice. Urge the user to perform the correct operation At the same time, all the individual light emitting units 276 and the wide area light emitting unit 277 are instructed by the energization control circuit 200 to emit and light with light of a predetermined color (for example, yellow, hereinafter referred to as “form 1”).

Next, an overall main control operation from the completion of the abnormality determination as described above to the completion of cooking for cooking will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 25 shows a case where selection of the normal operation mode or the simple operation mode as shown in FIG. 5 is completed and the operation is started in the normal operation mode.
First, the object to be heated placement determination unit 280 determines whether or not the object to be heated N is placed above the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, or the bottom area of the object to be heated N. Is estimated to be larger than a predetermined value, and the estimation result is transmitted to the energization control circuit 200, which is a control unit, to determine whether the heating process is suitable for a large-diameter pan or the normal pan. (Step MS11).
If it is a suitable pan, but it is a normal size pan or small pan, or if it is incompatible with heating, etc., the processing is different from the large-diameter pan (MS16).

  The energization control circuit 200 displays a message prompting the user to select a desired cooking menu on the liquid crystal display screen of the integrated display means 100 installed in the vicinity of the operation unit E (MS12).

When the user selects and inputs a cooking menu, heating power, cooking time, etc. with the operation unit (MS13), induction heating operation is started in earnest (MS14).
The cooking menu displayed on the integrated display means 100 is “high-speed heating”, “fried food”, “hot water”, “preheating”, “cooking”, “boiled”, “hot water + warming” as in the first embodiment. There are seven.

  When the user selects any one of these seven cooking menus, the control mode corresponding to those menus is automatically selected by the built-in program of the energization control circuit 200, and the main heating coil MC and sub heating coil are selected. The energization availability, energization amount (thermal power), energization time, etc. of each of SC1 to SC4 are set. Depending on the cooking menu, a message is displayed on the display unit to prompt the user to set an arbitrary heating power, energizing time, etc. (MS15).

  With the above, preparation for shifting to the cooking process for large-diameter pans is completed, and after the cooking menu is selected, induction heating operation is started immediately. Note that “normal pan” and “small pan” are basically the same as steps MS12 to MS15. In the case of “normal pan” or “small pan”, seven cooking menus are displayed on the integrated display means 100 as cooking menus. However, in the case of “normal pan” or “small pan”, this embodiment 2 is the center. Since the heating is performed only by the main heating coil MC of the part, the control content (thermal power, energization pattern, etc.) is greatly different. Of course, since all or only a part of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 cannot be individually heated and driven, there is no heating pattern using the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. That is, the convection promotion control using the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 is not performed.

(Cooking process)
Next, the case where the process moves to the cooking process will be described by taking as an example the case where the right IH heating source 6R is used in a “normal pan or small pan”. In addition, in this Embodiment 2, a small pan means a thing with a diameter of less than 10 cm.

  There are two methods for using the right IH heating source 6R: when using the front operation unit 60 and when using the upper operation unit 61, but the description of the start of cooking at the front operation unit is omitted. A case where the upper surface operation unit 61 is used will be described.

(Cooking started at the top operation unit)
Next, the case where the upper surface operation unit 61 (see FIG. 14) is used will be described.

  Since the energization control circuit 200 has already been activated and the driving circuit 215 (see FIG. 20) of the liquid crystal display unit of the integrated display unit 100 has been preliminarily activated, all the heat sources are selected for the liquid crystal display unit of the integrated display unit 100. The input key to be displayed is displayed. Therefore, if an input key for selecting the right IH heating source 6R is pressed, the area of the corresponding area of the right IH heating source 6R in the liquid crystal display unit is automatically expanded. Since the input functions are switched and displayed, if the displayed input keys are operated one after another, the type of cooking and the cooking conditions such as the heating power level and the heating time are set.

  At the stage where the desired cooking conditions can be set, the character “determined” is displayed on the input key, and touching this confirms the input of the cooking conditions.

  Then, as described above, the energization control circuit 200 performs the pot suitability determination process, and when it is determined that the pot is a suitable pot (heated object N), the energization control circuit 200 sends the right IH heating source 6R to the user. An energization control process that automatically adapts so as to exert a predetermined set thermal power set by. As a result, the pan of the object to be heated N becomes hot due to the high frequency magnetic flux from the right IH heating coil 6RC, and the electromagnetic induction heating cooking operation (cooking process) starts.

(Start cooking in the grill heating room)
Next, the case where the radiation type electric heating sources 22 and 23 (see FIG. 20) of the grill heating chamber 9 are energized will be described. Although this cooking can be performed during cooking by the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L, a restriction program incorporating an interlock function is installed in the energization control circuit 200 so that it cannot be performed simultaneously with the radiant central electric heating source 7. Built in. This is because the rated power limit of the entire cooker is exceeded.

  There are two methods for starting cooking in the grill heating chamber 9: one using the input keys displayed on the liquid crystal display unit of the integrated display means 100 in the upper surface operation unit 61, and one that is always displayed on the upper surface operation unit 61. There are two methods of pressing the push-type operation buttons for the radiant electric heating sources 22, 23.

  In any of these methods, various types of cooking can be performed in the grill heating chamber 9 by energizing the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23 simultaneously or individually. The energization control circuit 200 receives the information from the temperature sensor 242 and the temperature control circuit 240, and the radiation type so that the internal atmosphere temperature of the grill heating chamber 9 becomes a target temperature set in advance by the energization control circuit 200. The energization of the electric heating sources 22 and 23 is controlled, and the fact is notified when a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of cooking (the display by the integrated display means 100 and the notification by the speech synthesizer 315), and the cooking ends.

  High-temperature hot air is generated inside the grill heating chamber 9 along with the cooking by the radiant electric heating sources 22 and 23. For this reason, the internal pressure of the grill heating chamber 9 naturally increases, and naturally rises through the exhaust duct 14 from the rear exhaust port 9E and is exhausted into the room.

(Start cooking with 6L left IH heating source)
Next, the operation in the case of performing cooking using the left IH heating source 6L will be described. As with the right IH heating source 6R, the left IH heating source 6L also shifts to the cooking mode after the pre-cooking abnormality monitoring process, and the method of using the left IH heating source 6L includes a front operation unit 60 (see FIG. 11) and the case where the upper surface operation unit 61 (see FIG. 14) is used. In the following description, the upper surface operation unit 61 (see FIG. 14) is used. In the case where a large-diameter pan is used as the article to be heated N, description will be made from the stage where the left IH heating coil 6LC (see FIG. 12) is energized and cooking is started.

  When using one oval or rectangular pan (object to be heated N) whose pot bottom diameter is much larger than the maximum outer diameter DA (see FIG. 16) of the main heating coil MC, the heating cooker of the second embodiment Then, there is an advantage that the elliptical object N can be heated by the main heating coil MC and can be cooperatively heated by the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.

  For example, the case where it is the elliptical pan (to-be-heated object N) which straddles on both the main heating coil MC and one subheating coil SC1 on the right side is assumed.

  When such an elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is placed and cooking is started, the temperature of the elliptical pan (object to be heated N) rises, but the infrared rays of the main heating coil MC Both of the sensor 31L1 (see FIG. 16) and the infrared sensor 31L2 of the sub-heating coil SC1 are compared with the amount of received light of the other infrared sensors 31L3, 31L4, and 31L5. Since there is a small amount of input and a phenomenon that the temperature tends to rise, the heated object placement determining unit 280 based on such information indicates that an elliptical pan (heated object N) exists. Make a decision.

  Further, whether or not the same object N to be heated is placed above is also determined by the current sensor 227 of the main heating coil MC and the current sensors 267A to 267D (see FIG. 20) of the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4. Basic information to be input is input to the heated object placement determination unit 280 (see FIGS. 20 and 23). By detecting a current change, the object to be heated placement determination unit 280 detects a change in impedance of the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coil SC, and an elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is placed. The inverter circuit MIV of the main heating coil MC and the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 of the subheating coils SC1 to SC4 are driven, and an elliptical pan (heated object N) is mounted among the four subheating coils SC1 to SC4. A high-frequency current is allowed to flow through the placed one (at least one) so as to suppress or stop the high-frequency current with respect to other sub-heating coils on which the elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is not placed. The energization control circuit 200 issues a command signal.

  For example, when the heated object placement determining unit 280 determines that the same elliptical pan (heated object N) is placed above the main heating coil MC and one sub-heating coil SC1, The energization control circuit 200 operates only the main heating coil MC and the specific sub-heating coil SC1 in conjunction with each other, and supplies high frequency power to the two heating coils by the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 at a predetermined heating power ratio. (This thermal distribution will be explained in detail later).

  Here, the “thermal power ratio” means, for example, that when the user starts cooking with the left IH heating source 6L to cook with 3 KW of thermal power, the energization control circuit 200 sets the main heating coil MC to 2.4 KW and the auxiliary heating. When the coil SC1 is distributed at 600W, it means the ratio between 2.4KW and 600W. In this example, it is 4: 1. Further, only the individual light emitting unit 276 (see FIGS. 16 and 18) located outside the sub-heating coil SC1 is changed from a yellow or orange light emitting state (form 1) to a red light emitting state (hereinafter referred to as “form 2”). The drive circuit 278 (see FIG. 20) that changes to the above-mentioned driving the individual light emitting unit 276, and a predetermined light source (LED) in the individual light emitting unit 276 emits and lights up, and the yellow light source that has been emitted and lit so far. Turns off. Therefore, only the sub-heating coil SC1 being executed is displayed in a red light band so as to be visible from above the top plate 21. The individual light emitting units 276 corresponding to the other sub-heating coils stop emitting light.

  The sub-heating coil SC1 alone cannot be driven to perform induction heating cooking, and each of the other three sub-heating coils SC2, SC3, SC4 and combinations thereof cannot be induction heating cooking. It has become. In other words, when the main heating coil MC is driven, one or more of the four sub-heating coils SC1, SC2, SC3, and SC4 around the first heating coil MC are heated at the same time. However, when a heated object N having a large outer diameter that covers all of the four sub-heating coils SC1, SC2, SC3, and SC4 is placed, the convection promotion mode is performed as follows. A control pattern for driving four sub-heating coils is prepared in the control program of the energization control circuit 200.

  (1) When the main heating coil MC is heated and driven, all or part of the sub-heating coils SC1, SC2, SC3, and SC4 are simultaneously heated and driven in a predetermined order or heating power.

  (2) During the period in which the main heating coil MC is heated, all or a part of the sub-heating coils SC1, SC2, SC3, SC4 is heated and driven in a predetermined order or heating power.

  (3) All or part of the sub-heating coils SC1, SC2, SC3, and SC4 is heated in a predetermined order or heating power for a predetermined time before the heating driving of the main heating coil MC is finished (for example, at the end of cooking). Is done.

  In addition, when such cooperative heating is performed, the energization control circuit 200 uses only a main heating coil MC and a specific sub-heating coil SC1 to transfer these two heating coils to a dedicated inverter circuit at a predetermined heating power ratio. Since the high frequency power is supplied by the MIV and SIV1 to perform the heating operation, the energization control circuit 200 issues a drive command to the drive circuit 278 (see FIG. 20) based on this information, and the individual light emitting unit 276 As described above, light is emitted from the start of the cooperative heating operation so that the sub-heating coil SC1 being executed can be identified.

  In addition, as a means for displaying cooperative heating, in the second embodiment, the individual light emitting unit 276 emits light and is displayed. That is, the user can recognize that the individual light emitting unit 276 has entered the cooperative heating state at the stage where the first yellow or orange light emitting state (form 1) has changed to the red light emitting state ("form 2"). .

  Instead of such a display form, it may be displayed directly with characters on the liquid crystal display screen of the integrated display means 100.

  The wide-area light emitting unit 277 (see FIGS. 16, 18, and 24) is driven from the stage when the user turns on the power by pressing the operation button 63A (see FIG. 12) of the main power switch 63 and the abnormality determination is completed. Since it is driven by the circuit 278 (see FIG. 20) and emits light continuously in yellow or orange at first, from the stage of placing the elliptical pan (the object to be heated N) above the left IH heating source 6L, The placement location can be guided to the user. At the stage when the heating high-frequency power is supplied to the main heating coil MC and the heating operation is started, the energization control circuit 200 changes the emission color of the wide-area light emitting unit 277 (for example, the one that has been yellow is changed to red). For example, the light emission and lighting of the yellow light source (LED) in the wide-area light emitting unit 277 may be stopped, and the light emission and lighting of the red light source (LED) installed next to the light source may be started instead. You may make it change a luminescent color using a color light source (3 color light emission LED etc.).

  In addition, the energization control circuit 200 performs the heating operation even if the oval pan (the heated object N) is temporarily lifted or moved left and right for a predetermined time t (several seconds to 10 seconds). While maintaining, the light emission and lighting state of the wide-area light emitting unit 277 are not changed, and a place preferable for placing the elliptical pan (the heated object N) is continuously displayed to the user.

  Here, if the elliptical pan (the heated object N) is lifted over the predetermined time t, the determination that the elliptical pan (the heated object N) is not present is made. 280, and outputs that fact to the energization control circuit 200. The energization control circuit 200 temporarily reduces the heating power of the induction heating until the elliptical pan (the heated object N) is placed again based on the determination information from the heated object placement determining unit 280, Issue a command to stop.

  In this case, the display of the place preferable for placing the elliptical pan (the heated object N) is maintained as it is for the user, but the light emission and lighting state (lighting color, etc.) of the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is the thermal power. You may change according to the state. For example, in a state where the thermal power is lowered, if the light is lit and lit in orange or lit in yellow when the thermal power is stopped and lit, the user is notified of the state of the thermal power together with a display of a preferred place for placement. It becomes possible.

  Further, when the elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is moved, for example, to the left, the object-to-be-heated object placement determination unit 280 has the same elliptical pan above the main heating coil MC and the left sub-heating coil SC2. The energization control circuit 200 determines that the (heating target N) is placed, and the energization control circuit 200 determines the main heating coil MC and the specific sub-heating on the left side based on the discrimination information from the heating target placement determination unit 280. Only two of the coils SC2 are operated in conjunction with each other, and high frequency power is supplied from the respective inverter circuits MIV and SIV2 to the two heating coils at a predetermined heating power ratio. Then, the energization of the left sub-heating coil SC2 is stopped, and cooking is performed to cook with the thermal power already being executed (for example, 3 kW) and the predetermined thermal power distribution (for example, the left IH heating source 6L with 3 kW of thermal power). In this case, since the main heating coil MC is 2.4 kW and the sub-heating coil SC1 is 600 W, 4: 1) is maintained and cooking is continued as it is. This 3 KW thermal power continues to be displayed as numbers and letters by the integrated display device 100.

  In addition, the sub-heating coil SC1 does not contribute to the cooperative heating, and instead of the other sub-heating coil SC2 participating in the cooperative heating operation, the high-frequency power is supplied to the dedicated inverter SIV2. That is, when the energization control circuit 200 detects that the sub-heating coil has been switched from SC1 to SC2 based on the discrimination information from the heated object placement determination unit 280, it issues a drive command to the drive circuit 278 and performs individual light emission. The unit 276 instructs the sub-heating coil SC2 that is executing the cooperative heating operation to be identified. That is, in the energization control circuit 200, the drive circuit 278 drives the individual light emitting unit 276 so that only the individual light emitting unit 276 located outside (on the left side in FIG. 19) of the sub-heating coil SC2 emits light. Therefore, a predetermined light source (LED) in the individual light emitting unit 276 emits light (in form 2), emits light at a position close to the sub-heating coil SC2 so far, and the user is in the induction heating operation with the light. The red light source (LED) displayed so that it can be visually recognized disappears.

  The drive frequency used for driving the inverter circuit MIV is basically the same as the drive frequency of the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 for the sub-heating coil, but as described above, this prevents the occurrence of abnormal noise (beat). From the point of view. From the viewpoint of heating efficiency, the direction of the high-frequency current IA flowing through the main heating coil MC and the direction of the high-frequency current IB flowing through the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are the same on adjacent sides as shown by solid arrows in FIG. (In FIG. 18, the main heating coil MC is counterclockwise, and the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are aligned clockwise.).

