JPH08233287A - Cooking apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily listen to the informing sound of a cooling apparatus by a user, to easily employ together with other operation and to improve the handling operability. CONSTITUTION: When informing control means 21 receives an end signal from cooking means 19, it so instructs a sound synthesizing means 20 that the sound collected by a speaker 6 of an operation panel 3 is analyzed and the voices of tone colors not considerably used are synthesized, and the means 20 transmits the ended voice signal to the speaker 6 to end inform thereby to tell by hearing other informing sound by the user. The panel 3 and a microwave oven body transmit and receive signals by radio communications so that the panel 3 is detachable to the body, and hence if the panel 3 is carried, the advancing state can be grasped at any plate to improve the handling operability.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a cooker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cooker of this type is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 56-593.
No. 13 publication.

In this device, an input means for inputting a heating time or a heating temperature to a controller for controlling power supply to a heating source, a memory for storing the heating time or the heating temperature input from the input means, and the controller are used. A generator of a clock input for controlling the heating time, a temperature sensor for inputting a detection temperature to the controller, a remaining heating time or a heating elapsed time based on the clock or the detection temperature, and a detection temperature at regular intervals , A voice memory for storing voice data to be synthesized and notified by voice, a voice select unit for reading out predetermined voice data from the voice memory, and a voice synthesizer for synthesizing the read voice data and outputting as a voice signal. Section and a speaker that emits sound according to this audio signal. However, if cooking is to be done at this time, the speaker will inform the progress of this heating time every minute from the speaker, "It will be another minute." It is a thing.

[0004]

Generally, household electric appliances at home are always provided with an alarm buzzer or a voice alarm device which sounds when an abnormality occurs or ends, and these alarm devices appropriately notify. Therefore, even if the alarm sound is emitted from any of a large number of home appliances, the user will have to find out which home appliance the sound came from, and the user will not immediately know, and it will be troublesome to find the home appliance that has finished operating. There is. In addition, if the user hears the same type of nail notification sound many times, he or she may become accustomed to hearing the sound, and in the worst case, may disregard it.

When cooking for a long time of 5 minutes or 10 minutes, it is wasteful to wait during that time, so another work may be performed. To check the remaining time to decide whether to move to the next work or wait until the end of the operation when the work is finished,
It was very troublesome to see the home appliances.

The present invention is intended to solve such problems.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The first means of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is, at least, an input section for instructing the start of cooking, a display section for displaying the remaining cooking time, and notification of the end of cooking. An operation panel having an informing section for performing a heating operation, a heating source for heating food, a cooking operation means for driving and controlling the heating source in response to a cooking start instruction from the input section to execute a cooking operation, and the cooking operation means. A voice synthesizing means for synthesizing a voice signal for notifying the user of the end of the cooking operation or the occurrence of an abnormality during the driving and notifying by the notifying unit, in order to collect ambient sounds, The sound collecting means arranged on the operation panel, and the notification control means for instructing the voice synthesizing means to analyze the sound collected by the sound collecting means and synthesize a voice of a tone color that is rarely used. It is a composition.

The second means further comprises, in addition to the first means, a main body side transmission section for transmitting a voice signal from the voice synthesis section and a display signal of the display section from the cooking operation section, and the cooking section. A main body side receiving unit that receives a signal for driving the driving source to control the heating source and a sound collected from the sound collecting unit, the heating source, the cooking driving unit, the sound collecting unit, and the voice synthesizing unit. A main body housing in which the end notifying unit, the main body side transmission unit and the reception unit are housed and arranged, and a signal and sound collecting unit from the input unit for driving and controlling the heating source by the cooking operation unit are collected. An operation-side transmission unit arranged in the operation panel for transmitting the sound to be sounded to the main body-side reception unit, and a signal from the main-body-side transmission unit to receive the signal and transmit the signal to the display unit or the notification unit. Placed in the operation panel for It includes an operation-side receiving unit, wherein the operation panel is a configuration which is detachably attached to the main body housing.

[0009]

In other words, since the sound different from the sound collected by the sound collecting means is synthesized by the voice synthesizing means, the user can easily identify which product has been finished, and the sound becomes unfamiliar to the user, so it is heard. Nothing.

Further, since the operating means can be detachably carried and the elapsed time can be seen on the spot, the usability is improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a microwave oven main body,
Reference numeral 2 is a door for opening and closing a front opening of the heating chamber arranged in the main body 1, and 3 is an operation panel. The operation panel 3 includes a display unit 4 for displaying the remaining cooking time and the like, a key input unit 5 for inputting the time and temperature, and a speaker as an announcing unit for issuing a synthesized voice to notify the user. 6 and a start key 7 that is a part of the key input unit 5 and gives an instruction to start cooking.
And a notification switch key 8 for selecting and switching between voice notification and buzzer sound notification. The speaker 6 also serves as a microphone that serves as a sound collecting unit that collects ambient sounds.

In FIG. 2, an engaging claw 9 is provided on the back surface of the operation panel 3, and an engaging hole 10 for engaging the engaging claw 9 is provided on the main body 1 side facing the engaging claw 9. Is provided,
The operation panel 3 is detachably fixed to the main body 1.

When the operation panel 3 is removed, a second operation portion 11 is provided on the main body 1 side. This second
The operation unit 11 includes a second display unit 12 corresponding to the display unit 4 of the operation panel 3, a second key input unit 13 corresponding to the key input unit 5, and a main body side reception unit of a transmission signal from the operation panel 3. And 15.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 16 is an operation-side transmitting section for transmitting a signal input by the key input section 5 of the operation panel 3 or ambient sound collected by the speaker 6, and 17 is a transmission signal from the microwave oven main body, that is, It is an operation side receiving unit that receives a display signal such as the remaining time on the display unit 17 and an audio signal notified from the speaker 6. The operation side transmitter 16 and the operation side receiver 17 are arranged in the operation panel 3.

Reference numeral 18 is a magnetron serving as a heating source for heating microwaves by supplying microwaves to the heating chamber, and 19 is a cooking operation means including a microcomputer for driving and controlling the magnetron to perform a cooking operation. Is a voice synthesizing means for synthesizing a voice notifying the end of cooking or the occurrence of an abnormality, and 21 is the sound collected by the speaker 6 when an abnormality occurs during the driving by the cooking operation means 19 or when the cooking is finished. A notification control means for instructing the voice synthesizing means to give a notification with a tone color that is not used so much, 22 is a voice signal synthesized by the voice synthesizing means 20 in the receiving section of the operation panel 17, and a display from the cooking operation means 19. It is a main body side transmission unit that transmits a signal.

The notification control means 21 specifically divides the collected sound by frequency and compares the sound pressure for each frequency to search for a frequency with a low sound pressure. Then, an instruction signal is output to the voice synthesizing means 20 to instruct the voice synthesizer 20 to synthesize the voice around the frequency.

In the operation of this structure, first, the door 2 is opened to store the food in the heating chamber. Then, the heating condition, for example, the heating time is input by the key input unit 5, and this setting signal is transmitted to the cooking operation means 19 via the operation side transmission unit 16 and the main body side reception unit 15 and set. After that, the start key 14 of the operation panel 3 is operated to send a cooking start signal to the operation side transmitter 1.
6 and the main body side receiver 15 to the cooking operation means 19.

When the cooking operation means 19 receives the cooking start signal, for example, the heating time is started, the magnetron 18 is turned on, and microwaves are supplied to the heating chamber to start heating the food. The progress information during the operation, for example, the remaining cooking time is transmitted from the cooking operation means 19 to the display unit 4 via the main body side transmission unit 22 and the operation side reception unit 17, and is displayed on the display unit 4. At this time, the same display signal is also output from the cooking operation means 19 and displayed on the second display section 12.

