KR100398960B1 - microwave oven - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a microwave oven having a diet management function. The present invention is to cook a variety of food, and to measure the weight converted and displayed in calories at the same time, to present the ingredients and menu information of the cooked food, to calculate and record the calories of intake of food using this to diet A cooking chamber 1 for cooking food therein, a door 3 for opening and closing the cooking chamber 1, an operation unit 5 for selecting and inputting a cooking function, cooking time, power on / off, etc. And a display unit 7 for displaying information on cooking functions, cooking time, weight, calories, and menus, a heating unit 9 for generating microwaves, and heating the food contained in the cooking chamber 1 and the operation unit 5 In the microwave oven including the control unit 11 for controlling the display unit 7 and the heating unit 9 according to the selection of the), the cooking chamber 1 is installed in the bottom center and placed in the cooking chamber 1. Sensing the weight of losing food Further includes a weight sensing unit 1A, and the operation unit 5 further includes a keypad unit 5A consisting of numbers 0 to 9 and letters # and *, and the control unit 11 includes gender, age, Recommended nutritional intake according to height and weight, composition by nutrient, calories by weight by food, cooking time by food, menu information, food information such as nutrition, function and efficacy of food, cooking information such as cooking common sense And a storage program 11B for storing information such as information, and a management program 11B for calculating calories and managing a diet according to the information input through the operation unit 5.

Description

Microwave oven

The present invention relates to a microwave oven, in particular, to measure the weight of food and food and display it in calories, check and record it daily, weekly, monthly, manage the diet, modify the ingredients and menu of the cooked food and It is about the microwave which I can add.

In general, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the microwave oven has a main body having a rectangular shape, and a space in which a food can be placed, that is, a cooking chamber 1, is provided therein.

In addition, a door (3) for opening and closing the cooking chamber (1) is provided on one side of the front surface of the main body, the cooking function, cooking time, start and stop cooking, power on / The operation part 5 comprised from buttons, such as an off, is provided.

In addition, one side of the main body is provided with a display unit 7 for displaying the cooking function or cooking time according to the cooking of the food, the heating unit 9 is a heater provided on the upper surface in the cooking chamber 1 and the magnetron provided on both sides thereof. It consists of.

The operation of the microwave oven configured as described above will be described below.

First, the user supplies power by operating a power on / off button on the operation unit 5 provided on one side of the front surface of the main body. Subsequently, the door 3 is opened to put food in the cooking chamber 1, and then the door 3 is closed.

Next, according to the cooking of the food, the function buttons on the operation unit 5 are selected to select a cooking function such as warming, oven, thawing, and the like. At this time, the control unit 11 displays the cooking function and the required time of the food on the display unit 7 according to the cooking function selected by the operation unit 5.

Subsequently, the user starts or stops cooking of food by operating a cooking start or cooking stop button on the operation unit 5 confirming the cooking function and cooking time displayed on the display unit 7.

At this time, when the cooking start button on the operation unit 5 is operated, a cooking start signal is input to the control unit 11, and a heater or a magnetron of the heating unit 9 is driven to cook food. In addition, when the cooking stop button is operated, a cooking stop signal is input to the control unit 11, and at the same time, the heater or the magnetron is stopped by the heating unit 9, thereby completing the cooking of food.

However, the conventional microwave oven has a problem in that the number of food cooking functions is limited because the number of food cooking function buttons provided on the operation unit is limited.

In addition, there is a problem that can not measure and display the weight or calories of food put into the cooking chamber.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to modify and add the menu of the cooked food and food that can be cooked through the keypad portion consisting of numbers and letters, and to detect the weight of the cooked food and food through the weight sensing unit to display the calories. In addition to providing a microwave, it is to provide a microwave oven that can manage the diet by calculating and storing the weight and calories of food and food measured by the weight sensing unit daily, weekly, monthly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a cooking chamber for cooking food therein, a door for opening and closing the cooking chamber, an operation unit for selecting and inputting a food cooking function, cooking time, power on / off, and the like; A display unit for displaying information such as cooking function, cooking time, weight, calories, and menu, a heating unit for heating food according to the operation unit, and a control unit for controlling the display unit and the heating unit according to selection of the operation unit In the stove, the cooking compartment further comprises a weight sensing unit for detecting the weight of the food is placed in the bottom of the cooking chamber, the operation unit further comprises a keypad consisting of the numbers 0-9 and the letters # and * The control unit includes a recommended nutritional intake according to gender, age, height, and weight, composition by nutrient, calories according to food weight, and food Storage means for storing data such as cooking time, menu information, food information such as nutrition, function and efficacy of food, and cooking information such as cooking common sense, and calories according to information input through the operation unit. It is characterized in that it further comprises a management program to calculate and manage the diet.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic appearance of a conventional microwave oven,