  In this way, when currents flow simultaneously in the same direction in adjacent regions of two independent coils, the magnetic fluxes generated by the currents strengthen each other and increase the magnetic flux density interlinking the object N to be heated. This is because a large amount of eddy current is generated on the bottom surface of the object to be heated and induction heating can be performed efficiently. A loop indicated by a broken line in FIG. 24 indicates a magnetic flux loop in the case where the high-frequency currents IA and IB shown in FIG.

  In this magnetic flux loop, an eddy current flowing in the direction opposite to the high-frequency current is generated on the bottom wall surface of the object N to be heated, and Joule heat is generated. When the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are installed close to each other and the currents flow in opposite directions, the alternating magnetic fields generated by both interfere with each other in a certain area range close to each other. As a result, the pan current generated in the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 (current flowing through the object to be heated N) cannot be increased, and the calorific value increases in proportion to the square of the pan current. Cannot be increased. However, this in turn has another advantage. That is, since the magnetic flux density is kept low in the adjacent region where the magnetic flux density is increased as described above, the main heating coil MC and one or a plurality of sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 that perform the cooperative heating operation are planarly arranged. In such a wide area, there is an advantage that the distribution of magnetic flux interlinking the object to be heated N can be averaged, that is, uniform, and the temperature distribution can be averaged when cooking in such a wide heating area. is there.

  Therefore, in the second embodiment, a method of flowing currents in the same direction in the adjacent regions of the heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is adopted in the case of a specific cooking menu, and another cooking menu is used. In some cases, a switching operation is used in which the direction of the current is reversed. Note that the direction of the magnetic loop as shown in FIG. 24 is determined by the direction of the high-frequency currents IA and IB flowing through the heating coil.

  Next, what is shown in FIGS. 25 to 30 is a flowchart of the cooking operation in the second embodiment of the present invention.

  The control program of this flowchart is stored in the storage unit 203 (see FIG. 20) inside the energization control circuit 200.

  Since FIG. 25 has been described previously, FIG. 26 will be described. First, when cooking is started, first, the operation button of the main power switch 63 provided on the front operation unit 60 of the cooker main body A shown in FIG. 12 is pressed to turn it on (step 1. Hereinafter, “step” is abbreviated as “ST”. To do). Then, a power supply of a predetermined voltage is supplied to the energization control circuit 200, and the energization control circuit 200 executes an abnormality check for the entire cooking device by itself (ST2). Self-diagnosis is performed by the control program of the energization control circuit 200 itself. If there is no abnormality, a motor drive circuit 33 (see FIG. 22) for driving the drive motor 300 of the blower 30 is preliminarily driven. Further, the left IH heating source 6L and the driving circuit 215 of the liquid crystal display unit of the integrated display unit 100 are also preliminarily activated (ST3).

  If there is no abnormality as a result of the determination process (ST2), the process proceeds to ST3. On the other hand, if an abnormality is found, the process proceeds to a predetermined abnormality process. Finally, the energization circuit 200 itself turns off and stops.

  When proceeding to ST3, the energization control circuit 200 controls the drive circuit 278 to emit and light all the individual light emitting units 276 and the wide area light emitting unit 277 all at once (yellow light or orange light, form 1). . Note that either the individual light emitting unit 276 or the wide area light emitting unit 277 emits light one by one first, then another light emitting unit emits light, and the number of light emitting units gradually increases. The wide-area light emitting unit 277 may emit light. In this way, all the individual light emitting units 276 and the wide area light emitting unit 277 are in a state of waiting for the next command from the user in a state where the light is emitted (in the first embodiment). Here, all the individual light emitting units 276 and the wide area light emitting units 277 are in a state of continuously emitting, for example, yellow light (ST3A). In addition, although there exists a part which has demonstrated the individual light emission part 276 and the wide light emission part 277 as "light emission and lighting", when the individual light emission part 276 and the wide light emission part 277 are comprised with semiconductor light emitting elements, such as LED, When the element emits display light, it is omitted as “light emission”, and when the display light is emitted from the lamp, it is omitted from being described as “lighting”. In the following explanation, it is unified as “light emission”.

  Next, as described above, there are the IH heating sources 6L and 6R (see FIG. 13) on the left and right, respectively, and the user selects one of them using the front operation unit 60 or the upper operation unit 61 (ST4). When the left IH heating source 6L is selected here, the selection result is displayed in the corresponding area of the left IH heating source 6L in the integrated display means 100. The area of the corresponding area is automatically expanded, and the area is maintained for a certain period of time (if no other heating source such as the right IH heating source 6R is operated, this expanded area is As it is). And it is detected whether there exists a pan (to-be-heated material N) on the selected heating coil 6LC. This detection is performed by the heated object placement determination unit 280.

  When the energization control circuit 200 determines that the pan (the heated object N) is placed based on the detection information from the heated object placement determining unit 280 (ST5), the pan (the heated object N) is induction heated. It is determined whether or not it is suitable for (ST6). This determination is performed based on the determination information from the article placement determination unit 280 to be heated. The to-be-heated object placement determination unit 280 is configured to use an electric pot that is too small (a to-be-heated object N) having a diameter of several centimeters, etc. The to-be-heated object N is discriminate | determined by the difference in a physical characteristic, and a discrimination | determination result is output as discrimination information.

  Then, the energization control circuit 200 determines whether the pan (the heated object N) is appropriate based on the determination information from the heated object placement determining unit 280 in ST6, and determines that it is appropriate. In this case, the process proceeds to step ST7 for starting the heating operation. In the corresponding area of the left IH heating source 6L in the integrated display means 100, the set thermal power (for example, 120 W of “thermal power 1” of the minimum thermal power to 2.5 kW of “thermal power 8”, 9 stages of 3 KW of “maximum thermal power”. Any one) is displayed. For example, 1 KW. In addition, even if the thermal power is initially set to a predetermined thermal power, for example, a medium fire (for example, thermal power 5 and 1 KW) by default, the user can start cooking with the initial thermal power without setting the thermal power. good.

  If the display unit such as the integrated display unit 100 is already operating at this stage when it is inappropriate, the energization control circuit 200 has a pan (the object to be heated N) in the integrated display unit 100. Inappropriate message is displayed, and at the same time, message information to that effect is output to the voice synthesizer 315 and a notification is output by voice from the speaker 316.

  In this way, when one of the left and right IH heating sources 6L and 6R is selected, cooking is automatically started based on a predetermined heating power (for example, 1 kW as described above), so a new cooking start command is input. You don't have to use keys, dials or operation buttons. Of course, the user can arbitrarily change the heating power at any time after the induction heating is started.

  When the induction heating operation is started in the left IH heating source 6L in ST7A, induction heating is performed by the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 constituting the left IH heating source 6L. Since it is detected whether the heating object N) is only on the main heating coil MC or in addition to which sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, it is only on the main heating coil MC In the case where the main heating coil MC alone is induction heating, and the same pan (object to be heated N) is also placed on at least one sub heating coil SC, the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coil It becomes cooperative heating by SC. In ST8, such a determination process is performed.

  In the case of cooperative heating, the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the main heating coil MC involved in the heating are supplied with high-frequency currents from the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4 under the control of the energization control circuit 200, respectively. Started (ST9). Then, according to the control command from the energization control circuit 200, the wide-area light emitting unit 277 changes the light emission form from the yellow (or orange) light emission state (form 1) to the red light emission state (form 2) (ST10). It is also possible to change the brightness of the light emission by increasing the brightness of the light emission by intermittently emitting the light so that it appears to the user while the same yellow as ST3A is emitted.

  In addition, the energization control circuit 200 outputs, to the integrated display unit 100, for example, information indicating that the cooperative heating operation by the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coil SC1 is being performed together with the thermal power information. Thereby, it is displayed in the corresponding area of the said integrated display means 100 by a character, a figure, etc. that the subheating coil which has started heating operation is SC1. Similarly, the energization control circuit 200 creates sound information such as “the right sub-coil is also being heated” and outputs the sound information to the speaker 316, and the above message is notified by sound simultaneously with the display from the speaker 316.

  In addition to the continuation of the light emission state of the wide-area light emitting unit 277, for example, as shown in FIG. 16, the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 that are involved in the cooperative heating can be visually identified. For each of the coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4, the individual light emitting units 276 provided in the vicinity of the sides may be caused to emit light simultaneously.

  And the process of ST8-ST10 is repeated with a short period of a few second interval until the cooking stop command from a user comes. Even if the right side sub-heating coil SC1 is involved in the cooperative heating, the user may move the pan (the heated object N) in the middle of cooking a little in the front, rear, left and right. For this reason, after the movement, the placement place of the pan (the heated object N) changes. Therefore, in the cooperative heating determination step ST8, the information of the heated object placement determination unit 280 is also output to the speech synthesizer 315. Thereby, in the speech synthesizer 315, when the process of specifying the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 to be heated by the energization control circuit 200 from the information of the heated object placement determination unit 280 and the temperature sensors 31L1 to 31L5 is performed, The result is notified in real time.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in ST8 that the heating is not cooperative (corresponding to step MS11 in FIG. 25), the energization control circuit 200 controls the main inverter circuit MIV to drive only the main heating coil MC. Thereby, high frequency current is supplied from the inverter circuit MIV to the main heating coil MC, and individual heating is started (ST11). The individual light emitting section 276 that emits light to the outer peripheral edge of the heating area corresponding to the main heating coil MC involved in the individual heating is made to emit yellow light (or orange light) and light up (mode 1). The light emission form is changed from red to red light emission form (form 2) (ST12).

  In addition, while making the same color as ST3 emit light, it may be changed such that the light emission is intermittently made to appear to the user as blinking, or the brightness of the light emission is increased. Each is a kind of form change and switching. In addition to the continuation of the light emission state of the individual light emitting unit 276, the light emission of the wide area light emitting unit 277 may be continued as it is, but may be stopped and turned off. Then, the process proceeds to Step 13.

  When the heating cooking stop command is received from the user, or when it is determined by the energization control circuit 200 that timer cooking is being performed and a predetermined set time has elapsed (time up), the energization control circuit 200 is The inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 are controlled to stop energization of the main heating coil MC and all the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 that are heated at that time. Further, the energization control circuit 200 alerts that the temperature of the top plate 21 is high, so that the high temperature notification operation is started by a method such as flashing all the wide light emitting units 277 and the individual light emitting units 276 in red (ST14). ).

  The high-temperature notification operation is performed until a predetermined time (for example, 20 minutes) elapses after the energization of the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is stopped, or the temperature from the temperature detection circuit 240. It continues until the temperature of the top plate 21 falls to, for example, 50 ° C. according to the detection data (it usually takes 20 minutes or more for natural heat dissipation). When such temperature decrease or time passage is determined in ST15 and the high temperature notification condition is satisfied, the energization control circuit 200 ends the high temperature notification and ends the operation of the cooking device (after this, automatically The power switch is also turned off, that is, when the power switch is turned on, the power supply to the power switch ON holding relay (not shown) is cut off, so that the power switch is automatically turned off when this relay is turned off. To OFF.)

  It should be noted that the energization control circuit 200 synchronizes with the high temperature notification operation start ST14, on the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display means 100 "not to touch the top plate because it is still hot" or such The figure which understands is displayed. In addition, in the vicinity of the integrated display unit 100, a display unit may be provided in which a character “high temperature attention” is displayed on the top plate 21 by the LED, and the high temperature notification may be further provided. .

  Since it is the above structure, in this Embodiment 2, the large diameter pan which was not able to be heated conventionally can also be induction-heated, and also energization is started to a heating coil and substantial induction heating operation starts. Before, all the heating regions can be notified to the user by the light emission of the individual light emitting unit 276 and the wide area light emitting unit 277. After that, after the user selects a heating source and the heating operation is started, the light emission states of the individual light emitting unit 276 and the wide light emitting unit 277 can be visually recognized by the user. Even in the preparatory stage before placing, the optimum place for placing the pan (the object N to be heated) is known, and the user can use it easily.

  Moreover, since the high temperature notification is also performed using the individual light emitting unit 276 and the wide area light emitting unit 277, a highly safe cooker can be provided without increasing the number of parts.

  Next, after the wide-area light emitting unit 277 changes the light emission form from the yellow (or orange) light emission state (form 1) to the red light emission state (form 2) (ST10), the sub-heating coil performs cooperative heating operation. The operation in the case of switching from SC1 to SC2 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As described above, when the user moves the elliptical pan (object to be heated N) on the top plate 21 to the left, for example, the object to be heated placement determination unit 280 has the main heating coil MC and the sub heating on the left side. It is determined that the same elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is placed above the coil SC2, and determination information to this effect is output to the energization control circuit 200.

  In FIG. 27, when the energization control circuit 200 detects this based on the discrimination information from the article placement determination unit 280 (ST10A), it stops the control of the sub inverter circuit SIV1 corresponding to the sub heating coil SC1. Thus, the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuit SIV2 are controlled so that only the main heating coil MC and the specific sub heating coil SC2 on the left side are operated in conjunction with each other. Thus, high frequency power is supplied from the respective inverter circuits MIV and SIV2 to the two heating coils MC and SC2 at a predetermined heating power ratio. Then, the energization of the right side sub-heating coil SC1 is stopped, and cooking is performed to cook with the heating power of 3 KW already being performed (for example, 3 KW) and a predetermined heating power distribution (for example, the left IH heating source 6L). In this case, since the main heating coil MC is 2.4 kW and the sub-heating coil SC1 is 600 W, 4: 1) is maintained and cooking continues. This 3 KW thermal power continues to be displayed as numbers and letters by the integrated display means 100 (ST10B).

  Further, the fact that the sub-heating coil that is performing the heating operation has been switched from SC1 to SC2 is displayed in the corresponding area of the integrated display means 100 by characters, figures, or the like.

  Then, unless the user changes the heating power setting in the next step ST10C, the process of ST8 to ST10 is repeated until a heating / cooking stop command is received from the user, and when the heating / cooking stop command is received from the user, or If the energization control circuit 200 determines that a predetermined set time has elapsed (time-up) during timer cooking, the process jumps to ST14 in FIG. 26, and the energization control circuit 200 displays the main heating coil MC and the current time. The energization of all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 that have been driven to heat is stopped and the process is terminated (ST14 to ST16).

  The end of the heating operation is displayed in the corresponding area of the integrated display means 100. Further, unless the user turns off the voice synthesizer 315 with a switch (not shown), the end of driving is also notified at the same time by voice as in ST10. In FIGS. 25 to 30, the control program has been described with a series of flowcharts. However, it is determined whether there is an abnormality (ST2), pan placement presence / absence determination processing (ST5), pan appropriateness determination processing (ST6). ) Etc. are prepared as subroutines. The subroutine is interrupted at an appropriate timing with respect to the main routine that determines the heating control operation. During actual induction heating cooking, abnormality detection and pan presence detection are executed many times. ing. One example is detection of blown-down. Blow-down detection control, which will be described later, is also added when the temperature of the article N to be heated rises to a predetermined temperature.

  On the other hand, a case where the user changes the heating power setting during the heating of the “large-diameter pan” in step ST10C will be described. If it is determined in ST10C of FIG. 27 that there has been a thermal power change command, the process proceeds to ST17 of FIG. In ST17, it is determined whether the thermal power after the change is larger or smaller than a predetermined thermal power level (for example, 501W). If the thermal power is changed to a thermal power larger than the predetermined thermal power, the process proceeds to ST18, and the energization control circuit 200 performs the control. A predetermined thermal power distribution is maintained. That is, in the example of 3 KW described above, when the thermal power being executed is 3 KW, the predetermined thermal power distribution is 2.4 KW for the main heating coil MC and 600 W for the sub-heating coil SC2, which is 4: 1. This distribution is maintained. The energization control circuit 200 displays the changed set thermal power as “thermal power“ medium ”1 KW” in the corresponding area of the integrated display means 100.

  On the other hand, when the thermal power is changed to a thermal power level lower than the predetermined thermal power level (501W) (there are three 120W, 300W and 500W), the process proceeds to step 19 in the process of step 17, so that another thermal power distribution is performed. The energization control circuit 200 outputs a control command signal to the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuit groups SIV1 to SIV4. For this reason, the difference in the heating power between the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coil SC is maintained at a constant rate regardless of whether the number of sub heating coils SC to be cooperatively heated is one or more. The changed thermal power and the changed thermal power are displayed in the corresponding area of the integrated display means 100 as “thermal power“ small ”500 W”.

