JPS62106230A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the content of a display on a display section easier to look at and at the same time attempt to make smaller the whole display section by providing at a display section provided on the operation panel on the main body of a device an enlarged display member in lens form which enlarges and displays the content of a display. CONSTITUTION:On the front face of a cooking menu display section such as a menu sheet 14, a rotating drum or others a lens-form enlarged display body 16 is provided which enlarges and displays the content of a display at the display section. This enlarged display member 16 is formed with a transparent flat plate 16a and a lens section 16b projecting in one body on the flat plate 16a. In this lens section 16b a pointer 17 is displayed. By this provision of the enlarged display body 16, it is possible to make the size of letters in each item of menu relatively small, and it is thereby possible to increase the number of items in a menu. Further, it is possible to keep the display section from becoming a large size and also to miniaturize the whole display section of a cooking menu.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a heating cooking device, such as a microwave oven, in which the structure of the display section of the device body is improved.

[Technical background of the invention]

Generally, a heating cooking apparatus such as a microwave oven has a door 2 on the front of the apparatus main body 1 for opening and closing the front opening of the heating chamber, and an operation panel 3 adjacent to the door 2, as shown in FIG.
are provided for each.

The operation panel 3 also displays a cooking menu and heating time, heating output, etc. corresponding to each item in the cooking menu as a guide for setting the heating time, heating output, etc. when performing various types of cooking using a microwave oven, for example. A configuration is known that includes a cooking menu display section such as a menu sheet 4 or a rotating drum on which data is printed. In this case, for example, a timer scale 5 is provided on the menu sheet 4 or a cooking menu display section such as a rotating drum, and a pointer 6 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction along the timer scale 5. ing. Then, as the timer knob 7 and other operating members are rotated, the pointer 6 is moved up and down along the timer scale 5, and the pointer 6 is displayed on the menu sheet 4 or in the cooking menu display section such as the rotating drum. By setting the position 1 to a desired cooking menu item, the heating time and the like corresponding to this cooking menu item are automatically set.

[Problems with background technology]

Generally, there is a certain limit to the size of the display surface of the menu sheet 4 or a cooking menu display section such as a rotating drum, so each cooking menu displayed on the display surface of the menu sheet 4 or a cooking menu display section such as a rotating tram If the font size of the menu items is made relatively large, there is a problem that the number of cooking menu items that can be displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section decreases. Therefore, there is a problem in that only typical cooking menu items can be displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section. In this case, consider increasing the number of cooking menu items displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section by making the font size of each cooking menu item displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section relatively small. However, in this case, there was a problem that the characters of the cooking menu items displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section were difficult to see.

Furthermore, when a large number of cooking menu items are displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section with the font size of the cooking menu items relatively large, there is a problem that the entire cooking menu display section becomes large. .

[Purpose of the invention]

An object of the present invention is to provide a heating cooking device that can make it easier to see the displayed content on a display section attached to an operation panel, and can also reduce the size of the entire display section.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention is characterized in that a display section disposed on an operation panel of the main body of the apparatus is provided with a lens-shaped magnifying display body for enlarging and displaying the display contents of the display section.

[Embodiments of the invention]

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows the overall appearance of a cooking device such as a microwave oven, and 11 is the main body of the device. A door 12 for opening and closing the front opening of the heating chamber and an operation panel 13 adjacent to the door 12 are provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 11, respectively. In addition, operation panel 1
3 is printed with a cooking menu and data such as heating time and heating output that correspond to each item in this cooking menu as a guide for setting heating time and heating output when performing various types of cooking using a microwave oven. A cooking menu display section such as a menu sheet 14 or a rotating drum is provided. In this case, for example, a timer scale 15 is provided on the menu sheet 14 or a cooking menu display section such as a rotating drum.

Further, a lens-shaped magnifying display body 16 is provided on the front surface of the cooking menu display section such as the menu sheet 14 or the rotating drum to enlarge and display the displayed contents of the display section. This enlarged display body 16 is a transparent flat plate 16 as shown in FIG.
a and a lens portion 16b integrally protruding from this flat plate 16a-1-, and this lens portion 16b
A pointer 17 is displayed. Furthermore, an endless thread 18 is attached to this enlarged display body 16. This thread 18
is a plurality of pulleys 19a, 19b, 19c
.

