JP7265434B2 - Cooking methods, systems, programs and equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a cooking technique such as a clamshell griddle, which is used for cooking an object to be cooked such as patty.

A clamshell griddle is a cooking appliance that heats an object to be cooked, such as patty, sandwiched between a grill and a platen.
Regarding such a clamshell griddle, it is known that the platen is raised and lowered, the platen is rotated, and the gap between the grill plate and the platen is automatically set in one step by rotating a single motor (Patent Document 1).
Regarding this clamshell griddle, it is known to cover the grill plate 3 by dividing the grill plate into two as a plate cover, and connecting a plurality of strip-shaped cover members 31a to cover the plate cover 41 (Patent Document 2). paragraph 0021 and FIG. 8).

JP-A-10-309236 JP 2014-124409 A

By the way, in the clamshell griddle, an object to be cooked, such as a patty, is put into a griddle portion spread with cooking oil, sandwiched between the griddle and the platen, and baked.
In the heat treatment of the food to be cooked, it is necessary to open the platen before the food is put into the griddle. It is essential. There is a problem that the cook is exposed to a high-temperature environment such as the heating surface of the griddle by opening and closing the platen in order to put in and take out the food to be cooked.
The inventors have found that the opening and closing operations of the platen for loading and unloading the food to be cooked greatly affect the cooking efficiency and that the safety of the cook should be maintained at a high level.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the problems and findings described above, an object of the present invention is to reduce the number of operations required for heat-treating an object to be cooked, improve the safety of cooking, and improve the efficiency of cooking.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the cooking method of the present invention, there are provided a step of supporting an object to be cooked on the support member of a platen portion having a main body portion and a support member; a step of transferring an object to a griddle portion; a step of sandwiching the object to be cooked together with the support member between the body portion of the platen portion and the griddle portion and heating the object; transferring an item from the griddle portion and separating the item to be cooked from the heating surface of the body portion during the transfer.
In this cooking method, the heating operation of the platen section is started at the time when the food to be cooked is supported by the support member before the food to be cooked is heated, and after the food to be cooked is heated, the heating operation is started while the food is being transferred. A step of stopping the heating operation of the platen section may be included.
This cooking method may include a step of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food to be cooked, and a step of presenting the presentation information.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the cooking system of the present invention, there is provided a griddle section and a platen section which have a heating surface and heat an object to be cooked by heat radiation from the heating surface; A support mechanism for supporting an object to be cooked, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the object to be cooked supported by the support mechanism to the griddle portion together with the platen portion , wherein the support is provided between the platen portion and the griddle portion. The object to be cooked is sandwiched and heated together with the mechanism .
In this cooking system, the support mechanism includes a support plate that supports the food to be cooked, and a support shaft that vertically supports the support plate on the platen section. The support plate may be sandwiched with the food item between the platen portion and the platen portion to separate the food item from the heating surface of the platen portion during transfer of the food item.
In this cooking system, a heat source provided in at least the platen section, and a heating operation of the platen section is started at the time when the support mechanism supports the food to be cooked before heating the food to be cooked, A control section may be provided for stopping the heating operation of the platen section during transportation after the food is heated.
This cooking system further comprises an information presentation unit, wherein the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and the information presentation unit presents the presentation information. good.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the program of the present invention, there is provided a program to be implemented by a computer, in which a main body and a support member of a platen section are provided, and the food to be cooked is placed on the griddle section together with the support member. a function of generating control information for transferring; and a function of generating control information for sandwiching and heating the food to be cooked together with the support member between the body portion and the griddle portion of the platen portion. is realized by the computer.
In this program, the heating operation of the platen section is started at the time when the food to be cooked is supported by the support member before the food to be cooked is heated; The computer may realize a function of generating control information for stopping the heating operation of the platen section.
In this program, the computer may realize a function of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food to be cooked, and a function of presenting the presentation information.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the appliance of the present invention, there is provided a griddle portion and a platen portion which have a heating surface and heat an object to be cooked by radiating heat from the heating surface; a support mechanism for supporting the food to be cooked; and a transfer mechanism for transferring the food supported by the support mechanism to the griddle section together with the platen section , wherein the support mechanism is located between the platen section and the griddle section. The object to be cooked is sandwiched and heated together .
In this appliance, the support mechanism includes a support plate that supports the food to be cooked, and a support shaft that vertically supports the support plate on the platen section. and the platen portion together with the food item to separate the food item from the heating surface of the platen portion during transport of the food item.
In this appliance, a heat source provided in at least the platen section, and a heating operation of the platen section is started at the time when the food to be cooked is supported by the support mechanism before the food to be cooked is heated, and A control section may be provided for stopping the heating operation of the platen section during transfer after the food to be cooked is heated.
This appliance may further comprise an information presentation unit, wherein the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked, and the information presentation unit presents the presentation information. .