2 is a schematic block diagram of a conventional microwave oven,

3 is a perspective view showing a schematic appearance according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a general cooking function of a food in a menu method according to the present invention;

6 is an enlarged view of the keypad portion 5A according to the present invention;

7 is a view showing the weight and calories of food according to the present invention,

8 is a view showing the food intake converted in accordance with the present invention in calories.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1 cooking chamber, 1A weight sensing unit,

3 doors, 5 controls,

5A keypad, 7 display,

9 heating parts, 11 control parts,

11A storage, 11B management program.

Hereinafter, a microwave oven according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a schematic appearance of a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a block diagram of a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4, the present invention provides a cooking chamber 1 for cooking food therein, a door 3 for opening and closing the cooking chamber 1, cooking function of food, cooking time, power on / off, and the like. A control unit 5 for selecting and inputting off and the like, a display unit 7 for displaying information on cooking functions, cooking time, weight, calories, menus, and the like, and foods contained in the cooking chamber 1 by generating microwaves In the microwave oven including a heating unit 9 for heating and a control unit 11 for controlling the display unit 7 and the heating unit 9 according to the selection of the operation unit 5, the cooking chamber 1 is A weight sensing unit 1A which is installed at the center of the bottom and senses the weight of the food put into the cooking chamber 1, and the operation unit 5 comprises a keypad part consisting of numbers 0 to 9 and letters of # and *. (5A) further, wherein the control unit 11 according to gender, age, height, weight Data such as nutrition intake, composition of nutrients, calories according to food weight, cooking time by food, food information such as menu information, nutrition, function and efficacy of food, and cooking information such as cooking common sense are stored. And a management program 11B for calculating calories in accordance with information input through the operation unit 5 and managing a diet.

In addition, the weight sensing unit 5A is preferably constituted by a weight sensor, and the display unit 7 is preferably constituted by an LCD.

In addition, the keypad portion 5A is composed of numbers 0 to 9 and letters of # and *, and alphabetic characters and Korean characters are displayed in the alphabet letters under numbers and characters, respectively, like the keypad of a mobile phone. This is possible.

In addition, it is preferable that the heating unit 9 is usually made of a magnetron.

In addition, as the storage means 11A, it is preferable to use a memory such as ROM or SRAM for storing data such as standard intake calories according to gender, age, height, weight, calories according to the weight of food, and the like. As 11B, it is preferable to use the program which manages a diet based on the data input in accordance with a predetermined procedure.

The management program 11B is preferably configured in the form of software or firmware (firm-ware).

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

(General cooking)

First, a user operates a power on button on the operation unit 5 to start power supply to each part.

Subsequently, the user opens the door 3 to put food in the cooking chamber 1 and then closes the door 3. Further, the mode setting key on the operation unit 5 is operated to select the general cooking mode among the general cooking mode, the weight and calorie measuring mode, and the diet management mode of the mode items displayed on the display unit 7.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, when a cooking function menu is displayed on the display unit 7, and the user selects a cooking function of the food to be cooked, the cooking function and cooking time are displayed on the display unit 7. Is displayed.

Subsequently, when the cooking start button on the operation unit 5 is operated, the control unit 11 drives the magnetron or the heater on the heating unit 9 to start cooking the food. At the same time, the control unit counts the cooking time and displays it on the display unit 7. When the counting of the cooking time is completed, the control unit stops driving the magnetron or the heater on the heating unit 9 to end cooking of the food. do.

