JPH07269880A - Heat-cooking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify an input of cooking data without increasing the kinds of input keys. CONSTITUTION:When, for example, a range key 5 being a cooking menu key is depressed, data used for heating in a range at the preceding time and stored in a memory 22 for cooking data are read out and set in a control data setting register 23. Since the data set in the register 23 are displayed on a display unit 13, the change of that data to the desired ones can be made by depressing an up-key 9 or a down-key 10. When a start key 11 is depressed, the data set in the control data setting register 23 are stored in the cooking data memory 22, the data in the cooking data memory 22 are renewed and heat-cooking is executed on the basis of the content set in the control data setting register 23. Accordingly, when heat-cooking based on the same cooking data is repeated, it is unnecessary to input cooking data, thus simplifying operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention selects a desired heat treatment from a plurality of heat treatments such as a microwave oven,
The present invention relates to a heating cooker capable of cooking by the heat treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A heating cooker such as a microwave oven or a microwave oven is provided with a plurality of keys. Before cooking, these keys must be operated to set data required for cooking. For example, pressing a desired cooking menu key in the range key, oven key, grill key, etc. to set a cooking menu, and inputting and setting cooking data such as cooking time and heating output at the time of cooking by key operation. , Key operation is required many times.

Therefore, as one measure for eliminating such complicated key operation, a heating cooker equipped with an automatic cooking menu key has appeared. Such a heating cooker is provided with a plurality of automatic cooking menu keys, and the contents of heating cooking are preset in advance corresponding to each menu key. Therefore, the user can perform desired cooking only by selecting and pressing the desired cooking menu key from the automatic cooking menu keys.

However, even if the user has his or her own preference for cooking and the heating cooker is equipped with many automatic cooking menu keys, only a small number of them are actually used. The reality is that it has not been operated. In many cases, the user operates the manual cooking menu key instead of the automatic cooking menu key to set the cooking content to suit his or her preference. In such a case, as described above, it is necessary to input and set cooking data every time cooking is performed, which is cumbersome with complicated key operations.

A conventional technique for eliminating such troublesomeness is
It is disclosed in JP-A-53-115944. In the technique disclosed in this publication, a memory key and a repeat key are provided so that any cooking data set once can be stored in the memory key. When cooking, the stored cooking data is repeated. It can be called with a key. As a result, it is possible to save the trouble of setting the same cooking data each time cooking is performed by a complicated key operation.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The technique described in Japanese Patent No. 5944 solves the trouble of setting cooking data by complicated key operation each time cooking is performed, but requires new keys such as a memory key and a repeat key. Therefore, the number of keys must be increased, and the key input circuit and the control circuit program must be complicated, which leads to an increase in the cost of the heating cooker as a whole.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional technique, and repeats heating and cooking based on the same cooking data with a simple key operation without providing a special key such as a memory key or a repeat key. It aims at providing the heating cooker which can be performed by.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 is
Heating means capable of performing a plurality of predetermined heat treatments of different types, and cooking menu input means for inputting a cooking menu signal for selecting a desired heat treatment among the plurality of heat treatments that can be executed by the heating means A cooking data input means for inputting cooking data such as a time for driving the heating means, a driving output, a storage means for storing cooking data input by the cooking data input means, a cooking menu from the cooking menu input means In response to the input of the signal, the cooking data regarding the heating process selected by the cooking menu signal is read from the storage means, and the selected heating process and the read cooking data are set as control data. When new cooking data is input from the cooking data input means, the cooking data read from the storage means is read. Instead of the control data setting means for setting the input cooking data as control data, a start signal input means for inputting a cooking start signal, and a response to the input of the start signal from the start signal input means And stores the cooking data set in the control data setting means in the storage means, and controls the driving of the heating means in accordance with the set heating process and cooking data,
It is a heating cooker characterized by including.

[0009]

When cooking with the heating cooker according to the present invention, a cooking menu is selected by pressing a cooking menu input means, for example, a cooking menu key such as a range key, an oven key or a grill key. Next, the cooking data input means is operated to input the cooking time, the heating output during cooking, and the like. This input should be made only during the first cooking.
When cooking for the second time or later, the cooking menu signal is simply input from the cooking menu input means, and the previous cooking data is read from the storage means and set as control data.
At this time, if it is desired to change the set cooking data, the cooking data input means may be operated to input new cooking data.