According to the present invention, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The cook can be relieved from opening and closing the platen before putting or taking out the food to be cooked such as patties, and the safety of the cooking work can be further improved.
(2) As a result of automating the opening and closing operation of the platen, the conventional opening and closing operation of the platen can be omitted, and the time required for the opening and closing of the platen by the cook can be used for preparation work such as loading and unloading of the food to be cooked. Efficiency can be increased.

It is a flow chart which shows a cooking process concerning a 1st embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a cooking appliance. It is a figure which shows the heat-source part of each griddle part of a cooking appliance. It is a figure which shows the heat-source part of each platen part of a cooking appliance. It is a figure which shows an example of a platen raising/lowering mechanism and a to-be-cooked food support mechanism. It is a figure which shows the injection|throwing-in of to-be-cooked material. It is a figure which shows from transfer of to-be-cooked material to heating. It is a figure which shows the heating state of to-be-cooked material. It is a figure which shows from the completion|finish of heating of to-be-cooked material to transfer. It is a figure which shows taking out of to-be-cooked material. It is a figure which shows a cooking information file. It is a figure which shows an example of the cooking system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware of a control apparatus. It is a figure which shows presentation of cooking information. It is a figure which shows the processing sequence of cooking. It is a figure which notches and shows a part of cooking appliance which concerns on 3rd Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows an example of a cooking process according to the first embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such processes.
This cooking process is an example of the process realized by the cooking method or program of the present invention.
This cooking process includes inputting the object F to be cooked (S101), transferring the object F to be cooked (S102), heating the object F to be cooked (S103), determining whether to finish heating the object F to be cooked (S104), Transfer of the food F to be cooked (S105) and removal of the food to be cooked F (S106) are included.

Throwing in the food F to be cooked (S101): The food F to be cooked is put from the pre-heating standby section 20-1 onto the support plate 16 (FIG. 2) on the side of the platen section main body 11 (platen section 10).
Transfer of Food F to be Cooked (S102): The food to be cooked F supported by the support plate 16 is transferred onto the heating surface 9 of the griddle section 8 together with the platen section main body 11 .
Heating of food F to be cooked (S103): The food to be cooked F supported by the support plate 16 is sandwiched between the platen section 10 and the griddle section 8 and heated.
Determining whether to finish heating the food F (S104): The food F is heated for a preset constant heating time. For example, the heating time is measured from the start of heating, and it is determined whether the heating of the food F has been completed.
Transfer of the object to be cooked F (S105): The object to be cooked F, which has been heated, is transferred together with the platen main body 11 from the griddle portion 8 side to the height position of the post-heating waiting portion 20-2.
Taking out the food F to be cooked (S106): The food F to be cooked is taken out from the support plate 16 to the standby section 20-2 side after being heated, and is provided as a food to be cooked.

<Cooking appliance 2>
FIG. 2 shows an example of the cooking appliance 2. As shown in FIG. This cooking appliance 2 is an example of an appliance. This cooking appliance 2 includes a griddle 4 and a platen 6 for heating a plurality of items F to be cooked. The griddle 4 and the platen 6 are an example of a heating portion that heats the food F to be cooked.
The griddle 4 is a heating plate such as an iron plate for heating the food F to be cooked. As an example, the griddle 4 is divided into griddle portions 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, and 8-5 as a griddle portion 8 having five surfaces in one row. Henceforth, it is simply referred to as the griddle section 8 unless a specific position is specified. Although each griddle section 8 shows a single food item F in dashed lines, two or more food items F may be heated, and each griddle section 8 is capable of heating two or more food items F. It may have the required area.

The platen 6 is transportable and can be raised and lowered on the upper surface of the griddle 4 in this embodiment. This platen 6 corresponds to each griddle section 8, and for example, five sets of platen sections 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4 and 10-5 are installed. Hereinafter, the platen unit 10 will be simply referred to unless a specific position is specified. Each platen section 10 has, for example, the area necessary to heat one or more food items F to be cooked.
Each platen section 10 is provided with a platen lifting mechanism 12, which is an example of a mechanism for transporting the food F to be cooked, and a food support mechanism 14. As shown in FIG. A platen lifting mechanism 12 lifts and lowers the platen section 10 individually. The object to be cooked support mechanism 14 is an example of a support mechanism, and includes a support plate 16 on which the object to be cooked F is placed and supported. The support plate 16 may be made of a metal plate having good heat conductivity. The support plate 16 is supported on the platen section 10 by a plurality of support shafts 18 so as to be able to move up and down.
In the figure, a pre-heating waiting section 20-1 for waiting the food F to be cooked before heating on the left side of the platen lifting mechanism 12 (for example, the front side of the cooking appliance 2) across the platen lifting mechanism 12, and the platen lifting mechanism 12. (for example, the rear side of the cooking appliance 2), a post-heating waiting section 20-2 for waiting the heated food F is provided.
The upper limit position of the support plate 16 lifted by the platen lifting mechanism 12 is a position that coincides with or approximates the pre-heating standby section 20-1 and the post-heating standby section 20-2.

<Heat source unit 22 of each griddle unit 8>
FIG. 3 shows the heat source section 22 of each griddle section 8 . Each griddle portion 8 is provided with a heating surface 9 and a heat source portion 22 for radiating heat from the heating surface 9 to heat the food F to be cooked. Each heat source 22 may be either a combustion heat source or an electric heat source. Each heat source section 22 is driven by its own heating drive section 24, and this drive is individually controlled by a control device 60 (FIG. 12).

<Heat Source Section 26 of Platen Section 10>
FIG. 4 shows the heat source section 26 of the platen section 10. As shown in FIG. Each platen portion 10 is provided with a heat source portion 26 for individually heating, for example, the upper surface side of the food F on each griddle portion 8 . For example, an electric heat source is used for each heat source section 26 . Each heat source section 26 is driven by a respective heating drive section 28, and this drive is individually controlled by a control device 60 (FIG. 12).

<Platen Lifting Mechanism 12>
5A shows the platen lifting mechanism 12 of each platen section 10. FIG. The platen elevating mechanism 12 is a mechanism for elevating each platen section 10 with respect to the griddle section 8 . The platen elevating mechanism 12 includes an elevating drive section 30 that elevates the platen section main body 11 by the elevating drive section 30 . The platen section main body 11 is provided with a heating surface 13 facing the heating surface 9 of the griddle section 8 with a support plate 16 interposed therebetween. The heating surface 13 constitutes a heat radiation surface for heating the food F to be cooked.
A lifting motion of the platen main body 11 is detected by a lifting sensor 32 , and a lifting position is detected by a position sensor 33 . The temperature sensor 34 is installed, for example, on the platen main body 11 and detects the heating temperature or heat dissipation temperature of the platen main body 11 side. The food detection unit 36 detects the food F existing on the support plate 16, and this detection information is used as information on the food F to be cooked and information on the food F to be taken out. Detection information obtained by the elevation sensor 32, the position sensor 33, the temperature sensor 34, or the cooking object detection unit 36 is provided to the control device 60 (FIG. 12). The elevation sensor 32 may be substituted for the position sensor 33 .

<Cooking object support mechanism 14>
The platen main body 11 is provided with a food support mechanism 14 for supporting the food F to be cooked. The food support mechanism 14 is an example of a support mechanism for placing and supporting the food F to be cooked. The food support mechanism 14 includes a support plate 16 that supports the food F, and the support plate 16 is vertically supported by a plurality of support shafts 18 .
FIG. 5B shows the support structure for the support shaft 18. FIG. The support shaft 18 is slidably supported in a support hole 35 provided in the platen main body 11 . In other words, the support plate 16 can be lowered to the lower limit position by its own weight. can be moved.
A stopper 19 is attached to the middle portion of the support shaft 18. The stopper 19 locks the support shaft 18 to the platen main body 11, thereby restricting the lowering position of the support plate 16 and the lifting range of the support shaft 18.

