JP6129386B2 - Cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device, and more particularly, to a cooking device used in combination with a range hood or the like.

  Operations such as driving and stopping the exhaust fan and adjusting the air volume in the range hood as an exhaust device installed above the heating cooker and exhausting the exhaust gas generated by the heating operation to the outside are provided at the front end of the range hood. However, in recent years, it has been put into practical use that is configured so that operations such as driving and stopping the exhaust fan and adjusting the amount of exhaust can be easily performed from the front of the cooking device. ing.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a wired remote control system in which a fan operation unit on the front side of a cooking device and a fan control unit on a range hood are connected to each other, or a fan operation unit on the front side of a cooking device is changed to a fan control unit on a range hood. A wireless remote control system for transmitting an optical signal has been proposed.

JP-A-10-257930

  The wireless remote control method disclosed in Patent Document 1 does not require wiring work between the cooking device and the range hood, unlike the wired remote control method, and can be easily installed.

  In Patent Document 1, one of the left and right side moldings that covers the gap between the left and right side surfaces of the cooking device and the floor unit (kitchen cabinet) is used as a remote control unit having the fan operation unit.

  Therefore, in the case of a heating cooker not provided with a side molding, the side molding cannot be used as a fan operation unit, and a fan operation unit including a light signal transmission unit on the front operation panel unit of the heating cooker However, the optical signal transmitter is a function that the user does not need to be aware of, and if such an optical signal transmitter is installed independently on the front operation panel, a dedicated space is required. Is necessary, and aesthetics are damaged.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such a situation, and in a cooking device that controls the driving and stopping of an exhaust device by a wireless remote control system, the function of transmitting an infrared signal is conspicuous on the front panel. The main purpose is to provide them without any problems.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.

(1) The present invention provides a radio signal for controlling driving or stopping of an exhaust device that exhausts exhaust gas generated in the heating unit to the outside based on each operation for instructing heating or heating stop by the heating unit. A heating cooker to send out,
On the back of the front panel of the cooking device, there is a light source that emits display light that indicates that the heating unit is in a heated state, and a wireless signal transmission unit that transmits the wireless signal that controls the exhaust device. Provided,
The display light from the light source and the wireless signal from the wireless signal transmitter are transmitted forward through a common transmission window provided in the front panel,
The light source and the wireless signal transmission unit are arranged in parallel, and includes a light guide member that guides display light from the light source and a wireless signal from the wireless signal transmission unit to the transmission window,
The light source is an LED lamp, and the wireless signal transmitter is an infrared LED that transmits an infrared signal as the wireless signal;
The light guide member has one end facing the transmission window and the other end branched to face the LED lamp and the infrared LED,
The display light from the LED lamp and the infrared signal from the infrared LED are guided from the other end side to the one end side by the light guide member and guided to the transmission window.

  According to the present invention, the transmission window as the display unit that transmits the display light forward to indicate that the heating unit is in the heating state is also used as the transmission window through which the infrared signal as the radio signal for controlling the exhaust device is transmitted. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide an infrared signal transmission window independently on the front panel.

  Further, since the user recognizes the transmission window as a display unit that displays that the heating unit is in a heated state, the user is not conscious of the transmission unit that transmits an infrared signal.

  Further, even if the LED lamp and the infrared LED are arranged apart from each other, the light guide member can guide the light to the common transmission window and transmit the display light and the infrared signal.

  (2) In another embodiment of the present invention, the LED lamp and the infrared LED are arranged close to each other and attached to a single connector.

  According to this embodiment, the LED lamp and the infrared LED are arranged apart from each other, and the number of parts can be reduced as compared with the case where individual connectors are connected, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, since the LED lamp and the infrared LED can be easily attached to and detached from the connector, the LED lamp and the infrared LED can be easily assembled and replaced.

  As another embodiment of the present invention, the transmission window may diffuse and transmit the display light and the infrared signal forward.

  According to this, the infrared signal can be widely diffused through the transmission window and sent to the front of the front panel, and can be reliably reflected by the user standing in front of the cooking device and sent to the exhaust device.

  As another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of the heating units are provided, and each heating unit includes the LED lamp and the infrared LED, the transmission window, and any one of the plurality of heating units. When is in a heated state, all of the plurality of infrared LEDs may transmit the infrared signal that drives the exhaust device.

  According to this, an infrared signal can be transmitted from each of the plurality of infrared LEDs, and can be accurately transmitted to a user standing in front of the heating cooker through the transmission window, thereby further reliably transmitting the infrared signal. It can be reflected by the user and sent to the exhaust system.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the heating cooker that controls the driving and stopping of the exhaust device by the wireless remote control method, the function of transmitting an infrared signal as a wireless signal is made inconspicuous and the appearance of the front panel is improved. It can be installed on the front panel without damage.

