JPH1163510A - Device and method for alarming finish of cocking of microwave oven - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to know the finish of cocking by the cocking finish signal that the user wishes, by equipping the device with a finish lamp which informs the user of cocking finish by lighting up by the control signal of a controller, and a buzzer which informs the user of the cocking finish by generat ing a finish sound. SOLUTION: A user inputs a key signal from a cocking finish signal selection key 45, and a controller 50 judges whether the cocking finish signal being so selected as to inform the user of the propriety of the cocking finish with a finish lamp 63 or a buzzer is one where the user has selected the finish lamp 63 or not. If the cocking finish signal is one where the user has selected the finish lamp 63 by this judgment, it outputs a lighting control signal to light the finish lamp 63. On the other hand, when the selected cocking signal is not the one for the finish lamp 63, it outputs a sound generation control signal to generate a finish sound so as to generate a finish sound in the buzzer 65. Hereby, the user can know the cocking finish with the cocking finish signal that the user wishes, so this can be used conveniently.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a microwave oven,
More specifically, when the user selects and inputs a cooking end signal with the cooking end signal selection key, at the end of cooking, the end lamp is turned on by the selected cooking end signal, or an end sound is generated via a buzzer. Also, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven that the end of cooking can be recognized by a cooking end signal desired by a user.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 1, a conventional microwave oven has a cooking chamber 2 on one side of a main body 1 forming an external appearance.
A key input unit 10 is provided on the other side of the door 3 for selecting and inputting a cooking course (for example, a cooking function, a cooking time, etc.) and a cooking start / stop. Have been.

On the other hand, FIG. 2 is a schematic control block diagram of a conventional device for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven configured as described above. When a cooking course and the start of cooking are inputted, a key input unit 10 for outputting an electric key signal corresponding to the input, and a drive for driving a magnetron (not shown) by the key signal input from the key input unit 10 At the same time as outputting the control signal, the time is counted. When the counted time exceeds the cooking time, a stop control signal for stopping the magnetron is output, and a sound generation control signal for generating an end sound is output. A control unit 20, a magnetron driving unit 30 for driving and stopping the magnetron by a drive control signal and a stop control signal of the control unit 20, Consisting buzzer 35 for generating an end sound by the sound generation control signal control section 20.

The conventional device for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven having the above-described configuration is arranged such that after a user puts food into the cooking chamber 2 and selects a cooking course through the key input unit 10, the cooking is performed. When the start is input, the key input unit 10 outputs an electric key signal corresponding thereto to the control unit 20.

Then, the control section 20 outputs a drive control signal for driving the magnetron by the key signal to the magnetron drive section 30, and the magnetron drive section 30 drives the magnetron by the drive control signal, When the magnetron is driven, microwaves are generated to heat the food in the cooking chamber 2.

Next, the control unit 20 counts the time while driving the magnetron, and when the counted time exceeds the cooking time input by the user, sends a stop control signal for stopping the magnetron to the magnetron. It outputs the sound generation control signal for generating the end sound to the buzzer 35 while outputting to the drive unit 30.

Further, since the magnetron driving section 30 stops the magnetron in response to the stop control signal, and the magnetron is stopped, no microwave is generated, so that cooking of the food in the cooking chamber 2 is stopped. ,
After the buzzer 35 generates an end sound according to the sound generation control signal and notifies the user of the end sound, the overall cooking operation ends.

By the way, the above-described conventional apparatus for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven notifies the user of the end of cooking by generating an end sound by a buzzer, so that the user does not like the end sound or has a hearing impairment. There is a problem that it is difficult for a user to use a microwave oven.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been devised in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when a user selects a cooking end signal by using a cooking end signal selection key, control is performed. The unit determines whether the selected cooking end signal is the end lamp, and if it is the end lamp, turns on the end lamp when cooking is completed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a device and a method for notifying a user of the convenience of using a microwave oven by generating an end sound and knowing the end of cooking by a cooking end signal desired by the user.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a device for notifying completion of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention, which is used in a microwave oven which drives a magnetron by a key operation of a user to heat the food. A cooking end signal selection key for the user to select and input a cooking end signal, and a key signal input from the cooking end signal selection key to notify the end of the cooking with the end lamp or the end sound. A control unit that outputs a signal, an end lamp that is turned on by the control signal of the control unit to notify the end of cooking, and a buzzer that generates an end sound to notify the end of cooking are provided.

According to the present invention, there is provided a method for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention, wherein a cooking step of cooking a food according to a cooking course set by a user, and cooking in the cooking step. A cooking end signal determining step of determining whether the cooking end signal selected by the user is an end lamp when the cooking is completed, and a cooking end signal when the cooking end signal determining step determines that the cooking end signal is the end lamp. An end lamp lighting step of turning on an end lamp, and an end sound generating step of generating an end sound via a buzzer when cooking is determined to be not an end lamp in the cooking end signal determining step. It is characterized by becoming.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an apparatus and method for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 3 and 4, the same components as those of the related art are given the same names, and detailed descriptions thereof are omitted.

FIG. 3 is a schematic control block diagram of a device for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention. As can be seen from FIG. An input unit 40, a cooking end signal selection key 45, a control unit 50, a magnetron driving unit 60,
An end lamp 63 and a buzzer 65 are provided.