<Injection of food to be cooked F>
FIG. 6 shows transfer of the food F to be cooked from the pre-heating standby section 20-1 to the support plate 16. As shown in FIG.
The support plate 16 is moved to the upper limit position by the platen lifting mechanism 12 . At this time, the food to be cooked F waiting in the pre-heating standby section 20-1 is transferred from the pre-heating standby section 20-1 to the upper surface of the support plate 16 by the operation jig 38 as indicated by the arrow, and is put there. can be done.

<Transfer after the food to be cooked F is put in>
FIG. 7 shows the transfer of the loaded food F to be cooked. Triggered by the introduction of the food F to be cooked, the platen lifting mechanism 12 lowers the platen body 11 from the state shown in FIG. 7A to the state shown in FIG. 7B.
B of FIG. 7 shows a state in which the support plate 16 has reached the heating surface 9 of the griddle section 8 and is in contact therewith. In this state, when the platen elevation mechanism 12 continues to lower the platen unit body 11, the support plate 16 is supported by the heating surface 9 of the griddle unit 8, and the support shaft 18 is used as a guide shaft, as shown in FIG. 7C. The platen main body 11 is lowered until it contacts the food F to be cooked.
As a result, the food F to be cooked is gripped together with the support plate 16 between the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 and the heating surface 13 of the platen portion main body 11 . At this time, it is possible to apply an appropriate pressure to the food F to be cooked. This pressurizing force may be set by either the weight of the platen main body 11 or the pressing force by the platen lifting mechanism 12 .

<Heating of food to be cooked F>
FIG. 8 shows the heat treatment of the food F to be cooked. The food F to be cooked is sandwiched between the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion main body 11 together with the support plate 16, and is heated by heat radiation from the heat source portions 22 and 26. As shown in FIG. That is, the upper and lower surfaces of the food F to be cooked are heated at the same time, so that the food F to be cooked is baked on both sides.

<Transfer before taking out the food to be cooked F>
FIG. 9 shows the position of the platen main body 11 at the end of heating. When the heating of the food F to be cooked is finished, the heating of the heat source 26 on the platen main body 11 side is finished, and the platen lifting mechanism 12 moves the platen main body 11 from the state shown in A of FIG. Raise to the state of C of 9.
At this time, the support plate 16 is left behind on the heating surface 9 side of the griddle portion 8 due to its own weight and the weight of the food F to be cooked, as shown in FIG. 11 is pulled away from the heating surface 13 . Then, the platen section main body 11 and the support plate 16 are moved away from the heating surface 9 of the griddle section 8 as shown in FIG. 9C.

<Taking out the food to be cooked F>
FIG. 10 shows transfer of the food F to be cooked from the platen main body 11 side to the post-heating standby section 20-2.
After heating, the support plate 16 is raised to the position of the post-heating standby section 20-2, and the food F waiting on the support plate 16 is heated from the support plate 16 by the operation jig 38 as indicated by the arrow. It can be transferred to the rear standby section 20-2 and provided as a cooked product.

<Cooking information file 40>
FIG. 11 shows an example of the cooking information file 40. As shown in FIG. The cooking information file 40 stores an information table representing the operational status of the cooking appliance 2 . This information table includes an information item section 42 and a platen section information section 44 .
In the information item section 42, a heating status section 46, a cooking material section 48, a heating time section 50, a heating start time section 52, a heating end time section 54, and a temperature information section 56 are set. The platen section information section 44 stores identification information representing the platen sections 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4 and 10-5 according to the first embodiment. The heating status information of each platen section 10 is stored in the heating status section 46 . The food item portion 48 stores identification information of the food item F to be cooked. The heating time information of the food F to be cooked is stored in the heating time section 50 . Heating start time information for each food F placed on each support plate 16 is stored in the heating start time section 52 . Heating end time information for each food F on each platen portion 10 is stored in the heating end time portion 54 . Temperature information of the heating surface 13 of each platen unit 10 is stored in the temperature information unit 56 . Similarly, temperature information of the heating surface 9 of each griddle portion 8 may be stored.

