JPH02161216A - High frequency heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce cost and improve usability by installing a cooking menu switch and designing an operation system which can set which cooking menu can appear on what input order for said cooking menu switch. CONSTITUTION:A cooking menu is indicated on a display device 5 in proportion to the input number of a menu switch 6a. The contents of cooking is set into a RAM 4d of a microcomputer 4. Then, cooking time or the weight of food is set by a timer knob 11 while cooking temperature is set by a switch 6c designed to lower temperature and a switch 6d designed to raise temperature respectively. When a start switch 6a is turned on after the above setting is over, cooking is performed on the contents stored in the RAM 4d of the microcomputer 4 under the control of a high frequency heating source 7 or its attached heating source 8. For example, when a memory switch 6a is turned on, memory mode is displayed. When the memory switch 6a is further turned on, memory 1 is indicated on the display device 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a high frequency heating device.

Conventional technology The operation panel of recent high-frequency heating devices that use electronic circuits to control the heating state and display contents is equipped with a group of cooking menu switches, from which you can select the desired cooking menu. Select and press the switch, and this will be displayed on the display.

Next, the volume for setting the cooking time and the weight of the food is set, and these are similarly displayed on the display device.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above-mentioned configuration, the number of cooking menu switches increases by the number of cooking menus, which not only takes time and effort to find an appropriate cooking menu switch, but also makes the operation panel complicated and operation complicated. The disadvantage is that it is easy to cause incorrect operation. Furthermore, since the number of keys increases, the cost of the operation panel also increases.

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention solves the above conventional problems by providing only one cooking menu switch and determining which cooking menu appears when the cooking menu switch is input for the first time. The configuration is such that it is possible to set the following.

Function: The high-frequency heating device of the present invention recognizes which cooking menu has been selected based on the number of times the cooking menu selection means is input, and also sets which cooking menu will appear when the cooking menu switch is input for the first time. can.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main body of the high-frequency heating device of the present invention. In the figure, a door body 2 is pivotally supported on the front surface of a main body 1 so as to be freely openable and closable, and an operation panel 3 is provided.

In FIG. 1, 4 is a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as microcomputer), which is connected to a CPU (central information processing unit) 4b via an I10 (input/output unit) 4a, to which a ROM (read-only memory) is connected. Device) 4c and RAM
(Writable and readable storage device) 4d is connected. Further, a time pulse generating circuit 9 necessary for the microcomputer 4 to measure heating time is connected to a terminal of the microcomputer 4, and a display device 5 is also connected.

In addition, the terminals of the microcomputer 4 include a menu switch 6a and an N menu switch 6a for setting the necessary heating functions.
Which cooking menu will appear when inputting the
A memory switch 6b used for setting the cooking temperature, a down switch 6C used for setting the cooking temperature, a switch 6d for raising the temperature by %, and a start switch 6 for instructing the start of cooking.
e A % cancellation switch 6f and a clock switch 6g used for setting the time are connected.

Further, a high frequency heat generation source 7 and other attached heat generation sources 8 such as a heater are connected to the terminals of the microcomputer 4.

Furthermore, a terminal of the microcomputer 4 is provided with a temperature detection element 10 whose analog value changes depending on the temperature, and a knob 11 for setting numerical values such as heating time and weight of food.
is connected.

On the other hand, the ROM section 4C of the microcomputer 4 shows the heating function on the display device 5 according to the number of inputs to the menu switch 6a, and then turns the knob 11 to change the heating time, etc., and turns the lower switch 6c or the higher switch 6d to change the cooking temperature. After setting, when the start switch 6e is input, this heating function performs a predetermined heating operation.

Furthermore, the ROM section 4c of the microcomputer 4 has the function of converting the temperature analog signal obtained through the temperature detection element 10 into a digital signal and measuring it, and counting the time signal taken in through the time pulse generation circuit 9. It has the function of measuring the heating time. Also, the ROM section 4c of the microcomputer 4
The menu switch 6a is pressed down. Up switch 6
The heating function and heating time values set in steps c and 6d are stored in the RAM section 4d. Further, in the ROM section 4c of the microcomputer 4, when a cancel switch 6f is pressed, the contents stored in the RAM section 4d are erased, and when a heating start switch 6e is pressed, the heating contents stored in the RAM section 4d are erased. Based on the above, the high frequency heat source 7 or other attached heat source 8 such as a heater
Alternatively, these may be operated in combination to start heating, and further to control these heat generation sources based on the above-mentioned heating temperature and heating time that are measured separately. Furthermore, the ROM section of the microcomputer 4 is provided with the function of displaying the progress of the heating contents in progress on the display device 5 by subtracting the progress of the heating contents, for example, along with the elapse of the already set heating time.