Specific examples of typical thermal power and main / sub thermal power ratio are shown in FIG. 31 and FIG. 32.
FIG. 31A shows the heating power values (W) of the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the maximum heating power is 3 KW, and the heating power ratio of the main heating coil and the entire auxiliary heating coil is fixed to 4: 1. is there.

  FIG. 31 (B) shows the heating power values (W) of the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 6 (1.5 kW), and the heating power ratio of the main heating coil and the entire auxiliary heating coil is 4: This is a fixed case.

  FIG. 32A shows the heating power values (W) of the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 3 (500 W), and the heating power ratio of the main heating coil and the entire auxiliary heating coil is changed to 3: 2. This is the case.

  On the other hand, when the heating power is changed to a heating power smaller than the predetermined heating power level (501 W) (120 W, 300 W and 500 W), and the minimum driving heating power of the sub-heating coil SC is 50 W, the heating power ratio is 4: 1. As shown in FIG. 32 (B), there is a problem because driving is performed with a small heating power of 25 W or 33 W.

  That is, since the individual impedances of the metal pans to be heated N are different in the actual product, the ratio of being put into the pans and converted into heat is not constant even when a high frequency power of a predetermined value or more is applied. Thus, as described in the present embodiment, for example, the current detection sensor 266 of the main heating coil MC detects the current flowing in the resonance circuit composed of the series circuit of the main heating coil MC and the resonance capacitor 110A, and the object to be heated N Detecting whether there is a pan or a non-appropriate pan (heated object N) for induction heating, and detecting an undercurrent or overcurrent that is more than a predetermined value compared to the normal current value It is used to determine whether or not it has been done. Thus, the current applied to the induction heating coil is finely controlled so as to exert the designated heating power. Therefore, when the thermal power setting is reduced, there is a problem that the current that flows is very small and cannot be detected accurately. In other words, when the thermal power is large, it is relatively easy to detect the current component flowing in the resonance circuit, but when the thermal power is small, the thermal power change cannot be accurately handled unless measures such as increasing the sensitivity of the current sensor are implemented. This is because an accurate fire power limiting operation as intended cannot be performed.

  Although not shown, actually, the input current value of the power source for the inverter circuits MIV and SIV1 to SIV4 is also detected, and as described above, the current value on the output side of the coil by the current sensor is used in combination and appropriate. You may control.

  The sub-heating coil SC is also formed of a collective line consisting of thin wires of about 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm in a spiral shape, similar to the main heating coil of the left IH heating coil 6LC, but causes induction heating. Since the cross-sectional area itself through which the current flows is small, it is not possible to input a large driving power as compared with the main heating coil MC, and the maximum heating capacity is relatively small. However, as described above, if the wire diameter of the thin coil of the coil is further reduced and the surface area of the coil conductor is increased by winding more, the skin resistance can be reduced even if the drive frequency of the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 is increased. Thus, it is possible to continuously control a smaller heating power while suppressing loss and suppressing temperature rise.

  FIG. 32 (B) shows the heating power values (W) of the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 when the heating power is 3 (500 W), and the heating power ratio between the main heating coil and the auxiliary heating coil as a whole is fixed at 4: 1. This is the case.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, control for changing the thermal power distribution to 3: 2 is performed.
In the case of thermal power 120W or 300W, even if the thermal power distribution 3: 2 is not maintained, the minimum driving thermal power 50W or more may not be maintained. In this case, the set thermal power is too small in the corresponding area of the integrated display means 100. “Cooking is not possible. Set the heating power to 500 W or more” is displayed to prompt the user to change the heating power, or control is performed such as limiting the heating to only the main heating coil MC. Since it is difficult to imagine a scene where a large pan that straddles both the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil SC is actually heated at 120 W or 300 W, there is no concern of impairing actual usability even if the above control is performed. .

  During the cooperative heating operation, the energization control circuit 200 controls the amount of power supplied to each of the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coil groups SC1 to SC4 so that the heating power ratio, that is, the main / sub heating power ratio is in a substantially constant range. However, as mentioned above, it is difficult to keep the amount of power applied low when setting a small thermal power, so control is performed to reduce the amount of power per unit time by limiting the actual power supply time. Also good. For example, if the power application time is reduced to, for example, 50% from the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 to the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 by the conduction rate control, the amount of power per unit time that actually contributes to heating is set to 50%. It is possible. In other words, if it is difficult to reduce the thermal power only by limiting the frequency of the power to be applied, the power that acts more substantially by reducing the ratio of the time to supply power and the time to not supply power by energization rate control, Since it is possible to narrow down to a smaller value, such control may be adopted.

In the actual form 2 of the present invention, the thermal power ratio between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil groups SC1 to SC4 is maintained substantially constant at the time of cooperative heating. It is not guaranteed to maintain a “predetermined ratio”. For example, during the heating drive, since the control is always performed to detect the difference between the current flowing in the input side and the output side of the inverter circuit and to feed back the result to the energization control circuit 200, the user can set the heating power. If changed, the control may be transiently unstable immediately after the change, and may temporarily deviate from the target heating power ratio.
In addition, when the pan is moved sideways during cooperative heating or lifted for a short time, such a behavior is detected by the current sensors 227, 267A to 267D, and it is possible to identify whether it is an incorrect usage method, or the like. It is necessary, and it takes time to select an appropriate control method.

  Until this identification or execution of adaptive control is confirmed, the target heating power ratio may be temporarily deviated. If the user can confirm that the heating power set by the user has not been changed unintentionally, rather than knowing the instantaneous change in applied current, the user will not feel uneasy during the cooking process.

  Even if the user does not change the heating power setting, if the user selects another cooking, the heating power ratio between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil groups SC1 to SC4 may change. For example, when a large frying pan having a rectangular outer shape is used, and several hamburgers are baked on the top plate 21 so as to be long in the front-rear direction and slightly to the left of the center point X1, FIG. Heating is performed by the main heating coil MC and the second sub-heating coil SC2 diagonally left front and the fourth sub-heating coil SC4 diagonally left rear.

  For example, a heating power of 1.5 KW or 2 KW is recommended so that the temperature of the entire bottom of the frying pan rises on average, and a control target value for the amount of power supplied to the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC2, SC4 is set at a predetermined heating power ratio. However, if the same frying pan is placed in the same position and then fried with 2KW or 1.5KW and using several eggs this time, the cooking ingredients (thawed eggs) are thin on the entire bottom of the frying pan. Since it spreads out, it may be better to cook better if the temperature rise in the peripheral part is made faster than the central part at the bottom of the frying pan and the thermal power in the peripheral part is slightly increased.

  Therefore, in the case of such cooking, the heating power of the entire two sub-heating coils SC2, SC4 is made larger than the heating power of the main heating coil MC. Thus, depending on the actual cooking content, it is desirable to change the heating power ratio between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil groups SC1 to SC4 (even at the same heating power level).

  Further, as described in the first embodiment, in the case of such a cooking menu in which temperature uniformity is important, for example, during a predetermined time from the start of heating, the main heating coil MC in the center is driven with the final heating power. At the same time, the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 that participate in cooperative heating are driven with a larger heating power (turned on), so that cooking such as heating only the pan skin (the side of the pan) such as a frying pan is realized. it can.

  In the second embodiment, the main heating coil MC side is set so as to exert a larger heating power than the heating power of the sub heating coil groups SC1 to SC4 as a whole, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something. Various changes can be made depending on conditions such as the structure and size of the main heating coil MC side and the individual sub heating coils SC1 to SC4, or the number of sub heating coils SC installed, for example, the sub heating coil groups SC1 to SC4. The total thermal power may be larger than the thermal power of the main heating coil MC, or both may be the same. FIG. 33 shows an example of the heating power values in the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the main heating coil MC when the main / sub-heating power ratio is 1: 1 and the heating power is set to 2.4 KW.

  However, when considering use in a general household, a normal round size pan, for example, a pan with a diameter of about 20 cm to 24 cm is frequently used. When such a general pan is used, Since the heating coil MC alone performs induction heating, it is desirable to take into consideration that the minimum heating power necessary for such cooking can be exhibited. When used in general households, it is considered that regular-sized pans are used frequently and large-diameter pans are used less frequently. Considering this, the central heating coil is called the main heating coil MC.

  When cooperative heating is performed, that is, when two or more independent induction heating coils are driven and magnetically linked within a certain period of time, the operation timings of the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 can be matched. It is desirable from the viewpoint of stable and reliable control. For example, it is desirable to match at least one of heating start timing, heating stop timing, and heating power change timing by the main inverter circuit MIV and the first sub inverter circuit SIV1. As an example of this, when the operation is switched from the state in which the main inverter circuit MIV and the first sub inverter circuit SIVI are simultaneously operated to the second sub inverter circuit SIV2, the main inverter circuit MIV and the first sub inverter circuit are switched. It is conceivable that the operation of SIVI is stopped in synchronization, and then the main inverter circuit MIV and the second sub inverter circuit SIV2 are started to be driven simultaneously.

  The main inverter circuit MIV and each sub inverter circuit SIV are limited to a predetermined low heating power only for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) immediately after driving, and within this predetermined time, as shown in FIG. 26 in the first embodiment. In addition, interrupt processing is performed for part or all of the determination process (ST2) for determining whether there is an abnormality, the pan placement presence / absence determination process (ST5), the pan appropriateness determination process (ST6), etc. Alternatively, the control may be performed such that cooking is continued by increasing the thermal power set by the user.

  In the above example, a resonance circuit composed of a series circuit of an IH heating coil and a resonance capacitor has been described as an example. However, a resonance circuit composed of a parallel circuit of an IH heating coil and a resonance capacitor may be used.

  In the second embodiment described above, the integrated display means 100 includes the left IH heating coil 6LC, the right IH heating coil 6RC, the radiant central electric heating source (heater) 7, and the radiant electric heating sources (heaters) 22, 23. The operating conditions of the four heat sources can be displayed individually or simultaneously, and by touching a plurality of input keys displayed at the appropriate timing on the liquid crystal screen, the heating operation can be started and stopped, and energization can be performed. Although the conditions could be set, such an input function for the energization control circuit 200 may not be provided, and the display function may be limited to a simple display function.

  Furthermore, the heated object placement determining unit 280 that determines whether or not the same pan (object to be heated N) is placed above the main heating coil MC and the auxiliary heating coils SC1 to SC4 is the above embodiment. Whether there is a pan (object to be heated N) above the sensor in addition to the one that detects the temperature like the infrared sensor 31 described in the above, or the one that detects the current flowing through the heating coil like the current detection sensor 266 A means for optically detecting the above may be used. For example, when there is a pan (the object to be heated N) above the top plate 21, lighting equipment on the ceiling of the kitchen or sunlight is not incident, but when there is no pan (the object to be heated N), the illumination light or Since disturbance light such as sunlight is incident, these changes may be detected.

  In addition to the method of determining the material of the pan (the object to be heated N) based on the current flowing in the heating coil and the input current flowing in the inverter circuit, for example, based on the voltage flowing in the heating coil and the input current flowing in the inverter circuit A method of using other electrical characteristics such as a method of determining the material of the pan (the object N to be heated) can be considered. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-294439 introduces a technique for discriminating the material and size of an object to be heated based on the input current value to the inverter circuit and the current value flowing through the heating coil. .

  In the actual state 2 of the present invention, it is determined that the same pan (object to be heated N) is placed on the main heating coil MC and one or more sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. Although the part 280 is “determining”, it does not determine that there is actually one pan. In other words, the process of counting the number of pans actually placed is not adopted. In this type of induction heating cooker, it is difficult to assume that a plurality of objects to be heated N are simultaneously placed on one induction heating coil. Current sensors 227, 267A to 267D detect the magnitude of the impedance of the main heating coil MC and one or more sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. N) "is on the list.

  In other words, the object-to-be-heated object placement determination unit 280 knows the magnitude of the current flowing through the main heating coil MC and the one or more sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, and thus knows the magnitude of each impedance. Therefore, when the impedance value is within a predetermined range, a determination signal indicating that the same pan (object to be heated N) is placed is transmitted to the energization control circuit 200. Similarly, when the infrared sensor 31 detects the temperature, the same pan (object to be heated N) is placed from the comparison result of whether or not the detection temperatures of the infrared sensors 31 corresponding to the plurality of heating coils are equal. The heated object placement determining unit 280 determines that the light receiving amount is changed, and the light receiving amount changes depending on the presence / absence of the pan as described above. It is practical to treat the pan on the main heating coil MC and the one or more sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.

  As described above, the object to be heated N is placed so that the object to be heated placement determination unit 280 extends over the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 above and around the main heating coil MC. In the first stage before starting the induction heating (after finishing the abnormality detection process), the integrated display means 100 has a cooking menu that can be selected in the same manner as in the first embodiment. Seven items of “high-speed heating”, “fried food”, “water heater”, “preheating”, “cooking rice”, “boiled”, and “water heater + heat retention” are displayed.

  Therefore, touching the “high-speed heating” key among the seven keys E1A, E1B, E1C, E2A, E2B, E3A, and key E3B for selecting the cooking menu will select the “high-speed heating” cooking menu. Then, it is displayed in characters that “high-speed heating” has been selected.

  Also in the second embodiment, when this “high-speed heating” is selected, the heating power applied to the object to be heated N can be set manually, and the total heating power of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil is the same as in the first embodiment. The user can arbitrarily select from 120 W to 3.0 KW.

  The energization control circuit 200 is automatically set so that the main / sub heating power ratio between the main heating coil MC and the sub heating coils SC1 to SC4 does not exceed the total heating power selected by the user and is within the predetermined heating power ratio range. It cannot be set arbitrarily by the user. Further, the directions of the high-frequency currents in the adjacent regions of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are controlled to coincide.

  Further, if the “boiled” selection key E1C among the seven keys for selecting the cooking menu is touched, the “boiled” cooking menu can be performed. For example, even in the case of using a large-diameter and deep “pasta pan” used mainly for the purpose of boiling pasta, the second embodiment can boil hot water at a high speed and shift to cooking by boiling.

  For example, the fault value of the thermal power is 2.0 KW, but the user may set the thermal power to 3.0 KW from the beginning and start heating. In this case, the main / sub heating power ratio is automatically determined by the energization control circuit 200 and may not be arbitrarily set by the user. For example, the heating power of the main heating coil MC is 1.0 kW, and the total of the four sub heating coils. The thermal power is set to 2.0 KW. When the water boils, the energization control circuit 200 issues a notification signal, displays a message prompting the user to insert pasta and noodles in a predetermined display area of the integrated display means 100, and at the same time, the voice synthesizer 315 informs the user to that effect. Inform. At this time, if the heating power is not set again, a notification that the heating power is automatically lowered is given.

  When the user does not perform any operation, as in the first embodiment, the energization control circuit 200 outputs a command signal for reducing the thermal power to the main inverter circuit MIV and the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 as in the boiling state. When the user sets the heating power again, or touches the input key “start with firewood” that appears in the predetermined display area 100 of the integrated display means 100, 3.0 KW heating is started again. For example, the two sub-heating coils are divided into, for example, two sets of SC1 and SC2, and two sets of SC3 and SC4, and these two sets are alternately arranged for 15 seconds each, and the total thermal power of each set is 1.5 kW. The heating drive is set.

  In this way, after boiling, control for promoting convection of hot water is automatically performed. In addition, the heating operation by the same convection promotion control is performed as long as the user does not exceed the sum of the thermal power amounts even if the thermal power is reduced to less than 3.0 KW, for example, 2.0 KW or 1.0 KW immediately after boiling. Executed.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the integrated display means 100 that displays the heating conditions includes the seven cooking menus E1A, E1B, E1C, E2A, E2B, E3A, and the key E3B selection key. It is displayed in a state where it can be selected and operated by the user. For this reason, the heating drive pattern that matches with the selection of the desired cooking menu is automatically determined by the control unit, so that the heating coil according to the user's purpose and desire such as emphasizing heating time and temperature uniformity is desired. In addition to being driven, there is an advantage that the misuse of the user can be eliminated and the mental burden can be reduced by operating the selection key of the cooking menu on the display unit.

  The convection promotion control selection switch 350, which is a feature of the second embodiment, exposes the operation unit to the upper surface operation unit 71. This switch gives a command signal to the energization control circuit 200 as to whether or not to operate the convection promotion control as described in the first embodiment. If this switch is pressed once during the cooking process, it will automatically start after the food has boiled or immediately before boiling (for example, when the temperature of the food to be cooked or food has risen to 98 ° C). The convection promotion control as described in the first embodiment is performed, the energization timing of the sub-heating coil group SC is switched, the heating power is changed, or the current direction in the region adjacent to the main heating coil MC is changed. Execute control such as making them the same.