<Generation of presentation information>
Presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food F to be cooked is generated, and this presentation information is presented.

<Effects of the first embodiment>
According to this first embodiment, one of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) When the food F to be cooked, such as patties, is loaded into or taken out of the support plate 16, the food F to be cooked can be gripped between the griddle portion 8 and the platen portion main body 11. Therefore, the platen opening/closing operation does not start cooking. It is possible to free the operator and improve the safety of the cooking work.
(2) As a result of automating the sandwiching of the food F to be cooked between the platen portion 6 and the platen portion main body 11 and the opening and closing operation of the platen, the opening and closing operation of the platen by the cook can be omitted, and the opening and closing time of the conventional platen portion can be shortened. It can be used for preparation work for putting in and taking out the thing F, and the cooking efficiency can be improved.

[Second embodiment]
FIG. 12 shows an example of a cooking system according to the second embodiment. The configuration shown in FIG. 12 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
This cooking system 58 can realize the above-described cooking process by information processing by a computer.
The cooking system 58 includes the cooking appliance 2 , a control device 60 , an operation input device 62 and an information presentation device 64 . The control device 60 is an example of a control section, the operation input device 62 is an example of an information input section, and the information presentation device 64 is an example of an information presentation section. In this embodiment, the cooking appliance 2 is provided with a timer 66 for measuring the heating time of the food F to be cooked, and the measured time is provided to the controller 60 .
The control device 60 generates control information necessary for drive control, information presentation control, etc., and provides it to the heating drive units 24 and 28, the elevation drive unit 30, the information presentation device 64, and the like. The control device 60 acquires detection information from various sensors such as the elevation sensor 32 and the position sensor 33 . The control device 60 acquires timing information such as the heating time of the food F to be cooked from the timer 66 . The control device 60 acquires input information from the operation input device 62 . In addition, the control device 60 generates presentation information 78 and presents the information by the information presentation device 64 .

The operation input device 62 is used to input information such as heating time information of the food F to be cooked and position setting information. The operation input device 62 includes a keyboard used for information input, a bar code reader, a mouse, an information terminal connected to the I/O 72 (FIG. 13), and a touch panel. The touch panel may be installed on the information presentation screen 76 (FIG. 14) of the information presentation device 64 .
The information presenting device 64 is composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and is controlled by the control device 60 to display the cooking information file 40 (FIG. 11), as well as input and takeout of the food to be cooked F, information on the status of cooking, and the like. and alert information, etc. are presented.

<Hardware of Control Device 60>
FIG. 13 shows the hardware of the control device 60. As shown in FIG. 13, the same parts as in FIG. 12 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
A processor 68 , a storage section 70 , an input/output section (I/O) 72 and a communication section 74 are installed in the control device 60 . The processor 68 executes an OS (Operating System) in the storage unit 70, and executes information processing for realizing the above-described cooking method and various functions to be executed by the program. This information processing includes processing such as storing information in the cooking information file 40 (FIG. 11) and updating the stored information to the latest information.

The I/O 72 is used for inputting information, retrieving information, etc. under the control of the processor 68 .
The storage unit 70 includes storage elements such as ROM (Read-Only Memory) and RAM (Random-Access Memory), and stores various programs such as an OS and cooking programs, as well as each cooking information file 40. . Under the control of the processor 68, the communication unit 74 exchanges information with a management center, a mobile information terminal, or the like through wireless or wired connection.

<Information processing of control device 60>
For information processing of the control device 60,
a) Detection and control of input/output of food F to be cooked b) Heating control of food F to be cooked and heating time control c) Lifting control of platen lifting mechanism 12 d) Heating control of heat sources 22 and 26 e) Information presentation A wide variety of processes and controls are included, such as presentation control of device 64 .

<Information presentation>
FIG. 14 shows a presentation example of the information presentation screen 76 of the information presentation device 64 . Presentation information 78 is presented on this information presentation screen 76 . The presentation information 78 presents not only the cooking information file 40 (FIG. 11) described above but also alert information (not shown).

<Information processing>
FIG. 15 shows an example of the processing sequence of the cooking process by the cooking system 58. As shown in FIG. This processing sequence is an example of the program or cooking method of the present invention. In order to simplify the description, this sequence shows the platen lifting mechanism 12, the cooking object detection unit 36, the control device 60, and the information presentation device 64, but the information processing target is not limited to this. In this processing sequence, S indicates a procedure or step, and the number attached to S is an example of the order of the procedure or step.
In this information processing, after the initial setting of the control device 60, for example, with acquisition of order information as a trigger, the platen lifting mechanism 12 of the vacant griddle section 8 is instructed to raise the platen section 10 (S201). .
The platen lifting mechanism 12 lifts the platen section 10 (S202). The food F to be cooked is put into the support plate 16 of the platen section 10 . The object to be cooked detection unit 36 detects the object to be cooked F that has been put in (S203). The control device 60 that has received this detection information instructs the platen section 10 to descend (S204). The platen lifting mechanism 12 that has received the lowering instruction lowers the platen section 10 ( S<b>205 ) to reach the griddle section 8 . As a result, the food F to be cooked is sandwiched and held between the heating surface 9 of the griddle portion 8 and the heating surface 13 of the platen portion main body 11 together with the support plate 16 .

The control device 60 acquires the detection information of the food F to be cooked from the food detection unit 36 (S206), and generates the presentation information 78 (S207). This presentation information 78 is provided to the information presentation device 64 to present information including the updated cooking information file 40 (S208).
The controller 60 instructs to start heating (S209), and the corresponding platen section 10 together with the griddle section 8 starts heating (S210). The control device 60 monitors the heating time of the food F to be cooked and determines whether the heating time has ended (S211). When the heating time ends (YES in S211), the controller 60 notifies the platen lifting mechanism 12 of a heating end instruction (S212). The platen lifting mechanism 12 terminates heating of the platen section 10 (S213). The control device 60 generates the presentation information 78 from the control information so far (S214) and provides the presentation information 78 to the information presentation device 64. FIG. The information presentation device 64 presents the updated cooking information file 40 as the presentation information 78 (S215).

The control device 60 instructs the platen lifting mechanism 12 to lift the platen section 10 (S216), and the platen lifting mechanism 12 receives this instruction to lift the platen section 10 (S217). At this time, the support plate 16 transfers the food F to the post-heating standby section 20-2.
When the food F to be cooked is taken out from the support plate 16 to the waiting section 20-2 after heating, the food detection section 36 detects that the food F to be cooked is taken out (S218). The control device 60 acquires the take-out information of the food F to be cooked from the food detection unit 36 (S219), and generates the presentation information 78 (S220). That is, the cooking information file 40 is updated with the previous control information. The control device 60 provides the presentation information 78 to the information presentation device 64, and the updated cooking information file 40 is presented to the information presentation device 64 as the presentation information 78 (S221).

<Function realized by program>
This program includes the following features:
(1) A function of generating control information for causing the platen unit main body 11 to support the food F to be cooked and transferring it to the griddle unit 8, and controlling the platen lifting mechanism 12;
(2) A function of generating control information for sandwiching the object to be cooked F transferred to the griddle portion 8 between the platen portion main body 11 and the griddle portion 8 and control information for heating the object to be cooked F;
(3) A function of generating control information for transferring the food F to be cooked to the griddle portion 8 together with the support plate 16 provided in the platen portion main body 11
(4) A function for generating control information for sandwiching and heating the food F to be cooked together with the support plate 16 between the platen portion main body 11 and the griddle portion 8
(5) Before the food F is heated, the heating operation of the heat source 26 of the platen main body 11 is started at the time when the food F is supported by the support plate 16, and after the food F is heated, it is being transferred. A function of stopping the heating operation of the heat source unit 26 of the platen unit main body 11, a function of generating control information for these heating operations
(6) Generates presentation information to be presented to the information presentation device 64, and depending on the elapse of the heating time, either griddle section information or platen section information on which the food to be cooked F can be put in or taken out, or Function to generate presentation information including both sides
(7) The control device 60 monitors the progress of the heating time of the food F to be cooked by the griddle section 8 and the platen section 10, searches for the griddle section 8 and the platen section 10 where the heating time ends, and displays the search result together with the food to be cooked. A function of generating presentation information including an instruction to put in the food F
(8) A function of generating heating control information for heating the food F to be cooked for the heat source units 22 and 26
(9) Information update function of the cooking information file 40 by the control device 60
(10) The function of the control device 60 to generate the reception order information of the food F to be cooked from the state information such as during heating or resting of the griddle section 8 and the platen section 10, and generate presentation information.