As described above, since the previous cooking data can be set as the control data only by inputting the cooking menu signal by the cooking menu input means, the key operation at the start of cooking can be simplified. Further, if at least the cooking data of the set control data is displayed on the display means, the user can confirm the content of the set cooking data, and it is easy to change the cooking data as necessary.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a heating cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cooking device 1 is a so-called microwave oven and can function as a microwave oven, an oven, and a grill.

The heating cooker 1 is provided with a rectangular parallelepiped main body housing 2, a door 3 which is openably and closably mounted on the front surface of the main body housing 2, and an operation panel 4 which is arranged on the front surface of the main body housing 2. . The main body housing 2 accommodates known magnetrons, heaters, their drive circuits, control circuits, and the like, which are not shown. At the time of heating and cooking, the door 3 is opened, an object to be cooked is put in a cooking chamber (not shown) therein, the door 3 is closed, and then a key provided on the operation panel 4 is operated to start cooking.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the operation panel 4. The operation panel 4 includes, for example, a range key 5,
There are provided three menu keys, namely, an oven key 6 and a grill key 7, which serve as cooking menu input means. Further, the up key 9 and the down key 10 are provided as input keys as cooking data input means. Further, a timer key 8, a start key 11 and a stop / cancel key 12 for stopping cooking and canceling input data are provided.

The operation panel 4 is also provided with a display device 13. The display 13 displays, for example, a cooking menu, cooking data, remaining cooking time, and the like. The cooking device 1 may be provided with an operation panel 40 as shown in FIG. 3 instead of the operation panel 4 as shown in FIG. That is, for example, a plurality of automatic cooking menu keys 14 in which "warm milk", "sake of sake", "toast", "grilled fish", "gratin", "cookies", etc. are described may be provided.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the heating cooker 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4
The heating cooker 1 is provided with a microcomputer 20 for controlling the overall drive. An input key circuit 21 is connected to the microcomputer 20. The input key circuit 21 is shown in FIG.
Various key inputs on the operation panel 4 shown in FIG. That is, the signals from the range key 5, the oven key 6, the grill key 7, the up key 9, the down key 10, the start key 11, etc. are given to the input key circuit 21 and from the input key circuit 21 to the microcomputer 20.

The microcomputer 20 includes a cooking data memory 22 and a control data setting register 23. The cooking data memory 22 is provided with three areas: a range data area 22a, an oven data area 22b, and a grill data area 22c. The cooking data given from the input key circuit 21 is stored in the cooking data memory 22.

The control data setting register 23 is also provided with three areas: a range area 23a, an oven area 23b, and a grill area 23c. In each area of the control data setting register 23, data read from the cooking data memory 22 is set during cooking, as will be described later. Alternatively, the input key circuit 2
The data input from 1 is set. Then, the microcomputer 20 uses the control data setting register 2
The data set in No. 3 is displayed on the display 24, and the drive circuit 25 is driven based on the control data set in the register 23, and the magnetron 2
6 to perform high-frequency cooking, drive circuit 27
To drive cooking using the heater 28.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the control operation of the microcomputer 20 shown in FIG. next,
The operation of the heating cooker 1 according to this embodiment will be described according to the flow of FIG. First, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on (step S1), initial reset of the microcomputer 20 is performed (step S2). As a result, the display on the display unit 3 of the operation panel 4 becomes a display in a standby state, for example, a display for displaying the current time (step S3). In this state, the microcomputer 20 scans whether or not there is an input from the input key circuit 21 at a constant minute time interval (step S).
4, S5). If it is determined that there is no key input, the microcomputer 20 performs other processing (step S6).

Now, consider the case where the range key 5 is pressed in order to cook. In this case, it is determined in step S5 that there is a key input, and then it is determined whether or not the input key is the range key (step S7). In this case, since the range key 5 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S8 and the range data area 22 of the cooking data memory 22
The cooking data stored in a is read, and the cooking data is set in the range area 23a of the control data setting register 23 (step S8). The contents of the range area 23a of the control data setting register 23 are displayed on the display unit 13. The user who views the data displayed on the display 13 operates the up key 9 or the down key 10 when changing the cooking time, for example.
Then, in response to this operation, the data set in the control data setting register 23 is corrected and set, and the cooking time displayed on the display 13 is corrected.

