JPH08303792A - Thermal cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a high frequency heater which achieves improved handlability by enabling learning of the direction of rotation and heating time per cooking item simply to allow setting of outputs and time by single operation. CONSTITUTION: In a thermal cooker constituted of a heating source 3 to heat food 2 in a heating chamber 1, a dial setting device 6 having a dial 5 for setting outputs and time and an operating section 10 which has the dial setting device 6 set thereon and also has a graduation display 8 of the outputs and time set by the dial 5, the setting of heating time is made possible by turning the dial 5 of the dial setting device 6 clockwise or counterclockwise alike. On the operating section 10, the name of cooking material to be cooked thermally and heating time 15 at the clockwise position are arranged and displayed on the right side from the center of the dial 5 and the name of the material and heating time 16 at the counterclockwise position on the left side separately.

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 food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Microwave ovens utilizing high-frequency heating have penetrated the market due to the speed of heating such as heating foods, reheating cooked foods, and frozen foods in a short time. Since the microwave oven only warms up, there is no darkness and the penetration rate has been stagnant. In addition to such a microwave oven, a multi-function type that combines a grill range, a toaster range, and an oven range, which are burnt with an electric heater, has been developed to compensate for the drawbacks, and has further penetrated the market.

However, the complex multi-function type has a problem that the operation becomes very complicated and it is difficult to use the functions sufficiently. Therefore, it is possible to use the sensor and the microcomputer to automatically and skillfully cook. It became possible to operate it easily, but it is still difficult to use it in many cases, and simple things with only basic functions are desired.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, cooking by heating with a heater is eliminated, and only the basic functions of heating, which are the basic heating of a microwave oven, that is, the minimum required warming and raw thawing, which have different outputs, are provided. The number of operation buttons is reduced and only the warming button 17 for switching between these two types of heating and the raw thawing button 18 are provided, and the dial 5
There is one that is easy to use (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-221) in which the heating time is set by rotating the knob to the right (not rotating to the left).

[0005]

In the above-mentioned microwave oven, cooking by heating with a heater is eliminated and only the basic functions are provided to reduce the number of operation buttons to make it easier to use. When the heating with different outputs is required at the minimum, a switching button for selecting these two types of heating is required, which causes a problem that the operation is complicated. Further, there is a problem that the name of a typical cooked item to be cooked and the heating time that the user wants to know cannot be displayed because there is no space in the operation unit.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and does not set a high-frequency output for heating food in a heating chamber and a heating method with a switching button,
To set the output and heating method at the same time when setting the heating time, the output and time of the heating source can be set regardless of whether the dial of the device is rotated to the left or right. Then, in the space where the switching button of the operation unit of the dial setting device is removed, the names of cooked food and the cooking time to be cooked are arranged side by side with respect to the center of the dial and displayed.

[0007]

With the above structure, when setting the heating method of the heating source for heating the food in the heating chamber and setting the output and time,
Turn the dial setting device in the direction of rotation according to the output of the operation panel and the display of the heating method, and set the time. For this reason,
In the past, it was not necessary to set the heating method with the switch button and then set the output of the heating source and the time, and according to the typical cooking item name and heating time displayed on the array, the dial setting device It can be used in one operation only by setting the rotation direction and the heating time.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of a high-frequency heating apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation panel of the same.

In the figure, 1 is a heating chamber, 2 is food,
The food 2 is heated in the heating chamber 1 by the heating source 3. The heating source 3 is a heater, a magnetron or the like. The heating source 3 is connected to a power supply circuit 4 for generating heat and high frequency, and a dial setting device 6 having a dial 5 for setting the output and time of the heating source 3 and controlling the output and time. It is installed outside 1.