  The selection switch 350 does not function effectively unless the heated object placement detection unit 280 determines that a large-diameter pan that extends over the four sub-heating coils and the main heating coil MC is placed. The energization control circuit 200 is programmed. When the temperature detection circuit 240 receives temperature detection information from the temperature sensor that measures the temperature of the heated object N and determines that the liquid in the heated object N is at the boiling temperature, Or, unless it is determined that it is immediately before boiling (for example, when the temperature of the object to be heated or the object to be cooked rises to 98 ° C.), even if the convection promotion selection switch 350 is operated, any effective command is issued. Or a valid command signal from the energization control circuit 200 is not output to the main inverter circuit MIV, the sub inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4, and the like. Note that this switch may be arranged as a touch key on the surface of the display screen of the integrated display unit 100.

  The energization control circuit 200 controls the inverter circuit MIV and the sub-inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 of the main heating coil MC when the user operates the convection promotion control selection switch 350 before the cooperative heating operation starts or during the heating operation. A signal is output, the supply state of the high-frequency power to the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil group SC is changed, and the convection promotion control as described in the first embodiment is performed. In other words, in the second embodiment, when the heated object placement detection unit 280 detects that the large-diameter pan is placed directly above all of the main coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the cooperation is performed. It can be heated, but after the food to be boiled in the subsequent heating process, or immediately before boiling (for example, when the temperature of the food to be cooked or the food to be cooked rises to 98 ° C), it automatically shifts to cooperative heating. it can.

  As described above, the user can arbitrarily determine whether or not to perform the convection promotion control after the cooperative heating with the selection switch 350. In other words, regardless of the cooking menu before the start of cooperative heating, if the user wants to perform a convection promoting heating method during the cooking process, if the convection promoting control selection switch 350 is operated, It is possible to perform control in which the driving of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is automatically switched from the boiling stage or the stage immediately before boiling. When the convection promotion control selection switch 35 is selected, not only the first convection promotion control described in the first embodiment but also the second or third convection promotion control may be performed.

  On the other hand, if the user has pressed the convection promotion control selection switch 350 before the start of cooking, the temperature is detected that the temperature of the cooking object in the heating object N has risen to a boiling temperature of 98 ° C. or higher. When the circuit 240 detects, the energization control circuit 200 issues a command to start the first convection promotion control to each of the inverter circuits SV1 to SIV4. It should be noted that, as in the modification of the first convection promotion control described in the first embodiment, the energization of the central main heating coil MC and the energization of the right side subheating coil SCR and the left side subheating coil SCL are alternately performed. Of course, in the case of the control to be performed, the main inverter circuit MIV is also controlled, and the energization control circuit 200 performs the convection promotion control.

  If the convection promotion control is continued, convection rising in the upward direction can be created from the first set of sub-heating coils SC1, SC3 and the second set of sub-heating coils SC2, SC4. This convection is convection toward the opposite edge of the pan far from that position. As a result, convection with a long path due to heating from the outer periphery of the pan bottom by the four sub-heating coils of the first and second sets occurs inside the heated object N, and the stirring effect and temperature of the entire cooked object inside the pan Effects such as equalization and suppression of spilling can be expected. However, as the cooking process progresses, the fine bubbles generated on the liquid surface of the food to be cooked may gradually increase and rise greatly, and the user may add liquid seasoning, water, and other cooking juice to the food to be cooked. In some cases, the liquid of the food to be cooked may get over the edge of the food to be blown in the process of performing the convection promotion control.

  In the second embodiment, the following blow-off detection operation and heating control operation are performed as measures for suppressing such blow-out. When the blow-off is detected, the energization control circuit 200 immediately stops driving all the inverter circuits being driven, or gives a command to reduce the heating power. As an example of lowering the thermal power, as described above, when the thermal power is set by the user in 9 stages, for example, when it is used at 2.0 kW, it is lowered by 2 stages to 1.0 kW. In addition, when the thermal power reduction command is issued, the thermal power of the main heating coil MC is also limited, and even if energization occurs simultaneously with the sub-heating coil SC, in the above case, the total cannot exceed 1.0 kW. To be controlled. For this reason, the whole set of fired power to be driven or the power of one auxiliary heating coil is naturally limited so as not to exceed the reduced heating power, and as a method therefor, the driving time per time of the auxiliary heating coil is as follows. May be shortened, and the heating rate may be suppressed by lowering the energization rate.

  In the case of a normal diameter level pan, the heating power is reduced to 120 W, and when the large-diameter pan is cooperatively heated, the heating power is forcibly reduced according to the size of the object N to be heated, such as 300 W. The value may be changed.

  Next, a blow-off detection method will be described. In the first embodiment, there are three blowing detection methods. In the second embodiment, the method (3) described in the first embodiment is improved and the following method (4) is used. Adopted. The following method (4) is for the left IH heating unit 6L.

  (4) Heating drive is performed using the capacitance value of each of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 at the start of convection promotion control or the start of blow-off detection as a reference value 2 Changes in the capacitance values of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 in the vicinity of the outer peripheral side of the pair of sub-heating coils are captured.

  Specifically, when the sub heating coils SC1 and SC3 constituting the first set and the sub heating coils SC2 and SC4 constituting the second set are heated and driven alternately by 1 KW at 15 second intervals, During the period during which one set is driven, the change in the capacitance of the first electrode 40 is preferentially determined to determine whether or not the blow-off has occurred. Here, “priority” means that when the capacitance change on the first electrode 40 side exceeds a predetermined value, control is performed to immediately stop induction heating or lower the heating power by three stages. The change in the capacitance on the electrode 41 side of the first electrode 40 is detected in a longer time interval (for example, at intervals of 1 second or 2 seconds) than the first electrode 40, whereas the first electrode 40 is shorter (for example, This means that the presence or absence of spilling is monitored at intervals of 0.5 seconds).

  The “priority processing” operation for detecting the capacitance values of the first electrode 40 and the second electrode 41 includes the first set and the second set of inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4. Switching is performed in synchronization with the heating drive operation by. In this way, when only the first set of the sub-heating coils SC1 and SC3 is heated and driven, the first electrode 40 is mainly used for detection of blown down.

  In addition, in order to display a position of the 1st electrode 40 and the 2nd electrode 41 to a user at the time of the start of induction heating cooking, you may make the said individual light emission part 276 and the wide light emission part 277 shine for a predetermined time. In this case, the voice synthesizer 315 “puts a pan inside the sparkling ring. If the pan is out of this ring, the pot is checked for suitability, heated properly, or blown out. It may be possible to call attention such as “It may not be possible.” In this way, the user can easily understand the guide for the position where the pan is placed, and can prompt the correction of the pan position so as to ensure the operation of the blow-off detection. That is, the light emission of the individual light emitting unit 276 and the wide area light emitting unit 277 makes it easier for the user to check the spilling detection area, and can improve convenience, for example, as a measure of the suitability of the position where the pan is placed. In addition, when the beginner mode is selected, the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is caused to emit light in a predetermined form, for example, orange as described above. Or the individual light emitting unit 266 close to the electrode where the blown-off is detected blinks, and the position where the blown-down occurred is displayed on the integrated display means 100 or notified by the voice synthesizer 315. You may do it.

  In the second embodiment, the selection key E1A for high-speed heating, the selection key E1B for boiling water, the selection key E1C for boiling, the selection key E2A for preheating, the cooking rice selection key E2B, the fried food selection key E3A, the selection key E3B for boiling water and keeping warm. These seven keys were displayed on the display screen of the integrated display means 100 at appropriate timing as capacitive touch switches using transparent electrodes, but always functioned on the surface of the upper frame 20 and the top plate 21. May be provided as a push-type switch in which is displayed in characters.

  Next, the blow-off detection and the operation of the individual light emitting unit 276 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 29 shows the control when the heating drive is performed in the normal operation mode.

Even in the case of single heating only of the main heating coil MC and cooperative heating using the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the individual light emitting unit 276 after detection of blown down operates as shown in FIG. This operation is executed by a control program stored in the energization control circuit 200.
That is, when a blow-off is detected during induction heating cooking (ST20), the heating power is lowered to 300 W (here, 120 W may be used) (ST21).

Next, it is determined whether the detection is detected by the electrode 41 on the left outside as viewed from the main heating coil MC or the right electrode 40 (ST22).
When detected by the electrode 40 on the right side, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the individual light emitting unit 276 approaching the right side of the sub-heating coil SC1 and the individual approaching the right side of the sub-heating coil SC3. The light emitting unit 276 blinks red simultaneously. If the wide-area light emitting unit 277 and the individual light emitting unit 276 are turned on before this red blinking, they are all turned off. That is, even if the lamps are continuously lit in yellow or red, they are all turned off in response to the occurrence of blowout detection, and only the individual light emitting unit 276 blinks red (ST23).

When detected by the electrode 41, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the individual light emitting unit 276 approaching the left side of the sub-heating coil SC2 and the individual light emitting unit approaching the right side of the sub-heating coil SC4. 276 blink simultaneously in red (ST24).
As a result, the user pays attention to the upper surface of the top table 21 blinking in red, and can confirm that the blow-off has occurred. Even if the noodles are boiled in a deep pan like a tall large pasta pot, and the blown out occurs, the right or left individual light emitting part flashes red, so the user can Notice the occurrence of spilling on the back side. If the electrodes 40 and 41 are divided into two (as shown in the first embodiment) and one is provided in the vicinity of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the blow-off position can be easily specified. It becomes possible quickly. At the same time as the occurrence of blown-off, the occurrence of blown-down is notified to the user by the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display means 100 and the voice synthesizer 315.

  As described above, the user may temporarily move the object N to be heated such as a pan by notifying the blow-down by light while the heating power is forcibly lowered. Then, when it is detected by the pan detection operation that the object to be heated N is not in the predetermined heating area (ST24), the heating drive is completely stopped. In other words, when the user moves the pan immediately after spilling and tries to remove the spilled liquid, the heating drive is stopped (ST25), and then the heating automatically resumes even if the pan is returned to the original position. It will never be done. In this way, reheating without being noticed by the user is prevented.

  In addition, cooking is continued as it is after spilling is detected and the heating power is forcibly lowered to 120 W, which is the lowest heating power, or 300 W, which is one level higher than that, but the user sets the heating time with a timer in advance. If it is, the heating stops when the initially set cooking time is reached unless the extension is in the middle, and the sound notification means 315 and the integrated display means 100 notify that effect.

  Further, when the user forcibly raises the fired power that has been forcibly lowered, for example, when 300 W is raised to 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 starts monitoring whether or not the blow-off has occurred again.

  Considering the convenience of the user, if the thermal power is forcibly lowered once, for example, if it is heated by 1 KW and blown down, then if you raise the thermal power again, forget the thermal power at the time of blown down However, the integrated display means 100 and the speech synthesizer 315 may notify that “the heating power when there was a blown down was 1 kW”. In addition, when setting again, increase the number of levels that can be set in the initial stage so that fine thermal power can be set, add an intermediate value, or display a key to increase or decrease thermal power slightly each time it is pressed. It is more convenient if the thermal power that can be selected at the stage of thermal power 500W, 750W, 1KW, etc., can be set to fine thermal power settings such as 500W, 600W, 750W, 800W by making it function. The user may call the thermal power value at the time of occurrence of blown-down by key operation.

  Next, the blow-off detection and the operation of the individual light emitting unit 276 when used in the simple operation mode will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the case of independent heating only of the main heating coil MC and cooperative heating using the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the individual light emitting unit 276 after detecting the blow-down operation operates as shown in FIG. This operation is executed by a control program stored in the energization control circuit 200.

As described above, when the abnormality determination is completed and the preparation for cooking is completed, the heating operation is automatically started (if a heating source to be used is selected from among a plurality of IH heating sources).
When the heating operation is started, the temperature of the article N to be heated rises rapidly. This temperature rise is sequentially detected by the temperature detection circuit 240, and when the temperature of the liquid to be cooked approaches the temperature at which the cooking liquid may boil, for example, when the temperature of the heated object N rises to 98 ° C., the energization control circuit 200 The blow-off detector 50 is activated. Note that the present invention is not limited to the value of 98 ° C., and may be set to 90 ° C., for example, in consideration of a margin until the start of boiling.

  At the same time, useful information is notified to the user in preparation for the case where a blow-out occurs to the user (ST200). As useful information notified by both the integrated display unit 100 and the speech synthesizer 315, for example, the current temperature of the object to be cooked is approaching the boiling temperature of water, so attention should be paid to the movement of the surface of the cooking liquid. That is, it is better to reduce the heating power by one step at this time so as not to blow down. In addition, if there is a behavior that spills, there is safety advice such as not to panic and move the pan to prevent burns. In addition, the heating stop key provided in the operation unit may be blinked in yellow from this stage, for example, and when the heating is stopped urgently, the user can quickly operate the heating stop key.

  Next, if a blow-off is detected during induction heating cooking (ST201), all the heating power set values used at that time are uniformly in the range of 3.0 KW to 1.0 KW. The thermal power is lowered to 300 W (this may be 120 W) (ST202). If heating is under 1.0 KW, stop immediately.

  Next, the integrated display unit 100 or the speech synthesizer 315 notifies the user of useful information as a countermeasure after the blow-off has occurred (ST203). Useful information includes, for example, safety precautions when removing spilled liquid or moving an object to be heated. For example, do not hurry to lift the pan, and the top plate is hot, so when removing the spilled cooking liquid, care must be taken not to get burned. Moreover, since the place where the blown down is displayed on the individual light emitting unit 276, an announcement may be made that the user should not touch the top plate 21 in a hurry. The integrated display unit 100 and the speech synthesizer 315 constituting the notification unit may notify the user of useful information even when the normal mode is selected. For example, the top plate is hot, and therefore, when removing the cooking liquid that has been blown down, it is necessary to take care not to burn yourself. However, it is desirable that the content of useful information for the user is enriched in the simple operation mode compared to the normal mode. It is desirable for beginners and users unfamiliar with the use to provide information that is useful for safe and accurate operation in a timely and easily understandable manner.

Next, it is determined whether the detection is detected by the electrode 41 on the left outer side or the right electrode 40 when viewed from the main heating coil MC (ST204).
When detected by the electrode 40 on the right side, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the individual light emitting unit 276 approaching the right side of the sub-heating coil SC1 and the individual approaching the right side of the sub-heating coil SC3 The light emitting unit 276 blinks red simultaneously. If the wide-area light emitting unit 277 and the individual light emitting unit 276 are turned on before this red blinking, they are all turned off. That is, even if the lamps are continuously lit in yellow or red, they are all extinguished upon occurrence of the blow-off detection, and only the individual light emitting unit 276 blinks red (ST205).

When detected by the electrode 41, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the individual light emitting unit 276 approaching the left side of the sub-heating coil SC2 and the individual light emitting unit approaching the right side of the sub-heating coil SC4. 276 blink simultaneously in red (ST206).
As a result, the user pays attention to the upper surface of the top table 21 blinking in red, and can confirm that the blow-off has occurred. If the noodles are boiled in a deep pan like a tall large pasta pan, the right or left individual light-emitting part flashes red even if the blow-off is behind the pan. The person notices that the blowout has occurred. In addition, if the electrodes 40 and 41 are divided into two and provided one by one in the vicinity of each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4, the blow-off position can be specified easily and quickly.

  Next, a notification is made as to whether the electrode that has detected the blow-off is the electrode 41 on the left outside as viewed from the main heating coil MC or the right electrode 40 (ST207). Thus, even if the user does not immediately know the blow-off position visually, the user can easily find the place where the blow-off has occurred by the red flashing of the individual light emitting unit 276 and the display by the integrated display means 100 or the announcement by the speech synthesizer 315. Can be identified.

  As described above, the user may temporarily move the object N to be heated such as a pan by notifying the blow-down by light while the heating power is forcibly lowered. When it is detected that the heated object N is not in the predetermined heating region by the pan detection operation (ST208), (even if it is operated with the heating power lowered, the heating has already been stopped. The cooking operation stops completely (ST209). In other words, when the user tries to remove the spilled liquid immediately after spilling, the heating drive is stopped even if the heating power is lowered, and then the pan is returned to its original position. However, heating will not resume automatically. In this way, reheating without being noticed by the user is prevented.