It spans between 19d and 19d. Further, this pulley 19a is attached to a timer shaft 20a of a timer knob 20. As the timer knob 20 and other operating members are rotated, the enlarged display body 16 is moved to the menu sheet 14 via the thread 18.
The upper part of the enlarged display 16 is moved up and down along a timer scale 15, and the pointer 17 of this enlarged display 16 is used to select the desired cooking item displayed on the menu sheet 14 or a cooking menu display section such as a rotating drum. By aligning with the position of the menu item, the heating time etc. corresponding to this cooking menu item are automatically set.

Therefore, in the case of the above configuration, the menu sheet 14
Alternatively, a lens-shaped magnifying display body 16 for enlarging and displaying the display contents of this display part is provided on the front surface of a cooking menu display part such as a rotating drum, so that each cooking menu type "1" displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display part is The size of the characters can be made relatively small. Therefore, the number of cooking menu items displayed on the display surface of the cooking menu display section can be increased compared to the conventional method. Furthermore, the display of the cooking menu display section can be made relatively small. Even when a large number of cooking menu items are displayed on the screen, the font size of each cooking menu item can be made relatively small, so the entire cooking menu display area does not have to be large as in the past. This makes it possible to reduce the size of the entire cooking menu display section.

Furthermore, FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the invention. This is provided with a pair of rollers 21 and 22 arranged parallel to each other in a spaced-apart state, and between these rollers 21 and 22 is formed an endless belt, and a menu sheet 23 is wrapped around the rollers 21 and 22. It is connected to the timer shaft 25a of the timer knob 25 via the southern arm 24, and a lens-shaped magnifying display body 26 disposed in front of the menu sheet 23 is fixed to the operation panel. A pointer 27 is displayed on this enlarged display body 26.

In this case, the menu sheet 23 is rotated in conjunction with the rotation operation of the timer knob 25, and as the menu sheet 23 is rotated, the desired cooking menu item displayed on the menu sheet 23 is rotated. By aligning this with the pointer 27 of the enlarged display 26, the heating time and the like corresponding to this cooking menu item are automatically set. Therefore, in this case as well, each cooking menu item displayed in the menu sheet 23 can be enlarged and displayed by the enlargement display body 26 as in the first embodiment, so that the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. can be obtained.

Further, FIGS. 4 to 6 show a third embodiment of the present invention. This is an operation panel 32 in front of the device main body 31 of a heating cooking device such as a microwave oven, as shown in FIG.
A display section 33 formed by a fluorescent display tube is attached to the display section 33, and a lens-shaped magnifying display body is provided in front of the display section 33 to enlarge and display the display contents of the display section 33, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. 34 is installed. In this case, since the display contents of the display section 33 can be enlarged and displayed by the enlargement display body 34, the display element of the fluorescent display tube forming the display section 33 can be downsized, and the entire display section 33 can be It is possible to reduce the size of the

It should be noted that this invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the display section provided on the operation panel of the device main body is provided with a lens-shaped magnifying display body that magnifies and displays the display contents of this display section. The display contents of the display section can be made easier to see, and the entire display section can be made smaller.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of the microwave oven, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the operation mechanism of the enlarged display, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main parts of a second embodiment of the present invention, Figs. 4 to 6 show a third embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 4 is an external appearance of the entire microwave oven. 5 is a perspective view showing an enlarged display, FIG. 6 is a side view of the same, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the overall appearance of a conventional microwave oven. 11.31... Apparatus body, 13.32... Operation panel, 14.23... Menu sheet (cooking menu, display section), 16, 26.34... Enlarged display body, 33...
・Display section.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A heating cooking device characterized in that a display section provided on an operation panel of the device main body is provided with a lens-shaped magnifying display body for enlarging and displaying the display contents of the display section. (2) The enlarged display body is provided movably within the display section and is moved and operated in unison with a pointer of an operating member such as a timer or an output setting knob. ) The heating cooking device described in item 2. (3) The heating cooking device according to claim (1), wherein the magnifying display body magnifies and displays the display content of the display section formed by a fluorescent display tube.