JPH04240415A - Cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To supply a rice cooking device in which an alarming sound of completion of cooking can be securely heard while a door panel is kept close. CONSTITUTION:A rice cooking base 3 to freely slide and a rice cooker 4 fixed thereon are contained within the body 1. And a door panel 2 is fixed at the front face of the body 1 to be freely opened or closed. A speaker A5 at a part of the rice cooker 4, and a microphone 6 and a speaker B7 at the upper part of the body 1 with a connection cable 8 are fixed respectively. An alarming sound of completion of cooking is given out and detected by the microphone 6 to transmit the signal to the speaker B7 and further, given off from the speaker B7 to the outside of the body 1.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device that houses a cooking device such as a rice cooker.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the spread of system kitchens, cooking appliances are becoming built-in. As a conventional example, the configuration of a cooking device including a built-in rice cooker as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described. ◇The rice cooker stand 3 is slidably fixed inside the door panel 2 fixed to the front of the main body 1 so that it can be opened and closed, and the rice cooker 4 is fixed on the rice cooker stand 3, as shown in Fig. 3. Open the door panel 2 as shown in Figure 2, pull out the rice cooker 4, open the lid 4a, add a predetermined amount of rice and water, return to the state shown in Figure 2, and start cooking to achieve the desired effect. do.

0003

In the above structure, the door panel 2 is closed except when the rice cooker 4 is being operated, in order to harmonize the appearance with the surrounding system kitchen. Therefore, the sound from the speaker device A5 provided in the rice cooker 4 notifying the completion of rice cooking is blocked by the door panel 2 and is difficult to hear.

0004

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and includes a part of the main body that is not affected by the door panel by sensing the notification sound from the speaker device with a microphone installed in the main body. The structure is such that notifications are made using a speaker device fixed to the

[0005]

[Operation] With the above configuration, the notification sound of rice cooking completion can be reliably heard.

[0006]

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be explained using FIG. 1, taking as an example a cooking device having a built-in rice cooker. ◇ 1 is the main body, 2 is a door panel fixed to the front of the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable, 3 is a rice cooker stand slidably fixed inside the main body 1, 4 is a rice cooker fixed on the rice cooker stand 3, 4a is a lid fixed to the top of the rice cooker 4 so as to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 5 denotes a speaker device A provided in a part of the rice cooker 4, which notifies the completion of rice cooking by voice. 6 is a microphone, which is fixed in the main body 1 near the speaker device A5. Reference numeral 7 denotes a speaker device B, which is fixed to the upper front surface of the main body 1. 8 is a connection cable that connects the microphone 6 and the speaker device B7.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be explained. ◇Open the door panel 2, pull out the rice cooker 4 to the front, open the lid 4a, add the specified amount of rice and water, close the lid 4a, and operate the operation switch (not shown) to start cooking rice.
When the door panel 2 is closed again and rice cooking is completed, a notification sound is emitted from the speaker device A5 by the control process inside the rice cooker 4, and the microphone 6 detects this and sends a signal to the speaker device B7 via the connection cable 8. and speaker device B7 without being affected by door panel 2.
A notification sound is emitted from the outside of the main body 1, and the completion of rice cooking can be confirmed even with the door panel 2 closed.

[0008] It is possible to use light or radio waves to replace the speaker device A5 with a transmitting device, the microphone 6 with a receiving device, and the speaker device B7 with a device that appeals to the human five senses, such as light in addition to sound. However, it is also possible to improve the system so that signals are exchanged at a specific frequency to prevent malfunctions caused by surrounding noise.

[0009]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, a movable rice cooker and a speaker device fixed to the main body can be connected wirelessly, which reduces the mechanical strength caused by the movement of the rice cooker that occurs in a wired connection structure. Heat resistant and generated steam
To provide a cooking device that does not have a moisture resistance problem and allows you to reliably hear the notification sound of rice cooking completion with the door panel closed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a cooking device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional cooking device.

FIG. 3 is an operational cross-sectional view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Main body 2 Door panel 3. Rice cooker stand 4. Rice cooker 5 Speaker device A 6. Microphone 7 Speaker device B

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A cooking device in which a cooking device is housed in a main body 1 and has a door panel 2 that can be opened and closed on the front side, and a speaker device A5 is provided on the top of the cooking device.
A cooking device characterized in that a microphone 6 and a speaker device B7 are provided.