JPH0688618A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a heating cooker with satisfactory operability whose operat ing method is easy to understand and simple in the heating cooker such as a microwave oven. CONSTITUTION:Display parts 1, 2 for a cooking menu are vertically or laterally disposed, and menus in response to the direction of rotation of an encoder is made selectable to alter a display method for ease of distinction of the menus. Hereby, there is ensured a convenient heating cooker only with one encoder and selective display part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heating cooker such as a microwave oven.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Operation of a conventional microwave oven will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an external view of an operation unit of a conventional microwave oven. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, microwave ovens have become more multifunctional due to improved performance, and the number of cooking menus has also increased.

Further, when cooking, the operating method differs depending on each menu. When setting a strong range which is frequently used in everyday use, first, the strong range key is pressed, then the input means (for example, encoder) is turned to set the time, and then the start key is pressed. Also in oven cooking, first press the oven key, press the temperature set key (up / down key) continuously to match the required temperature, and then rotate the input means (hereafter encoder) to set the time. Then press the start key. In this case, since the keys are separated, it is difficult to use. On the other hand, in the case of warming, the warm key is pressed and the start key is pressed, and the operation is easy.

[0004]

As described above, the fact that the operation method differs depending on each menu is very troublesome, and it has become a big problem because it is difficult to use, especially for elderly people. Also, there is no operation procedure displayed as to what kind of procedure should be used,
It was not easy to use. Furthermore, in recent years, the number of keys has increased, and when trying to provide many keys in a limited space, the characters become very small, so
This is one of the reasons why the demand for the range does not grow because it gives users the impression that it is difficult to use just by looking at the product.

Therefore, the first object of the heating cooker of the present invention is to reduce the number of keys as much as possible and simplify the operation.

A second object is to enable setting of the number of cups and the number of dishes according to the cooking menu.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the heating cooker of the present invention assigns a number to the first display section for displaying the first cooking menu group and the second cooking menu group. A second display unit that is provided and displayed, an input unit for inputting the first cooking menu or the second cooking menu, and the first cooking menu or the second cooking unit by the input from the input unit. And a control unit for selecting a cooking menu and controlling the display of the first display unit, the positional relationship between the first display unit and the second display unit being arranged vertically or to the left or right, and the input means. Is rotated in one direction, the first cooking menu is displayed and selected, and when the input means is rotated in the other direction, the second cooking menu is displayed first.
The display unit of No. 1 is provided with a structure for displaying by numbers.

Further, the heating cooker of the present invention has a first display section for displaying a plurality of cooking menus and an input means (for example, an encoder) for inputting the first cooking menu.
And a control unit that selects the cooking menu by input from the input unit and controls the first display unit, and the first display unit has the number of cups according to the cooking menu,
For a menu that requires setting such as the number of pieces, the number of pieces is displayed by rotating the input means.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the cooking menu group is selected and displayed according to the rotation direction of the input means.
By changing the display method of the manual cooking menu and the automatic cooking menu, the input operation is easy and reliable, and the number of keys can be significantly reduced.

Further, with the above-mentioned second construction, the cooking menu display section displays the quantity by rotating the input means for the menu which requires setting of the number of cups, the number of dishes, etc., and the operability is greatly improved.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the operation unit of the microwave oven of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a first display unit for displaying a first cooking menu group (for example, a manual cooking menu), which is configured by a fluorescent display tube or the like and indicates the cooking menu and the selected position. Reference numeral 2 denotes a second cooking menu group (for example, an automatic cooking menu) which is numbered and displayed on the outer appearance of the operation unit. The rotation of the input means 3 (for example, an encoder) causes the second cooking menu group 2 to be displayed. The number is displayed on the first display unit 1. Menu selection is input means 3
The first cooking menu (that is, the manual menu) or the second cooking menu (the automatic menu) is determined according to the rotation direction of the. Reference numeral 4 denotes a start key portion to be pressed after setting the cooking menu, which blinks after setting the menu. Reference numeral 5 denotes a control unit (for example, a microcomputer), which performs all controls.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the operating portion of the microwave oven of the present invention. When the encoder 3 is rotated clockwise (upward), the signal is input to the microcomputer 5, the first cooking menu (that is, the manual cooking menu) is selected, and the manual cooking menu is selected on the first display unit 1. The position is displayed.

Further, the encoder 3 is rotated counterclockwise (downward).
When it is made to select, a 2nd cooking menu (automatic cooking menu) is selected and the number of an automatic cooking menu is displayed on a 1st display part.