In FIG. 3, a cooking end signal selection key 45 outputs an electric key signal corresponding to a cooking end signal (for example, an end lamp or a buzzer) when the user selectively inputs the signal. Then, as shown in FIG.
The control unit 50 is provided on the other side of the key input unit 40.
A driving control signal for driving the magnetron is output according to the input key signal, and at the same time, the time is counted. When the counted time exceeds the cooking time, a stop control signal for stopping the magnetron is output.

The control unit 50 receives a key signal from the cooking end signal selection key 45 and selects an end lamp based on a cooking end signal selected so as to notify the end of cooking by an end lamp or an end sound. It is determined whether or not the end lamp 63 has been selected, and if the cooking end signal has selected the end lamp 63, a lighting control signal for turning on the end lamp 63 is output. On the other hand, if the selected cooking signal is not the end lamp 63, a sound generation control signal for generating an end sound is output, and the buzzer 65 generates an end sound. The end lamp 63 is lit by a lighting control signal of the control unit 50, and is provided on the other side of the door 3 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation sequence of the method for notifying the end of cooking in the microwave oven according to the present invention. As can be seen from FIG. 5, the method for notifying the end of cooking in the microwave oven according to the present invention is shown. Is a step S10 in which the user selects and inputs a cooking course and a cooking end signal.
To determine whether the start key has been input or not at step S1
5. Step S20 of driving the magnetron by the input cooking course, Step S25 of counting time,
Step S30 of determining whether the counted time has elapsed the cooking time, stopping the magnetron when the counted time has elapsed the cooking time, Step S35 of determining whether the selected cooking end signal is the end lamp S4
0, when the selected cooking end signal is the end lamp, the step S45 for turning on the end lamp, and when the selected cooking end signal is not the end lamp, step S50 for generating an end sound.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show an apparatus and method for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention constructed as described above.
This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. First, a user puts food into the cooking chamber 2, selects and inputs a cooking end signal (for example, an end lamp, a buzzer) with the cooking end signal selection key 45, and sets a cooking course (for example, by using the key input unit 40). , Cooking function, cooking time, etc.), when the user inputs cooking start, the cooking end signal selection key 45 and the key input unit 40 output corresponding electrical key signals to the control unit 50 (S10). .

Next, the control unit 50 controls the key input unit 4
A key signal is input from 0 to determine whether a start key has been input. If it is determined that the start key has been input, a drive signal for driving the magnetron is output to the magnetron driving unit 60 (S15).

Then, the magnetron driving section 60 drives the magnetron in accordance with the drive control signal. When the magnetron is driven, a microwave is generated to heat the food in the cooking chamber 2 (S20).

Further, the control unit 50 counts the time at the same time as driving the magnetron (S25), while judging whether the counted time has passed the cooking time input by the user, and counts the counted time. If it is determined that the cooking time has not elapsed, it is determined whether or not the counted time has passed the cooking time.On the other hand, if it is determined that the counted time has elapsed, the magnetron is stopped. Is output to the magnetron drive unit 60 (S30).

Further, the magnetron driving section 60
Stops the magnetron by the above stop control signal,
Since microwaves are not generated by stopping the magnetron, cooking of the food in the cooking chamber 2 is stopped (S35).

The control unit 50 has a cooking end signal selection key 4
5, a key signal is input, and it is determined whether the selected cooking end signal is the end lamp 63 (S40). If the end signal is determined to be the end lamp 63, the end lamp 63 is turned on. After the control signal 63 is output and the end lamp 63 is turned on by the lighting control signal to notify the user of the end of cooking, the entire cooking operation of the microwave oven is ended (S45).

On the other hand, as a result of the determination in the step (S40), if it is determined that the lamp is not the end lamp 63, the control unit 50
Sends a sound generation control signal for generating an end sound to the buzzer 6.
5, the buzzer 65 generates an end sound by the sound generation control signal and notifies the user of the end of cooking,
The overall cooking operation of the microwave oven ends (S5).
0).

[0024]

As described above, the apparatus and method for notifying the end of cooking of the microwave oven according to the present invention provide the buzzer when the control unit finishes cooking according to the cooking end signal selected by the user using the cooking end signal selection key. By generating an end sound or turning on an end lamp to notify the user of the end of cooking with a cooking end signal desired by the user, the user can use the microwave oven conveniently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall perspective view of a conventional microwave oven.

FIG. 2 is a schematic control block diagram of a conventional microwave oven cooking completion notification device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic control block diagram of a device for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of a microwave oven to which the cooking completion notification device according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation sequence of a method of notifying of completion of cooking of a microwave oven according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 40 Key input unit 45 Cooking end signal selection key 50 Control unit 60 Magnetron drive unit 63 End lamp 65 Buzzer

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cooking end signal selection key for a user to select and input a cooking end signal in a microwave oven that drives a magnetron to heat a food by a key operation of a user; and the cooking end signal. A control unit for receiving a key signal from the selection key and outputting a control signal for notifying the end of cooking by an end lamp or an end sound; and an end illuminated by the control signal of the control unit to notify the end of cooking. A device for notifying the end of cooking of a microwave oven, comprising: a lamp and a buzzer for notifying the end of cooking by generating an end sound. 2. A cooking step of cooking a food according to a cooking course set by a user; and determining whether a cooking end signal selected by the user when the cooking is completed in the cooking step is an end lamp. A cooking end signal judging step for judging; an end lamp lighting step for turning on an end lamp when cooking is judged to be an end lamp in the cooking end signal judging step; and a cooking end signal judging step. An end sound generating step of generating an end sound via a buzzer at the end of cooking if it is determined that the cooking lamp is not an end lamp.