JPH11159764A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display an approximate heating period of time from the start of heating the stop of heating by a display means and control heating time on the basis of detected values of a sensor by a control means at the time of heating by providing cooking menus differring depending on the kind of food and inputting the kind of food from an imput means at the time of selecting the menus. SOLUTION: A heating cooker comprises a humidity sensor 8 for detecting conditions of food in a heat cooking chamber 3, a processing circuit 6 for obtaining a heating time in accordance with the value detected by the humidity sensor 8, and a display means 9 for displaying heating time of the food. The heating cooker further comprises a cooking menu for stopping cooking at an appropriate time on the way of heating according to the kind of food. When the kind of food is inputted from an inputting means 7 at the time when the cooking menu is selected, the display means 9 indicates an approximate heating period of time from the start of heating to the appropriate time for stopping heating. Further, when heating is executed, the processing circuit 6 controls the heating time in accordance with the values detected by the humidity sensor 8.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device such as a microwave oven, and more particularly to a display of a heating time of the cooking device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional microwave ovens have a sensor automatic cooking function for cooking by heating a food by detecting a water vapor generated from the food by heating with a humidity sensor and automatically calculating a heating time. there were.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 60-129527 discloses an automatic cooking system for the above-mentioned sensor, in which the approximate cooking time is adjusted according to the weight of food detected by a weight sensor at the start of cooking. By displaying above,
A system is disclosed in which the approximate time of heating is notified before the humidity sensor detects humidity.

[0004] In such a microwave oven, there is a menu that automatically stops during heating during the automatic cooking and informs the user of "turning over the food being heated" or "adding new food". . The user cannot estimate the timing of the halfway stop at the start of cooking.

[0005] That is, since the general user does not know the time of “turning over the food being heated” or “adding new food” due to a stop during heating cooking, preparation for adding food, preparation after completion of cooking, I couldn't do other tasks efficiently away from the range.

[0006]

As described above, in the case of the sensor automatic cooking, the time of the halfway stop during the heating cooking is not displayed. Since it is not possible to efficiently perform other errands away, the usability is poor.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to improve the usability of a microwave oven by displaying the time until the stoppage at the start of heating cooking.

[0008]

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by the following means.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heating apparatus comprising: a sensor for detecting a state of food in a cooking chamber; control means for controlling heating based on a value detected by the sensor; and display means for displaying a heating time of the food. In the cooking device, different cooking menus are provided depending on the type of food, and when the cooking menu is selected, the type of food is input from the input means, and the approximate heating time from the start of heating to the stop of heating is displayed by the display means, At the time of heating execution, the control means controls the heating time based on the detection value of the sensor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a heating apparatus comprising: a sensor for detecting a food condition in a cooking chamber; control means for controlling heating based on a detection value of the sensor; and display means for displaying a food heating time. In the cooking device, provided with a cooking menu to stop during heating cooking depending on the type of food,
By inputting the type of food from the input means when the cooking menu is selected, the approximate heating time from the start of heating to the stoppage during heating is displayed by the display means, and when the heating is performed, the control means sets the detected value of the sensor to the detection value of the sensor. Control the heating time based on.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first or second aspect, the type and / or quantity of the food to be heated is selected by the cooking menu.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect, the quantity of food selected by the cooking menu is displayed by a display means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the third aspect, the type of food selected by the cooking menu is displayed by the display means.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the user wants to know the standard of the heating time from the start of heating of the automatic cooking menu by the sensor to the heating stop / intermediate stop, the user selects the sensor automatic menu and then inputs the information. By inputting the type of food or the like by the means, the approximate heating time can be displayed on the display means.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment showing a heating and cooking apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. An AC power supply 1 from a commercial AC power supply or the like is supplied to a heating and cooking device 12 of a microwave oven via a breaker 2. In the cooking device (microwave oven) 12, a microwave generation source 11 having a magnetron as a heating means is provided in the vicinity of the cooking chamber 3.
As a result, the food placed in the cooking chamber 3 is cooked by dielectric heating using high-frequency microwaves from a magnetron.

The humidity sensor 8 detects when the food placed in the cooking chamber 3 is heated by the microwave generation source 11.
Detects water vapor generated from food. Then, the signal of the humidity sensor 8 is input to the processing circuit 6 via the amplification circuit 5,
The processing circuit 6 (control means) obtains the food heating status.

A display means 9 is connected to the processing circuit 6, and information on the cooking time and the cooking state of the food calculated by the processing circuit 6 is displayed on the display means 9. Processing circuit 6 realized by microcomputer or the like
Is configured to include a read only memory (ROM) and a random access memory (RAM).

