JPS624808Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to the configuration of the operation panel section of a high-frequency heating device that has both an automatic cooking function and a manual cooking function.

With the recent advances in various sensor technologies, high-frequency heating devices that can automatically cook food by combining them with microcomputers have appeared. Generally, these devices have both an automatic cooking function and a conventional manual cooking function. Therefore, the operation panel section is provided with operation means for both of these functions. As a result, it is ironic that high-frequency devices with automatic cooking functions, which should originally be very easy to use, are turned away by users due to the complicated structure of the operation panel.

The present invention aims to realize a configuration of the operation panel section that does not give such a false impression to the user and emphasizes the inherent ease of use of the automatic cooking device.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic high-frequency heating device with an electric roof, in which 1 is a door, 2 is a window, and 3 is a door opening/closing lever. The operation panel 4 includes a start button 5, a microwave menu table 6, an oven cooking menu table 7, a display LED row 8, a microwave cooking menu selection button 9, an oven cooking menu selection button 10, and a cancel button 11.
The above is provided as an automatic cooking device.
The manual cooking operation section that is not used at this time is hidden by the cover 12.

Therefore, all the operating parts that appear on the outside are for automatic cooking. Here, we will explain how to operate it during automatic cooking. If the user wants to reheat food now, the user presses the microwave cooking menu selection button 9. Then microwave menu table 6
lights up and the menu is displayed. Therefore, the user can select the desired cooking menu “reheat”.
Tap the selection button 9 to select. Each time the user taps the button, the lighting location of the display LED 8 moves sequentially from the bottom to the top, allowing the user to select the desired menu.
By repeating the tap until the LED lights up, you can complete the cooking menu selection and instruction work.
After these steps, press the start button 5,
Cooking starts and everything else is automatically managed. On the other hand, during automatic oven cooking, the selection operation as described above may be performed using the oven cooking menu selection button 10. In this way, the operation is extremely simple, and since the number of operation buttons is small, there are almost no operational errors.

Next, FIG. 2 is a cutaway sectional view showing the state in which the manual operation section is attached, and FIG. 3 is a partial view of the manual operation section as viewed in the direction of arrow A. In Figures 2 and 3,
The cover 12 is tilted forward and the manual cooking operation section is exposed to the operation panel section. In this manner, the manual cooking operation section can be freely moved in and out by opening and closing the cover 12. 13 is a timer knob, 14 is an output switching knob 15 is a refrigerator temperature setting knob, and these are installed in a part recessed from the operation panel toward the main body. Note that 16 is a timer body, 17 is a micro switch, 18 is a printed circuit board, and 19 is a housing.

On the other hand, FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the manual operation section can be freely stored within the main body. The manual operation section is provided in the manual operation unit 20 and rotatably attached to the main body by a hinge pin 21.

The operating method for manual cooking will be explained below.
When the manual operation unit 20 is tilted forward, the timer knob 13, temperature setting knob 15, etc. appear. Then, the user sets the desired time, output, temperature, etc. and presses the start button 5 to start cooking.

During manual cooking, the automatic cooking button is not accepted, and a system is adopted that gives priority to manual cooking. Moreover, after starting manual cooking, the manual operation section can be stored inside the main body again.

Next, FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the operating unit 21 in which the automatic cooking selection buttons 9, 10 and the cancel button 11 are attached to another surface of the manual operating unit. Manual cooking operation knob When stored inside the main body, the automatic cooking operation button is on the same level as the operation panel.
On the other hand, for manual cooking, when the operating unit 21 is pushed forward, a manual operating knob appears. At the same time, the automatic cooking operation button disappears from the operation panel.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

1. Since the manual cooking operation section is housed within the main body, the number of operation buttons etc. that appear on the exterior is reduced, and the user does not feel that the operation is complicated or difficult.

2. The manual operation section and automatic cooking operation section are dramatically separated, reducing operational errors and making it easy to use.

3. By housing the manual operation section within the main body, the operation panel section can be used widely and effectively.

4. The appearance is simple and the design is improved.

5 The operation panel section can be utilized three-dimensionally, and the operation section can be switched between automatic cooking and manual cooking through rotational movement, making operation extremely easy and simplifying and effectively utilizing the operation panel section. is measured.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of a high-frequency heating device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a right side cutaway sectional view of the same,
Fig. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in Fig. 2, and is a front view of the manual operation section, and Fig. 4 is a partially cutaway sectional view of the manual operation section installed in a separate rotatable part.
FIG. 5 is a front view of a high-frequency heating apparatus in which an automatic cooking operation section and a manual cooking operation section are attached to the same part to form an operation section unit. 4...Operation panel, 5...Start button, 6
...Microwave menu table, 7...Oven menu table, 9...Microwave menu selection button,
10...Oven cooking menu selection button, 11
... Cancel button, 12 ... Cover, 13 ... Timer knob, 14 ... Output switching knob, 15
...Temperature setting knob, 20...Manual operation unit, 21...Operation unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It is equipped with a heating chamber for storing an object to be heated, a high-frequency oscillator that supplies high-frequency output to the heating chamber, a power supply section thereof, a control circuit for controlling the power supply section, and an operation panel section. The unit is provided with a rotatable operating unit pivotally supported by the operating panel, and the operating unit has at least two different operating surfaces parallel to the rotation axis thereof, The first plane is configured in a positional relationship such that it is on the same plane as the operation panel when the operation unit is housed in the operation panel without being rotated, and the second plane is arranged on the same plane as the operation panel. When the operating unit is rotated about the rotation axis, the operating unit is configured to protrude from the operating panel, an automatic cooking operating unit is installed on the first plane, and an automatic cooking operating unit is installed on the second plane. is a high-frequency heating device characterized by being equipped with a manual cooking operation section.