It is a side view which shows a heating cooker and a range hood. It is a perspective view of a heating cooker. It is a perspective view of the cooking-by-heating machine concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the heating cooker of the state which opened the opening-closing type operation part. It is a front view of the upper right operation part. It is a front view of the operation part on the upper left. It is a top view of a display part. It is a control block diagram.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a side view of the heating cooker A and the range hood B disposed above it, FIG. 2 shows the whole heating cooker A, and FIG. The entire cooker C is shown respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, this heating cooker C is equipped with three stove burners 2 having different maximum heating powers on the upper part of a sheet metal structure main body 1 formed in a box shape. A grill burner 3b (not shown) is provided in the center of the left and right sides of the main body 1, and a grill cabinet 3 is provided with a grill tray 3a with a front lid so that it can be inserted and removed from the front. A front operation panel P is provided on the left and right.
The cooking device C of this embodiment is configured as a built-in type, and is dropped into the kitchen cabinet 4 from above. The top of the stove is covered with a top plate 5, a grill exhaust port 6 for discharging combustion exhaust gas from the grill cabinet 3 is provided on the top surface of the stove rear end, and each stove burner 2 is provided on the top surface of the top plate 5. Gotoku 7 corresponding to is placed and supported.

  Commonly used operation parts Sa and Sb are provided on the upper right side and upper left part of the front operation panel P, and the lower right side and lower left part of the front operation panel part P are at the front as shown in FIG. Are provided with open / close operation units Sc and Sd that can be pulled out and rotated.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the operation unit Sa located at the upper right of the front operation panel unit P includes a point / extinguishing button 8 for igniting and extinguishing the stove burner 2 on the right front side, and ignition of the grill burner 3b. A point / fire extinguishing button 9 for performing fire extinguishing is arranged side by side on the right and left, and above that, a heating power adjusting lever 10 of the stove burner 2 and a heating power switching button 11 of the grill burner 3b are arranged.

  The stove point / fire extinguishing button 8 and the grill point / fire extinguishing button 9 repeatedly ignite and extinguish each time the button is pushed down, and when the button is pushed down, the gas supply path is opened and the ignition device is operated to ignite. When the point / fire extinguishing buttons 8 and 9 are lifted and returned along with the depressing operation again, the gas supply path is closed and the fire is extinguished.

  The heating power adjustment lever 10 of the stove burner 2 is configured to change the opening of the gas supply path by moving left and right, and the heating power increases when the heating power adjustment lever 10 is operated in the right direction, and the heating power adjustment lever 10 is operated in the left direction. Firepower is weakened. Moreover, the operation position which brings about the thermal power suitable for rice cooking is displayed in the middle of the operation area.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the operation unit Sb located at the upper left of the front operation panel unit P includes a point / fire extinguishing button 12 for igniting and extinguishing the left-side front stove burner 2, and the rear-side stove burner 2. A point / fire extinguishing button 13 for igniting and extinguishing is mounted side by side and the fire power adjusting levers 14 and 15 of the stove burners 2 are arranged side by side on the right and left. The point / fire extinguishing buttons 12 and 13 and the heating power adjusting levers 14 and 15 are configured in the same manner as the point / extinguishing button 8 and the heating power adjusting lever 10 of the stove 2 on the right front side.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the open / close operation unit Sc located at the lower right of the front operation panel P is mounted so as to be able to swing back and forth around the fulcrum at the lower end, and the grill burner 3 b and the right front side are mounted on the back. A stove setting input panel 16 for commanding various settings of the stove burner 2 is provided upward. Only when the setting is changed, the opening / closing operation unit Sc is pulled forward from the main body 1 to expose the setting input panel 16, and a desired setting changing operation is performed. Normally, as shown in FIG. The setting input panel 16 is stored by storing.

  The open / close operation unit Sd located at the lower left of the front operation panel P includes a stove setting input panel 17 for instructing various settings of the left front stove burner 2 and the back stove burner 2. In the same manner as the setting input panel 16 for the stove, the main body 1 can be pulled out and stored.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the operation information of the operation units Sa and Sb and the open / close operation units Sc and Sd is transmitted to the main control unit 25, and the respective burner 2 and the grill are connected via the combustion control unit 26. The ignition / extinguishing operation and the heating power adjusting operation of the burner 3b are executed.