  In addition, cooking is continued as it is after spilling is detected and the heating power is forcibly lowered to 120 W, which is the lowest heating power, or 300 W, which is one level higher than that, but the user sets the heating time with a timer in advance. If it is, the heating stops when the initially set cooking time is reached unless the extension is in the middle, and the sound notification means 315 and the integrated display means 100 notify that effect.

  Further, when the user forcibly raises the fired power that has been forcibly lowered, for example, when 300 W is raised to 500 W, the energization control circuit 200 starts monitoring whether or not the blown down again, and again the first step of the flowchart shown in FIG. Return to.

  In this way, in the simple operation mode, the user will be taught a coping method for preventing the actual occurrence of blowout, or even if there is a blowout, Since the coping method is taught by voice or the like, even a user who is unfamiliar with the use can use it with peace of mind. Not only the feeling of security, but also in the event of actual blowout, control is performed such that the scale is not increased and the heating power is greatly reduced.

  As described above, the induction heating cooker according to the second embodiment that performs the control operation shown in FIG. 30 includes the top plate 21 on which the heated object N such as a pan into which the food is to be placed, and the top plate. An annular main heating coil MC arranged below, a plurality of sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil, the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1 ~ Inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 to SIV4 for supplying induction heating power to SC4, and a plurality of electrodes 40, 41 on the top plate 21, and detecting a blow-off by detecting a change in capacitance due to the electrodes. The spill detector 50, the temperature detector 240 for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated, and the detection information of the temperature detector are inputted and the output of the inverter circuit is inputted. An energization control circuit 200 for controlling the operation, an operation unit (upper surface operation unit) 61 for instructing the energization control circuit to perform a cooking operation, an integrated display means 100 for displaying operation results and an operation method of the operation unit, and a speech synthesis unit 315, and an operation mode switching means 310 for switching the operation of the energization control circuit 200 between the normal mode and the simple mode, and the energization control circuit 200 is configured to operate the user or the object to be heated. Depending on the size, the induction heating power is supplied from the inverter circuit to the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference, and the energization control circuit 200 further detects the blow-out detection. When the unit 50 detects blown down, the driving of the inverter circuit is stopped or the output is reduced, and the cooking mode is selected in the simple mode. In the stage where the temperature of the object to be heated reaches a predetermined temperature, for example, 90 ° C. by the temperature detecting means 240, or the stage before that, the integrated display means 100 and the speech synthesizer 315 are used for occurrence of blown-out. It is provided with a configuration for notifying a person of useful information. As a result, it is possible to provide a cooking device that can be used with peace of mind by users and beginners who are not familiar with cooking. Further, the energization control circuit 200 simultaneously or simultaneously with the induction heating power supplied from the inverter circuit to the main heating coil and the auxiliary heating coil according to the operation of the user or the size of the object to be heated. Since it supplies, generation | occurrence | production of a convection can be accelerated | stimulated to liquids, such as water and boiled juice in a to-be-heated material, and the completion of cooking can be improved.

  In addition, it is provided that a blow-off detector 50 having a plurality of electrodes 40 and 41 disposed under the top plate 21 corresponding to the outer position of the sub-heating coil is provided, and that the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are heated. Since the individual light emitting unit 276 that displays light from the lower side of the top plate 21 is provided, when the blow-off occurs, the electrode that has detected the blow-off can be specified by the individual light-emitting unit 276, and thus the approximate position of the blow-off is also determined. Since it can be grasped, even a user who is not familiar with such a cooker can easily know the occurrence and position of the blow-off.

  Furthermore, the induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 2 has the configuration according to the second invention. That is, a blown-off detection unit 50 that detects a change in capacitance at the electrodes 40 and 41 arranged on the top plate 21 to detect a blown-off, a temperature detection circuit 240 that detects the temperature of an object to be heated, and the temperature detection circuit. An energization control circuit 200 that receives 240 temperature detection information and controls the outputs of the inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 to SIV4, an upper surface operation unit 61 that instructs the energization control circuit to perform a cooking operation, and an operation for the user. A voice synthesizing unit 315 that guides the method, cooking state, and the like by voice; a wide-area light emitting unit 277 that indicates a wide heating area including the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 by light on the top plate 21; The individual light emitting unit 2 provided for each of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and indicating that it is in a driving state on the top plate 21 with light. 6, the energization control circuit 200 turns on the wide-area light emitting unit 277 and detects the blown-down detection unit 50 during the cooperative heating of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. In this case, the individual light emitting unit 276 is turned on at a position close to the portion where the blow-off occurs. Accordingly, cooperative heating can be performed in a wide heating range including the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, and the heating range can be displayed on the top plate 21 by the wide-area light emitting unit 277. Furthermore, even when a user unfamiliar with the use of the cooker starts cooking, when the blow-off detection unit 50 detects blow-down and restricts or stops the heating drive, the user emits light from the individual light-emitting unit 276. You can know the occurrence of spilling by looking at the state. In addition, the user can specify the occurrence location of the blow-off in the light emission state of the individual light emitting unit 276 located near the blow-off occurrence location. Thereby, a user or a beginner who is unfamiliar with cooking can use it with peace of mind without misinterpreting that the emergency stop has been caused by spilling, as a failure, or as an operation error.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 34 is a plan view showing the right main part of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as those in the first and second embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the third embodiment, the wide-area light emitting unit 277 also serves as the individual light-emitting unit 276 and is provided for each sub-heating coil, and the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is provided with the electrodes 40 and 41. It differs greatly from the second embodiment in three points that are inside the position, that is, on the center point X2 side. When the user recognizes lighting of the wide area light emitting unit 277 from above the top plate 21, the shape of the wide area light emitting unit 277 is not an annular shape as in the second embodiment or a semicircular shape as in the first embodiment. , Arc shape, or crescent shape. That is, the wide-area light emitting part 277 that indicates the position of the outer edge of the wide heating area at the time of cooperative heating by the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is equally spaced on the same circle centered on the point X2. One feature is that a total of four points are scattered.

  In FIG. 34, 48 is a first inner electrode, which is installed in close contact with the lower surface of the top plate 21 so as to surround the sub-heating coil SC3, and from one terminal portion 48A to the other terminal portion 48B. A detection current of a predetermined voltage is supplied, and a change in voltage or current associated with a change in capacitance between the two terminals is detected by a blow-off detection unit 50 (not shown).

  Reference numeral 48 </ b> C denotes an inner curved portion connected to the terminal A, which is curved along the outer peripheral shape of the main heating coil MC. That is, it is formed concentrically with the main heating coil MC.

  48D1 is continuous to the inner curved portion 48C, and extends away from the main heating coil MC, that is, an arm portion extending radially, and traverses the space 273. Reference numeral 48E denotes an outer curved portion along the outer peripheral edge shape of the sub-heating coil SC3. This outer curved portion is connected to the arm portion 48D2 extending inward again at the opposite end portion of the sub-heating coil SC3, and continues to the terminal portion 48B via the inner curved portion 48C.

  In FIG. 33, reference numeral 49 denotes a second inner electrode, which is placed in close contact with the lower surface of the top plate 21 so as to surround the sub-heating coil SC2, and from one terminal portion 49A to the other terminal portion 49B. A detection current having a predetermined voltage is supplied, and a change in voltage or current associated with a change in capacitance between the two terminals is detected by the blow-off detection unit 50.

  Reference numeral 49C denotes an inner curved portion connected to the terminal A, which is curved along the outer peripheral edge shape of the main heating coil MC. That is, it is formed concentrically with the main heating coil MC. 49D1 is continuous with the inner curved portion 49C, and extends away from the main heating coil MC, that is, an arm portion extending radially, and traverses the space 273.

  49E is an outer curved part along the outer peripheral shape of the sub-heating coil SC3. This outer curved portion is connected to an arm portion 49D2 extending inward again at the opposite end portion of the sub-heating coil SC2, and continues to the terminal portion 49B via the inner curved portion 49C.

  The capacitance values of the first and second inner electrodes 48 and 49 are always input to the blow-off detection unit 50 at a predetermined short time interval (for example, 1 second or less). The energization control circuit 200 estimates the temperature of the object to be heated N from the information of the infrared sensor type temperature sensor that detects the temperature from below the top plate 21, and the temperature of the object to be heated N has not risen to 100 ° C or 90 ° C. In such a case, the blow-off detection operation of the blow-off detection unit 50 is not started.

  Reference numeral 40 denotes a first electrode formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the main heating coil MC constituting the right IH heating source 6R and the three sub-heating coils SC3, SC1, SC2, and the first and second inner sides. Hereinafter, in contrast to the electrodes 48 and 49, they are referred to as “first outer electrodes” in the third embodiment. This electrode is provided in close contact with the lower surface of the top plate 21, and as shown in FIG. 33, the front right half of the sub-heating coil SC3, the entire right side of the right-side sub-heating coil SC1 adjacent thereto, and the rear sub-coil. It has a semicircular shape so as to cover the rear right half of the heating coil SC2 in series. That is, the entire first outer electrode is formed with a constant curvature so as to be positioned on a circle having the same radius centered on the center point X2.

  Reference numeral 41 denotes a second outer electrode, which is symmetrical with the first outer electrode 40 across the center point X2, and is provided in close contact with the lower surface of the top plate 21.

  In the first and second outer electrodes 40 and 41, a detection current of a predetermined voltage is passed from one terminal portion 42 and 44 to the other terminal portion 43 and 45, and electrostatic capacitance between both terminals is detected. A change in voltage or current that accompanies a change in capacitance is detected by the blow-off detector 50. Note that the capacitance values of the first and second outer electrodes are always input to the blow-off detector 50 at predetermined short intervals (for example, 1 second or 0.5 seconds or less).

  In FIG. 33, reference numeral 61 denotes an upper surface operation portion, and a main power switch pressing type operation key corresponding to the operation button 63A of the main power switch 63 shown in FIG. 90 is a one-touch setting key for setting the heating power of the right IH heating source 6R. The heating power is “weak”, “medium”, and “strong”, and two keys for fine adjustment of the heating power in these three stages (increase and decrease) 1 each) is provided.

Reference numeral 91 denotes an operation key for a switch for starting / stopping induction heating of the right IH heating source 6R. If this key is operated after the operation button 63A of the main power switch 63 is pressed and the power is turned on, induction heating is started, and if it is operated again thereafter, induction heating is stopped. Each time the operation is performed in this way, the function is changed. Further, since the operation key 91 is a touch-type input key that uses a change in capacitance, an operation signal is input to the energization control circuit 200 (not shown) simply by touching it lightly.
Reference numeral 310 denotes a switch for selecting either the simple operation mode or the normal operation mode, and this switch is also a touch-type switch using capacitance change.

  Also in the third embodiment, although not shown, the current sensor 227 of the main heating coil MC and the current sensors 267A to 267D of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are provided, and the same above the heating coils. Basic information for determining whether or not the object to be heated N is placed is input to the object to be heated placement determination unit 280 (not shown). By detecting the current value from the current sensor at the stage before the induction heating is started in earnest, the object-to-be-heated object placement determination unit 280 detects a change in impedance between the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coil SC. Then, the inverter circuit MIV of the main heating coil MC and the inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 on which the elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is placed are driven, and the four sub-heating coils SC1 are driven. A high-frequency current is allowed to flow through at least one of SC4 in which an elliptical pan (object to be heated N) is placed, and the elliptical pan (subject to be heated N) is not placed. For the other sub-heating coil, the energization control circuit 200 issues a command signal so as to suppress or stop the high-frequency current. Therefore, cooperative heating can be performed by the main heating coil MC and one or more sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.

  For example, even an elliptical object N to be heated as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. 34 can be induction-heated by cooperative heating of the main heating coil MC and the three sub-heating coils SC2, SC3, SC4. In this case, when a part of the cooking object overflows from the periphery of the elliptical heated object N, the first outer electrode 40 or the second outer electrode 41 of the blow-off detection unit 50 (not shown). Is detected, and the drive of the inverter circuits MIV, SIV2 to SIV4 is instantaneously limited or stopped via the energization control circuit 200 (not shown).

  At the time of this cooperative heating, the energization control circuit 200, which is a control unit in response to an input from the heated object placement determination unit 280 (not shown), performs the above-described blow-off detection unit 50 (not shown). Since the command to stop the operation for monitoring the capacitance change in the first and second inner electrodes 48 and 49 is given, the blow-off detection operation by the first and second inner electrodes 48 and 49 is performed. Absent.

  On the other hand, as shown by the broken-line circle in FIG. 34, an object to be heated N having a size and a bottom area that is larger than the outer shape of the main heating coil MC but inappropriate for cooperative heating is placed. Can be cooked by heating the main heating coil MC alone, when the heated object placement determining unit 280 (not shown) determines.

  In this case, if the object to be heated N is not placed directly above the main heating coil MC as shown in FIG. 34, but is placed at a position shifted by a predetermined distance in the left direction (hereinafter referred to as “deviation”). Even in such a situation, induction heating is started because there is no problem in the heating drive by the main inverter circuit MIV. In addition, when it has deviated in this way, you may notify a user and have the to-be-heated object N replaced.

If induction heating is started by the main heating coil MC in a state where the object to be heated N is at a position shown by a broken line in FIG. 34, the right side portion from the half of the object to be heated N is true of the main heating coil MC. It tends to be heated strongly compared to the left side part from the half.
Therefore, when the boiling state is reached in such a state, there is a concern that the surface near the right peripheral edge of the object N to be heated rises the earliest due to the boiling of the liquid to be cooked, and develops to blow down. The arrows shown in the three directions of right, diagonally upper right, and diagonally lower right in FIG. 34 are main directions in which the liquid may develop when it blows down. In the third embodiment, it is possible to deal with such spilling in any direction.

  That is, in the third embodiment, the first inner electrode 48 and the second inner electrode 49 are installed so as to surround the rear sub-heating coil SC2 and the front sub-heating coil SC3 from the outside of the main heating coil MC. Therefore, when the blown-down from the object N is first detected by the first inner electrode 48 or the second inner electrode 49, when the blown-off is detected, the main heating coil MC The thermal power is instantaneously reduced to 300 W by the main inverter circuit MIV according to a command from the energization control circuit 200.

  Further, if at least one of the first inner electrode 48 and the second inner electrode 49 detects a blow-off and the fire power is forcibly lowered, then the first or second outer electrode 40, 41 is detected. When at least one of these is detected again, the induction heating of the main heating coil MC is immediately stopped.

  In the case where no blow-off is detected by the first inner electrode 48 or the second inner electrode 49, and the blow-off is detected by at least one of the first or second outer electrodes 40, 41, the main heating is performed. The induction heating of the coil MC is immediately stopped.

  As described above, the difference between the detection results of the first inner electrode 48, the second inner electrode 49, and the first or second outer electrode 40, 41 is that the blow-off by the former is still in the right IH. In contrast to the vicinity of the center of the heating source 6R, the latter spilling is that the liquid to be cooked flows to the outer peripheral edge of the right IH heating source 6R. Because there is sex.

  As described in the first and second embodiments, there are various methods for determining that the blown down has occurred. In the third embodiment, the capacitance detecting means 50 includes the inner electrodes 48 and 49 and the outer electrodes. The difference between the electrostatic capacities of 40 and 41 is always monitored and compared, and when the difference exceeds a predetermined value, it is determined that the blow-off has occurred. Therefore, if no blow-off occurs, the difference in capacitance between the inner electrodes 48, 49 and the outer electrodes 40, 41 is within a predetermined range, but blow-off occurs and the inner electrodes 48, 49 occur. When the electrostatic capacity of the outer electrode 40 suddenly decreases or increases, the difference from the electrostatic capacity of the outer electrodes 40 and 41 increases, and it is determined that the blow-out detection has occurred.

  Since the inner electrode 48 and the second inner electrode 49 are formed with inner curved portions 48C and 49C, when a normal-sized pan or the like is placed directly above the main heating coil MC, the inner pan 48C and 49C are When the blow-off occurs, the blow-off is detected by the inner curved portions 48C and 49C on the side closest to the center point X2.