The ROM stores a program for heating and cooking the food by the microwave generation source 11 based on the cooking time corresponding to the automatic cooking menu or the like selected by the input means 7. When the time required for heating the automatic cooking menu by the selected sensor and the approximate heating time from the start of the heating of the automatic cooking menu by the sensor to the stop or the halfway stop are input so as to be displayed, A program for displaying the approximate required time on the display means is also stored.

The switch circuit 10 switches whether to energize the microwave generation source 11 based on a signal provided from the processing circuit 6.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart for explaining the display operation of the cooking shop time in the present embodiment. After selecting a desired cooking menu (automatic sensor cooking, cooking with designated heating time, etc.) in advance, press the start key in step n1 and proceed to step n2. Is done. The sensor automatic cooking menu is selected by a sensor automatic cooking key provided on the input means 7.

If the determination in step n2 is negative, the process ends, and the process proceeds to the heating time designation cooking or the like. On the other hand, when the determination in step n2 is affirmative, the process proceeds to step n3. In step n3, it is determined whether or not the display of the required heating time of the sensor automatic cooking menu is requested by a predetermined key input, and if negative, the process proceeds to step n5. If affirmative, the process proceeds to step n4.

In step n4, the approximate heating time of the selected sensor automatic cooking menu is displayed on the display means 9 on the basis of the value programmed in the ROM of the processing circuit 6 in advance. For example, if the selected cooking menu is “BAKED POTATO” and the heating time per piece is about 3 minutes, “3.00 / 1 PC” or the like is displayed for a predetermined time.

Further, the number and weight of the BAKED POTATO can be detected by a position sensor or a weight sensor, and the required heating time can be displayed based on the detected values. For example, if there are three, "9.00 /
It is also possible to display such as "3PC".

In step n5, from the start of heating of the predetermined sensor automatic cooking menu selected by the input means 7, "turn over the food being heated" and "add new food".
For this reason, it is determined whether or not the display of the required time until the halfway stop is requested, and if negative, the process ends. If affirmative, the process proceeds to step n6.

In step n6, based on the values preprogrammed in the ROM of the processing circuit 6, "turn over the food being heated" and "new Display an estimate of the time required to stop halfway, such as "Add food to". For example, if the menu selected is a meat dish and the time required from the start of heating per 0.1 kg per kg to the halfway stop of “turning over the food during heating” is about 5 minutes, “5.00 / 0.
1KG "or the like.

Here, the weight of the food can be determined by a weight sensor, and the time required for the stoppage can be changed and displayed based on the weight.

In this embodiment, when heating of the sensor automatic cooking menu is started, the time until the end of heating and the time until the halfway stop are displayed, but these times are merely approximate. Therefore, the heating time may be slightly different from the actual heating time. In addition, although the time from when the heating of the sensor automatic cooking menu is started to the halfway stop is displayed, the time from the halfway stop to the end of the heating may be displayed when the heating is started or stopped halfway.

[0029]

According to the heating cooking device of the present invention, when the user selects the automatic cooking menu by the sensor, from the start of heating to the stop of heating, or from the start of heating, "turn over the food being heated", "heating" The approximate heating time is displayed when you want to know the approximate heating time up to the halfway stop such as `` Add food on the way ''. Since the errands can be performed efficiently, the usability is improved.

Further, since the time required for heating the automatic cooking menu by the sensor can be understood, it is convenient to calculate back when cooking is to be started by calculating backward from the time when the user wants to start the meal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a cooking device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the cooking device according to the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 1 AC power supply 2 Breaker 3 Cooking room 4 DC voltage generator 5 Amplifier circuit 6 Processing unit 7 Input unit 8 Humidity sensor 9 Display unit 10 Switch 11 Microwave generator 12 Heating / cooking device

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A cooking apparatus comprising: a sensor for detecting a food condition in a cooking chamber; control means for controlling heating based on a detection value of the sensor; and display means for displaying a food heating time. Different cooking menus depending on the type of food, and by inputting the type of food from the input means when the cooking menu is selected, the approximate heating time from the start of heating to the stop of heating is displayed on the display means. A heating means for controlling the heating time based on a value detected by the sensor; 2. A cooking device comprising: a sensor for detecting a state of food in a cooking chamber; control means for controlling heating based on a value detected by the sensor; and display means for displaying a heating time of the food. A cooking menu for stopping the heating in the middle of cooking depending on the type of food, and by inputting the type of food from the input means when the cooking menu is selected, the approximate heating time from the start of heating to the stop during heating is displayed by the display means. And a heating unit that controls the heating time based on a value detected by the sensor when heating is performed. 3. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the number of foods to be heated is input by the input unit using the cooking menu. 4. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the quantity of food selected by the cooking menu is displayed by the display means. 5. The cooking device according to claim 3, wherein the type of food selected by the cooking menu is displayed by the display means.