JP6616913B2 - Cooker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooking device.

  Conventionally, as a cooking device, there is one in which a display unit is provided on the front surface of a casing as described in JP-A-2002-349858 (Patent Document 1). A plurality of operation units operated by the user are also provided on the front surface of the casing.

  The display unit displays characters according to the operation of the operation unit. Specifically, the display unit displays a predetermined cooking recipe, a favorite cooking recipe registered by the user, and search information for searching a menu made from ingredients on different screens. The display section is orange when a predetermined cooking recipe is displayed, pink when displaying a favorite cooking recipe, and green when displaying search information. Thereby, the user can discriminate the display information on the display unit by the color of the display unit without reading the characters on the display unit.

  However, in the above-mentioned conventional cooking device, the search information can be displayed on the display unit to search for a dish made from the ingredients. However, the dish that satisfies the ingredients and conditions (for example, cooking time) other than the ingredients is searched. I can't.

  Therefore, the conventional cooking device has a problem that it is difficult to find a desired dish.

JP 2002-349858 A

  Then, the subject of this invention is providing the cooking device which can select desired cooking easily.

In order to solve the above problems, the heating cooker of the present invention is
A casing,
A heating chamber provided in the casing and containing an object to be heated;
A display unit for displaying a cooking menu for cooking the object to be heated;
An operation unit displayed on the display unit and operated by a user to select the cooking menu;
A heating unit for heating the object to be heated;
A control device for controlling the heating unit based on the cooking menu,
The cooking menu selected by the user by the operation unit is displayed on the display unit,
A determination key for determining the cooking menu displayed on the display unit is displayed on the display unit simultaneously with the cooking menu,
The control device is characterized in that when the determination key is operated, cooking of the cooking menu displayed on the display unit can be started.

  The cooking device of the present invention can easily select a desired dish.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the cooking device. FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the operation panel of the cooking device. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line F4-F4 in FIG. FIG. 5 is a view showing one screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 6 is a view showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 7 is a view showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 8 is a view showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 9C is a diagram showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 9D is a diagram showing another screen of the color liquid crystal panel of the cooking device. FIG. 10 is a control block diagram of the cooking device. FIG. 11A is a flowchart for explaining screen control of the control device for the cooking device. FIG. 11B is a flowchart for explaining screen control of the control device for the cooking device.

  Hereinafter, the cooking device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In the heating cooker, a door 34 is attached to the front of the rectangular parallelepiped casing 1 so as to rotate about the lower end side. An operation panel 35 is provided on the right side of the door 34. A handle 37 is attached to the upper portion of the door 34, and a heat resistant glass 38 is attached to the approximate center of the door 34.

  The operation panel 35 includes a color liquid crystal display unit 36 and a button group 45 operated by a user to heat the object to be heated 10 (see FIG. 2).

  FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the cooking device.

  The heating cooker includes a casing 1, a heating chamber 2 provided in the casing 1, a steam generator 3 that generates steam, and a steam heater that heats steam from the steam generator 3 to form superheated steam. 4 and a control device 5 that controls the operation of the steam generator 3, the steam heater 4, and the like. Here, the superheated steam means steam heated to a superheated state exceeding 100 ° C. The steam heater 4 is an example of a superheated steam generator.

  The heating chamber 2 has an opening on the front side that is opened and closed by a door 34. The side surface, bottom surface and top surface of the heating chamber 2 are made of stainless steel plates. The user puts the object to be heated 10 into the heating chamber 2 or takes out the object to be heated 10 from the heating chamber 2 through the opening. A heat insulating material (not shown) is disposed around the heating chamber 2 to insulate the inside of the heating chamber 2 from the outside.

A tray 6 made of metal such as iron or ceramics is placed in the heating chamber 2 with a predetermined interval from the bottom surface of the heating chamber 2. The tray 6 is supported by lower receiving shelves 11 provided on the left and right side walls of the heating chamber 2. Then, a metal cooking net 7 such as iron is placed on the tray 6, and an object to be heated 10 is placed in the approximate center of the cooking net 7. In this way, the article to be heated 10 is accommodated in the heating chamber 2 with a space from the bottom of the heating chamber 2.

  The left and right side walls of the heating chamber 2 are provided with a middle receiving shelf 12 located above the lower receiving shelf 11 and an upper receiving shelf 13 located above the middle receiving shelf 12. Similarly to the lower receiving shelf 11, the middle receiving shelf 12 and the upper receiving shelf 13 can also support the tray 6.

  The water vapor generator 3 is installed in the water vapor generator 39, the water supply tank 40 into which water to be supplied to the water vapor generator 39 is placed, and the water vapor generator 39 to heat the water accumulated in the water vapor generator 39. A water heater 41 to be evaporated and a solenoid valve 49 are provided. The water heater 41 is a sheathed heater wound in a spiral shape. The water supply tank 40 is an example of a water storage unit.

  When the electromagnetic valve 49 is opened, the water in the water supply tank 40 flows into the water vapor generating unit 39, and when the electromagnetic valve 49 is closed, the water cannot be transferred from the water supply tank 40 to the water vapor generating unit 39. Further, the water vapor generating unit 39 is provided with a water level sensor (not shown), and the electromagnetic valve 49 opens and closes according to the detection value of the water level sensor.

  The water supply tank 40 can be attached to and detached from the water vapor generating section 39 and can be taken out of the casing 1 from the front side.

  A drain valve 42 is attached to the bottom of the water vapor generating section 39, and one end of the drain path 14 is connected to the drain valve 42. The other end of the drainage channel 14 is located on the soot receiver 9. The soup receiver 9 is detachable from the casing 1 and can be taken out of the casing 1 from the front side.

  Further, on one side surface of the heating chamber 2, a circulation intake port 15 is provided between the upper receiving shelf 13 and the intermediate receiving shelf 12. A first jet port 16 is provided on the upper surface of the heating chamber 2 so as to face the steam heater 4. Further, second and third jet outlets 17 and 18 are provided on the other side surface of the heating chamber 2. The second jet outlet 17 is located between the upper receiving shelf 13 and the intermediate receiving shelf 12. On the other hand, the third jet outlet 18 is located between the middle receiving shelf 12 and the lower receiving shelf 11. The space in the heating chamber 2 and the space in the circulation path 8 communicate with each other through the circulation intake port 15, the first ejection port 16, the second ejection port 17, and the third ejection port 18.

  The circulation path 8 has one end connected to the circulation inlet 15 and the other end connected to the second jet 17 and the third jet 18. A circulation fan 19 in the vicinity of the circulation intake port 15 sucks water vapor in the heating chamber 2 from the circulation air intake port 15 and blows it out toward the water vapor heater 4. The steam is heated by the steam heater 4 to become superheated steam, and is then ejected from the first ejection port 16 and the second and third ejection ports 17 and 18 into the heating chamber 2.

  A portion of the circulation path 8 in the vicinity of the circulation inlet 15 is connected to the water vapor generating unit 39 via the vapor discharge path 20. As a result, the water vapor generated in the water vapor generating section 39 flows through the vapor discharge path 20 and enters the circulation path 8, merges with the water vapor from the circulation intake port 15, and flows toward the water vapor heater 4.

  Further, excess steam in the heating chamber 2 flows out of the heating chamber 2 from the first and second exhaust ports 21 and 22.

  One end of an exhaust path 23 is connected to the first exhaust port 21. The other end of the exhaust path 23 forms an ejector 24. The first exhaust port 21 can be opened and closed by an exhaust damper 25.

  One end of an exhaust tube 26 is connected to the second exhaust port 22. The other end of the exhaust tube 26 is connected to the exhaust path 23. As a result, the steam in the exhaust tube 26 merges with the steam in the exhaust path 23 and can exit the casing 1 from the ejector 24. Further, the steam traveling from the ejector 24 to the outside of the casing 1 can be diluted by being mixed with the air from the dilution air passage 27 and the suction duct 28.

  The dilution air path 27 has one end inserted into the ejector 24 and the other end connected to the fan casing 29. The exhaust dilution fan 30 in the fan casing 29 sends air to the ejector 24. The fan casing 29 is connected to the air supply port 32 via the air supply path 31. The air supply port 32 can be opened and closed by an air supply damper 33.

  A magnetron 53 that generates microwaves is also installed in the casing 1.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the operation panel 35 of FIG.

  The button group 45 includes a return key 91, a cancel key 92, a manual key 93, and a warm start key 94. The return key 91 is pressed to return the screen display of the color liquid crystal panel 95 described later to the previous screen display. The cancel key 92 is pressed when heating is stopped on the way or when the operation is cancelled. The manual key 93 is pressed when manually setting the high frequency output and the heating output. Further, the start key 94 is pressed to start heating. The return key 91, the cancel key 92, the manual key 93, and the warm start key 94 are examples of the operation unit.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line F4-F4 of FIG.

