JPH06331155A - Assembled heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize the type of a cooker adapted for execution of cooking of a desired menu by storing a plurality of menus and the type of the cooker used for cooking the menus, and displaying the type of the cooker corresponding to the selected menu when the menu is selectively designated. CONSTITUTION:A memory 13 stores menu data to be stored together with a type, a material, a forming method, etc., of a cooker which uses many menus to be cooked by cookers 2-6. The user operates a menu selection knob 11 to selectively designate a desired menu to be cooked and to display the type of the cooker corresponding to the selected menu on a cooker display unit 9. Thus, the type of the cooker adapted for executing cooking of the menu desired by the user can be easily known.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cabinet, for example, a grill, toaster, microwave oven, rice cooker,
The present invention relates to a collective heating cooking device having a plurality of cooking appliances such as coffee makers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, one cabinet has a grill,
A collective heating cooking device that houses a plurality of heating cooking devices such as a toaster, a microwave oven, a coffee maker, and a rice cooker is being considered. In this case, when the user performs the cooking of a certain menu, the cooking operation can be performed by selecting a cooking appliance corresponding to the menu from the cooking appliances and performing a required setting operation or the like. .

[0003]

By the way, depending on the type of menu, such as fish dishes, there are those that cook using the grill and those that cook using the microwave oven. Sometimes wonder which cooking equipment to use. In such a case, in the conventional case, the user has to check the manual attached to the cooking appliance and select the cooking appliance, which is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a collective heating cooking apparatus which allows a user to easily know the type of cooking equipment suitable for executing cooking of a desired menu. There is.

[0005]

The collective heating and cooking apparatus of the present invention has a storage means for storing a plurality of menus and types of cooking equipment used for cooking each of the menus, and a menu for selectively designating the menus. The present invention is characterized by including selection means and display means for displaying the type of cooking equipment corresponding to the menu selected by the menu selection means.

In this case, the control data storage means for storing the control data necessary for the cooking operation of each menu and the data transmission for transmitting the control data corresponding to the menu selected by the menu selection means to the cooking appliance using the control data storage means. It is more effective if a means is provided.

[0007]

According to the above means, when the user selects and designates a menu by the menu selection means, the type of cooking equipment corresponding to the menu selected by the display means is displayed based on the storage of the storage means. Therefore, if the user is confused about which cooking equipment should be used, the user can operate the menu selection means, and the type of cooking equipment suitable for executing the cooking of the corresponding menu is displayed on the display means. So by looking at it, you will be able to easily select the cooking appliance.

Further, in this case, if the control data storage means and the data transmission means are provided, the user simply informs the user of the type of cooking equipment by selecting the menu with the menu selection means. Not only that, the control data necessary for the cooking operation of the corresponding menu will be transmitted to the cooking equipment to be used, and it will not be necessary to re-set the control data etc. for each cooking equipment, resulting in better usability. Become.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 2 shows an external configuration of a collective heating and cooking apparatus according to the present embodiment. This collective heating and cooking apparatus is provided in a vertically long rectangular cabinet 1, for example, a grill 2, a toaster 3, a microwave oven. 4, a coffee maker 5, and a rice cooker 6 are provided. Of these, the coffee maker 5 is housed in the drawer 1a, and the rice cooker 6 is housed in the drawer 1b.

In this case, electric power is supplied to each of the cooking appliances 2 to 6 from a power outlet via one power plug (not shown). Although detailed description of the configuration of each cooking appliance 2 to 6 is omitted, each cooking appliance 2 to 6 is provided with an operation switch for instructing various settings and start, and heating. A control circuit (not shown) for controlling the source etc. is built in, and the cooking operation can be executed by each cooking appliance alone.

Now, in the front part of the cabinet 1,
A display panel 7 is provided above the toaster 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the display panel 7 is provided with a menu display section 8 composed of an LCD located at an upper portion thereof, and a cooking appliance display section 9 is provided at a lower portion thereof. Further, a start key 10 and a menu selection knob 11 are provided at the lower end of the display panel 7.

