JPH0658547A - Cooking device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate a need for setting a heating condition again when the same cooking is repeated by starting a heating by an adjustment start switch go that the stored heating condition is operated, when a selected operating position coincides with an operating position of the last time. CONSTITUTION:A storing part 5 is located in a controller 6, and stores a cooking mode selected by an adjustment selecting switch 2, a cooking time set by a timer setting part 31 and a cooking temperature set by a temperature setting part 32. When a selected position coincides with a position of the last time, the controller 6 for indicating the start of heating to a magnetron 11 or a gas burner by pressing a cooking start switch 4 heats the magnetron 11 or the gas burner in accordance with the heating condition of the last time stored in the storing part 5. Thus, a cooking device can be easily used and operated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device for heating an object to be cooked.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, "oven", "combi",
Cooking selection switch with each cooking position such as "microwave strong" and "microwave weak", heating condition setting switch for setting heating time and heating temperature, cooking start switch for instructing cooking start, and cooking selection 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a cooking apparatus including a memory that stores a cooking position of a switch and a heating condition, and a repeat switch that sets a previous operating position and a previous heating condition that are stored in the memory by an operation. And, this cooking device, when repeating the same cooking, without setting the heating condition again,
By operating the repeat switch, cooking can be performed under the same heating conditions as the previous one.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional cooking apparatus has a drawback that the operation is complicated and the cost is increased because it is necessary to provide the repeat switch. An object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device that can perform cooking under the same heating conditions as the previous time when the same cooking is repeatedly performed without operating the heating condition setting means again and does not increase the number of switches. is there.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems,
The present invention is directed to a plurality of heating means having different heating capacities or different heating principles, a cooking selection switch for instructing use of the heating means alone or in combination by selecting an operation position, a heating time and a heating temperature of the heating means. , A heating condition setting means for setting to match the cooking contents, a cooking start switch for instructing the heating start of the heating means, and an operation position of the cooking selection switch, and the heating condition is set by the heating condition setting means. After setting, when the cooking start switch is instructed to start heating, the heating means corresponding to the operation position is set by the controller that operates under the set heating condition, the operation position of the cooking selection switch, and the heating condition setting means. A storage means for storing the selected heating condition, selecting the operation position of the cooking selection switch, and selecting the selected operation port. If Deployment matches the previous operating position, the controller and instructs the start of heating of the heating means in the cooking start switch adopts the arrangement for operating said heating means in the stored heating conditions.

[0005]

When cooking, make the operating position of the cooking selection switch suitable for the contents of cooking, set the heating time and heating temperature by the heating condition setting means to match the contents of cooking, and heat with the cooking start switch. Instruct to start. The controller operates the heating means corresponding to the operation position under the heating condition set by the heating condition setting means. The storage means stores the operating position of the cooking selection switch and the heating condition set by the heating condition setting means. At the time of the next cooking, when the operation position of the cooking selection switch is selected and the selected operation position matches the stored previous operation position, when the cooking start switch is instructed to start the heating of the heating means, the control is performed. The vessel operates the heating means at its stored heating conditions.

[0006]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION If the cooking position is selected by the cooking selection switch and the heating time and the heating temperature of the heating means are set by the heating condition setting means so as to match the cooking content, the same cooking is repeated. At this time, if the same position as the operation position used for the previous cooking is selected, the same heating condition as the cooking performed the previous time is set, which is excellent in usability. Moreover, since the number of switches is not increased, the operation is not complicated and the cost does not increase.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The microwave oven R includes a magnetron 11 and a gas burner 12 that are heating means arranged in the housing 100, a cooking selection switch 2 that selects cooking, and a timer setting unit 31 and a temperature setting unit 3 that are heating condition setting means.
2, a cooking start switch 4 for instructing the start of cooking, a storage unit 5, and a controller 6.

The box-shaped housing 100 has a cooking cabinet 101 inside, an openable and closable door 102 is attached to the front surface, and an exhaust pipe 103 is provided upright on the rear portion. 10
5 and 106 are dishes on which dishes are placed, 107 is a turntable rotated by a motor (not shown), 108 is a weight sensor that detects the weight of the dishes, and 109 is a flame sensor that detects the combustion flame of the gas burner 12. Is. Further, T _H is a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of hot air blown to the cooking cabinet 101, and S is a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity of exhaust gas.

The magnetron 11 arranged in the rear part of the housing 100 outside the cooking cabinet 101 is a magnetron tube for generating a microwave of several GHz at a high output.

