JPH04215714A - Heat cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a heat cooking device generating no cooking irregularity by applying the 1/f fluctuation logic. CONSTITUTION:A heating means 7 for heating an object, a 1/f fluctuation generating means 8 generating the 1/f fluctuation, and a heating quantity control means 9 controlling the heating quantity of the heating means 7 synchronously with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8 are provided. When the heating quantity control means 9 synchronous with the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8 controls the heating quantity of the object to be heated, a heat cooking device generating no cooking irregularity can be realized.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a rice cooker that cooks, displays, and notifies the amount of heat generated by 1/f fluctuation.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art The structure of a conventional heating cooker, for example a rice cooker, will be explained based on the block diagram of FIG. In the figure,
1 is the main body of the rice cooker, 2 is a heating means such as a heater that heats the rice to be cooked, 3 is a temperature detection means such as a thermistor that detects the temperature of the rice to be cooked, and 4 is the temperature increase rate determined from the information of the temperature detection means 3. Temperature increase rate determination means 5 is a heating amount control means for controlling the heating means 2 in accordance with the signal from the temperature increase rate determination means 4.

[0003] With the above configuration, the temperature rise of the rice to be cooked is detected and the rice is cooked with the amount of heating corresponding to the amount of rice to be cooked.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the rice cooker having the above structure, if the amount of cooked rice is constant, the amount of heating is also constant. In other words, since rice is cooked with a constant amount of heat,
The convection movement of the rice within the rice cooking container becomes monotonous, and may result in uneven cooking. Further, the signals indicating the progress of rice cooking, etc., are visually and audibly appealing to the user's senses, such as constant light and sound, which cannot be said to be comfortable for the user.

[0005] The present invention aims to solve the problems of the conventional configuration, and provides a heating cooker that does not cause uneven cooking by applying the 1/f fluctuation theory. The primary purpose of this is to A second object of the present invention is to provide a heating cooker that can provide a comfortable display by displaying the display in synchronization with the output of 1/f fluctuation. Similarly, 1/f
A third object of the present invention is to provide a heating cooker that can notify the end of cooking in a manner that is pleasant to the ear in synchronization with the output of fluctuations.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first means of the present invention to achieve the above first object is to provide a heating means for heating an object to be heated, and a 1/f fluctuation generator for generating a 1/f fluctuation. and heating amount control means for controlling the heating amount of the heating means in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means.

A second means of the present invention for achieving the second object is a heating cooker having display means for displaying the heating state in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means. It is.

A third means of the present invention for achieving the third object further includes a heating cooker having a completion notification means for notifying the completion of cooking in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means. It is something to do.

[0009]

[Operation] The first means of the present invention is that the heating amount control means synchronized with the 1/f fluctuation generating means that realizes the 1/f fluctuation theory controls the amount of heating of the object to be heated. Accordingly, it is possible to realize a heating cooker that does not cause any of the following. Further, according to the second means of the present invention, the heating state can be displayed in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means, and a visually pleasing display can be performed. Furthermore, according to the third means of the present invention, it is possible to notify the completion of cooking in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means, thereby providing a pleasant notification.

0010

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the first means of the present invention will be explained by taking a rice cooker as an example. In FIG. 1, the main body 6 includes a heating means 7 consisting of a heater etc. for heating cooked rice, and a 1/f
It has a 1/f fluctuation generating means 8 that generates a signal that realizes the fluctuation theory, and a heating amount control means 9 that controls the heating amount of the heating means 7 in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8. are doing.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. When the power is turned on, the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8 generates a 1/f fluctuation signal and sends this signal to the heating amount control means 9. The heating amount control means 9 sends a signal for controlling the heating amount to the heating means 7 in synchronization with this signal. Based on this signal, the heating means 7 heats the rice to be cooked based on the 1/f fluctuation theory. In other words, it is possible to heat cooked rice in a state similar to that of a natural fire, and to make the convection movement of the cooked rice irregular.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the heating amount of the cooked rice can be controlled based on the 1/f fluctuation signal, and the convection movement of the cooked rice can be made irregular. This makes it possible to cook delicious rice without uneven cooking.