The menu display section 8 is adapted to display the type of menu, its material and how to make it in characters. Then, the cooking appliance display unit 9 displays the
The names of the types of cooking appliances 2 to 6 are written, LEDs 9a to 9e (LED 9f is a spare) are provided corresponding to each name, and the letters "setting" and "in use" are turned on (illumination). A lamp is provided.

As will be described later in detail, the user can operate the menu selection knob 11 to select and specify a desired menu to be cooked, and the selected menu can be selected according to the selection specification. The type of cooking equipment corresponding to is displayed on the cooking equipment display unit 9. Therefore, the display panel 7 functions as the menu selection means and the display means according to the present invention.

In the cabinet 1, for example, a control unit 12 which is located on the back side of the display panel 7 and is composed of a microcomputer or the like is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, a signal from the start key 10 and the menu selection knob 11 is input to the control unit 12, and the control unit 12 displays the menu display unit 8 and the cooking appliance display unit 9. To control.
A storage device 13 including, for example, a ROM is connected to the control unit 12. Further, the control unit 12
Are connected to the control circuits of the cooking appliances 2 to 6 by signal lines.

The storage device 13 includes the cooking appliances 2 to 2.
Menu data for storing a large number of menus capable of executing cooking in 6 is stored along with the type and material of the cooking equipment to be used, the method of making the cooking equipment, and the like. Furthermore, in this embodiment,
The storage device 13 also stores control data necessary for executing the cooking operation of each menu in the corresponding cooking appliance. Therefore, the storage device 13 functions as the storage means and the control data storage means according to the present invention.

Then, as will be described later in the explanation of operation,
Due to its software configuration, the control unit 12 reads the menu data of the storage device 13 when the user rotates the menu selection knob 11, and the menu display unit 8 displays menus relating to a plurality of menus. The type, the material, and the method of making the item are sequentially displayed, and the type of the cooking appliance corresponding to the menu is displayed on the cooking appliance display unit 9 by lighting the LEDs 9a to 9e.

Further, when the start key 10 is turned on by the user, the control unit 12 transfers the control data of the selected menu, that is, the menu displayed on the menu display unit 8, to the control circuit of the corresponding cooking appliance. Along with the transmission, a start command signal for cooking operation is transmitted. Therefore, the control unit 12 functions as the data transmission means according to the present invention. In addition, each of the cooking appliances 2 to 6 supplies a signal to the control unit 12 to inform the operating status of the cooking appliance (whether it is in use or not).

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. When the user wants to cook a certain menu, first, the menu selection knob 1 on the display panel 7
1 is rotated. Then, the control unit 12 executes the process according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.

That is, when the menu selection knob 11 is rotated, first, based on the menu data stored in the storage device 13, the first menu is displayed on the menu display section 8.
Is displayed on the cooking equipment display unit 9 and the LED (9
Any one of a to 9e) is turned on (step S1). In this case, in the cooking appliance display unit 9, the character "SET" lights up as shown in FIG. Further, as described above, the menu display unit 8 displays not only the name of the menu but also the material and how to make it.

When the user further turns the menu selection knob 11 (Yes in step S2).
s), the following menu is displayed on the menu display unit 8, and the cooking appliance corresponding to the menu is displayed on the cooking appliance display unit 9 (step S3). Now, for example, if the user wants to cook "rolled cabbage",
The menu selection knob 11 is rotated until the menu of "roll cabbage" is displayed on the menu display portion 8.
At this time, the display as shown in FIG. 3 is performed, and the cooking appliance display unit 9 displays that the cooking appliance to be used is the microwave oven 4.

At this time, when the cooking appliance displayed on the cooking appliance display unit 9 is in use, a new cooking operation cannot be executed until after the use is finished. Therefore, in step S4, the cooking appliance display unit 9
It is determined whether or not the cooking appliance displayed in is being used. If it is (Yes), a message indicating that the cooking appliance corresponding to the cooking appliance is currently unusable is displayed (step S5). ), And then menu selection knob 1
If 1 is not rotated (No in step S6),
It becomes impossible to select. If the menu selection knob 11 is rotated (Yes in step S6), the process returns to step S3 to display the next menu.

In this way, the user can know the cooking equipment to be used with respect to the desired menu, and also the material and method of making it. The user prepares the ingredients, sets them in the corresponding cooking equipment (microwave oven 4 in the case of "roll cabbage"), and turns on the start key 10 of the display panel 7.