The food 2 is put into and taken out of the heating chamber 1 by opening and closing a door 13 provided on the front surface of the heating chamber 1. Door 13
When the magnetron is the heating source, high-frequency waves do not leak to the outside of the heating chamber 1, and a punching metal plate with many small holes 14 is formed in the opening of the heating chamber 1 so that the inside of the heating chamber 1 can be seen. An operation panel 10 is provided close to the door 13, and the dial setting device 6 has the operation panel 10
It is installed in. A display 11 for setting the output of the heating source 3 and the heating method corresponding to the dial 5 on the operation panel 10.
A heating stop point 7, an arrow display 12 showing the rotating direction of the dial 5 depending on the output and the heating method, and a time scale display 8 for setting the heating time are provided.

The arrow display 12 is displayed in a clockwise rotation and a counterclockwise rotation about the stop point 7. When rotated to the right, the range is warm and the display indicates a strong output such as continuous heating, and the heater heating indicates a strong output such as continuous heating. When rotated to the left, the weak output of intermittent heating is indicated by the indication of weak range, raw thawing, and weak heater. The dial setting device 6 for controlling the heating time is provided with an output variable device 9 that stops at the position of the stop point 7 and changes the output by right rotation and left rotation. In this way, output and time can be set regardless of whether the dial 5 of the dial setting device 6 is rotated to the left or right.
The time required for each return after setting is different from each other.

On the operation panel 10, the dial 5 is rotated to the right with respect to the center of the dial setting device 6 to set the heating time, and the cooking time is set. 15 are arranged and displayed. On the left side with respect to the center of the dial setting device 6, the dial is rotated to the left side to set the heating time and the typical cooking product name and heating time display 16 which are commonly used for heating and cooking are arranged and displayed. There is.

Next, the operation of the embodiment thus constructed will be described by taking microwave heating by microwave as an example. The dial setting device 6 is rotated according to the output and heating method display 11 and the arrow 12, and the matching time is set on the heating time scale display 8 according to the weight and type of the food to be heated.

At the time of warming, it is usually 5 by heating in a strong range.
With continuous heating of 00W output, dial 5 is rotated to the right to set the time. The heating starts at the same time as the setting, the dial setting device 6 rotates to the left with the passage of time, and the heating stops when the dial setting device 6 rotates to the stop point 7. When raw thawing or simmering, it is about 20 with intermittent heating with an output of 500 W at a weak range.
With the output equivalent to 0 W, the dial 5 is rotated counterclockwise to set the time.

Thus, the output and the time can be set regardless of whether the dial 5 of the dial setting device 6 is rotated to the left or right, and the time required for each return after the setting is different from each other. It can be set with a time that matches the heating output so that cooking can be performed for a long time with a weak output. Also, the user can understand the name of typical cooking and cooking items that are frequently used and the heating times 15 and 16 because it can be understood easily, and the selection of output can be switched by rotating in the direction in which the cooking item name is displayed. It is easy to use and easy to operate.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the output and time can be set regardless of whether the dial of the dial setting device is rotated to the left or right, and the operation unit is rotated to the right. Set the output and heating method by displaying the typical cooking item name and heating time on the right side of the dial center, and the typical cooking item name and heating time for left rotation on the left side of the dial center. Since the heating time can be set by one operation, the operation is simplified, the output and the heating method can be accurately set, and the cooking failure can be reduced. Also, since the display area can be widely used, the characters can be enlarged and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooking device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation panel of the same.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel of a conventional cooking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Dial 6 Dial setting device 10 Operation part 15, 16 Cooking name and heating time

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heating chamber for storing food, a heating source for heating the food in the heating chamber, a dial setting device having a dial for setting the output and time of the heating source, and In a cooking device comprising a dial setting device and an operating unit having a scale display of heating time set by the dial, the dial (5) of the dial setting device (6) can be moved to either the left or right direction. The output and time can be set even when rotated, and the name of the cooking item to be cooked and the heating time (15) in the case of clockwise rotation on the operation unit (10) are displayed on the right side with respect to the center of the dial (5). The cooking device characterized in that the cooking item name and the heating time (16) in the case of left rotation are arranged and displayed on the left side with respect to the center of the dial (5).