<Effects of Second Embodiment>
According to this second embodiment, one of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The cooking method and program according to the first embodiment can be realized.
(2) The effects described in the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 16 shows a cooking appliance 2 according to a third embodiment. In FIG. 16, the same parts as in FIGS. 2 to 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
This cooking appliance 2 is an example of the appliance of the present invention. This cooking appliance 2 is provided with an appliance housing 80, for example. The control device 60 , the operation input device 62 and the information presentation device 64 are installed in the device housing 80 . Cooking appliance 2 , operation input device 62 and information presentation device 64 are controlled by control device 60 .
The cooking appliance 2 has the configuration and functions of the control device 60, the details of which have been described in the first and second embodiments, and the description of which will be omitted.

<Effect of the third embodiment>
According to this third embodiment, one of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the cooking appliance 2 according to the third embodiment, the method of cooking the food F to be cooked can be realized by information processing by a computer.
(2) According to this cooking appliance 2, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained by the cooking system and program.
(3) The following effects are obtained for the clamshell griddle.
a) Even if the food F to be cooked is placed in the cooking appliance 2, the platen portion 10 can be freely opened and closed until the food is cooked.
(a) Since the foods F to be cooked can be individually cooked, the desired number of the foods F to be cooked can be cooked regardless of the busy state, and even if there are the foods F to be cooked in the middle of cooking, orders can be received at any time for additional cooking. is possible.

c) Foods to be cooked F can be heated sequentially according to demand, and the cook can be relieved from the opening and closing operation of the platen section 10, so that the safety of the cook can be improved and the cooking efficiency can be improved. be able to.
d) The equipment structure is simplified, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the selective drive of the griddle part 8 can suppress the running cost.
(4) Multiple cooking items F can be cooked all at once or in small batches on the multifaceted cooking surface, and the burden on the cook can be reduced by adjusting the heating time of the cooking items F and checking the browning color, etc., and safety can be achieved. can enhance sexuality.

[Other embodiments]
(1) In the above embodiment, five sets of the griddle part 8 and the platen part 10 are installed, but four sets or less or six sets or more of the griddle part 8 and the platen part 10 may be provided.
(2) In the above embodiment, control device 60 is configured as a control section of cooking system 58 , but an information terminal that can be linked with cooking system 58 may be used as control device 60 .
(3) In the above embodiment, the grill surface is divided into a plurality of griddle sections, but the present invention can also be applied to a cooking system such as a clamshell griddle in which the cooking surface is not multifaceted. The form is not limited.
(4) A belt conveyor is installed in either or both of the pre-heating waiting section 20-1 and the post-heating waiting section 20-2 to transfer the food F to be cooked before or after heating and stop it at a desired position. may be configured.
As described above, the most preferable embodiment and the like of the present invention have been described. The invention is not limited to the above description. Various modifications and changes are possible for those skilled in the art based on the gist of the invention described in the claims or disclosed in the detailed description. It goes without saying that such modifications and changes are included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the food to be cooked F supported by the platen section can be transferred to the griddle section together with the platen section. It is useful because it can improve safety or enhance safety.

F Food to be Cooked 2 Cooking Appliance 4 Griddle 6 Platen 8, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5 Griddle Section 9, 13 Heating Surface 10, 10-1, 10-2, 10 -3, 10-4, 10-5 Platen part 11 Platen main body 12 Platen lifting mechanism 14 Food support mechanism 16 Support plate 18 Support shaft 19 Stopper 20-1 Waiting part before heating 20-2 Waiting part after heating 22, 26 heat source section 24, 28 heating drive section 30 elevation drive section 32 elevation sensor 33 position sensor 34 temperature sensor 35 support hole 36 cooking object detection section 38 operation jig 40 cooking information file 42 information item section 44 platen section information section 46 heating Situation section 48 Food to be cooked section 50 Heating time section 52 Heating start time section 54 Heating end time section 56 Temperature information section 58 Cooking system 60 Control device 62 Operation input device 64 Information presentation device 66 Timer 68 Processor 70 Storage unit 72 Input/output unit (I/O)
74 communication unit 76 information presentation screen 78 presentation information 80 device housing

Claims (14)

supporting the food to be cooked on the support member of a platen section comprising a main body and a support member;
transferring the food to be cooked together with the support member to a griddle;
a step of sandwiching and heating the food to be cooked together with the support member between the body portion and the griddle portion of the platen portion;
transferring the food item from the griddle along with the support member after heating, and separating the food item from the heating surface of the body portion during the transfer;
A cooking method comprising: Furthermore, before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started at the time when the object to be cooked is supported by the support member, and after the object to be cooked is heated, the platen portion is heated during transfer. 2. A cooking method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising the step of deactivating. a step of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked;
presenting the presentation information;
3. The cooking method according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: a griddle section and a platen section which have a heating surface and heat the food by radiating heat from the heating surface ;
a support mechanism for supporting the food to be cooked on the platen;
a transfer mechanism for transferring the food supported by the support mechanism to the griddle together with the platen;
, wherein the food to be cooked is sandwiched between the platen portion and the griddle portion together with the support mechanism to heat the food . The support mechanism is
a support plate for supporting the food to be cooked;
a support shaft for supporting the support plate on the platen so as to be able to move up and down;
with
The support plate is sandwiched between the griddle and the platen while the food is being heated, and the food is separated from the heating surface of the platen while the food is being transferred. 5. The cooking system according to claim 4 , characterized in that: Furthermore, a heat source section provided at least in the platen section;
Before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started at the time when the object to be cooked is supported by the support mechanism , and after heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion during transfer is started. a control unit to stop,
6. A cooking system according to claim 4 or 5 , characterized in that it comprises a The cooking apparatus further comprises an information presentation unit, wherein the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food to be cooked, and the information presentation unit presents the presentation information. Item 7. The cooking system according to item 6 . A program to be realized by a computer,
a platen section comprising a main body and a support member, generating control information for transferring the food to be cooked with the support member to the griddle section;
a function for generating control information for sandwiching and heating the food to be cooked together with the support member between the body portion and the griddle portion of the platen portion;
by the computer. Furthermore, before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started at the time when the object to be cooked is supported by the support member, and after the object to be cooked is heated, the platen portion is heated during transfer. 9. The program according to claim 8 , which causes the computer to implement a function of generating control information for stopping the operation. a function of generating presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the object to be cooked;
a function of presenting the presentation information;
10. The program according to claim 8 or 9, for realizing by said computer. a griddle section and a platen section which have a heating surface and heat the food by radiating heat from the heating surface ;
a support mechanism for supporting the food to be cooked on the platen;
a transfer mechanism for transferring the food supported by the support mechanism to the griddle together with the platen;
wherein the food to be cooked is sandwiched between the platen portion and the griddle portion together with the support mechanism to heat the food . The support mechanism is
a support plate for supporting the food to be cooked;
a support shaft for supporting the support plate on the platen so as to be able to move up and down;
with
The support plate is sandwiched between the griddle and the platen while the food is being heated, and the food is separated from the heating surface of the platen while the food is being transferred. 12. A device according to claim 11 , characterized in that it allows Furthermore, a heat source section provided at least in the platen section;
Before heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion is started at the time when the object to be cooked is supported by the support mechanism , and after heating the object to be cooked, the heating operation of the platen portion during transfer is started. a control unit to stop,
13. A device according to claim 11 or claim 12 , comprising: The cooking apparatus further comprises an information presentation unit, wherein the control unit generates presentation information including either transfer information or heating information of the food to be cooked, and the information presentation unit presents the presentation information. Item 14. The device according to Item 13 .

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