Next, an embodiment of the second means of the present invention will be explained based on FIG. In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the embodiment described in FIG.
It has been established. The other configurations are the same as those in FIG. 1, and their explanation will be omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. When the heating amount control means 9 receives the signal from the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8, it sends a signal synchronized with this signal to the heating means 7 and the display means 10. The heating means 7 operates in the same manner as in the previous embodiment, heats the cooked rice based on the 1/f fluctuation theory, and cooks the rice so that the convection movement of the cooked rice becomes irregular. The display means 10 displays the progress of rice cooking with a burning flame, and the combustion state of this flame is controlled by the signal. In other words, the state of heating by the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8 can be displayed as a natural flame state.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the amount of heating of the object to be heated can be controlled by 1/f fluctuation, and the heating state can be displayed with a natural flame by the 1/f fluctuation, making it comfortable to use. It can be done. In this way, the good taste of the cooked food can be visually appealed to.

Next, an embodiment of the third means of the present invention is shown in FIG.
The explanation will be based on. This embodiment has the structure of the embodiment explained in FIG. 3, but is provided with an end notification means 11 consisting of a buzzer or the like that notifies the end of rice cooking in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8. . The other configurations are the same as those shown in FIG. 1 above, and their explanation will be omitted.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. When the heating amount control means 9 receives the signal from the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8, it sends a signal synchronized with this signal to the heating means 7 and the end notification means 11. The heating means 7 operates in the same manner as in the previous embodiment, heats the cooked rice based on the 1/f fluctuation theory, and cooks the rice so that the convection movement of the cooked rice becomes irregular. When the end notification means 11 receives this signal at the stage when rice cooking is completed, it notifies the end of rice cooking by a buzzer sound or the like synchronized with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8. That is, it is possible to notify with a buzzer sound or the like in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means 8, and in the case of buzzer notification, it is possible to notify the end of rice cooking with a sound that is pleasant to the ears.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the amount of heating of the object to be heated can be controlled by 1/f fluctuation, and the end of rice cooking can be notified by a buzzer sound or the like due to 1/f fluctuation. It is possible to notify the end of rice cooking with a pleasant sound. In other words, according to this embodiment, the taste of cooked rice can be aurally appealed (in the case of a buzzer).

Although each of the above embodiments has been described with respect to a rice cooker, it can be similarly applied to other devices such as a cooking heater, a hot plate, a grill pan, a microwave oven, etc.

[0020]

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, according to the first means of the present invention, the amount of heating of the object to be heated can be controlled by a 1/f fluctuation signal, and a state close to that of a natural fire can be achieved. Since the heating is performed by heating, the cooking device can be used to cook food without uneven cooking.

Furthermore, according to the second means of the present invention, the amount of heating of the object to be heated can be controlled by 1/f fluctuation, and by displaying in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation, It is possible to provide a heating cooker that can display a pleasant display.

Furthermore, according to the third means of the present invention, it is possible to control the amount of heating of the object to be heated using 1/f fluctuations, and to make the notification of completion of cooking pleasant by means of 1/f fluctuations. It is possible to provide a heating cooker that can

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing an embodiment of a heating cooker according to the first means of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] A circuit block diagram showing an embodiment of a heating cooker as a second means.

[Fig. 3] A circuit block diagram showing an embodiment of a heating cooker as a third means.

[Figure 4] Circuit block diagram showing a conventional heating cooker

[Explanation of symbols]

7 Heating means 8 1/f fluctuation generating means 9 Heating amount control means 10 Display means 11 End notification means

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims 1: A heating means for heating an object to be heated; a 1/f fluctuation generating means for generating a 1/f fluctuation;
A heating cooking device comprising heating amount control means for controlling the heating amount of the heating means in synchronization with the output of the fluctuation generating means. 2. The cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying the heating state in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means. 3. The cooking device according to claim 1, further comprising a completion notifying means for notifying the end of cooking in synchronization with the output of the 1/f fluctuation generating means.