JPS63135721A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To permit cooking, which meets the eating liking of an user, by a method wherein a satisfying degree and a desire with respect to the finishing condition of cooling are inputted to renew a cooking program, in a microwave over or the like. CONSTITUTION:An operation indicating unit 11 is provided with a satisfied key 23 and non-satisfied key 24 as evaluating keys and a 'more strong' key 25 and a 'more weak' 26 as disire keys. Upon finishing cooking, the satisfied key 23 is pushed when the finishing condition of the cooking is satisfactory and the non-satisfied key 24 is pushed together with the 'more strong' key 25 or the 'more weak' 26 when the finishing condition of the cooking is not satisfactory. According to these operations, a controller counts up the number of non-satisfactory B to renew a set heating output P by an output level converting function L corresponding to a cooking mode so far, the number of satisfaction A and the number of dissatisfaction B. In this case, the converting function L is inputted as a position function when the 'more strong' key 25 is being pushed while the same function is inputted as an negative function when the 'more weak' key 26 is being pushed. According to this constitution, the finish of the cooking may be adapted to the taste of an user.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Purpose of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a cooking appliance such as a microwave oven.

(Prior Art) Some cooking appliances, such as microwave ovens, perform automatic cooking based on a preset cooking program.

However, cooking programs are determined by manufacturers in consideration of average usage conditions, and the reality is that they cannot necessarily satisfy users. In other words, it is natural for people to have their own tastes and styles when it comes to eating habits, such as the taste of one's home, and it is impossible to satisfy these tastes with a fixed cooking program.

To address this problem, there are some devices that have a function to modify the cooking program, but the modifications are small and temporary and are insufficient.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) This invention was made in view of the above circumstances.
The purpose is to provide a cooking device that allows the user to cook food of good quality that suits the eating habits of the user.

[Configuration of the Invention (Means for Solving Problems) There is provided a means for manually determining the level of satisfaction with the quality of cooking, and a means for updating the cooking program in accordance with the content of this manual input.

(Function) The cooking program is updated according to the input satisfaction level,
It will be improved to suit the user's dietary habits.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, ``■'' is a heating chamber, and inside this heating chamber 1, a shelf board 2 for placing food is provided. A magnetron 3, which is a high frequency generator, is provided on the outer periphery of the side wall of the heating chamber 1, and an antenna 3a of the magnetron 3 is introduced into the heating chamber 1. The magnetron 3 is connected to a commercial AC power source 5 via a high voltage transformer 4 and a relay contact 12a.

On the other hand, numeral 10 is a control section consisting of a microcomputer and its peripheral circuits, which performs overall control of the microwave oven. An operation display section 11 and a relay 12 are connected to this control section 1o.

The operation display section 11 is provided on the front surface of the microwave oven body, and as shown in FIG. Unsatisfied key 24, "stronger key" which is the desired key 25. It is provided with a "further weaken key" 26 and a start key 27.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

A desired cooking mode is set using the cooking mode setting key 22 of the operation display section 11, and the start key 27 is pressed. Then, the control unit IO reads a cooking program corresponding to the set cooking mode from the memory, and executes cooking based on the cooking program. That is, the relay 12 is operated with an on/off duty according to the heating output setting P of the cooking program, and the magnetron 3 is caused to oscillate. When the magnetron 3 operates to oscillate, high-frequency radio waves are supplied into the heating chamber 1, and dielectric heating of the food on the shelf board 2 is started.

During cooking, the control unit 10 counts the time, and when the count reaches the cooking time set in the cooking program, the relay 12 stops operating and the magnetron 3 stops oscillating. In other words, the dielectric heating cooking ends.

At the end of this cooking, the user takes out the food from heating chamber 1,
You will be able to see how well the cooking is done. If the user is satisfied with the quality of the cooking, he or she presses the satisfaction key 23. When the satisfaction key 23 is pressed, the control unit 10 counts up the satisfaction level BA for the cooking mode that has been performed so far by "1".

In addition, if the user is unsatisfied with the quality of the cooking,
When the user presses the dissatisfied key 24, the user presses the "further strength key" 25 or the "further weaken key" 26 as appropriate in response to a request regarding the quality of the product. When the dissatisfaction key 24 is pressed, the control unit IO counts up the number of dissatisfaction times B for the cooking modes performed so far by "1", and
The following equation is calculated using the output level conversion function corresponding to the cooking mode that has been performed so far.

In this case, if the "harder key 25" is further pressed, the output level conversion function becomes a positive function.

If the "further weaken key" 26 is pressed, the output level conversion function becomes a negative function. “More strong key °25 and “
Further, if neither of the weak keys '26 is pressed (unless the keys 25 and 28 are pressed within a predetermined time after the dissatisfied key 24 is pressed), the output level conversion function is set to "0".

That is, a new set heating output P is determined by adding a correction value corresponding to the rate of dissatisfaction frequency B and the output level conversion function to the set heating output P of the executed cooking program. Thus, the control unit 1° updates the set heating output P of the cooking program in the memory based on the calculated value.

Therefore, for example, when the dissatisfaction key 24 is pressed and the "stronger strength key" 25 is pressed, the set heating output P
is updated in the increasing direction, and the heating output in subsequent cooking increases. In this case, the larger the number of dissatisfaction B, the more
The update width of the set heating output P becomes large.

When the dissatisfied key 24 is pressed and the "further weaken key" 25 is pressed, the set heating output P is updated in the decreasing direction, and the heating output in subsequent cooking is reduced. In addition,
In this case, the larger the number of times of dissatisfaction B is, the larger the update width of the set heating output P becomes.

After suppressing the dissatisfied key 24, the “stronger key” 25 and “
Furthermore, if neither weak key "2B" is pressed,
Since the output level conversion function is "0°," no substantial update is performed.

In this way, we have made it possible to input the user's level of satisfaction with the quality of the cooking, and the cooking program is updated according to the input level of satisfaction, so the cooking program can be tailored to suit the user's eating habits. As the cooking process continues to improve, it becomes possible to cook food with good results that match the user's preferences.

In the above embodiment, the set heating output of the cooking program is updated, but the set cooking time and heating temperature may also be updated. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made without changing the gist.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a means for manually determining the level of satisfaction with the cooking performance, and a means for updating the cooking program according to the content of this manual effort.
It is possible to provide a cooking device that enables cooking of good quality that suits the user's eating habits.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the operation display section in the same embodiment;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment. 3... Magnetron, LO... Control unit, 11...
Operation display section, 22...Cooking mode setting key, 23...
・Satisfied key (evaluation key), 24... Dissatisfied key (evaluation key), 25... Stronger key (request key), 2B...
- Even weaker key (requested key). Applicant's agent Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue 11 Figure 1

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A cooker that automatically cooks food based on a cooking program is provided with a means for inputting a degree of satisfaction with the cooking performance and a means for updating the cooking program according to the input contents. Featured cooking equipment. (2) The means for inputting the satisfaction level is characterized by comprising an evaluation key for inputting whether the cooking performance is satisfactory or unsatisfactory, and a request key for inputting a request regarding the cooking performance. A cooking device according to claim 1.