In addition, the ROM section 4c of the microcomputer 4 has a memory switch 6.
By repeating the procedure of inputting ``b'', setting cooking with the menu switch 6a, and inputting the memory switch 6b again, when setting the cooking menu, you can check which cooking menu is selected when the menu switch 6a is input several times. It is possible to program whether it will appear.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail in such a configuration.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the contents set in the ROM section 4C of the microcomputer 4 at the time of shipment from the factory. A cooking menu is displayed on the display section 5 according to the number of inputs to the menu switch 6a, and the cooking contents are set in the RAM section 4d of the microcomputer 4. After this, the timer knob 11 is used to adjust or decrease the cooking time and the fiffi of the food. After setting the cooking temperature with the up switches 6c and 6d, when the start switch 6e is input, the high frequency heat source 7 and the attached heat source 8 are controlled based on the contents stored in the RAM section 4d of the microcomputer 4, and cooking is performed. .

Next, FIG. 5 shows an example in which the order in which the cooking menus appear is changed using the memory switch 6b.

When the memory switch 6a is turned on, the memory mode is entered, and as shown at 13a, "Memory" is displayed. Further, when the memory switch 6a is turned on, "Memory 1" is displayed on the display device 5 as shown at 13b. Next, as shown in 13c, input the menu switch 6a to set the menu you want to call first (in this example, range high), 1
As shown in 3d, this display becomes blank when the memory switch 6b is input, but in the RAM section 4d, 1
The rice in 2a and the microwave in 126 are replaced. Next, when the memory switch 6b is input, memory 2 is displayed on the display device 5 as shown at 13e, and the menu to be called up second is set as shown at 13f. As shown in 7, the memory switch 6b is input. This display will be blank, but
In the RAM section 4d, thawing of milk 12b and raw food 12f are alternated. When the memory switch 6b is turned on as shown in 13-7, the contents set above are registered in the RAM section 4d, the memory mode is canceled, and the display returns to the clock or 0 display.

The order in which the cooking menus appear has been changed using the memory switch 6a above, but when the order in which the cooking menus appear is changed using the procedure shown in Figure 5 and the memory mode is canceled, the order in which the cooking menus appear is changed to
As shown in the figure.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) The operation panel becomes smaller, which reduces product costs.

(2) The operation panel becomes simpler and there is no need to search for the desired menu switch.

(3) It is easy to use because the order in which the cooking menus appear can be set arbitrarily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a block diagram of the control circuit of the high-frequency heating device of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same, Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the operation panel, and Figure 4 shows the menu switches arranged on the operation panel. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of how the display device operates when an input is made; FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of how the display device operates when the order in which cooking menus appear is changed using a memory switch;
The figure is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the operation of the display device after changing the order in which cooking menus appear using a memory switch. 1... Body, 2... Door body, 3...
...Operation panel, 4...Microcomputer, 4a...Ilo, 4b...CPU,
4c...ROM, 4d...RAM, 5
...Display device, 6a...Menu switch, 6b...Memory switch, 6C...
...down switch, 6d...up switch,
6e...Start switch, 6f...
Cancellation switch, 7...High frequency heat source, 8...
... Attached heat source, 9 ... Pulse generation circuit, 1
0...Temperature detection element, 11...Timer knob. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and one other person

Claims (1)

[Claims] A heating energy generating means for heating the food to be cooked, a tap-type cooking menu switch that allows you to select a large number of cooking menus with a single switch, and displaying cooking data that is input by tapping the cooking menu switch. A high-frequency heating device comprising: a display means that can arbitrarily set the order of cooking menus to be displayed; and a control means that controls the heating energy generation means based on data input by the input means.