  Furthermore, the arm portions 48D1, 48D2, 49D1, and 49D2 are formed on the first inner electrode 48 and the second inner electrode 49 in a straight line from the inner curved portions 48C and 49C toward the outer side. Even if the diameter of the object to be heated N placed on the heating coil MC changes in various ways, it is possible to detect blow-off in the four directions from the main heating coil MC in accordance with the change.

  The arm portions 48D1, 48D2, 49D1, and 49D2 reach the outer curved portions 48E and 49E on the outer peripheral side of the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC3 through the space 273. In this space, when adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are energized at the same time, when the high-frequency current flowing in the space is in the same direction, the direction of the high-frequency current between the short portions of the adjacent sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is The arm portions 48D1, 48D2, 49D1, and 49D2 that pass through the space are less affected by the magnetic field because they are provided in opposite directions and are provided so that the ends do not magnetically interfere with each other. Further, it is possible to avoid that the electrostatic capacitance is greatly affected during the heating driving of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. As described above, when only the main heating coil MC is heated, it is not necessary to consider the magnetic influence during the heating driving of the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4.

  Since the inner curved portions 48C and 49C closest to the main heating coil MC have a shape along the outer peripheral edge shape of the main heating coil MC, they are affected by the magnetic field generated when the main heating coil MC is driven. Hateful.

  Similarly, the outer curved portions 48E and 49E are also curved along the outer peripheral shape of the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC3, and therefore are not easily affected by the magnetic field generated when the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC3 are driven.

  Therefore, the first inner electrode 48 and the second inner electrode 49 capture a certain capacitance change even when the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are driven by such a device, so Can be detected.

  The operation unit 61 includes a plurality of input keys 90 that can input operation information for setting thermal power using a change in capacitance, and a stop key 91 that can input a heating stop command. However, when a change in capacitance of at least one of the two outer electrodes 40 and 41 is detected by the blow-off detection unit 50, the operation from the input key 90 is invalidated. Specifically, the energization control circuit 200 executes processing for determining that an input command from the input key 90 of the operation unit 61 is invalid. On the other hand, since the function of the stop key 91 that can stop all of the main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 that are being driven is maintained effectively, the user sees the state immediately before or immediately after blowing down. Even if you want to stop heating quickly, the stop operation is enabled. For this reason, the spilled liquid reaches the operation unit 61 and does not issue an erroneous operation input from the input key 90. In addition, when a change in capacity of at least one of the two inner electrodes 48 and 49 instead of the two outer electrodes 40 and 41 is detected by the blow-off detection unit 50, a part of the function of the operation unit 61 is invalidated. It may be restricted or restricted. In the display means such as the integrated display means 100 as in the second embodiment, it is displayed that the input operation has been partially disabled for safety because of blow-down, or the voice synthesizer 315 notifies that effect. Then, a sense of security can be further provided to the user.

  As is apparent from the above description, the induction heating cooker shown in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 34 includes a top plate 21 on which a heated object such as a pan into which the food is to be placed, and the top plate. An annular main heating coil MC disposed below, and flat first sub-heating coils SC1 and SC4 which are disposed adjacent to both sides of the main heating coil MC and have a width dimension smaller than the radius of the main heating coil. And second sub-heating coils SC2, SC3, inverter circuits MIV, SIV1-SIV4 for supplying induction heating power to the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1-SC4, respectively, and the sub-heating coils SC1-SC4. A blow-off detector 50 in which a plurality of electrodes 40, 41, 48, 49 are arranged under the top plate 21 corresponding to the outer position, a main heating coil, and A heated object placement determining unit 280 that determines whether or not a heated object is placed above the heating coil, an energization control circuit (control unit) 200 that controls the output of the inverter circuit, and the energization control An operation unit 61 for instructing the circuit to stop heating or heating conditions, inner electrodes 48 and 49 below the outer peripheral side of the main heating coil MC, and outer electrodes below the outer peripheral side of the first and second sub-heating coils 40, 41.

  And since it is the said structure, the said to-be-heated object mounting judgment part 280 is that the to-be-heated object N is simultaneously above the said main heating coil MC and 1st, 2nd subheating coils SC1-SC4. When it is determined that it is mounted, the cooperative heating operation can be performed, and during the cooperative heating period, the energization control circuit 200 receives the first sub-heating coils SC1, SC4 and the second sub-coil from the inverter circuit. It is possible to control the induction heating power to be supplied alternately or at a predetermined time difference to the sub-heating coils SC2 and SC3, and the heated object placement determination unit 280 is not suitable for cooperative heating in the size of the heated object N. When it is determined that the diameter is small, the energization control circuit 200 can perform an induction heating operation of only the main heating coil MC, and the energization control circuit 200 can detect the blow-off detection unit during cooperative heating. When the change in capacitance of the outer electrodes 40, 41 is detected by 0, the drive of the inverter circuit is stopped or the output is reduced, and the non-cooperative heating by the main heating coil MC 50, the capacitance change of the inner electrodes 48, 49 and the outer electrodes 40, 41 is monitored, and when the capacitance of any one of the inner electrodes 48, 49 and the outer electrodes 40, 41 changes, the main heating coil The drive of the inverter circuit that drives the drive is stopped or the output is reduced.

  In addition, in the induction heating cooker of the third embodiment, in the state where the size of the object N to be heated is deviated to a certain extent in the direction of the sub-heating coil SC4 on the left side with respect to the main heating coil MC, The induction heating operation of only the main heating coil is executed. In this case, the energization control circuit 200 reduces the drive output of the main heating coil MC to 300 W when the capacitance of the inner electrodes 48 and 49 changes. In addition, when the capacitance of the outer electrode 40 on the side opposite to the direction in which the sub-heating coil is displaced (left side) changes, the driving of the main inverter circuit MC that drives the main heating coil MC is stopped. It is the structure to do. As a result, even if induction heating is performed by the main heating coil MC at the displaced position, induction heating is performed by the outer electrode 40 even when blown spilling occurs in a direction in which blowing is likely to occur (on the opposite side to the displacement direction). Is stopped, and it is possible to prevent the blow-off from expanding.

  In addition, the induction heating cooker of the third embodiment is provided with a switch 310 for selecting either the simple operation mode or the normal operation mode, and the operation of this switch selects a blow-off detection operation or related notification content. Therefore, even a beginner who is unfamiliar with the use can select the simple operation mode at the start of induction heating, and can use it more easily than in the normal operation mode with a sense of security.

  That is, the induction heating cooker according to the third embodiment includes a top plate for placing an object to be heated such as a pan in which the object to be cooked is placed, an annular main heating coil disposed below the top plate, A plurality of sub-heating coils arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil, an inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to the main heating coil and all the sub-heating coils, respectively, and electrodes arranged on the top plate A blow-off detection unit that detects a blow-off by detecting a change in capacitance in the battery, an energization control circuit that controls the output of the inverter circuit, an upper surface operation unit that instructs the energization control circuit to perform a cooking operation, and the energization control Operation mode switching means (switch) 310 for switching the operation of the circuit between a normal operation mode and an easy operation mode, and the energization control circuit is operated by a user. Depending on the size of the object to be heated, the induction heating power supplied from the inverter circuit to the main heating coil and the auxiliary heating coil is supplied simultaneously or at a predetermined time difference. In the state switched to the operation mode, when the blow-off detector detects the blow-off, the operation of lowering the output of the inverter circuit is performed, but in the state switched to the simple operation mode, the blow-off detection is performed. A configuration is adopted in which the drive of the inverter circuit is stopped when the part detects the blow-off. In addition, the simple operation mode is also enriched in the contents to be notified to the user when blown down occurs.

  In the third embodiment, when cooking is started, first, the operation button of the main power switch 63 provided on the upper surface operation unit 61 is pressed to turn it on. Then, a power of a predetermined voltage is supplied to the energization control circuit 200, and the energization control circuit 200 executes an abnormality check for the entire cooking device. When there is no abnormality, the operation of the various keys 90 and the heating start / stop key 91 of the upper surface operation unit 61 is enabled, and the next command from the user is awaited.

  Then, the energization control circuit 200 (not shown) controls the drive circuit 278 (not shown) to cause all of the wide-area light emitting units 277 to emit light at the same time (light emission and stop every other second with yellow light). Repeat form 1). Therefore, even in a so-called two-mouth induction heating cooker equipped with induction heating units on the left and right sides, four crescent-shaped portions from below the top plate 21 corresponding to each of the left and right induction heating units Appears.

  At the same time, the user hears a voice message, “Place the pan on the desired heating area. When placing the pan, the four yellow lights will not come out of the blinking mark. In such a manner, place the four shining marks as centrally as possible. ” Therefore, the user can easily recognize that it is only necessary to place a pan inside the position where the light from the wide-area light emitting unit 277 is transmitted.

  Next, the energization control circuit 200 causes the switch 310 to blink in order to prompt the user to select either the simple operation mode or the normal operation mode. This blinking is performed by driving a light emitting unit (not shown) below the switch 310. At the same time, the user hears a voice message, “Touch the glowing key to select the easy operation mode. When using the normal operation mode, the start to the left of the glowing key・ Please touch “Stop key”.

  Here, in order to select the simple operation mode, when the lighted part of the flashing switch 310 is lightly pressed, the flashing changes to continuous light emission, and a voice message that induction heating is started flows. For example, it is started at a medium heating power of 1.5 kW.

  As shown in FIG. 34, when the cooking is started by placing a pan on the right IH heating source 6R, the wide area light emitting unit 277 changes from the first form to the second form and continues to emit light. Here, the second form means continuous light emission in yellow.

  When the energization control circuit 200 determines that the pan (the heated object N) is placed based on the detection information from the heated object placement determination unit 280 (not shown), the pan (the heated object N) Determine whether it is suitable for induction heating, and if the pan diameter is too small, such as several centimeters, or a pan whose bottom is deformed or curved is determined to be inappropriate To inform by voice.

  The energization control circuit 200 starts induction heating with a preset heating power (1.5 kW) when it is determined that the pot is suitable for heating based on the determination information from the heated object placement determination unit 280. Note that the user may arbitrarily set the heating power by operating the key 90 after the start of heating.

  In the case of induction heating by the main heating coil MC alone or in the case of cooperative heating, the inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 are controlled under the control of the energization control circuit 200 with respect to the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the main heating coil MC involved. A high frequency current is supplied from each of SIV4 and heating is started.

The wide-area light emitting unit 277 is induction-heated while changing from the yellow blinking state (form 1) to the yellow continuous light emission state (form 2) according to the control command from the energization control circuit 200. A case where a spill occurs should be described. Note that the size of the object N to be heated may be a size corresponding to the diameter of the main heating coil MC, or a size that extends over the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. good.
If a blow-off occurs in the direction of the right sub-heating coil SC1, the blow-off detection unit 50 first captures a change in the capacitance of the right electrode 92, and drives the main heating coil MC or all of the driving heating coils MC. The sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are immediately stopped (this is the case of the simple operation mode. In the normal operation mode, the three-step heating power is reduced or the processing is immediately reduced to 300 W). When the blow-off is detected only by the electrode 92 and the heating is stopped, only the right wide area light emitting part 277 emits red light among the four wide area light emitting parts 277 (mode 3). All the other three wide-area light emitting portions 277 are turned off.

  For example, assuming that the pan used has a large diameter and extends beyond the position directly above the wide-area light-emitting portion 277, the blow-off does not reach the arc portion of the electrode 92, and the arc portion. Even in such a case, in this case, in the fourth embodiment, the spilled liquid does not reach the kitchen furniture or kitchen wall adjacent to the heating cooker, or the heated object N itself. Is large enough to cover the top of the four sub-heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 from the beginning, such blow-off is caused by at least one of the outer electrodes 40 and 41. Detected.

  The blow-off detection unit 50 captures the capacitance change of the outer electrodes 40 and 41, and immediately stops the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 being driven (this is the case of the simple operation mode). (In the normal operation mode, the three-step heating power is reduced or it is immediately reduced to 300 W). When the blowout is detected by the outer electrodes 40 and 41 and the heating is stopped, the four wide-area light emitting units 277 change the display form. For example, as described above, when blow-off occurs in the right direction, the blow-off detection unit 50 detects the blow-off with the right outer electrode 40 provided in a semicircular shape so as to cover the right half of the cooperative heating zone. Therefore, in this case, only the wide-area light emitting unit 277 adjacent to the right side of the right sub-heating coil SC1 is changed to the display form 3 (red blinking). The other three wide-area light emitting units stop emitting light immediately. Also, for example, as a voice guide, “Blowing occurred, so heating was stopped. Check the blowing without touching the top plate centering on the red flashing part. The top plate is still hot. (This voice guide is in the simple operation mode. In the normal operation mode, it is simply informed that the fire has been blown down and the heating power has been reduced.)

  As described above, in the configuration of the fourth embodiment, it is not necessary to provide both the wide light emitting unit 277 and the individual light emitting unit 276 as compared with the second embodiment, and the configuration is simple because only the wide light emitting unit 277 is required. This is advantageous in terms of manufacturing cost. Further, unlike the wide-area light-emitting portion 277 of Embodiment 2, it is only necessary to provide the wide-area light-emitting portions 277 in four locations, instead of being continuously provided in an annular shape. There is an advantage that it can be shortened and the number of light sources and the light emission capability can be realized with a smaller one.

  In order to further enhance the safety of the embodiment, when at least one of the inner electrodes 48 and 49 and the outer electrodes 40 and 41 captures a change in capacitance in any situation regardless of the setting of the operation mode. A control method may be adopted in which the main heating coil MC being driven and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are immediately stopped.

  As is apparent from the above description, the induction heating cooker according to the third embodiment has the configuration according to the third invention. That is, the main heating coil MC disposed below the top plate 21, the four sub-heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 disposed near both sides of the main heating coil, the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, respectively. Inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 to SIV4 for supplying induction heating power, a blow-off detector 50 for detecting a blow-off by detecting capacitance changes in the electrodes 40, 41, 48, 49 arranged on the top plate 21, A temperature detector 240 for detecting the temperature of the heated object, an energization control circuit 200 for inputting detection information of the temperature detection means and controlling the output of the inverter circuit, and an upper surface for instructing the energization control circuit to perform a cooking operation. An operation unit 61, a voice synthesizer 315 for guiding and notifying the user of operation methods and operation results by voice, the main heating coil and the sub-heating Four wide light emitting sections 277 that indicate a wide heating area including light on the top plate 21 with at least one for each of the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. When the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil are cooperatively heated, the energization control circuit 200 causes the wide-area light emitting unit 277 to continuously emit yellow light, and when the blow-off detection unit detects blow-off, The wide-area light emitting unit 276 located near the portion where the blow-off has occurred is changed to a yellow continuous light emission state or emitted in another form (red light emission), and the light emission of the other wide-area light emission unit 277 stops. It has a configuration. Accordingly, cooperative heating can be performed in a wide heating range including the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, and the heating range can be displayed on the top plate 21 by the wide-area light emitting unit 277. Furthermore, even when a user unfamiliar with the use of the cooker starts cooking, when the blow-off detection unit 50 detects blow-down and restricts or stops the heating drive, the user emits light from the wide-area light emitting unit 277. You can know the occurrence of spilling by looking at the state. In addition, the user can specify the location where the blow-off occurs in the light emission state of the wide-area light emitting unit 277 located near the location where the blow-off occurs. Thereby, a user or a beginner who is unfamiliar with cooking can use it with peace of mind without misinterpreting that the emergency stop has been caused by spilling, as a failure, or as an operation error.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 35 is a plan view showing the main part on the right side of the built-in induction heating cooker according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing the cooking operation of the built-in induction heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, in the figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as the said Embodiment 1-3, or a corresponding part.

In this Embodiment 4, it has what is called an induction heating part in the right-and-left symmetrical position on both sides of the right-and-left centerline CL2 of the main-body part A, and is a so-called two-piece built-in induction heating cooker. FIG. 35 depicts the position and shape of the induction heating coil of only the right IH heating source 6R.
Below the top plate 21 covering the upper surface of the main body A, a main heating coil MC wound in a circular shape with an outer shape and four oval sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are provided around the main heating coil MC. The main heating coil MC and the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 do not contact each other and have a predetermined gap from each other.