If the cooking with the range key 5 is the first time, no data is stored in the range data area 22a of the cooking data memory 22. Therefore, in the range area 23a of the control data setting register 23,
Data “0” is set. Then, this “0” is displayed on the display unit 13. Seeing this display, the user uses the up key 9 or the up key 9 and the down key 10 to input, for example, 1 minute 30 seconds as the cooking time. Then, the cooking time input is the control data setting register 23.
Is set in the range area 23a. Further, the cooking time "1 minute 30 seconds" is displayed on the display unit 13.

In the above description, the cooking time is taken as an example, but in addition to the cooking time operation, the operation of switching the heating output to high, medium, low, etc. and the heating temperature input operation are performed by the up key 9. Alternatively, the down key 10 may be used. Then, the user presses the start key 11 next. Then, in step S13, the input of the start key 11 is determined, and it is determined whether or not data is set in the range area 23a of the control data setting register 23 (step S15). If the data is set, the data is written in the range data area 22a of the cooking data memory 22 (step S16), and the data set in the range area 23a of the control data setting register 23 is set. Drive circuit 25 based on
Is driven to start heating and cooking by the magnetron 26 (step S22).

Since the processing is performed in this manner, the contents of the cooking data memory 22 are sequentially updated to the previous cooking data. Therefore, when the range key 5 is pressed next time and cooking is performed, the previous cooking data is read from the cooking data memory 22 and automatically set in the control data setting register 23. The user may look at the data set in the register 23 and displayed on the display 13 and use the up key 9 or the down key 10 to change the cooking time if necessary.

Similarly, it is determined by the key scan (step S4) that there is a key input (step S5), and it is determined that the input key is the oven key 6 (step S).
9), the data stored in the oven data area 22b of the cooking data memory 22 is read and set in the oven area 23b of the control data setting register 23 (step S10). Similarly, when it is determined that the grill key 6 has been pressed (step S11), the data stored in the grill data area 23c of the cooking data memory 22 is read and the grill area of the control data setting register 23 is read. 23c is set (step S12).

When cooking in the oven or cooking in the grill, the oven data or the grill data set in the control data setting register 23 is the cooking data in response to the input of the start key 11, respectively. After being stored in the memory 22 (steps S18 and S21), cooking is performed based on the data set in the control data setting register 23 (step S22).

For other key operations, other processing is performed (steps S14, S20). The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above description, the manual cooking data setting is taken as an example, but even when the cooking data is set by the automatic cooking menu key 14 (see FIG. 3), the set data can be set by the up key 9 or the down key 10. It is also possible to increase or decrease and the data is updated and stored in the cooking data memory. In this way, the contents of the automatic cooking menu key 14 can be modified to be easy for each user to use.

In addition, the present invention can be variously modified within the scope of the claims.

[0027]

According to the present invention, in the heating cooker, the key operation required for setting the cooking data before the start of cooking can be simplified without providing a dedicated key such as a memory key or a repeat key. That is, when the cooking menu is entered at the start of cooking, the cooking data of the previous cooking is automatically called and set. Therefore, when the same cooking is repeated, it is necessary to perform a complicated key operation at the start of cooking. There is no.

Further, even when new cooking data is input, the recalled previous cooking data only has to be modified, so that the cooking data setting operation is simplified. Therefore,
According to the present invention, a convenient cooker can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a heating cooker according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of an operation panel of the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing another configuration example of the operation panel of the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the heating cooker according to the embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart showing a control operation of the microcomputer 20 shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Heating Cooker 4 Operation Panel 5 Range Key 6 Grill Key 7 Oven Key 9 Up Key 10 Down Key 11 Start Key 20 Microcomputer 21 Key Input Circuit 22 Cooking Data Memory 23 Control Data Setting Register

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heating means capable of performing a plurality of predetermined heat treatments of different types, and for inputting a cooking menu signal for selecting a desired heat treatment among the plurality of heat treatments which can be executed by the heating means. Cooking menu input means, cooking data input means for inputting cooking data such as time to drive the heating means, drive output, storage means for storing cooking data input by the cooking data input means, and the cooking menu In response to the input of the cooking menu signal from the input means, the cooking data relating to the heat treatment selected by the cooking menu signal is read from the storage means, and the selected heat treatment and the read cooking data are used as control data. When cooking data is newly input from the cooking data input means while setting, the data is read from the storage means. A start signal is input from the control data setting means for setting the input cooking data as control data in place of the output cooking data, the start signal input means for inputting a cooking start signal, and the start signal input means. In response to this, drive control means for storing the cooking data set in the control data setting means in the storage means and controlling the driving of the heating means in accordance with the set heat treatment and cooking data. A cooking device characterized by comprising: