KR20010017365A - Microwaveoven And Control Method Thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A microwave oven is provided to receive information about a function of the microwave oven, a cooking menu and a cooking condition to improve convenience of a user and to hide various menu buttons to improve outer appearance. CONSTITUTION: A microwave oven comprises a display unit(11) indicating a cooking menu; a memory unit(31) containing plural cooking menus and a cooking condition of each cooking menu; a select unit(15) to control the display unit; and a control unit(30) to indicate a list of the cooking condition of each memorized cooking menu and to indicate the cooking condition of each cooking menu according to a selection of the select unit into the display unit by withdrawing from the memory unit. The control unit changes the display unit to the display screen memorizing the cooking menu in selecting a menu select key(17). The control unit changes a display screen into a related information screen while the user selects one of the cooking menus by a select button(21). In addition, the control unit indicates the function display screen memorizing various functions of the microwave oven such as a temperature, time and fan operation to the display unit while the user selects a function select key. Thereby, the microwave oven is used more efficiently according to the selected function by choosing a function in appearing the function display screen.

Description

Microwave and its control method {Microwaveoven And Control Method Thereof}

The present invention relates to a microwave oven and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a microwave oven capable of selecting a cooking menu and a control method thereof.

The microwave oven has an operation panel including a main body forming a cooking chamber, a door mounted on the front of the main body to open and close the cooking chamber, and a plurality of operation buttons provided on one side of the door to operate the microwave.

6 is a plan view of a conventional operation panel. As shown in the figure, the conventional operation panel 100, a plurality of operation buttons 103, which display a variety of cooking menu, cooking time, thawing, etc., the cooking state and cooking time selected by the operation button, etc. The display unit 101 is provided.

By the way, in the microwave oven which has such a conventional operation panel, since many operation buttons related to a cooking menu, operation buttons regarding temperature, and many operation buttons related to the function of a microwave oven are provided in the front of an operation panel, It is complicated and inconvenient for the user to use. In addition, since the size of the operation panel is limited, there are problems in preparing various cooking menus desired by the user.

In addition, although the front surface of the conventional operation panel is limited in size, since a plurality of operation buttons are provided, the appearance of the microwave may be degraded.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to obtain information about various cooking menus and cooking conditions and functions of the microwave oven according to the present invention, which may facilitate user convenience, and hide various menu buttons of the microwave oven, thereby improving appearance. It is to provide a microwave oven and a control method thereof.

1 is a perspective view of a microwave oven according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a display device illustrating an initial screen of a display unit of FIG. 1;

3 is a control block diagram according to the present invention;

4 is a plan view of a display unit displaying a plurality of cooking menus;

5 is a plan view of a display unit displaying a cooking condition screen of a cooking menu selected in FIG. 3;

6 is a plan view of a conventional operation panel.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: body 3: cooking chamber

5: door 7: operation panel

10 display device 11 display unit

15: Selection unit 17: Menu selection key

19: Function selection key 21: Selection button

23: icon

According to the present invention, in the microwave oven, a display unit for displaying a cooking menu; A memory unit for storing a plurality of cooking menus and cooking conditions according to each cooking menu; A selection unit for operating the display unit; The display unit displays a plurality of cooking menus stored in the memory unit and a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu, and displays a plurality of cooking menus and a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu according to selection of the selection unit. It is achieved by a microwave oven, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for drawing out from the display unit.

The memory unit may further include various function setting menus and setting conditions according to each function of the microwave oven, and the control unit may effectively display the display units on a frame basis according to the type of cooking.

The selection unit may include a selection button provided in an adjacent area of the display unit to select any one of a plurality of cooking menus displayed on the display unit and cooking conditions according to each cooking menu.

The display unit may be an LCD, and the selection unit may be used as a touch screen.

On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the object is, in the microwave control method, comprising the steps of: providing a display unit for displaying a cooking menu; Storing a plurality of cooking menus and information on cooking conditions according to each cooking menu; Providing a selection unit for manipulating the display; Displaying a plurality of cooking menus and a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu on the display unit according to selection of the selection unit; If any one of the list is selected, the method of controlling the microwave oven is characterized by including the step of displaying a specific item of the selection list on the display unit.

In the storing of the information, it is preferable to further store various function setting menus of the microwave oven and setting conditions for each function.

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

1 is a perspective view of a microwave oven according to the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of the operation panel showing the initial screen of the display unit of FIG. As shown in these figures, the present microwave oven includes a main body 1 forming the cooking chamber 3 and a component chamber, a door 5 mounted on the front of the cooking chamber 3 to open and close the cooking chamber 3; And an operation panel 7 provided on the front of the component chamber and provided with a display device 10 for operating a microwave oven.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display apparatus 10 is formed of an LCD on a front surface of the operation panel 7 and includes a display unit 11 for displaying a cooking menu and a display unit 11 for selection of the display unit 11. It has a selector 15. The selection unit 15 is provided at various menu selection keys 17 formed at the lower portion of the display unit 10, function selection keys 19, and both side edges of the display unit 11. And a plurality of selection buttons 21 for selecting any one of the list selected by the selection of the function selection key 19.

Here, the menu selection key 17 displays a list of a plurality of cooking menus and cooking conditions, and the function selection key 19 displays various function setting menus of the microwave oven and a list of setting conditions according to each function. In addition, the selector 15 may select a menu only by touching the surface of the display 11 by stacking a touch screen that is not a button type.

3 is a control block diagram according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the microwave oven includes a control unit 30 which is generally composed of a microcomputer, and a memory unit 31 which stores cooking conditions according to a cooking menu and a cooking menu, and setting conditions according to a function setting menu and a function. ) And a selection unit 15 for operating the display unit 11.

Here, the control unit 30 displays a plurality of cooking menus stored in the memory unit 31, a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu, various function setting menus of a microwave oven, and setting conditions according to each function. Mark on. In addition, the control unit 30, according to the selection of the menu selection key 17 and the function selection key 19, a plurality of cooking menus, a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu, various function setting menus of the microwave oven, and each function. The list of setting conditions according to the above is taken out from the memory unit 31 and displayed on the display unit 11. In addition, when the menu selection key 17 is selected, the controller 30 may be divided into Korean, Chinese, Western, and Chinese meals and displayed in frame units according to the type of cooking.

4 is a plan view of a display unit displaying a plurality of cooking menus, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the display unit displaying a cooking condition screen of the cooking menu selected in FIG. 3. Hereinafter, with reference to these drawings will be described in detail the state of the display unit according to the configuration of the present invention.

In this configuration, when power is applied to the display apparatus 10, the time is displayed on the display unit 11 as shown in FIG. 2. When the menu selection key 17 formed on the lower portion of the display 11 is selected on the initial screen of the display 11, as shown in FIG. 4, the controller 30 cooks the display 11. Change to the display where the menu is saved.

On the display screen on which the cooking menu is displayed, icons 23 representing various types of cooking menus are sequentially provided, such as 'pizza', 'fish', 'spaghetti', 'dokdoritang' and the like. When the user selects any one of the cooking menus displayed on the cooking menu display screen by the selection button 21, the controller 30 selects the display screen of the display unit 11 as illustrated in FIG. 5. Change to the related information screen in which relevant information is stored. In the related information screen, icons indicating cooking temperature conditions, amount of food, cooking type, etc. of the selected menu are displayed, and the user can variously select a desired temperature, quantity, cooking state, and the like.

In addition, when the user selects the function selection key 19, the controller 30 displays a function display screen in which various microwave oven functions such as temperature, time, fan operation, and the like are stored in the display unit 11. When the function display screen is displayed, the user can select a desired function and use the microwave more efficiently according to the selected function.

As described above, in the present invention, the display unit includes a selection unit for obtaining information on various cooking menus and functions of the microwave oven, to include cooking conditions according to the cooking menu and cooking menu and various conditions according to the microwave function. Doing.

Accordingly, inconvenience caused by various operation buttons provided on the operation panel can be reduced, and various cooking menus and cooking conditions according to the cooking menus can be stored by storing various cooking menus and their cooking conditions, and The function of the range can be selected easily.

In the above-described embodiments, the cooking function and the function of the microwave oven are stored and used in the memory unit. However, according to the method of using the microwave or the cooking menu, necessary materials and various functions can be stored and used. Of course.

In addition, although the menu selection key and the function selection key are distinguished in the above-described embodiments and embodiments, it is a matter of course that various keys such as a jog shuttle or the like may be provided and used with a single key.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain information on various cooking menus and the cooking conditions and functions of the microwave oven according to the present invention, to facilitate user convenience, and to hide various menu buttons of the microwave oven. Provided are a microwave oven and a control method thereof capable of improving appearance.

Claims (8)

In the microwave, A display unit for displaying a cooking menu; A memory unit for storing a plurality of cooking menus and cooking conditions according to each cooking menu; A selection unit for operating the display unit; The display unit displays a plurality of cooking menus stored in the memory unit and a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu, and displays a plurality of cooking menus and a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu according to selection of the selection unit. And a control unit which is extracted from the display unit and displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 1, The memory unit may further include various function setting menus and setting conditions for each function of the microwave oven. The method of claim 1, The control unit is characterized in that the display on the display unit in accordance with the type of cooking microwave oven. The method of claim 1, And the display unit is an LCD. The method of claim 1, And the selection unit is a touch screen. The method of claim 4, wherein The selection unit, And a selection button provided in an adjacent area of the display unit to select any one of a plurality of cooking menus displayed on the display unit and cooking conditions according to each cooking menu. In the microwave control method, Providing a display unit for displaying a cooking menu; Storing a plurality of cooking menus and information on cooking conditions according to each cooking menu; Providing a selection unit for manipulating the display unit; Displaying a plurality of cooking menus and a list of cooking conditions according to each cooking menu on the display unit according to selection of the selection unit; And if any one of the list is selected, displaying specific details of the selection list on the display unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The storing of the information may further include storing various function setting menus and setting conditions for each function of the microwave oven.