KR19980057989A - How to set common model option of microwave oven - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to provide a common model option setting method for a microwave oven so that the option setting can be made more easily by enabling the option setting for the common model using a rotary switch.

To this end, the present invention, if any button on the operation panel 5 is pressed to determine whether the pressing time elapses a predetermined time, and when the pressing time elapses a predetermined time of the rotary switch 12 It is composed of the step of storing the model data according to the operation, and the desired model data can be freely input / stored by arbitrary buttons and rotary switches, so that the option for the desired common model can be reset very easily. As a result, the conventional option port portion becomes unnecessary, and the port portion can be recycled for other purposes.

Description

How to set common model option of microwave oven

The present invention relates to a method for setting a common model option of a microwave oven, and more particularly, a model name setting operation for a common model (eg, PCB, microcomputer, etc.) in a microwave oven can be easily performed by a rotary switch. It is about setting the common model option.

This conventional microwave oven has a rotating dish 1 for placing food to be cooked as shown in FIG. 1 and a cooking chamber 3 having a rotating ring 2 or the like installed in an annular shape on the bottom of the rotating dish 1. ), A door (4) for preventing external emission of electromagnetic waves generated when cooking food in the cooking chamber (3), and a plurality of buttons to enable key input according to a user's preference in driving the microwave oven. The operation panel 5 etc. which were provided are comprised.

In addition, a door lock safety device 4a for fixing the door 4 to the main body is installed on one inner surface of the door 4, and the center portion of the door 4 is a viewing window through which the cooking progress can be viewed. 4b, an electromagnetic wave absorber 4c for preventing leakage of electromagnetic waves is attached to the inner side of the door (i.e., the portion which comes into contact with the main body).

Herein, the operation panel 5 will be described in more detail. In general, the operation panel 5 includes a display panel 10 in which a function display of a microwave oven is displayed in Korean, as shown in FIG. / Time to input the weight / Weight adjustment knob (12), the clock setting button (14) used to set or modify the time, automatic / manual cooking all 12 hours reservation function to reserve the desired dish at the desired time Reservation button (16) for easy enjoyment, automatic cooking menu display panel (18) displaying the automatic cooking menu to select the desired dish, cooking steel for manual cooking / weak cooking for manual cooking / About button (20), when the weight of the sea animals set the automatic thawing time to determine the thawing time by microwave oven, 22 to select the desired dish from a plurality of cooking menu Automatic cooking selection plate 24, the cooking start button 26 used to start cooking after the input of the cooking contents is finished, the cancel button 28 used to cancel the cooking when the wrong button is pressed or during cooking, automatic In addition to cooking, the memory button 30 for storing two kinds of dishes according to the user's taste, one-touch arbitrary cooking, and the door opening button 32 for designating the opening of the door are provided. It is constructed.

According to the general microwave oven configured as described above, the food is placed on the rotary dish 1 of the cooking chamber 3, the door 4 is completely closed, and the desired cooking menu, time and output (using the buttons of the operation panel 5) When a cooking start command is inputted after setting the cooking heating temperature), the rotating dish 1 rotates under the control of a microcomputer (not shown), and at the same time, the cooking chamber 3 is operated by an ultra-high frequency from an internal magnetron (not shown). The food inside is cooked.

On the other hand, in the case of the conventional microwave oven, the microcomputer and PCB mounted therein are commonly used to be adopted in other models, when adopting other models, by adjusting the option port to select the type of microcomputer or PCB to be adopted It should be set.

That is, jumpers 36a, 36b, and 36c of the option port unit 36 are installed in the option ports PO1, PO2, and PO3 of the microcomputer 34, as illustrated in FIG. The jumpers 36a, 36b, and 36c are turned on and off in accordance with the corresponding model.

However, this jumper operation of the conventional microwave oven is not only a customer can be tampered with, since it is already sold after being set in the production line at the product manufacturing stage, and the operation panel is disassembled when the first set model is changed as necessary. There was a problem to reset the option port.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a common model option setting method for a microwave oven that enables the option setting to be made more easily by enabling the option setting for the common model using a rotary switch. There is a purpose.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, if any button installed on the operation panel 5 of the microwave is pressed, a time-lapse determination step of determining whether the pressing time has elapsed a certain time And a model data storing step of storing model data according to the operation of the rotary switch when the pressing time has elapsed as a result of the determination in the time-lapse determination step, and by any one of the models by the rotary switch in the model data storing step. In this case, it is characterized in that it comprises a display step of displaying the currently set model data on the display panel for a predetermined time.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a typical microwave oven,

2 is a view showing in detail an example of the operation panel shown in FIG.