If the user stores the food in the heating chamber, he or she may remove the operation panel 3 and bring it to the place where the next work is to be performed, and operate the heating conditions and the start key 14 from there, or the operation panel. Since the time elapsed in the cooking operation means 19 is displayed on the display unit 4 of 3, the work can be easily set up even if the distance is long.

After that, when the cooking operation is completed by the cooking operation means 19, for example, when the measurement of the heating time is completed, an end signal is transmitted to the notification control means 21. The notification control means 21 analyzes the ambient sound from the speaker 6 obtained via the operation side transmitter 16 and the main body side receiver 15, and performs voice synthesis so as to perform voice synthesis with a tone color that is rarely used in the ambient sound. An instruction signal is output to the means 20. The voice synthesizing means 20 synthesizes a voice signal indicating the end of cooking with this instruction signal, and transmits the voice signal to the speaker 6 via the main body side transmission unit 22 and the operation side reception unit 17 to notify the voice. Even when an abnormality occurs, the abnormality signal is transmitted to the notification control means, and the voice signal indicating the abnormality is transmitted to the transmission unit.

Since the operation panel 3 and the microwave oven main body 1 transmit and receive signals by wireless communication, the user removes the operation panel 3 from the main body 1 and carries it to the next work place when cooking is started. Therefore, the work can be performed while checking the progress of the microwave oven.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the second operating section 1
1 is the operation panel 3 after carrying the operation panel 3.
When you come to see the food in the cooker without bringing it, and want to stop cooking on the way or change the heating condition, you can change it using the second key input unit 13. Since it is not necessary to bring the operation panel 3 one by one, the usability is improved.

[0023]

According to the present invention, since the sound different from the sound collected by the sound collecting means is synthesized by the voice synthesizing means, the user can easily identify which product has been finished and get used to listening too much. There is no sound, so there is no need to listen.

Further, since the operating means can be detachably carried and the elapsed time and the like can be seen on the spot, the next work can be efficiently performed and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a microwave oven of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the microwave oven when the operation panel is removed in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Microwave oven main body 3 Operation panel 6 Speaker 15 Main body side receiving unit 16 Operation side transmitting unit 17 Operation side receiving unit 18 Magnetron 19 Cooking driving means 20 Voice synthesizing means 21 Notification control means 22 Main body side transmitting section

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An operation panel having at least an input unit capable of instructing to start cooking, a display unit for displaying remaining cooking time and the like, and an informing unit for notifying the end of cooking, a heating source for heating food, and the heating unit. The cooking operation means for driving and controlling the source by the cooking start instruction from the input section to execute the cooking operation, and the sound signal for notifying the end of the cooking operation of the cooking operation means or the occurrence of an abnormality during the operation are synthesized. And a voice synthesizing means for informing by the informing section,
Sound collecting means arranged on the operation panel for collecting ambient sounds, and the voice synthesizing means for analyzing sounds collected by the sound collecting means and synthesizing a voice of a tone color that is rarely used. A cooking device, comprising: a notification control means for instructing. 2. A main body side transmission unit that transmits a voice signal from the voice synthesis unit and a display signal of the display unit from the cooking operation unit, a signal for controlling the heating source by the cooking operation unit, and the A main body side receiving unit that receives the sound collected from the sound collecting unit, the heating source, the cooking operation unit, the sound collecting unit, the voice synthesizing unit, the end notifying unit, the main body side transmitting unit and the receiving unit. For transmitting to the main body side receiving section, a main body housing that accommodates and arranges the above, and a signal from the input section for the cooking operation means to drive and control the heating source and a sound collected by the sound collection means. And an operating-side transmitting section disposed in the operating panel for receiving a signal from the main-body side transmitting section and transmitting the signal to the display section and the notification means. And the operation panel The cooker according to claim 1, wherein the cooker is detachably attached to the main body casing.