  The color liquid crystal display unit 36 is configured by overlapping a touch panel 96 on a color liquid crystal panel 95. The color liquid crystal panel 95 can display characters, numbers, photographs and the like in color, and displays the type of heating, the name of the dish, the heating time, the temperature, the photograph of the dish, and the like. The touch panel 96 is a capacitive touch panel made of a transparent material that changes the surface charge when the user touches it. As a result, the user can select an image displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 by touching the touch panel 96. When the user touches the touch panel 96 and selects a selectable image displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95, the color of the image is changed. In other words, the image displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 has a selected color different from a non-selected color. The touch panel 96 may be replaced with, for example, a resistive film type, surface acoustic wave type, infrared type, or electromagnetic induction type touch panel. The color liquid crystal panel 95 is an example of a display unit, and the touch panel 96 is an example of an operation unit.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an initial screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95. This initial screen is a screen that is first displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 after a power plug (not shown) of the cooking device is inserted into an outlet.

Images G1 to G8 are displayed on the initial screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95. Image G1 is
This image should be selected when warming a chilled dish or the like, and includes a picture of fried shrimp and the words “warm up”. The image G2 is an image to be selected when making a steamed food or a boiled food, and includes a picture of a pan and steamed rice and characters “steamed and boiled”. The image G3 is an image to be selected when searching for a desired dish from 300 or more kinds of dishes in the dish collection, and includes a picture of a book and characters “select from a dish collection”. The image G4 is an image to be selected when the milk or sake is warmed to an appropriate temperature, and includes pictures of cups and sake bottles, and “milk” and “sakekan”. The image G5 is an image to be selected when making the grilled and fried foods, and includes a roast chicken picture and the characters “baked and fried”. The image G6 is an image that should be selected when the user wants to use the health support menu, and includes a picture that gives an image of a healthy person and characters of “health support menu”. The image G7 is an image to be selected when preparing a dish in a menu that is often created, and includes a picture of a push pin and characters of “menu often created”. The image G8 is an image to be selected when thawing frozen foods and the like, and includes a picture of a snow crystal and characters “decompress”. If the user touches a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G3 while the initial screen having such a configuration is displayed, the screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 is switched from the initial screen to the dish selection screen. That is, the color liquid crystal panel 95 displays the dish collection selection screen by the user's selection of the image G3.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing a dish collection selection screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95.

  In the upper part of the dish display screen, a picture of a book and characters “select from a dish collection” are displayed. Thereby, the user can confirm that the screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 is the dish selection screen.

  In addition, images G11 to G15 are also displayed on the dish collection selection screen. The image G11 includes a pictograph “All” and characters “all menus”. The image G12 includes an “No.” pictograph and a “menu number”. The image G13 includes a magnifying glass picture and characters “by material”. Image G14 includes a picture of bread and the characters “sweets” and “bread”. The image G15 includes a picture of a plate and a teacup and characters of “set menu”. The user can select any one of the above-described images G11 to G15 and search for a dish in the dish collection. Here, the cooking search method differs depending on which of the images G11 to G15 is selected. For example, the user can search for dishes using ingredients by touching a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G13.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 displayed in response to a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G13 in FIG.

  In the upper part of the screen, a picture of a book and characters “Cooking Collection” and “By Material” are displayed. As a result, the user can confirm that the image G13 has been selected on the dish selection screen of FIG.

  In addition, images G21 to G27 are also displayed on the screen of FIG. The user can view dishes using pork or beef by selecting the image G21, and can select dishes using fish and shellfish by selecting the image G22, and by selecting the image G23. You can see dishes that use eggs or tofu, you can see dishes that use chicken by selecting image G24, and you can see dishes that use vegetables by selecting image G26 It has become. Further, if the user wants to include the number of calories in the cooking search condition for reasons such as dieting or diabetes, the user may select the image G27 including the characters “search in combination with the number of calories”. That is, the user can search for a dish with a desired material and the number of calories by touching a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G27.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 displayed in response to a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G27.

  In the upper part of the screen, a book picture and characters “Cooking book” and “Select by ingredients and calories” are displayed. Thus, the user can confirm that the image G27 has been selected on the screen of FIG.

  In addition, images G31 to G36 are displayed in the center of the screen of FIG. 8 together with the characters “select material”. By selecting the images G31 to G36, the cooking ingredients displayed on the next screen of the screen of FIG. 8 can be limited. The limitation on the ingredients of the dish is performed corresponding to the characters included in the images G31 to G36. For example, the image G31 is for restricting cooking ingredients to pork or beef. The images G31 to G36 are an example of the first option.

  In addition, images G41 to G44 are displayed at the bottom of the screen of FIG. 8 together with “select the number of calories”. By selecting the images G41 to G44, the number of calories of the dish displayed on the next screen of the screen of FIG. 8 can be limited. For example, the user may select the image G41 if the user wishes to limit the number of calories of cooking displayed on the next screen of FIG. 8 to 199 kilocalories or less. Further, the number of calories of the food displayed on the next screen of the screen of FIG. It can be limited to 400 calories or more by selecting G44. The color of the image G41 is a gradation that changes from green to yellow-green, the color of the image G42 is a gradation that changes from yellow-green to yellow, the gradation of the image G43 changes from yellow to orange, and the color of the image G44 is orange The gradation changes from red to red. That is, a color that is more reddish than the color of the image G41 is adopted as the color of the image G42, a color that is more reddish than the color of the image G42 is adopted as a color of the image G43, and a color that is more reddish than the color of the image G43 is adopted. Adopted as a color. Thereby, among the images G41 to G44, the R value of the RGB color of the image G41 is the smallest. The images G41 to G44 are an example of the second option.

  Immediately after switching from the screen of FIG. 7 to the screen of FIG. 8, none of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are selected. Therefore, if the user selects one of the images G31 to G36 and does not select one of the images G41 to G44, the screen is not switched to the next screen. In this next screen, a dish having the lowest number of calories is displayed among dishes satisfying the selection conditions of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44.

  9A to 9C are diagrams showing screens of the color liquid crystal panel 95 displayed in response to selection on the screen of FIG.

  For example, when the image G34 and the image G42 are selected, the screen of FIG. 8 is switched to the screen of FIG. 9A, and when the image G35 and the image G41 are selected, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 9B. When selected, the screen is switched to the screen of FIG. 9C. In each of the screens of FIGS. 9A to 9C, the approximate number of calories, the name of the dish, and a picture of the dish are displayed, and images G51 to G53 are displayed.

  When the user selects the image G51 on the screens of FIGS. 9A to 9C, the process proceeds to the step immediately before heating the dish displayed on the screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95. That is, it will be in the state just before cooking of the said cooking is started.

9A to 9C, when the user selects the images G52 and G53, information about other dishes is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95.

  More specifically, when the user selects the images G52 and G53 on the screen of FIG. 9A, information regarding other dishes that satisfy the selection conditions of the images G34 and G42 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. In addition, when the user selects the image G52 or the image G53 on the screen of FIG. 9B, information about other dishes that satisfy the selection conditions of the image G35 and the image G41 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. In addition, when the user selects the image G52 or the image G53 on the screen of FIG. 9C, information about other dishes that satisfy the selection conditions of the image G35 and the image G41 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. At this time, if the user selects the image G52, the screen in FIG. 9C is switched to the screen in FIG. 9D.

  The image G52 is an image to be selected when the number of calories in the dish that satisfies the selection conditions of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 is increased. However, when the color liquid crystal panel 95 displays a dish having the highest number of calories among dishes satisfying the selection conditions of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44, if the user selects the image G52, the image G31 to G31 Among the dishes satisfying the selection conditions of G36 and G41 to G44, the dish having the lowest number of calories is displayed.

  The image G53 is an image to be selected when the number of calories in the dish that satisfies the selection conditions of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 is lowered. However, if the user selects the image G53 when the color liquid crystal panel 95 displays a dish having the lowest number of calories among the dishes that satisfy the selection conditions of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44, the image G31 to G31 Among the dishes satisfying the selection conditions of G36 and G41 to G44, the dish having the highest number of calories is displayed.

  FIG. 10 is a control block diagram of the cooking device.

  The control device 5 includes a CPU (central processing unit) 50, a timer 51, a storage unit 52, an input / output circuit, and the like. The control device 5 includes a water heater 41, a steam heater 4, an air supply damper 33, an exhaust damper 25, an electromagnetic valve 49, a circulation fan 19, an exhaust dilution fan 30, and an operation panel. The 35 color liquid crystal display unit 36 and the button group 45 are connected to the magnetron 53.

  The CPU 50 retrieves and executes a control program stored in the storage unit 52, and performs operations such as binary addition, logical operation, increase / decrease, and comparison on data input from various input devices.

  The timer 51 measures the date, the time that has elapsed since the heating of the object to be heated, the time that has elapsed since the heating of the object to be heated has ended, and the like.

  The storage unit 52 controls the water heater 41, the steam heater 4, the supply damper 33, the exhaust damper 25, the electromagnetic valve 49, the circulation fan 19, the exhaust dilution fan 30, the color liquid crystal display unit 36, and the like. A control program is stored. The storage unit 52 stores image data to be displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 of the color liquid crystal display unit 36. In addition, the storage unit 52 can store, for example, favorite dishes by the user.

11A and 11B are flowcharts for explaining the screen control of the control device 5. This screen control is a screen control for allowing a user to search for a dish by a combination of ingredients and the number of calories and start heating the dish. The screen control is started in a state where the color liquid crystal panel 95 displays the initial screen. Further, in the flowchart, for the convenience of explanation, only a flow of an operation for a user to search for a dish by a combination of ingredients and the number of calories is described.

  First, when the control operation of the control device 5 is started, as shown in FIG. 11A, it is determined in step S1 whether or not “select from a dish collection” is selected. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G3. In step S1, if it is determined that there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G3, the process proceeds to step S2, while it is determined that there is no touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G3. Then, step S1 is performed again.

  Next, in step S2, the screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 is changed, and the initial screen in FIG. 5 is switched to the dish collection selection screen in FIG.

  Next, in step S3, it is determined whether or not “by material” is selected. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G13. If it is determined in step S3 that there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G13, the process proceeds to the next step S4, while there is no touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G13. If it is determined, step S3 is performed again.

  Next, in step S4, the screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 is changed, and the dish collection selection screen of FIG. 6 is switched to the screen of FIG.

  Next, in step S5, it is determined whether or not “Search in combination with the number of calories” is selected. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G27. If it is determined in step S5 that there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G27, the process proceeds to the next step S6, while there is no touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G27. If it is determined, step S5 is performed again.

  Next, in step S6, the screen of the color liquid crystal panel 95 is changed, and the screen in FIG. 7 is switched to the screen in FIG. Immediately after switching from the screen of FIG. 7 to the screen of FIG. 8, all of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are in a non-selected state. Step S6 is an example of an option display control unit.

  Next, in step S7, it is determined whether one material and one calorie number range have been selected. More specifically, it is determined whether or not the user has selected one of the images G31 to G36 and one of the images G41 to G44. If it is determined that the two selections are made in step S7, the process proceeds to the next step S8. If it is determined that the two selections are not made in step S7, step S7 is performed again.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 11B, in step S8, a photo of the dish that satisfies the selection condition in step S7 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. At this time, the color liquid crystal panel 95 displays a photograph or the like of a dish having the lowest calorie among a plurality of dishes that satisfy the selection condition of step S7. Step S8 is an example of a dish information display control unit.

  Next, in step S9, it is determined whether or not “next” has been selected. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G52.

If it is determined in step S9 that there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G52, in step S12, photographs of other dishes that satisfy the selection conditions in step S7 are displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. After the display, the process returns to step S9. Here, the other dish is a dish having the closest number of calories on the higher side to the number of calories of the dish displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 in the immediately preceding step S9. However, if the dish displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 in the immediately preceding step S9 is the dish having the highest number of calories among the dishes satisfying the selection condition in step S7, the selection in step S7 is performed in step S12. A photo of the food with the minimum calorie number among the food satisfying the conditions is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S9 that there is no touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G52, the process proceeds to the next step S10. Step S12 is an example of a dish information change control unit.

  Next, in step S10, it is determined whether or not “previous” has been selected. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G53. If it is determined in step S10 that a part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G53 is touched, in step S13, photographs of other dishes that satisfy the selection conditions in step S7 are displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. After the display, the process returns to step S9. Here, the other dish is a dish having the closest number of calories on the lower side to the number of calories of the dish displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 in the immediately preceding step S10. However, if the dish displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 in the immediately preceding step S10 is the dish having the lowest number of calories among the dishes satisfying the selection condition in step S7, the selection in step S7 is performed in step S13. A photo of the food having the highest number of calories among the food satisfying the conditions is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S10 that there is no touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G53, the process proceeds to the next step S11. Step S13 is an example of a dish information change control unit.

  Next, in step S11, it is determined whether or not “decision” has been selected. That is, it is determined whether or not there is a touch on a part of the touch panel 96 overlapping the image G51. If it is determined in step S11 that there is no touch on the part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G51, the process returns to step S9, while it is determined that there is a touch on the part of the touch panel 96 that overlaps the image G51. Then, the screen control ends.

  In this way, by displaying the screen of FIG. 8 on the color liquid crystal panel 95 in step S6, the user can select the desired ingredients and the number of calories, so it is easy to find the desired dish from more than 300 kinds of dishes. Convenience can be improved.

  Further, since the images G31 to G36 for selecting the desired material and the images G41 to G44 for selecting the desired number of calories are simultaneously displayed on the screen of FIG. The images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 can be selected without switching the display. Therefore, the user can select the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 without stress.

  In addition, the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are different in the selected color from the non-selected color. Accordingly, the images G41 to G44 can be selected while confirming the selection state of the images G31 to G36, and the images G31 to G36 can be selected while confirming the selection state of the images G41 to G44. . Therefore, selection errors of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are unlikely to occur.

  If the images G31 to G36 and the images G41 to G44 are displayed on different screens, the images G31 to G36 and the images G3 to G36 are checked while checking one of the images G31 to G36 and the images G41 to G44. The other of G41 to G44 cannot be selected. As a result, selection errors of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are likely to occur.

  In step S8, the information on the dish satisfying the two selection conditions in step S7 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95, so that it can be easily confirmed whether or not this dish information relates to the desired dish.

  In step S8, a picture of the food satisfying the two selection conditions in step S7 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95, so that the contents of the food satisfying the two selection conditions can be easily communicated to the user.

  Further, by selecting the images G52 and G53, photographs of a plurality of dishes satisfying the two selection conditions can be sequentially displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95, so that it is very easy to find a desired dish.

  Moreover, in the said heating cooker, when superheated steam is supplied in the heating chamber 2 and superheated steam is made to adhere to the to-be-heated material 10, the reduction effect of the salt content and oil content of the to-be-heated material 10, Preservation effects such as vitamins can be obtained. Such an effect is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 with expressions such as “calorie down”, “preservation of vitamins”, “low salt”, “low calorie”, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9D. Can easily grasp the effects obtained from the dishes. Therefore, the user can select a desired dish very easily.

  Further, the touch panel 96 covering the color liquid crystal panel 95 can definitely perform the selection operation of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95.

  Further, the touch panel 96 can reduce the number of operation units other than the touch panel 96. Therefore, since the space for providing the operation unit can be reduced, the space for providing the color liquid crystal panel 95 can be increased. That is, the display area of the color liquid crystal panel 95 can be expanded. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the display of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 on the color liquid crystal panel 95 from becoming small and difficult to identify.

  In addition, the user often makes a dish using ingredients remaining in the refrigerator. There are also many users who care about the number of calories in a dish because they do not want to gain weight. Therefore, it is very useful for the user to select a material and the number of calories on the screen of FIG. 8 and search for a dish that satisfies the selection conditions.

  In addition, in the images G41 to G44 on the screen of FIG. 8, the image G44 corresponding to the highest calorie count is the most reddish, so that it can be instantly recognized that the selection of the image G44 is a high calorie count selection. Therefore, a user who wants to select a high calorie number can make the selection quickly, and a user who wants to select a low calorie number does not mistakenly select a high calorie number. You can be careful.

  Further, immediately after the selection of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 on the screen of FIG. 8, the dish having the lowest number of calories is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 from among a plurality of dishes that satisfy the selection conditions. A low-calorie oriented user can quickly find a desired dish from more than 300 kinds of dishes in the collection.

Also, immediately after switching from the screen of FIG. 7 to the screen of FIG. Unless G44 is selected, the color liquid crystal panel 95 does not display a dish photo or the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the color liquid crystal panel 95 from displaying a dish photo or the like even though the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are not selected by the user.

  In the above embodiment, instead of the color liquid crystal panel 95, for example, a color EL (electroluminescence) display unit or a monochrome display unit may be used.

  In the above embodiment, the color liquid crystal display unit 36 having the touch panel 96 is used, but a display unit not having the touch panel 96 may be used. In this case, a rotary dial or a cross key may be provided on the operation panel 35, and the images G1, G2,... May be selected using the rotary dial or the cross key.

  In the above embodiment, the button group 45 is provided on the operation panel 35. However, the user group may be selected only by the touch panel 96 without providing the button group 45 on the operation panel 35.

  In the above embodiment, when it is determined in step S7 that one material and one calorie range are selected, the process proceeds to the next step S8. For example, in step S7, a plurality of materials and 1 When the range of the number of calories is selected, the process may proceed to the next step S8.

  Alternatively, when one material and a plurality of calorie count ranges are selected in step S7, the process proceeds to the next step S8. In step S7, a plurality of ingredients and a plurality of calorie count ranges are determined. When selected, the process may proceed to the next step S8.

  In the above embodiment, in steps S8, S12, and S13, the color liquid crystal panel 95 displays the photographic image of the dish that satisfies the two selection conditions in step S7. However, the two selection conditions in step S7 are satisfied. For example, a cartoon picture of a dish may be displayed. Such a cartoon-like display can be performed by a monochrome liquid crystal display.

  In the above embodiment, immediately after the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 are selected on the screen of FIG. 8, the dish having the lowest number of calories is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 from a plurality of dishes that satisfy the selection condition. However, immediately after the selection of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 on the screen of FIG. 8, the dish with the highest number of calories is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 from a plurality of dishes that satisfy the selection conditions. You may be made to do. In this case, a high calorie oriented user can find the desired dish in a short time.

  Alternatively, immediately after the selection of the images G31 to G36 and G41 to G44 on the screen of FIG. 8, a dish having about the middle calorie is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 95 from a plurality of dishes that satisfy the selection conditions. You may do it. In this case, it becomes easier for a user who is neither low-calorie oriented nor high-calorie oriented to find a desired dish.