  As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, between each point / fire-extinguishing button 8, 12, 13 for the stove on the panel surface of the operation unit Sa, Sb and the corresponding thermal power adjusting lever 10, 14, 15. Is provided with a display portion 18 formed of a circular transmission window for optically displaying the ignition state in each stove burner 2, and when the stove burner 2 is lit, the center portion of the corresponding display portion 18 is lit red. The ignition state can be visually recognized by the red lighting display on the display unit 18.

  In the heating cooker C configured as described above, in conjunction with the ignition / extinguishing operation of the stove burner 2 and the ignition / extinguishing operation of the grill burner 3b, that is, for the heating / heating stop operation of the heating unit. Infrared signals are transmitted in conjunction with each other to control driving / stopping of the exhaust fan 19 provided in the range hood B as an exhaust device. The configuration will be described below.

  FIG. 7 shows each display unit 18 in an enlarged manner. The display unit 18 is formed in a circular shape having a diameter of about several millimeters at an appropriate position of the panel member 20 in the front operation panel P. When the panel member 20 is formed of a resin material, the panel member 20 can be transparent. In addition, by performing printing or painting while leaving only the circular display portion 18 on the panel surface, it is possible to form the display portion 18 that is a light-transmissive window. Further, when the panel material 20 is formed of a metal material or a non-translucent resin material, a translucent window capable of transmitting light by attaching a translucent resin piece or a glass piece to a circular hole formed in the panel material 20. A certain display unit 18 can be configured.

  Behind the display unit 18 formed in a circle, an LED lamp 21 is disposed as a light source that emits red display light that informs the ignition state of the stove burner 2, and the ignition of the stove burner 2, and An infrared LED 22 for transmitting an infrared signal is arranged side by side on the LED lamp 21 as a wireless signal transmission unit that transmits a wireless signal for exhaust device control based on detection of fire extinguishing.

  The LED lamp 21 and the infrared LED 22 are inserted into the main control unit 25 by being inserted into the back of the panel material 20 in the front operation panel part P or a single four-pole connector 23 attached and fixed to the main body 1 side. Wired connection.

  Between the LED lamp 21 and the infrared LED 22 and the display unit 18, there is a light guide member 27 made of a transparent resin for guiding the display light from the LED lamp 21 and the infrared signal from the infrared LED 22 to the back surface of the display unit 18. The display light and the infrared signal are transmitted through the display unit 18 which is a common transmission window and transmitted to the front of the panel.

  Further, the display unit 18 is formed to be translucent, or is subjected to surface printing for diffusion, so that an incident infrared signal is diffused and transmitted to the front of the panel.

In the display unit 18 configured as described above, when the stove burner 2 is ignited, the corresponding LED lamp 21 emits light, and the display unit 18 is a transmission window corresponding to the ignited stove burner 2. Display light is transmitted and transmitted from the entire surface.
When any one of the burner 2 and the grill burner 3b is ignited, all the infrared LEDs 22 emit light, and an infrared signal for driving the exhaust device is forwarded through the display unit 18 which is a transmission window. Is transmitted transparently.
Further, when the ignited stove burner 2 or grill burner 3b is finally extinguished and all the burners are in a fire extinguishing state, all infrared LEDs 22 emit light, and infrared signals for stopping the drive of the exhaust device Are transmitted forward through the display unit 18 which is a transmission window.

  For the above cooking device C, a receiving portion 24 that receives an infrared signal is disposed obliquely forward and downward as shown in FIG. An infrared signal transmitted from the display unit 18 slightly upward and reflected by a user standing in front of the cooking table A is received by the receiving unit 24.

  In FIG. 5, an upper grill burner strong heating power display unit 38UK for displaying that the heating power of the upper grill burner in the grill burner 3b is a strong heating power as a display portion for displaying that the grill burner 3b is in a heated state. It also serves as an upper grill burner weak heating power display unit 38UJ that displays that the upper grill burner in the grill burner 3b has low heating power. That is, when the heating power of the upper grill burner in the grill burner 3b is strong and heated, the upper grill burner strong heating power display section 38UK is lit in red, and the heating power of the upper grill burner in the grill burner 3b is displayed. Is heated with low heat power, the upper grill burner low heat power display section 38UJ is displayed in red. Similarly, the lower grill burner strong thermal power display unit 38SK for displaying that the thermal power of the lower grill burner in the grill burner 3b is strong as a display unit for displaying that the grill burner 3b is in the heated state, and the grill. It also serves as the lower grill burner weak heating power display section 38SJ for displaying that the lower grill burner in the burner 3b has low heating power. That is, when the heating power of the lower grill burner in the grill burner 3b is strong and heated, the lower grill burner strong heating power display section 38SK is displayed in red, and the heating power of the lower grill burner in the grill burner 3b is displayed. Is heated with low heat power, the lower grill burner low heat power display section 38SJ is lit red. Further, similarly to the display unit 18 which is a transmission window corresponding to the stove burner 2, the upper grill burner strong thermal power display unit 38UK, the upper grill burner weak thermal power display unit 38UJ, the lower grill burner strong thermal power display unit 38SK, An infrared signal for driving the exhaust device is also transmitted and transmitted forward from the grill burner low thermal power display unit 38SJ.