In addition, as shown in Fig. 6, when the cooking function of the food is not present on the menu, the keypad 5A of the operation unit 5 is operated to add a cooked food and a menu or condition of the food. In this case, first enter a number, and then input the cooking name by combining the characters assigned on the keypad 5A, and then sets the cooking environment, such as cooking time corresponding to the cooking name, to control as a cooking menu. It stores on the storage means 11A of (11).

(Weight and calorie measurement)

In addition, the weight and calorie measurement mode for measuring the weight and calories of food will be described.

When the user operates the mode setting key on the operation unit 5 and selects the weight and calorie measuring mode among the modes displayed on the display unit 7, the screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display unit 7 while the control unit ( 11) drives the weight sensing unit 1A.

In this state, the user selects 1) a meal item, for example, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, etc. using the up / down key and the selection key of the operation unit 5, and 2) a kind item, that is, kimchi fried rice and jjajangmyeon. Select sequentially.

Next, the control unit 11 detects the weight of the food put into the cooking chamber 1 through the weight sensing unit 1A, displays the weight on the weight item, and references the data stored on the storage unit 11A. The calorie corresponding to the weight of the selected food is displayed in the calorie item.

Through this process, the user has an advantage of knowing in advance before cooking the weight and calories of the food put into the cooking chamber (1).

(Diet management)

In addition, a description will be given of the diet schedule mode in which the user measures the calories of food ingested in order to diet.

When the user operates the mode setting key on the operation unit 5 to select the diet schedule mode displayed on the display unit 7, the control unit 11 drives the mounted schedule management program 11B.

First, the user, through the keypad portion 5A on the operation unit 5 according to the procedure of the schedule management program 11B of the control unit 11, personal information such as male and female division, age, height, weight, target weight and Target information such as a target period is input and stored on the storage means 11A of the control unit 11.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the user repeats the following process according to the number of meals, that is, breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for one day, to calculate the total number of calories ingested during the day.

That is, a meal item, for example, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, etc. is selected by using the up / down key and the selection key of the operation unit 5, and then the type item, that is, kimchi fried rice, jjajangmyeon, ramen, udon, etc. Select.

Next, when the amount of food ingested is set through the intake amount item, the controller 11 displays the calories corresponding to the intake amount in the calorie item.

The total calories ingested for one day are obtained by adding all the calories obtained according to the number of meals, and then comparing the data with the recommended nutrition intake and nutrient composition stored on the storage means 11A of the control unit 11. The calorie excess or deficit is divided into daily, weekly, monthly, etc., that is, calculated according to target information such as target weight and target period, and displayed on the display unit 7 according to target information such as daily, weekly or monthly. The diet is managed according to the target information such as daily, weekly and monthly according to the calculated result.

As described above, according to the present invention, the weight and calories of the food detected through the weight sensing unit are displayed through the display unit according to the user's operation, so that the user can know the weight and calories of the food before cooking the food. In addition, the cooking menu of the food may be added or changed through the keypad of the control panel, so that various foods may be cooked.

And, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the diet can be more effectively according to the target information such as the target weight and duration set by the user.

Claims (6)

A cooking chamber 1 for detecting food weight and having a weight sensing unit 1A installed at the bottom center of the inside to cook food; A door 3 for opening and closing the cooking chamber 1; An operation unit 5 for selecting and inputting power on / off or the like through a keypad portion 5A comprising a cooking function, cooking time, numbers of 0 to 9 and letters # and *; A display unit 7 for displaying information on a cooking function, cooking time, weight, calories, and menus; A heating unit 9 for generating microwaves and heating foods put into the cooking chamber 1; And a control unit (11) for controlling the display unit (7) and the heating unit (9) according to the selection of the operation unit (5), The control unit 11, Recommended nutrition intake according to gender, age, height, weight, composition by nutrient, calories according to weight by food, cooking time by food, menu information, food information such as nutrition, function and efficacy of food, cooking common sense Information storage means 11A for storing information such as cooking information such as; A management program 11B for calculating calories and managing a diet according to the information input through the operation unit 5; Microwave oven comprising a. delete delete delete delete delete