JPH0453509A - Display device for electric cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm accurately a chosen cooking menu by providing a menu display part on the side of a frame and providing an indication part for choosing and indicating a cooking menue on the menu display part on a display panel located inside the frame. CONSTITUTION:A menu display part 10 is provided in the periphery of a window part of a frame 1 and an indication part 7 for choosing the indicating a cooking menu 9 on the menu display part is provided on an indication panel 3 located inside the frame. There is no need for displaying many display symbols, etc., on the display panel, so that the display panel becomes small in size and inexpensive, and also the draw-back, such as a damage, are eliminated, particularly in order that the indication part inside the frame is made to be in accord with a desired cooking menu of the menu indication part outside the frame, the menu display part with many display contents is located outside the frame. Consequently, it becomes easy to confirm the display contents, since the contents are close to user's eyes. Accordingly, by lighting the indication part where the display contents are simple, a chosen cooking menu can be confirmed accurately.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a display device for an electric cooker such as a jar-type rice cooker.

(b) Conventional technology Jar rice cookers have the functions of "white rice high speed", "porridge", and "brown rice" in addition to the original "white rice cooking" function.

Many cooking menu functions such as "pasta" have been added,
The display section also required a lot of space. In addition to the aforementioned cooking menu display section, it is equipped with a time or time display section that displays the current time, timer reservation time for cooking start, cooking completion time, etc., and all of these display sections can be combined into one. When information is displayed on a display panel, the display panel becomes large and expensive, and many symbols, numbers, etc. are placed close together, making it difficult for elderly people to read. (Unexamined Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-222418) and
Since the display panel is fixed to the inside of the frame, its display surface is on the back side, making it difficult to see.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides a menu display section on the frame side and an instruction section for selecting and instructing the cooking menu of the menu display section on a display panel disposed inside the frame. The purpose is to accurately confirm the selected cooking menu.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems A frame having a window portion, a display panel having a time or time display portion provided inside the frame and facing the window portion, and a display panel provided on the surface of the frame. A plurality of l! displayed around the window. The cooking menu comprises a menu display section, a selection button operated from outside the frame to select one of the cooking menus, and an instruction section provided on the display panel and corresponding to the IR embedded menu; The configuration is such that a desired cooking menu is selected by sequentially lighting up the instruction sections by operating a selection button.

(E) Function The present invention provides a frame with a plurality of cooking menus, a display panel with an instruction section for selecting the cooking menu, and makes it easy to understand the display contents of the menu display section. Select the desired one of the cooking menus.

(F) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. 1st at the beginning
The figure and FIG. 2 will be explained. (1) is a frame that is cylindrical and has a window (2) formed of a transparent material on the side wall. Fig. 2 shows a partially broken frame, and the side wall including the window (2) has an arc shape. It is showing. (3) is a flat display panel provided inside the frame (1) and facing the window (2), which is made of liquid crystal material and has a packing (4) fixed to its periphery. 1) It is in close contact with the inner wall surface. The display panel (3) has a time display section (5) that displays the current time and timer reservation time, a time display section (6) that displays the remaining time until the end of rice cooking, and a plurality of triangular indicating sections (7) ( 7)... is provided.

(8) is a display board attached to the outer wall surface of the frame (1) surrounding the window (2), on which a plurality of cooking menus (9) are displayed around the window (2); ... are provided with lamps such as a menu display section (10), a control lamp (11), a timer display lamp (12), a heat retention lamp (13), a rice cooking lamp (14), etc., and a time setting button (
15), reservation set button (16), time setting button (
17), Start button (18), Cancel/Keep warm button (
19) and a selection button (20) provided near the menu display section (10).

The instruction section (7) (7)... is the cooking menu (9).
) (9) . . . and are oriented toward their respective apex sides in accordance with (9) .