When the start key 10 is turned on (Yes in step S7), the control unit 12 determines the control data corresponding to the selected menu based on the control data stored in the storage device 13. Is transmitted to the corresponding cooking appliance (step S8), and a start command is given to the cooking appliance (step S9). With this, the cooking operation is started in the predetermined cooking device. During the cooking operation, the signal indicating that the cooking operation is being performed is given from the corresponding cooking appliance to the control unit 12, and “in use” on the cooking appliance display unit 9 is lit and displayed. When the cooking operation is completed,
An end signal is given to the control unit 12.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the user selects a menu on the display panel 7, the type of cooking equipment corresponding to the selected menu is displayed. Even if users are uncertain about whether to use the equipment, the user can easily know the type of cooking equipment suitable for executing the desired menu cooking, and can select the cooking equipment without error. Become.

Further, particularly in the present embodiment, when the user selects a menu, not only the type of the cooking appliance is notified but also the cooking appliance using the control data necessary for the cooking operation of the corresponding menu is displayed. Since it is configured to transmit, it is not necessary for the user to perform the cooking-related settings and the start operation in each cooking appliance again, and it is possible to obtain the advantage of improved usability.

In the above-described embodiment, the control data is stored in the storage device 13 and the necessary control data is transmitted to the cooking appliance to be used. The intended purpose can be achieved even with a configuration in which only the type is notified. Further, in the above embodiment, the operation of the cooking appliance is started by the start key 10 of the display panel 7. However, the instruction to start the cooking operation of the cooking appliance is given by using the start key of each cooking appliance. You may do it. Further, the storage device may be composed of an external storage device using a storage medium such as an IC card, a floppy disk, a magnetic tape, an optical disk.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, the types, number, and combinations of cooking appliances are not limited to the above-mentioned five types, and various changes can be made. The invention can be appropriately modified and implemented within a range not departing from the gist.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the collective heating and cooking apparatus of the present invention, a storage means for storing a plurality of menus and types of cooking appliances used for cooking each of the menus, Since the menu selection means for selecting and designating the menu and the display means for displaying the type of cooking equipment corresponding to the menu selected by the menu selection means are provided, it is suitable for executing the cooking of the menu desired by the user. It has an excellent practical effect that the type of cooking equipment can be easily known.

In this case, the control data storage means for storing the control data necessary for the cooking operation of each menu and the data transmission for transmitting the control data corresponding to the menu selected by the menu selection means to the cooking appliance using the control data storage means. By providing the means, the setting work for cooking by the user is simplified and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention and showing a procedure of processing when a menu is selected.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the overall appearance.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a display panel.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawing, 1 is a cabinet, 2 is a grill (cooking equipment),
3 is a toaster (cooking equipment), 4 is a microwave oven (cooking equipment), 5 is a coffee maker (cooking equipment), 6 is a rice cooker (cooking equipment), 7 is a display panel (menu selection means, display means), 8 is Menu display, 9 is cooking equipment display,
10 is a start key, 11 is a menu selection knob, 12
Is a control unit (data transmission means), and 13 is a storage device (storage means, control data storage means).

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Minoru Takagi Minoru 4-21, Yoshihara-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya-shi Incorporated company Toshiba Nagoya factory (72) Inventor Tomoyuki Kondo 4-21, Yoshihara-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya Toshiba Corp. Inside the Nagoya Plant (72) Inventor Naoki Ito 4-21, Yoshihara-cho, Nishi-ku, Nagoya City Toshiba Abu E-Corporation Nagoya Office

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A collective heating and cooking apparatus having a plurality of cooking appliances, a storage means for storing a plurality of menus and types of cooking appliances used for cooking each of the menus, and a menu for selectively designating the menus. A collective heating and cooking apparatus comprising: a selection unit and a display unit that displays the type of cooking appliance corresponding to the menu selected by the menu selection unit. 2. Control data storage means for storing control data necessary for cooking operation of each menu, and data transmission means for transmitting control data corresponding to the menu selected by the menu selection means to the cooking appliance using the control data storage means. The collective heating and cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the collective heating and cooking device is provided.