FIG. 3 shows the encoder 3 rotated one click to the right. A manual cooking menu is displayed on the first cooking menu display unit 1 and the lowest menu, range high, is selected. Here, if the encoder 3 is further rotated to the right, the range is weakened and the oven toaster is selected in this order. At this time, the display of the setting key section 6 blinks, which means that it is necessary to set the time. When the setting key unit 6 is pressed and the encoder 3 is rotated to complete the time setting, the start key 4 is turned on and the start key 4 blinks as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows the encoder 3 rotated one click to the left. The number (1) of the automatic cooking menu display section 2 is displayed on the first cooking menu display section 1 to indicate that the top menu, toast, is selected. Here, if the encoder 3 is further rotated to the left, milk, sake cans, leaves and flower vegetables are selected in this order, and the respective numbers (2), (3), (4) are displayed on the display unit 1. At this time, the finish adjusting key portion 7 is lighted by lighting up, which means that the finish adjusting key 7 can be adjusted in five stages, and the finish adjusting key 7 need not be used absolutely. . Therefore, the vehicle is ready to start and the start key 4 blinks.

As described above, the positional relationship between the first display unit 1 (manual cooking menu display unit) and the second display unit 2 (automatic cooking menu display unit) is as follows. By disposing the manual cooking menu display unit on the upper side and the automatic cooking menu display unit on the lower side, the target cooking menu display unit exists in the rotation direction of the encoder, and the operability is greatly improved. Also, if there is a cooking menu display on the right and left, the manual cooking menu on the right,
If the automatic cooking menu display section is arranged on the left side, the same direction as the rotation direction of the encoder can be said.

Further, by displaying the selection of the manual cooking menu by the menu name and position on the first display unit and the selection of the automatic cooking menu by number on the first display unit, the manual cooking menu and the automatic cooking menu are displayed. The menus can be clearly distinguished, making them easier to understand.

Further, if the first display section is composed of a fluorescent display tube or the like, all the menus can be displayed on one display tube, so that it can be constructed at low cost, and the cooking device which is easy to operate is cheap. Can be provided.

Further, since the operating procedure is indicated by the blinking of the key, it is easy to handle. Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an operation unit of another microwave oven of the present invention. By rotating the encoder 3, the cooking menu is selected from the second cooking menu group, and the first display unit 8
Is displayed in. 7 and 8 are external views of the operation unit of the present invention. In FIG. 7, milk is selected in the cooking menu when the encoder is rotated two clicks to the left. At this time, the display section 8 of the first display section displays the milk number (2) and the number of cups. After that, when the encoder is rotated leftward by one click, the display unit 8 changes to the display of milk number (2) and the number of cups, as shown in FIG. When it is further rotated by one click, the display will change to the milk number (2) and the number of cups, which means that you can set the cooking menu and set the quantity simply by rotating the encoder 3.
After that, when you rotate the encoder further, the number of sake canister (3) and 1 will be displayed, and you can set the quantity according to the cooking menu with one operation of the encoder, which simplifies the operation. be able to. In addition, if the cooking menus are numbered in order from (1), the menus that are used most frequently will be arranged to improve the usability.

[0020]

As described above, according to the cooking device of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) The positions of the first cooking menu (manual cooking menu) display section and the second cooking menu (automatic cooking menu) display section are arranged vertically or to the left or right to select the manual cooking menu or the automatic cooking menu. The cooking menu can be easily identified by changing the display method of.

(2) Further, since the first cooking menu and the second cooking menu can be configured with the same display section, a heating cooker with good operability can be provided at low cost.

(3) A cooking menu that requires setting the number of cups such as milk and a can of sake can be set by a series of operations of turning the encoder, which greatly improves usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an operation unit of a microwave oven according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the operation unit of the microwave oven.

[Figure 3] Operation specification diagram for the manual cooking menu of the microwave oven

[Figure 4] Operation specification diagram of the microwave oven

[Figure 5] Operation specification diagram for the automatic cooking menu of the microwave oven

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an operation unit of a microwave oven according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 7] Operation specification diagram for the automatic cooking menu of the microwave oven

[Figure 8] Operation specification diagram for the automatic cooking menu of the microwave oven

FIG. 9 is an external view of an operation unit of a conventional microwave oven.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st display part 2 2nd display part 3 Input means (encoder) 4 Start key part 5 Control part (microcomputer)

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Seiji Ito 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Takahito Okuzu, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first display section for displaying a first cooking menu group, a second display section for displaying a second cooking menu group with a number, and the first cooking menu or the first cooking menu. An input unit for inputting the second cooking menu, and a control unit for selecting the first cooking menu or the second cooking menu by the input from the input unit and controlling the display of the first display unit. The first display section and the second display section are arranged such that the first display section and the second display section are arranged vertically or to the left and right, and when the input means is rotated in one direction, the first cooking menu is displayed. A heating cooker configured to display the second cooking menu by a number on the first display when the input means is selected and rotated in the other direction. 2. A first display unit for displaying a plurality of cooking menus, input means for inputting the first cooking menu, and selection of the cooking menu by input from the input means, And a control unit for controlling the display of the first display unit. The first display unit displays the quantity by rotating the input means for a menu that requires setting such as the number of cups and the number of dishes according to the cooking menu. The heating cooker according to claim 1, which is configured to display.