A gas burner 12 arranged under the housing 100 outside the cooking cabinet 101 is provided with a gas circuit 120 in which solenoid valves 121, 122 and 123 are connected in series during "oven" cooking or "combi" cooking. Gas is supplied, and combustion air is supplied by the combustion fan 124 for combustion.
The gas burner 12 is ignited by a sparker 125.

The cooking selection switch 2 is composed of four panel-type keys capable of selecting "oven" cooking, "microwave strong" cooking, "microwave weak" cooking, and "combi" cooking, and the front of the housing 100. Is disposed on the operation panel surface 104 located at. When the "Oven" key used for cooking shrimp thermidol, chawanmushi, etc. is pressed, the gas burner 12 becomes combustible, and in the "Oven" cooking, the hot air generated by the combustion of the gas burner 12 is circulated by the circulation fan 126 to the cooking cabinet. Introduced in 101,
Rapidly heat the food. When the "microwave oven strong" key used for cooking beef stew, etc. is pressed, the high frequency output of the magnetron 11 is set to 500W. The "microwave weak" key is used to thaw a frozen food item, and when pressed, the high frequency output of the magnetron 11 is set to 200W. When the "combi" key used for cooking roast chicken or the like is pressed, the gas burner 12 becomes combustible and the magnetron 1
The high frequency output of 1 is set to 1200W.

A setting signal is input to the timer setting section 31 from a set of key switches for setting the cooking time (for increasing / decreasing the cooking time), and the timer TM sets the cooking time (up to 60 minutes).
Is given. The above key switch is used for the housing 10.
The operation time of the magnetron 11 and the combustion time of the gas burner 12, which are provided on the operation panel surface 104 on the front side of 0, can be set according to the contents of cooking by pressing.

A set signal is input to the temperature setting section 32 from a set of temperature setting key switches (for raising and lowering the temperature). This key switch is provided on the operation panel surface 104 on the front surface of the housing 100, and the temperature inside the cooking cabinet 101 can be set within a range of 60 ° C. to 300 ° C. (predetermined temperature interval) so as to match the contents of cooking.

The cooking start switch 4 arranged on the operation panel surface 104 located on the front surface of the housing 100 is a switch for instructing the heating means (gas burner 12 or magnetron 11) to start heating (circulation of hot air or microwave heating). is there.

The storage unit 5 is provided in the controller 6, and the cooking mode selected by the cooking selection switch 2 and the timer setting unit 3 are provided.
The cooking time set in 1 and the cooking temperature set in the temperature setting unit 32 are stored.

Controller 6 having storage unit 5 and timer TM
Input the outputs from the cooking selection switch 2, the timer setting unit 31, the temperature setting unit 32, the cooking start switch 4, the temperature sensor T _H , the humidity sensor S, the weight sensor 108, and the flame sensor 109, and the solenoid valve 121, It controls 122, 123, the combustion fan 124, the circulation fan 126, the sparker 125, the magnetron 11, and the indicator 127.

Next, the microwave oven R by the controller 6
The operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step S1, any one of the "oven" key, the "microwave oven strong" key, the "microwave oven weak" key, and the "combi" key of the cooking selection switch 2 is pressed (the cooking mode is selected. ), And if any key is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S2. In this description, it is assumed that the "oven" key is pressed and the cooking mode (A) is selected. In step S2, it is determined whether or not the heating conditions (setting of the cooking time and the temperature in the cooking cabinet 101) are set by the key switch for setting the cooking time and the key switch for setting the temperature.
es), and proceeds to step S3. In this description, it is assumed that the cooking condition is 15 minutes and the heating condition (a1) is 200 ° C. in the refrigerator. In step S3, the cooking mode (A) and the heating condition (a1) are stored in the storage unit 5, and the process proceeds to step S4. In step S4, it is determined whether or not the cooking start switch 4 has been pressed. If the cooking start switch 4 has been pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the controller 6 cooks in the cooking mode (A) and the heating condition (a1). In step S6, it is determined whether or not the cooking time given to the timer TM has ended, and when it has ended (Yes), the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the heating by the gas burner 12 is stopped, and this cooking ends. In step S8, any one of the "oven" key, the "microwave oven strong" key, the "microwave oven weak" key, and the "combi" key of the cooking selection switch 2 is pressed (the cooking mode is selected. ), And if any key is pressed (Yes
s), and proceeds to step S9. In the present description, it is assumed that the “oven” key or the “microwave oven strong” key is pressed to select the cooking mode (A) or (B). In step S9, it is determined whether or not the cooking mode is (A). When the cooking mode is (A) (Yes), step S10
If the cooking mode is other than (A), the process proceeds to step S12. In step S10, it is determined whether or not the heating conditions (setting of the cooking time and the temperature in the cooking chamber 101) are set by the key switch for setting the cooking time and the key switch for setting the temperature, and when the heating conditions are set (Yes) ), And proceeds to step S16. In the case of Yes, in this description,
Heating conditions with cooking time of 30 minutes and internal temperature of 200 ° C (a2)
Is set. If the heating condition is not set in step S10 (No), the process proceeds to step S11. In step S11, it is determined whether or not the cooking start switch 4 has been pressed. If it has been pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S5, and if it has not been pressed (No), the process returns to step S10. In step S12, it is determined whether or not the heating condition (cooking time) has been set by the key switch for setting the cooking time (only the cooking temperature is set in the case of only the microwave oven), and if it is set (Yes) , And proceeds to step S13. In the case of Yes, in the present description, it is assumed that the heating condition (b1) for the cooking time of 5 minutes is set. In step S13, the cooking mode is changed to (B) and the heating condition is changed to (b1) and stored in the storage unit 5, and the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, it is determined whether or not the cooking start switch 4 has been pressed. If the cooking start switch 4 has been pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, the controller 6 cooks in the cooking mode (B) and the heating condition (b1). In step S16, the heating condition corresponding to the "Oven" key in the cooking mode (A) is changed to (a2) and stored in the storage unit 5, and the process proceeds to step S17. Step S17
Then, determine whether the cooking start switch 4 has been pressed,
If it is pressed (Yes), the process proceeds to step S18. In step S18, the controller 6 cooks in the cooking mode (A) and the heating condition (a2).