3 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a general option port unit;

4 is a block diagram of a common model option setting apparatus for a microwave oven to which the present invention is applied;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a common model option of a microwave oven according to the present invention;

6A to 6C are diagrams showing display examples of model data set when setting options for a common model according to an embodiment of the present invention.

〈Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings〉

1: rotating plate 2: rotating ring

3: kitchen 4: door

5: operation panel 10: display panel

12: time / weight knob 14: clock adjustment button

16: Reserve Button 18: Auto Cooking Menu Display Board

20: Cooking control strong / weak button 22: Auto thawing button

24: automatic cooking selection 26: cooking start button

28: Cancel button 30: Memory button

32: door open button 34,38: microcomputer

36: Option port part 40: Relay part

42: magnetron 44: heater

46: Timer 48: Memory

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4 is a block diagram of a common model option setting apparatus of a microwave oven to which the present invention is applied, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those described in FIGS. 1 and 2, and description thereof will be omitted.

An embodiment of the present invention controls the operation of the entire microwave while the microcomputer 38 to store the model data set by the rotary switch (for example, the time / weight adjustment knob 12 in Figure 2) And an operation panel 5 connected to one side of the input port of the microcomputer 38 to receive a menu of cooking, a cooking time, a temperature of cooking, and the like, and a small signal connected to the output port of the microcomputer 38 and output. A memory for storing the model data set by the relay unit 40, a timer 46 for providing control time data required by the microcomputer 38, and a rotary switch 12 for converting the signal into a drive signal. 48 and the like. In addition, the relay unit 40 supplies power to the heater 44 for conducting heat to food and the magnetron 42 for transferring heat using ultra-high frequency.

Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, the microcomputer 38 and the memory 48 are separately installed, but the memory 48 may be installed inside the microcomputer 38.

Next, a method for setting a common model option of a microwave oven according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5 based on the device configured as described above.

In the operation of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, the button operation step 50 in which the user presses any button on the operation panel 5 proceeds to the time-lapse determination step 52, and the microcomputer 38 generates a timer ( On the basis of the time data from 46), the pressing time of the button is checked to determine whether or not the predetermined time has elapsed. If a predetermined time has not elapsed in this time elapsed judging step 52, the process proceeds to the input key performing step 54, and performs an operation according to the currently input key signal and ends. However, when a predetermined time elapses in the time elapsed judging step 52, it is transferred to the model mode recognition step 56 to recognize the currently set mode. After the model mode recognition step 56, the model setting step 58 of setting a model for the common model of the microwave is performed, and the display step 60 is performed to display the set model data for the user to easily understand. . In addition, after the display step 60, the microcomputer 38 is transferred to the time lapse judging step 62 in which the pressing time is checked from the timer 46 to determine that the predetermined time has elapsed. If a predetermined time has not elapsed during this time over judging step 62, the display returns to the display step 60. On the other hand, if a predetermined time elapses, the display data release step 64 stores the set model data. After proceeding to) will be terminated.

After that, when changing the model data stored in the memory 48, the model data in the memory 48 is updated when the above-described operation is performed again.

According to the present invention as described above, since the desired model data can be freely input / stored by arbitrary buttons and rotary switches, not only can the option for the desired common model be reset very easily, but also The conventional option port portion becomes unnecessary, and the port portion can be recycled for other purposes.

In addition, due to the conventional recycling of the option port portion, there is an advantage that it is possible to flexibly manage the limit of common model management and the like by the number of ports of the option port portion.

Claims (1)

When any button installed on the operation panel of the microwave is pressed, a time-lapse determination step of determining whether the pressing time has elapsed a certain time, and as a result of the determination during the time-lapse determination step, if the pressing time has elapsed a certain time A display for storing model data according to the operation of the rotary switch, and a display for displaying the model data currently set on the display panel for a predetermined time when any one of the models is set by the rotary switch in the model data storage step. Method for setting a common model option of a microwave oven, characterized in that consisting of steps.