In the fourth embodiment, the wide area light emitting section 277 also serves as the individual light emitting section 276, and one wide heating section 277 is provided for each sub heating coil. Further, the wide area light emitting section 277 has four sub heating coils SC1. ˜SC4 is characterized by three points that are inside the positions where the electrodes 92, 93, 94, and 95 provided adjacent to SC4 are located, that is, on the center point X2 side.
When the user recognizes lighting of the wide area light emitting unit 277 from above the top plate 21, the shape of the wide area light emitting unit 277 is an arc shape. That is, the wide-area light emitting part 277 that indicates the position of the outer edge of the wide heating area at the time of cooperative heating by the main heating coil MC and all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 is equally spaced on the same circle centered on X2. One of the features is that there are a total of four points.

  In FIG. 35, 92, 93, 94, and 95 are four independent electrodes for the blow-off detector 50 to monitor the change in capacitance, and the electrode 92 is a sub-heating coil on the right side with the main heating coil MC as the center. Further to the right of SC1, the electrode 93 is also further to the rear of the sub-heating coil SC2 on the rear side, the electrode 94 is also to the left of the sub-heating coil SC4 on the left side, and the electrode 95 is the same. This is on the near side, that is, on the further front side of the sub-heating coil SC3 on the upper surface operation unit 61 side. The four electrodes 92, 93, 94, and 95 have connection terminal portions 92A, 92B, 93A, 93B, 94A, 94B, 95A, and 95B at both ends, respectively, and the blow-off detection unit 50 is connected through these terminals. (Not shown).

  The four electrodes 92, 93, 94, 95 are located at positions where one of the connection terminals 92 </ b> A, 93 </ b> A, 94 </ b> A, 95 </ b> A is close to the outer peripheral edge of the main heating coil MC. Includes a portion extending linearly in a radial direction when viewed from the center point X2. The linearly extending portion is curved with the same curvature along the circumference of one circle centered on the center point X2, and a portion extending in the radial direction again from the end of the curved portion. The electrodes 93 and 94 have the other connection terminals 93B and 94B at their end portions.

  Reference numeral 95S denotes a front straight portion that constitutes a part of the electrode 95, and linearly extends to the side so as to be substantially parallel to the rear edge of the upper surface operation portion 61. Reference numeral 92S denotes a right-side straight portion that constitutes a part of the electrode 92, and linearly extends in the front-rear direction so as to be substantially parallel to the left-side edge of the frame-shaped upper frame 20 that holds the top plate 21 from above. Yes.

The front straight portion 95S of the electrode 95 is on the front side of the curved portion of the electrode 95, and is used to detect the occurrence of spilling on the outside of the curved portion. The straight side portion 92S on the right side of the electrode 92 is also on the right side of the curved portion of the electrode 92, and is used to detect the occurrence of spilling on the outside of the curved portion.
SSF indicates the shortest distance from the curved portion of the electrode 95 to a convection promotion control selection switch 350, two heating power setting keys 90, and the like which will be described later. SSS indicates the shortest distance from the curved portion of the electrode 92 to the rightmost end of the upper frame 20. Kitchen furniture (not shown) such as a sink is usually present on the right side of the upper frame 20.

  A horizontally long strip-like upper surface operation unit 61 on the front side of the main body A includes a plurality of input keys 90 capable of inputting operation information for setting thermal power using a change in capacitance, and a heating stop and start command. And an operation key 91 of a stop / start operation switch capable of inputting. These various keys are disposed on both sides of the left and right center line CL2 for each of the left and right induction heating units, but only the operation button 63A of the main power switch 63 disposed on the right end of the upper surface operation unit 61 This is common to induction heating units. The main power switch 63 cuts off / turns on the main power of the induction heating cooker, and is composed of a mechanical switch. Reference numeral 310 denotes a change-over switch as an operation mode selection means provided at the right end of the upper surface operation unit 61, and uses a mechanical push switch. It is formed of a transparent sheet, and a blue LED is disposed below it. . The light emission of this LED is controlled by the energization control circuit 200.

  The operation key 91 of the stop / start operation switch is an operation key of a capacitive switch that can start and stop energization of the left and right induction heating sources. When the button is pressed once, the circuit is closed (ON), and when it is pressed again, the circuit is opened (OFF), and thereafter, the ON-OFF operation is repeated every time this operation is performed. The switch function is switched in this way by the energization control circuit 200 as shown in the first and second embodiments.

  91A is a light emitting frame covered with a semi-transparent film so as to surround the operation key 91, and this light emitting frame is illuminated by a red light LED and a yellow light LED installed therebelow. The pair of LEDs are driven by a drive circuit (not shown), and the energization control circuit 200 gives a drive signal to the drive circuit. Note that the characters “ON” and “OFF” appear alternately on the surface of the operation key. This is a translucent printing of ON and OFF characters in white below the operation key. This is because there is a sheet and the LEDs correspond one by one so as to illuminate the ON and OFF character portions. When the stop / start operation switch 91 is ON, the character portion of ON is illuminated by one LED, and when it is OFF, the character portion of OFF is illuminated by the other LED. Such a light emission operation is also performed by a command from the energization control circuit 200. As for the function on the surface of the operation key, “start” and “stop” may be displayed as characters instead of “ON” and “OFF”.

  Reference numeral 100 denotes an integrated display means common to both the right IH heating source 6R and the left IH heating source 6L, which is arranged below the top plate 21 so that the display content can be visually recognized through the top plate 21. As an LCD screen. The integrated display means displays the setting conditions for cooking, such as heating power and cooking time, reference information related to operations convenient for the user, the temperature of the top plate 21 being high, blown out, etc. An alarm is also displayed. In the fourth embodiment, although not shown, the speech synthesizer 315 and the speaker 316 described in the second embodiment are provided.

  The cooking operation in the fourth embodiment will be described below. In FIG. 36, when cooking is started, first, the operation button of the main power switch 63 provided on the upper surface operation unit 61 is pressed to turn it ON. Then, a commercial power supply with a predetermined voltage is supplied to the energization control circuit 200 (not shown), and the energization control circuit 200 executes an abnormality check for the entire cooking device by itself (ST300). When there is no abnormality, the operation of the various keys 90 and the heating start / stop key 91 of the upper surface operation unit 61 is enabled, and the next command from the user is awaited. In addition, the energization control circuit 200 issues a drive command so that the wide-area light emitting unit 277 in the left and right induction heating units is in a yellow blinking state (form 1) (ST301), and the changeover switch 310 serving as the operation mode selection unit Flashes the operation surface in green and blinks.

  Next, the energization control circuit 200 sends a voice message from the voice synthesizer 315 to prompt the user to select either the simple operation mode or the normal operation mode (ST302). For example, “To select the easy operation mode, touch the key that glows in blue. When used in the normal operation mode, start button blinking in yellow on the left side of the key that glows. “Please touch the stop key”, and the operation surface portion of the switch 310 blinks. As described above, when one of the operation mode selection switch 310 and the start / stop (switch) key (operation surface) 91 is first selected, one is blue and the other is selected. Is yellow so that it can be clearly identified to the user.

  Here, in order to select the simple operation mode, if the lighted part of the flashing switch 310 is lightly pressed, the simple operation mode is set, and if it is pressed again, this time the mode is switched to the normal operation mode. The operation mode is switched to (ST303). Even in this state, the operation surface of the switch 310 still maintains the blue blinking state.

  Next, the energization control circuit 200 sends a voice message to prompt the user to select the heating source to be used (ST304). For example, guidance such as “Select either the right side IH heating unit or the left side IH heating unit. Selection can be made by touching the operation key 91 shining yellow” is performed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 35, in order to select the induction heating unit on the right side, touching the operation key 91 of the stop / start operation switch on the right side of the left and right center line CL2 of the upper surface operation unit 61 causes the right induction heating source to be selected. Is selected (ST305). The display of the operation key 91 is switched to the red “OFF” display with the characters “OFF” appearing on the operation surface, and the red LED continuously emits light.

  The blinking of the operation mode selection switch 310 is changed to continuous light emission for the first time here, and a voice message that induction heating is started flows, and induction heating is started at a predetermined heating power, for example, a medium heating power of 1.5 KW (ST306). ). In the case of induction heating by the main heating coil MC alone or in the case of cooperative heating, the inverter circuits MIV, SIV1 are controlled under the control of the energization control circuit 200 with respect to the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the main heating coil MC involved. A high frequency current is supplied from each of SIV4 and heating is started.

The energization control circuit 200 issues a drive command so that the wide-area light emitting unit 277 in the left and right induction heating units changes from yellow blinking state (form 1) to yellow continuous light emission (form 2). If the user wants to increase or decrease the thermal power, if the user touches a plurality of keys 90, the thermal power can be increased or decreased by one step with a single touch.
Then, the light emission frame 91A of the operation key 91 of the stop / start operation switch becomes yellow as a whole when the red light LED is driven and becomes conspicuous. That is, the display of the operation keys remains red “OFF”, and the visual effect is as if the yellow display area is enlarged. Therefore, if the user wants to stop induction heating on the right side, it can be easily understood that the operation key 91 displayed in red “OFF” in the upper surface operation unit 61 may be pressed. The light emitting frame 91A may be displayed in yellow from the start of induction heating, but it may be configured not to emit light during a period in which the article to be heated N does not rise to a predetermined temperature. In other words, the spilling occurs due to the cooking liquid in the heated object N when the temperature is close to the boiling state or higher than the boiling temperature, and the temperature detection circuit 240 (not shown) is heated. When the temperature of the object N reaches, for example, 98 ° C. or 100 ° C., the energization control circuit 200 may cause the yellow LED below the light emitting frame 91A to emit light. The light emitting frame 91A may be displayed in red to match the color of the operation surface of the operation key 91.

  The temperature of the object to be heated N rises as time elapses from the start of heating, and the temperature sensor 240 (not shown) determines that the temperature has reached, for example, 100 ° C. or 90 ° C. This information is transmitted to the energization control circuit 200. Then, when the simple operation mode has been selected, the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display means 100 displays that boiling is near by a boiling pan mark, animation, or text. Also, a voice message is heard, for example, “The boiling state is approaching. Be careful of the thermal power so that it does not spill. If there is a sign of spilling and you want to stop induction heating immediately, the center of the operation unit on the front side. Touch the surface of the switch that is lit in yellow ”(ST307). This message does not flow in normal operation mode. In this way, when the occurrence of blow-off is assumed, the presence and function of the stop / start switch 91 are emphasized by voice.

The wide-area light emitting unit 277 is induction-heated while changing from the yellow blinking state (form 1) to the yellow continuous light emission state (form 2) according to the control command from the energization control circuit 200. A case where a spill occurs should be described. Note that the size of the object N to be heated may be a size corresponding to the diameter of the main heating coil MC, or a size that extends over the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4. good.
If a blow-off occurs in the direction of the right sub-heating coil SC1, the blow-off detection unit 50 first captures a change in the capacitance of the right electrode 92 and causes the energization control circuit 200 to detect the occurrence of a blow-off. Is transmitted (ST308). Then, the energization control circuit 200 starts “blowing spill response control” (ST309). The energization control circuit 200 immediately stops the main heating coil MC being driven or all the sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 (in the simple operation mode. In the normal operation mode, the three-stage heating power is reduced or up to 300W. (ST310). When blowing is detected only with the electrode 92 and heating is stopped, only the right wide area light emitting part 277 emits light in a red blinking state among the four wide area light emitting parts 277 (form 3) (ST312). All the other three wide-area light emitting sections 277 are kept in a state of being continuously lit in yellow.

  For example, assuming that the pan used has a large diameter and extends beyond the position directly above the wide-area light-emitting portion 277, the blow-off does not reach the arc portion of the electrode 92, and the arc portion. Even in such a case, in this case, in the fourth embodiment, the spilled liquid does not reach the kitchen furniture or kitchen wall adjacent to the heating cooker, or the heated object N itself. If the diameter of the sub-heating coils SC <b> 1 to SC <b> 4 is covered on the entire surface from the beginning, such blow-off is caused by the right-side straight portion constituting a part of the electrode 92. Detected at 92S. Further, when blown down in the direction of the front upper surface operation unit 61, blown down is detected by the front straight portion 95 </ b> S that also constitutes a part of the electrode 95.

  In the simple operation mode and the normal operation mode, when the blown-down detection unit 50 detects blown-down and the induction heating is urgently stopped (or the thermal power is forcibly reduced), the liquid crystal screen of the integrated display device 100 displays that fact. An alarm display appears (ST311). However, in the simple operation mode, the integrated display device 100 performs voice guidance by a voice synthesizer (not shown) and a speaker (not shown) in addition to the blowout occurrence display with characters, graphics, animation, and the like ( ST311). For example, in the audio guide, “Blowing has occurred, so heating was stopped. Check the blowing without touching the top plate around the red flashing part. The top plate is still hot. The message “It is dangerous to touch your hands” will flow. In the normal operation mode, it is simply notified by voice that a blow-out has occurred and the heating power has been reduced.

  When cooking is finished as it is, the main power switch 63 is automatically opened after a predetermined time without pressing the switch 91. In the normal operation mode, heating is continued with a small heating power even if blown down occurs. Therefore, the switch 91 may be pressed to stop this state. In the case of an emergency stop due to the occurrence of spilling, the one wide-area light emitting unit 277 remains in a red blinking state until the temperature of the top plate 21 drops to, for example, 50 ° C. or less, or until 20 minutes have passed since the emergency stop. Further, the other three wide-area light emitting sections 277 are all kept in a yellow continuous lighting state to notify that the top plate 21 is at a high temperature and alert the user not to touch it carelessly. Similarly, when the switch 91 is pressed and the heating is arbitrarily terminated, the wide-area light emitting unit 277 similarly notifies the high temperature until it naturally cools to a predetermined temperature or below or until the time until it sufficiently cools (the integrated display means 100 simultaneously notifies the high temperature). May be).

  As described above, the induction heating cooker according to the fourth embodiment includes a top plate 21 on which an object to be heated such as a pan in which the object to be cooked is placed, and a heating coil MC disposed below the top plate, SC1 to SC4, an inverter circuit that supplies induction heating power to these heating coils, and a blowout detection that detects a blowout by detecting capacitance changes in the electrodes 92, 93, 94, and 95 disposed on the top plate 21. Unit 50, a temperature detection unit that detects the temperature of the object to be heated, detection information of the temperature detection means, and an energization control circuit 200 that controls the output of the inverter circuit, and a cooking operation in the energization control circuit The upper surface operation unit 61 for instructing the user, the notification unit for guiding the operation to the user by voice, and the heating stop provided in the upper surface operation unit 61 and illuminated by the light emitting unit The light emitting unit displays the stop switch 91 in the first state before the temperature detecting unit detects a predetermined temperature, and after detecting the predetermined temperature, the light emitting unit displays the stop. The switch 91 is configured to display in the second state.

  In addition, the wide-area light-emitting portion 277 provided adjacent to the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 and the four electrodes 92, 93, 94, and 95 correspond one-to-one, and thus correspond to the electrode that detects the blow-off. The user can be informed of the location where the blow-off occurs by using the wide-area light emitting unit. In addition, unlike the wide-area light-emitting portion 277 of the second embodiment, it is only necessary to provide the wide-area light-emitting portions 277 in four scattered locations, instead of being continuously provided in an annular shape. The light guides such as can be reduced in size, and there are advantages that the number of light sources and the light emission capability can be realized with a smaller one.

  When used in the simple operation mode, the presence or function of the stop / start switch 91 is automatically emphasized by voice when it is assumed that a blow-out will occur. For example, the position of the switch 91 is displayed to the user with yellow light emission, and a voice guidance is given that the switch 91 may be operated at an emergency stop in order to avoid spilling. Can be used with a sense of security.

  In Embodiments 1 to 4 described above, the total number of sub-heating coils constituting sub-heating coil groups SC1 to SC4 and the total number of sub-inverter circuits SIV1 to SIV4 that supply high-frequency current to them are four. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as in the example of FIG. 16 showing the second embodiment, the first heating coil SC1 and the second sub-heating coil group SC2 are arranged on the front side with the center point X1 as a boundary, and the front and rear thereof. A third heating coil SC3 and a fourth sub-heating coil group SC4 may be arranged on the rear side which is a symmetrical position. That is, this is a modification in which the four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are arranged at an oblique angle of 45 degrees. In this modification, the first sub-inverter circuit SIV1 drives the first heating coil SC1 and the fourth sub-heating coil SC4, and the second sub-inverter circuit SIV2 is the third heating coil SC3. And the second sub-heating coil SC2 may be driven.