The instruction section (7) (7)... and the menu display section (1o
) will be separated by a distance (Z) since the frame (1) has an arc shape even if they are arranged at the closest position as described above. In particular, the time zone (am, pm) part of the time display part (5) and the time display part (6)
The leap distance (L) between the hour digit part and the outermost part (P) of the window part (2) is considerably larger than the above-mentioned distance, and this tendency becomes more pronounced as the inner diameter of the frame (1) becomes smaller. It becomes noticeable.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic block diagram, in which (21) is a pot housed inside the frame (1), (22) is a heater that heats the pot, and (23) is a buzzer that sounds at a desired time.
(24) is a pot detection unit that detects the presence or absence of the pot (21);
(25) is a strain detection section provided on the top surface of the M (21), (
26) is a temperature sensor that detects the temperature at the bottom and top of the pot (21), (27) is a key human power unit using buttons such as the time set button (15) and reservation set button (16); ) is a clock unit that outputs a predetermined frequency, and (29) is the pot detection unit (24) and distortion detection unit (2).
5) A microcomputer receives input signals from the temperature sensor (26) and the key input section (27) and performs predetermined arithmetic control based on preprogrammed contents, and is operated by the tarok section (28).

Next, we will discuss the operation. Immediately, for example, "porridge"
To cook, press the selection button (20) to light up the indicators one by one, and when the indicator (7) corresponding to "porridge" lights up, press the start button (18) to start the micro-cooking process. The heater (22) is energized by the output of the computer (29) to heat the pot (21), and the pot temperature and quantity temperature detected during rice cooking are compared with the contents of the ROM to control the heater (22). Eventually, once the rice has finished cooking, it will switch to keeping warm.

In this way, as the user becomes accustomed to using the main unit, the user will memorize the display order of the cooking menus (9), (9), etc., and in this case, the display order of the cooking menus (9), (9), etc. Depending on the position, the selected cooking menu can be read without necessarily matching the desired portion of the cooking menu (9), (9), etc.

In addition, for convenience of explanation, the present invention has been described as if all of the indicating sections shown in FIG. Only one of the time display sections may be provided.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a display panel in which a menu display section is provided around a 7-frame window, and an instruction section for selecting and instructing the cooking menu of the menu display section is disposed inside the frame. Therefore, there is no need to display many display symbols on the display panel, and the display panel becomes smaller and cheaper, and there are no disadvantages such as breakage. In particular, in order to match the desired cooking menu on the instruction section inside the frame and the menu display section on the outside of the frame, the menu display section with a large amount of display content is located on the outside of the frame and close to the user's eyes. This makes it easier to confirm the displayed content, and by lighting up the indicator with a simple display content, the selected cooking menu can be accurately confirmed.

The frame has an arc shape, and the window part of the frame is made of a transparent material.The display panel is made into a flat plate, and the packing fixed to the periphery is tightly attached to the inner wall surface of the frame, and the indicator is provided on the side of the display panel. Therefore, the display panel is far away from the outer surface of the frame, making it a little difficult to see the displayed content on the display panel (time or time display section), but the instruction section is located closest to the outer surface of the frame on the display panel surface, making it possible to display the menu. The match with the part will be accurate. The packing prevents steam from entering between the frame and the surface of the display panel, eliminating the risk of condensation.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] FIG. 1 is a front view of the main parts of the display device of the electric IIi device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the mounting state of the display panel.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram. (1)...Frame, (2)...Window, (3)...
・Display panel, (4)...Packing, (5)...
Time display section, (6)...Time display section, (7) (7).
...Instruction section, (9) (9')... ...l
id menu j-1, (10)...Menu display section, (2
0)...Selection button. Figure 1 Applicant Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (1 other person) Patent attorney Takuji Nishino (2 others)

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) a frame having a window; a display panel having a time or time display disposed inside the frame and facing the window; and a display panel having a time or time display on the surface of the frame around the window; a menu display section for multiple cooking menus;
1 of the cooking menu operated from outside the frame.
It comprises a selection button for selecting one, and an instruction section provided on the display panel corresponding to the cooking menu, and when the selection button is operated, the instruction sections are sequentially lit to select a desired cooking menu. A display device for an electric cooker. (2) The frame has an arc shape, the window portion is formed of a transparent material, and the display panel is flat and has packing fixed to its periphery, and the packing is tightly attached to the inner wall surface of the frame. 2. The display device for an electric cooking appliance according to claim 1, further comprising an instruction section provided on a side of the display panel.