  Next, basic exhaust fan control will be described.

  On the stove body side, first, whether or not the first ignition command (initial ignition command) is issued to any one of the burner burner 2 or the grill burner 3b from the state where all the burners are extinguished by the user's operation. In addition, it is determined whether or not a fire extinguishing command (final fire extinguishing command) for putting all the burners into a fire extinguishing state has been issued. When the initial ignition command or the final fire extinguishing command is issued, an infrared signal is transmitted from the infrared LED 22 of each display unit 18. Sent.

  When the infrared signal transmitted based on the first ignition command is received by the receiving unit 24 on the range hood side, the exhaust fan 19 is activated (driven) immediately.

Further, when the infrared signal transmitted based on the final fire extinguishing command is received by the receiving unit on the range hood side, the exhaust fan 19 is stopped after the set delay time (3 to 5 minutes) has elapsed. As described above, exhaust and hot air remain for a while even after the fire extinguishing operation is performed. Therefore, exhaust and hot air can be sufficiently discharged by delaying the stop of the exhaust fan 19.
(Other embodiments)
The present invention can also be implemented in the following forms.

  (1) In the above embodiment, the infrared signal for controlling the exhaust device is transmitted and transmitted from all three display portions 18 provided corresponding to each of the stove burners 2. The present invention can also be implemented by transmitting and transmitting infrared signals for exhaust device control only from the display unit 18 or the display units 18 at both left and right ends. According to this, the number of infrared LEDs 23 is made smaller than the number of display units 18. Can be effective in saving costs.

  (2) A display unit for the grill burner 3b separately from the upper grill burner strong thermal power display unit 38UK, the upper grill burner low thermal power display unit 38UJ, the lower grill burner high thermal power display unit 38SK, and the lower grill burner low thermal power display unit 38SJ. 18 can also be implemented.

  (3) The front shape of the display unit 18 is not limited to a circle, and may be set to an arbitrary shape such as an oval, a rectangle, or a rectangle in consideration of the design of the front operation panel P that is a front panel. Can do.

  (4) The connector 23 to which the LED lamp 21 and the infrared LED 22 are attached may be fixedly attached to the rear surface of the panel material 20 in the front operation panel portion P through an engaging claw or the like, or the main body side. The connector 23 may be directly mounted and mounted on the board provided in the above.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the gas burner is used as the heating unit. However, the heating unit is not limited to the gas burner, and the heating cooker C using various heating units such as an electric heater or an IH heater is used. It is applicable to.

  (6) The cooking device C is not necessarily limited to the built-in type, and the present invention can also be applied to a desktop cooking device.

2 Heating unit (combustion burner)
3b Heating part (grill burner)
18 Display (transparent window)
19 Exhaust device (exhaust fan)
21 LED lamp (light source)
22 Infrared LED (wireless signal transmitter)
23 Connector 27 Light guide member P Front operation panel

Claims (2)

A heating cooker that sends a radio signal for controlling driving or stopping of an exhaust device that exhausts exhaust gas generated in the heating unit to the outside based on each operation for instructing heating or heating stop by the heating unit. And
On the back of the front panel of the cooking device, there is a light source that emits display light that indicates that the heating unit is in a heated state, and a wireless signal transmission unit that transmits the wireless signal that controls the exhaust device. Provided,
The display light from the light source and the wireless signal from the wireless signal transmitter are transmitted forward through a common transmission window provided in the front panel,
The light source and the wireless signal transmission unit are arranged in parallel, and includes a light guide member that guides display light from the light source and a wireless signal from the wireless signal transmission unit to the transmission window,
The light source is an LED lamp, and the wireless signal transmitter is an infrared LED that transmits an infrared signal as the wireless signal;
The light guide member has one end facing the transmission window and the other end branched to face the LED lamp and the infrared LED,
Display light from the LED lamp and an infrared signal from the infrared LED are guided from the other end side to the one end side by the light guide member and guided to the transmission window.
A cooking device characterized by that. The LED lamp and the infrared LED are arranged close to each other and attached to a single connector.
The cooking device according to claim 1.

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