The microwave oven R of this embodiment has the following advantages. (A) "Oven" key, "Microwave oven strong" key, "Microwave oven weak" key, or "Combi" depending on the cooking contents
If any one of the keys is pressed and the cooking time setting key switch or the temperature setting key switch is pressed to set the heating condition, the cooking mode and the heating condition are stored.
Memorized in. And when repeating the same cooking, press the same cooking mode selection switch as the previous time,
The same heating conditions as the previous cooking are set. That is, when the same switch as the cooking mode selection switch that was pressed during the previous cooking is pressed, the cooking time and the temperature inside the cooking cabinet 101 are automatically set in the same manner as during the previous cooking. , Excellent in usability. (Ii) Since the number of switches is not increased, the operation panel is not complicated, the operation is simple, and the cost does not increase.

The present invention includes the following embodiments in addition to the above embodiments. a. In the above embodiment, the cooking selection switch is composed of four panel keys, but it may be composed of a rotary switch, a slide switch or the like. b. In the above embodiment, the temperature setting and the cooking time setting of the heating condition setting means are constituted by a set of key switches, but they may be constituted by a rotary encoder, a numeral input type key or the like. c. As in the microwave cooking shown in the above embodiment, only one of the heating time and the heating temperature of the heating means may be set by the heating condition setting means. d. In the above embodiment, the stored contents of the storage means are not erased, but the stored contents of the storage means may be erased after a lapse of a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes) after the completion of cooking. e. In the above embodiment, the combination of the gas burner 12 and the magnetron 11 is shown as the heating means having different heating principles, but the combination of the gas burner and the electric heater may be used. f. In the above embodiment, the cooking mode and the heating condition are stored before the start switch 4 is pressed (steps S3, 4 etc.), but may be stored after the start switch 4 is pressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a microwave oven R according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the microwave oven R.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the microwave oven R.

[Explanation of symbols]

 R microwave oven (cooking device) 2 cooking selection switch 4 cooking start switch 5 storage unit (storage unit) 6 controller 11 magnetron (heating unit) 12 gas burner (heating unit) 31 timer setting unit (heating condition setting unit) 32 temperature setting Part (heating condition setting means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of heating means having different heating capacities or different heating principles, a cooking selection switch for instructing use of the heating means alone or in combination by selecting an operation position, and heating time and heating of the heating means. The heating condition setting means for setting the temperature to match the cooking content, the cooking start switch for instructing the heating start of the heating means, and the operation position of the cooking selection switch are selected, and the heating condition is set by the heating condition setting means. After setting, when the heating start switch is instructed to start heating, the controller for operating the heating means corresponding to the operating position under the set heating condition, and the operating position of the cooking selection switch and the heating condition setting means. A storage means for storing the set heating conditions is provided, and the operating position of the cooking selection switch is selected and selected. If the work position is consistent with previous operating position, the controller and instructs the start of heating of the heating means in cooking start switch, the cooking apparatus for operating the heating means in the stored heating conditions.