  In this case, the first sub-inverter circuit SIV1 does not drive the first heating coil SC1 and the fourth sub-heating coil SC4 at the same time, but drives only one of them, and the second sub inverter The circuit SIV2 does not drive the third heating coil SC3 and the second sub-heating coil SC2 at the same time, but reduces the magnetic leakage unnecessary to drive only one of them, and increases the heating efficiency. Is preferable.

  According to such a configuration, the number of expensive inverter circuits can be reduced, so that the cost can be reduced and the circuit board installation volume can be reduced. When four sub-heating coils SC1 to SC4 are actually arranged as in the example of FIG. 15, when the user cooks using a non-circular pan such as an oval or an ellipse, it is horizontally long in front. If it is placed, it can be dealt with by driving the first heating coil SC1 and the second sub-heating coil SC2 on the front side of the center point X1, and it becomes longer in the front-rear direction from the center point X1 to the left side. Can be accommodated by driving the second heating coil SC2 and the rear fourth sub-heating coil SC4, and when placed so as to be longer in the front-rear direction from the center point X1, Since this can be dealt with by driving the first heating coil SC1 and the third sub-heating coil SC3, one sub-inverter circuit is switched in any of these three patterns, and one of the sets (two) of sub-heating coils. Select only one of them There is no problem at all with be used in.

  In this way, when two sub-heating coils are switched and used in one common sub-inverter circuit, one common sub-inverter circuit is used for a time condition, for example, one sub-heating coil and the other sub-heating at short intervals. If the connection is alternately switched to the coils, the two sub-heating coils can be driven as a result. Therefore, even when more than four sub-heating coils are provided, the number of sub-inverter circuits can be minimized by this concept.

  Thus, when two sub-heating coils are used simultaneously in one common sub-inverter circuit, for example, in the full bridge circuit, as shown in FIG. 21, the sub-heating coil SC1 and the resonance capacitor 110B are connected in series. The sub-heating coil SC3 may be connected (in series or in parallel with SC1) in the resonance circuit. In this way, even if SC1 and SC3 are driven at the same time, there is no substantial difference in drive frequency, so no beat sound is generated.

  In addition, what kind of induction heating is performed to the user when the control of sequentially switching the energization to the first sub-heating coil and the second sub-heating coil or driving intermittently is performed. The above-described integrated display means 100 and the liquid crystal display screen are used for switching the energization of the sub-heating coil group for the purpose of promoting convection and suppressing blow-off as described above. It is even better to display in real time on 45R, 45L, etc. using characters, symbols, or moving animations.

  In the above description, the control unit alternately supplies the induction heating power from the inverter circuit to the first sub-heating coil and the second sub-heating coil. However, the control unit supplies the induction heating power at a predetermined time difference. May be. In other words, supplying alternately is intended to exhibit the effect of changing the heating part such as a pan to a position separated in time and to enhance the effect of promoting convection, so in order to exert this effect The on / off period need not be exactly the opposite. For example, even if it changes into the method of starting energization of the 2nd subheating coil or the 2nd set of subheating coils from a few seconds before stopping energization of the 1st subheating coil or the 1st set of subheating coils. good. Alternatively, before the energization of the first sub-heating coil or the first set of sub-heating coils is stopped, the heating power is gradually reduced and then stopped, while the energization of the second sub-heating coil or the second set of sub-heating coils is performed. In accordance with such a thermal power reduction period, the driving may be changed to a method in which the thermal power is gradually increased or the driving is started with a large thermal power from the beginning.

  In the above description, there is a part where the blow-off detection unit 50 is referred to as capacitance detection means, but the capacitance detection means is not necessarily digital in the capacitance of the electrodes 40, 41, etc. There is no need to detect how much is in the value. Since there is no guarantee that the capacitance of the electrode is always constant and the same due to the magnetism of the IH heating part even if there is no spilling at the stage before the start of cooking and the stage near the boiling state, such a change is also Estimated capacitance is detected at a predetermined time, for example, 95 degrees close to the boiling temperature, and is used as a predetermined reference value to detect how much the value has increased or decreased from that value. It may be a method of determining that the blown down is detected by detecting the change (increase or decrease) of. Therefore, not only the amount of increase / decrease, but also the rate of increase / decrease and the rate of increase / decrease (increase / decrease per unit time), etc. may be indexed, and it may be determined whether the blow-off has occurred depending on the magnitude of the index. . In addition, if the electrode is continuously provided over a predetermined length as in the embodiment, there is an advantage that it can be detected whether the cooking liquid is blown to any part of the electrode. Thus, a short electrode may be scattered in several places such as the front, rear, left and right directions of the IH heating coil. In that case, as shown in the first to third embodiments, the individual electrodes may have a curved shape along the outer shape of the IH heating coil. For example, in the case of the main heating coil MC having an annular outer shape, this can be realized in a form in which the longitudinal directions of the electrodes coincide on the concentric circles with the center points X1 and X2. In this case, it is more preferable to use a curved electrode that also conforms to the outer shape of the sub-heating coil because it is less susceptible to the magnetic field generated by the high-frequency current flowing in the sub-heating coil.

  Furthermore, in the first and second embodiments, seven cooking menu keys such as the selection key E1A for high-speed heating and the selection key E1B for boiling water are provided. However, even when these cooking menu keys are selected, at appropriate timing. It is assumed that the convection promotion control is not always automatically performed. Therefore, it is preferable to prepare a cooking recipe selection key that requires convection promotion control and have the user select the key. For example, the curry key as one of the cooking recipes was not convection due to the thick liquid, and it was easy to burn at the bottom of the pan. The curry roux has been cooked in the past, either by adding the vegetables after they have been fully boiled, and by stopping induction heating after the curry is added or by driving the induction heating coil with minimum heat to boil.

  Therefore, if the user operates the selection key “CURRY” before the start of cooking, immediately after the start of cooking, or in the middle of the cooking, the user may be informed to perform the above-described convection promotion control when inserting the curry roux. desirable. Specifically, a method of using the integrated display unit 100 according to the second embodiment to display a message prompting the user to press the convection promotion control selection switch or making an announcement using the speech synthesizer 315 can be considered. If the convection promotion control selection switch 350 is operated, the energization control circuit 200 automatically changes the energization conditions for the sub-heating coil SC and the main heating coil MC, and whether or not the timing is appropriate after boiling. This determination is automatically performed by the energization control circuit 200, and when it is at an appropriate timing, heating for promoting convection is continued.

  The induction heating cooker according to the present invention is a heating drive that combines a main heating coil and a sub-heating coil, and is a stationary type or built-in type induction heating type heating source dedicated cooker and other radiant heating sources. It can be widely used for combined induction heating cookers.

  A body part, B top plate part, C casing part, D heating means, E operation means, F control means, G display means, W width dimension, CL1 left and right center line of body part A, CL2 left and right of left IH heating source Center line, DA left IH heating coil outer diameter, DB auxiliary coil arrangement outer diameter, DC wide area display maximum outer diameter, E1A selection key for high-speed heating, E1B hot water selection key, E1C selection key E2A Preheating selection key, E2B Rice cooking selection key, E3A Deep-fried food selection key, E3B Water heater + Insulation selection key, N Object to be heated (pan), SC sub-heating coil (group), SC1 to SC4 Sub-heating coil, MC main heating Coil, inverter circuit for MIV main heating coil, SIV1 to SIV4 inverter circuit for sub heating coil, SX space, STC central light emitting part (main heating coil light emitting part , X1 center point, X2 center point, 2 body case, 2A body part, 2B front flange plate, 2S inclined part, 2U body rear wall, 3B rear flange, 3L left side flange, 3R right side flange, 6L left IH heating source 6LC left IH heating coil, 6LM guide mark, 6R right IH heating source, 6RC right IH heating coil, 6RM guide mark, 7 radiant central electric heating source (heater), 7M guide mark, 8L left cooling chamber, 8R right cooling Chamber, 9 grill heating chamber, 10 upper part chamber, 12 rear exhaust chamber, 13 door, 13A central opening, 13B handle, 14 exhaust duct, 20 upper frame (frame), 20B right vent, 20C central vent, 20D Left vent, 21 Top plate, 22 Radiation type electric heating source (heater), 23 Radiation type electric heating source (heater), 2 A cutout portion, 25 horizontal partition plate, 28 rear partition plate, 28A exhaust port, 31R infrared sensor, 31L, 31L1 to 31L5 infrared sensor, 33 drive circuit, 40 first electrode (outer electrode), 41 second electrode (Outer electrode), 42A terminal, 42B terminal, 43A terminal, 43B terminal, 45R liquid crystal display screen, 45L liquid crystal display screen, 46 cooling duct, 47 flat plate, 48 first inner electrode, 48C inner curved portion, 48D arm portion, 48E outer curved portion, 49 second inner electrode, 49C inner curved portion, 49D arm portion, 49E outer curved portion, 50 blow-off detection portion, 60 front operation portion, 61 upper surface operation portion, 62L left front operation frame, 62R right side Front operation frame, 63 main power switch, 63A operation button, 64R right operation dial, 64L left operation dial 66R Right indicator lamp, 66L Left indicator lamp, 70 Right heating power setting operation section, 71 Left heating power setting operation section, 72 Central operation section, 73 Magnetic flux leakage prevention material, 74 Power supply section, 75 AC power supply (Commercial power supply) , 76 rectifier circuit, 77A switching element, 77B switching element, 78A switching element, 78B switching element, 79A switching element, 79B switching element, 80 DC power supply, 81A switching element, 82B switching element, 86 smoothing capacitor, 88A switching element , 89A switching element, 91 stop / start switch, 91A luminous frame, 100 integrated display means, 100LX display unit, 101R right heating power display lamp, 101L left heating power display lamp, 102B switching element, 103B switching Child, 104B switching element, 105B switching element, 110A resonance capacitor, 110B resonance capacitor, 121H electric heater for catalyst, 130 cover, 200 energization control circuit, 201 input unit, 202 output unit, 203 storage unit, 204 arithmetic control unit (CPU ), 210R Inverter circuit for right IH heating source, 210L Inverter circuit for left IH heating source, 211 Heater driving circuit for radiant central electric heating source 7, 212 heater driving circuit, 213 heater driving circuit, 214 heater driving circuit, 215 liquid crystal Screen drive circuit, 221 rectifier bridge circuit, 228 drive circuit, 228A drive circuit, 228B drive circuit, 231 drive circuit, 240 temperature detection unit (temperature detection circuit), 241 temperature detection element (temperature sensor), 242 Temperature detection element (internal temperature sensor), 243 Temperature detection element (temperature sensor), 244 Temperature detection element (temperature sensor), 245 Temperature detection element (temperature sensor), 250 Pan dedicated key, 251 Combined cooking key, 266 Current sensor 267A current sensor, 267B current sensor, 267C current sensor, 267D current sensor, 270-275 space, 276 individual light emitting unit, 277 wide area light emitting unit, 278 drive circuit, 280 heated object placement determination unit, 290 coil support, 290A support protrusion, 290Y coil support, 291 magnetic shield ring, 300 drive motor, 310 operation mode selection switch, 315 speech synthesizer, 316 speaker, 350 convection promotion control selection unit (selection switch).

Claims (18)

A top plate on which to-be-heated objects such as pans to be cooked are placed;
A main heating coil disposed below the top plate;
A plurality of sub-heating coils arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil;
An inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to each of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil;
A blow-off detection unit that detects a blow-off by capturing a capacitance change in the electrode disposed on the top plate,
A temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated;
A control unit that inputs detection information of the temperature detection unit and controls the output of the inverter circuit;
An operation unit for instructing the control unit to perform a cooking operation;
A notification unit that informs the user of the cooking state and the operation content of the operation unit;
A wide-area light-emitting portion that indicates a wide-area heating area including the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil with light on the top plate;
An individual light-emitting unit that is provided for each sub-heating coil and that indicates in its driving state by light on the top plate;
With
During the cooperative heating of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, the control unit turns on the wide-area light emitting unit, and when the blow-off detection unit detects blow-down, it is close to the portion where the blow-down has occurred. An induction heating cooker characterized by lighting an individual light-emitting unit. A top plate on which to-be-heated objects such as pans to be cooked are placed;
A main heating coil disposed below the top plate;
A plurality of sub-heating coils arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil;
An inverter circuit for supplying induction heating power to each of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil;
A blow-off detection unit that detects a blow-off by capturing a capacitance change in the electrode disposed on the top plate,
A temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the object to be heated;
A control unit that inputs detection information of the temperature detection unit and controls the output of the inverter circuit;
An operation unit for instructing the control unit to perform a cooking operation;
A notification unit that informs the user of the cooking state and the operation content of the operation unit;
A plurality of wide-area light-emitting portions that indicate a wide-area heating area including the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil with light on the top plate;
With
At least one of the wide-area light emitting units is installed for each sub-heating coil,
During the cooperative heating of the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, the control unit turns on the wide-area light emitting unit, and when the blow-off detection unit detects blow-down, it is close to the portion where the blow-down has occurred. An induction heating cooker characterized by lighting a certain wide-area light emitting unit. Provided in front Symbol operation unit further comprises a heating stop switch illuminated by the key light emitting portion,
Wherein, before the temperature detecting section detects a predetermined temperature, it displays the heating stop switch as a first state of, the After detecting a predetermined temperature, the heating stop switch second state The induction heating cooker according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the key light emission unit is controlled so as to be displayed as . It further comprises operation mode switching means for switching the operation of the control unit between the normal operation mode and the easy operation mode,
If blown spill detection unit in switched state easy mode detects the blowing spill, according to any one of claims 1-3 notification unit which blows spillage is characterized by notifying of the occurrence Induction heating cooker. The heating coil is composed of an annular main heating coil and a plurality of sub-heating coils arranged close to both sides of the main heating coil, and can be cooperatively heated by the plurality of coils. The induction heating cooker according to any one of to 3 . The induction heating cooker according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the control unit turns on the wide-area light emitting unit before the start of cooperative heating between the main heating coil and the sub heating coil. The electrode is provided on the outer peripheral side of the sub-heating coil,
6. The induction heating cooker according to claim 5 , wherein when the notifying unit notifies the occurrence of blown down, information for specifying an electrode that has detected blown down is notified. The operation unit has an input key through which operation information can be input using a change in capacitance. When a blow-off is detected by the control unit, an operation from the input key is invalidated. The induction heating cooking device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cooking device is an induction heating cooker. Heating stop switch can input stop information using capacitance change,
The operation unit also has a thermal key to input thermal power,
4. The induction heating cooker according to claim 3 , wherein when the blow-down is detected by the control unit, the operation from the thermal key is invalidated and the heating stop operation by the stop switch is kept valid. After the temperature detection unit detects the predetermined temperature, the heating stop switch is to be highlighted by comparing it to a previous state, according to claim 3, further comprising a light emitting portion for emitting light Induction heating cooker. When the blower spills and the light emitting part emits light, the control unit does not turn on the top plate until the top plate temperature falls below a predetermined temperature or during a period until a predetermined time elapses after the induction heating is stopped. The induction heating cooker according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the light emission is continued for high temperature notification. The stop switch also serves as a start switch for induction heating.
The induction heating cooker according to claim 3 , wherein the function of the stop switch is alternately switched between stop and start for each operation by the energization control circuit. The induction heating cooker according to claim 3 , wherein the first state of the key light emitting unit is continuous lighting and the second state is a blinking state. The induction heating cooker according to claim 3 , wherein the first state of the key light emission unit is lighting in yellow or orange, and the second state is lighting in red. The induction heating cooking according to claim 3 , wherein the time when the stop switch is switched from the first state to the second state is a time when the temperature of the object to be heated enters a range of 90 ° C to 100 ° C. vessel. There are at least four sub-heating coils, which are divided into a first group consisting of adjacent sub-heating coils and a second group consisting of the remaining sub-heating coils.
6. The induction heating cooker according to claim 5 , wherein the control unit supplies the induction heating power from the inverter circuit to the set of the two sub heating coils alternately or at a predetermined time difference. Before the start of the cooperation heating the main heating coil and the sub-heating coil, the control unit is an induction heating cooker according to claim 1 or 2 Symbol mounting, characterized in that to simultaneously or sequentially lighting respective wide area light emitting unit. The operation mode switching means is provided in the operation unit,
The induction heating cooker according to claim 4 , wherein the operation unit is displayed in a predetermined color during the cooking process by the light emitting means.

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