JPH04121519A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable execution of control from a remote place by a method wherein a key the using frequency of which is high is incorporated in a remote controller, and the controller is removably mounted in a position on a heating cooker. CONSTITUTION:Only a key 10a, the using frequency of which is high, of operation keys of a control panel 12 is incorporated, a remote controller 10 having a light emitting part 11 is removably mounted on the right end of the surface of a door 2, and a light receiving part 13 for infrared rays 14 from the light emitting part 11 of the controller 10 is mounted on the control panel 12. As a result, when a user stands near a cooker, the operation key 10a is operated in a state that the remote controller 10 is left mounted on the door 2, and cooking is performed. When the user is apart from the cooker, the controller 10 is removed from the door 2 to bring it with the user, and operation is carried out from a remote place. This constitution sharply improves facility of the cooker.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to an operating mechanism for a cooking device.

[Background Art] Home electrical appliances used in ordinary households have improved in performance and are convenient to use, and together with their affordable prices, they have become rapidly popular in households.

While completely new electrical products are constantly appearing on the market, improvements are constantly being made to existing models, giving them a new look every day. Modern household electrical appliances have become increasingly automated and are designed to be easy to use, and their control devices have become more sophisticated and complex, and their operation panels are also arranged with ease of use in mind.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional heating cooker, which is a type of home appliance. In the figure, (1) is the heating chamber, (2) is the door, (2a) is the glass, ( 3) is the cabinet, (4) is the upper heater, (5) is the lower heater, (
6) is the radio wave outlet, (7) is the operation panel, (7a), (7
b) is the operation key (8) is the control unit.

As shown in the figure, a large number of operation keys (7a), (7b)
The operation panel (7) is arranged in the cabinet (3).
) A control section (8), which is arranged at the lower part of the front surface and controls the cooking operation of the cooker, is arranged inside the cabinet (3). Further, the door (2) is configured to cover only the heating chamber (1).

When a cooker user uses a heating cooker, the heating chamber (1
), and after closing the door (2), operate the operation keys (7a) and (7b) located on the operation panel (7), and the signal will be input to the control unit (8). The control unit (8) instructs the cooking operation according to the signal, and the cooking progresses.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in the heating cooker described above, the operation panel (7)
is located at the bottom of the cooking device, so when the user uses the cooking device to cook, the operation key (
To operate 7a) and (7b), it is necessary to go to the cooking device each time. For this reason, for example, when a cooker user is using the cooker to cook A and is doing another cooking B in parallel with Cooking A in a place away from the cooker, the cooker is not used for cooking. To operate the other cooking B
This is extremely inconvenient when cooking is being done in parallel. This applies not only when cooking A and cooking B are done in parallel;
The same applies even when cooking A and other tasks such as cleaning are being performed in parallel.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of conventional heating cookers, and aims to provide a heating cooker whose operation can be controlled even from a distance.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, in the heating cooker according to the present invention, frequently used keys among the operation keys arranged on the operation panel are incorporated into the remote controller, and the remote controller The controller is configured to send a signal by infrared rays or the like to a control section built in the cooking appliance cabinet, and the controller is detachably attached to a predetermined position of the cooking appliance.

[Function] When cooking using the above-mentioned heating cooker with a remote controller attached to a predetermined position of the heating cooker, if the cooker is used near the cooker, the user of the cooker should not use the remote controller. Cooking can be done by operating the operation keys on the remote controller while it is attached to the cooker, or if the cooker needs to be operated from a distance, the cooker user can remove the remote controller from the cooker and cook. All you have to do is carry it to a remote location, away from the cooker, and operate the remote controller there to control the cooker.

[Example] Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a front view and (b) is a side view of a heating cooker, in which (2) is a door, and (2a) is a side view.
) is the glass, (3) is the cabinet, <10) is the remote controller, (loa) is the frequently used operation key, (11) is the light emitting part, (12) is the control panel,
(13) is a light receiving section, and (14) is an infrared ray.

As shown in the figure, the remote controller (10) incorporates only the frequently used keys (10a) among the operation keys arranged on the operation panel (12) and is equipped with a light emitting section (11).
ID) is removably attached to the right end of the surface of the door (2), and a light receiving part (ID) is attached to the right end of the surface of the door (2), and a light receiving part ( 13) was provided on the operation panel (12), and was configured so that the control section (8) in the cabinet (3) could be controlled by operating the remote controller (10).

As a result, when the cooker user is near the cooker and uses the cooker, the remote controller (10) is placed on the door (2).
You can cook by operating the operation keys (10a) while the cooker is attached to the remote controller (10), or if you need to use the cooker remotely
What is necessary is to remove the cooker from the door (2) and carry it to a distant place, and operate the operation key (10a) of the remote controller (10) at that location to use the cooker.

Since the heating cooker configured in this manner can be operated both from the side of the cooker and from a distance, the usability of the cooker is greatly improved.

Note that in this embodiment, a remote controller (10
) and the control unit (8), infrared rays (14) are used as carrier waves, but the invention is not limited to infrared rays (14), and for example, very high frequency waves may be used.

Furthermore, the method for detachably attaching the remote controller (1O) to the cooking appliance is not particularly limited, and may be any commonly used method.

In addition, operation keys to be incorporated into the remote controller (IO)
The type (10a) is not particularly limited, and may be appropriately determined in consideration of the ease of use of the cooker.

The mounting position of the Sarani remote controller (10) is not limited to the right end of the front surface of the door (2) of the cooking appliance shown in this embodiment, but may be at any other position on the door (2) or the cabinet (3).

[Effects of the Invention] In the heating cooker of the present invention, among the operation keys arranged on the operation panel, frequently used keys are incorporated into the remote controller, and the controller is detachably attached to the cabinet of the cooker. The cooker can now be operated either from the side or from a distance, significantly improving the operability of the cooker.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows (a) a front view, (b) a side view, and FIG. 2 a perspective view of a conventional heating cooker, which is an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, (1) is the heating chamber, (2) is the door, (2a) is the glass, (3) is the cabinet, (7) is the operation panel, (7a)
), (7b) are operation keys, (8) is the control unit, (1o) is the remote controller, (10a) is the frequently used operation key (11) is the light emitting unit, (12) is the operation panel, (1
3) is a light receiving section, and (14) is an infrared ray. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A heating cooker equipped with an operation panel in which a large number of operation keys are arranged at the lower front of the cabinet, which incorporates frequently used operation keys among the operation keys arranged on the operation panel, A heating cooker characterized in that a remote controller configured to send and receive signals using a carrier wave with a control unit built into a cabinet is detachably attached to a predetermined position of the heating cooker.