  In the above embodiment, the cooking device has a function of generating superheated steam and steam, but the cooking device may have only a function of generating steam.

  The present invention can be applied not only to an oven range that uses superheated steam, but also to an oven that uses superheated steam, a cooking stove such as an oven or an IH cooking heater, and an oven, range, or microwave oven that does not use superheated steam. Or it can apply also to heating cookers, such as an IH cooking heater.

  Below, it adds about some cooking-by-heating machines.

In order to solve the above problems, the heating cooker of the present invention is
A casing,
A heating chamber provided in the casing and containing an object to be heated;
An operation unit operated by a user to heat the object to be heated;
A display unit for displaying information on cooking of the object to be heated;
A control device for controlling the display of the display unit,
The control device
An option display control unit that causes a plurality of first options of the cooking category and a plurality of second options closely related to the first option to be displayed on the display unit simultaneously and in a selectable manner;
When at least one of the plurality of first options is in a selected state and at least one of the plurality of second options is in a selected state, the first and second options in the selected state A dish information display control unit for displaying information on dishes corresponding to both on the display unit;
When the display unit displays the information on the dish, the information on the dish corresponds to both the selected first and second options according to the user's operation on the operation unit. And a cooking information change control unit for changing to the cooking information.

  According to the said structure, the display part selects simultaneously the some 1st choice of a cooking category and the some 2nd choice which has a close relationship with this 1st choice by the choice display control part of the said control apparatus. Display as possible. Then, the cooking information display control unit of the control device causes the display unit to select at least one of the plurality of first options and select at least one of the plurality of second options. The information on the dishes corresponding to both the first and second options in the selected state is displayed. Then, when the display unit displays the dish information by the dish information change control unit of the control device, the dish information is selected according to the user's operation to the operation unit. Change to information on other dishes that support both options.

  As described above, the display unit displays the plurality of first options of the cooking category and the plurality of second options closely related to the first option so that the user can select the first option and The user can easily find a desired dish by selecting the second option.

  Moreover, since the said display part displays simultaneously the several 1st choice of a cooking category and the several 2nd choice which has a close relationship with this 1st choice, it is 1st, without switching the display of a display part. , The second option can be selected. Therefore, the user can select the first and second options without stress.

  In addition, when the display unit is in a selected state of at least one of the plurality of first options and at least one of the plurality of second options is in the selected state, the first of the selected state is displayed. , The information on the dish corresponding to both of the second options is displayed, so that it can be easily confirmed whether the information on the dish relates to the desired dish.

  In addition, when the display unit displays information on the dishes corresponding to both the first and second choices in the selected state, the information on the dishes is selected according to the user's operation on the operation unit. Since the information is changed to information on other dishes corresponding to both the first and second choices, it is very easy to find a desired dish.

The cooking device of one embodiment is
A water storage section for storing water;
Water is supplied from the water storage unit, and a water vapor generating unit that evaporates the water to generate water vapor,
A superheated steam generator that heats the steam and generates superheated steam;
The superheated steam can be supplied into the heating chamber.

  Here, the superheated steam means steam heated to a superheated state exceeding 100 ° C.

  According to the embodiment, the water vapor generation unit evaporates water from the water storage unit to generate water vapor. The steam is heated by the superheated steam generation unit to become superheated steam, and then supplied into the heating chamber. Then, the superheated steam adheres to the surface of the object to be heated in the heating chamber and condenses, and gives a large amount of condensation latent heat to the object to be heated.

  As a result, since salt and oil are dripped together with condensed water from the surface of the object to be heated, the salt and oil in the object to be heated can be reduced. In addition, the heating chamber can be filled with superheated steam so as to be in a low oxygen state, whereby oxidation of the object to be heated can be suppressed.

  Therefore, the said display part can display the grade which can reduce the salt content and oil content of a to-be-heated object, the extent which can suppress the oxidation of a to-be-heated object, etc. Therefore, in a superheated steam cooker (for example, Helcio (trade name, registered trademark)), a desired dish can be selected very easily.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
At least a part of the operation unit is a touch panel that covers the display unit.

  According to the embodiment, the operation relating to the selection of the first and second options displayed on the display unit can be definitely performed by the touch panel covering the display unit.

  Further, since at least a part of the operation unit is a touch panel that covers the display unit, the space for providing the operation unit can be reduced, and the display area of the display unit can be expanded by the reduced space. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the display of the first and second options on the display unit from becoming small and difficult to identify.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
The first option indicates food, and the second option indicates the number of calories.

  According to the embodiment, since the first option indicates food and the second option indicates the number of calories, the user can easily find a food corresponding to the desired food and the number of calories. For example, a user who wants to lose weight can easily find a low-calorie dish using various ingredients. In addition, a user who wants to gain weight can easily find a high-calorie dish using various ingredients.

  The ability to select the number of calories is beneficial not only for dieting users, but also for users who limit the calories in their meals for diabetes or the like.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
The display unit can display color,
The second option indicating the highest number of calories among the plurality of second options is displayed as an image with more redness than the second option indicating the lowest number of calories among the plurality of second options.

  According to the embodiment, the second option indicating the highest number of calories among the plurality of second options is an image having more redness than the second option indicating the lowest number of calories among the plurality of second options. Therefore, the user can instantly recognize the second option indicating the high calorie count. Therefore, a user who wants to select a high calorie number can make the selection quickly, and a user who wants to select a low calorie number will not select a high calorie number by mistake. You can be careful.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
The dish information displayed on the display unit by the dish information display control unit is information on a dish having the lowest number of calories from a plurality of dishes corresponding to both of the selected first and second options. .

  According to the embodiment, the dish information displayed by the dish information display control unit on the display unit is the dish having the lowest number of calories from a plurality of dishes corresponding to both the selected first and second options. Therefore, for example, a user on a diet can find a desired dish in a short time.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
In the initial display of the display unit by the option display control unit, all of the plurality of first options and the plurality of second options are in a non-selected state.

  According to the embodiment, since the initial display of the display unit by the option display control unit is not selected in all of the plurality of first options and the plurality of second options, Unless the two choices are selected, the display by the dish information display control unit is not performed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the display by the dish information display control unit from being performed even though the selection of the first and second choices by the user has not been performed.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
The dish information includes a picture image showing a picture of the dish or a photographic image showing a picture of the dish.

  According to the embodiment, the dish information includes a picture image showing a picture of a dish or a photographic image showing a picture of the dish, so that the contents of the dish can be easily conveyed to the user.

[Appendix 1]
The subject of the invention which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is providing the heating cooker which can search a desired dish easily.

The cooking device of the invention according to one aspect of the present invention is
A casing,
A heating chamber provided in the casing and containing an object to be heated;
An operation unit operated by a user to heat the object to be heated;
A heating unit for heating the object to be heated;
A control device for controlling the heating unit,
The control device
It is characterized in that cooking of a dish corresponding to both the first option for selecting the cooking category and the second option for selecting the number of calories in the dish is performed.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
The first option includes at least a staple food such as rice.

In the heating cooker of one embodiment,
A display unit for displaying information on cooking of the object to be heated;
A display control device for controlling the display of the display unit,
The display control unit
It has a dish information display control part which displays only the information on the dish corresponding to both the 1st choice for choosing a cooking category, and the 2nd choice for choosing the number of calories of a dish on the above-mentioned display part It is said.

  The cooking device according to one embodiment of the present invention can easily find a desired dish.

[Appendix 2]
The subject of this invention which concerns on 1 aspect of this invention is providing the heating cooker which can search a desired dish easily.

The cooking device of the present invention according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
A casing,
A heating chamber provided in the casing and containing an object to be heated;
An operation unit operated by a user to heat the object to be heated;
A display unit for displaying information on cooking of the heated object,
The operation unit includes the display unit, operation keys displayed on the display unit, and a group of buttons provided in a different place from the display unit.
The button group has at least a return key,
While selecting the information regarding cooking of the to-be-heated object with the operation key, displaying the selected information on the display unit,
When the return key is operated, the screen of information related to cooking of the object to be heated displayed on the display unit is switched to the previous screen.

  The cooking device of the present invention can easily find a desired dish.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Casing 2 Heating chamber 4 Steam heater 5 Control apparatus 35 Operation panel 36 Color liquid crystal display part 39 Water vapor generation part 40 Water supply tank 91 Return key 92 Cancel key 93 Manual key 94 Warm start key 95 Color liquid crystal panel 96 Touch panel

Claims (2)

A casing,
A heating chamber provided in the casing and containing an object to be heated;
Information on cooking the object to be heated and Table Shimesuru display unit,
An operation unit operated by a user to heat the object to be heated ,
The operation unit includes the display unit, operation keys displayed on the display unit, and a button group different from the display unit. The button group includes at least a start key provided below the display unit. And
When information on the material of the object to be heated is selected by the operation key, one cooking menu and a determination key are selected in response to an operation of selecting any of the plurality of cooking menus corresponding to the selected information. Are simultaneously displayed on the display unit, and the determination key is displayed below the one cooking menu, and the one cooking menu includes a dish name and a dish image,
When the upper Symbol decision key is operated, and ready to begin cooking the one cooking menu displayed on the display unit, further the start key is operated, starts the heating of the object to be heated A heating cooker characterized by that.   The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the operation unit is a touch panel that overlaps the display unit.