KR20050087042A - Apparatus and method for displaying cook stage of cooking appliance - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooking stage display device and method for a cooking apparatus that sequentially displays the progress of a preset cooking stage when setting and cooking progresses. A user inputs an operation command including a cooking mode, cooking output, and cooking time setting. Key input unit, a display unit capable of displaying letters and numbers, and controlling the display unit according to a setting sequence when setting the cooking output and cooking time of the user through the key input unit so that the currently set cooking mode and cooking output for each setting order are displayed. When the cooking is started, the controller includes a control unit for displaying the selected cooking mode, the cooking output of the current processing step, and the remaining cooking time. It is easy for the user to know what the current stage of the light is Rock display it is possible to improve the ease of use.

Description

Apparatus and Method for Displaying Cook Stage of Cooking Appliance}

The present invention relates to a cooking appliance, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for displaying a cooking stage of a cooking appliance.

Among the cooking apparatuses according to the related art, a gas range or an oven is provided with a magnetron or a heater, and has a function of automatically or manually cooking food.

In this case, the user can set the cooking output (W) step by step (for example, 3 steps), but generally there is a method of not displaying the set step or turning on the LED lamp. Referring to 1, it is as follows.

That is, on one side (eg, the front) of the oven, as shown in FIG. 1, the main display unit 13 and the cooking output display unit 12 using LEDs, and a key input unit 11 for the user to select each cooking output. Is provided.

Therefore, the user may select the cooking output step by step through the key input unit 11.

In this case, for example, if the user sets the manual mode in the order of 360W, 90W, 600W as follows.

First, when the user sequentially presses the keys of the key input unit 11 corresponding to 360W, 90W, and 600W, the LED of the cooking output display unit 12 corresponding to the input key is turned on.

Therefore, the user can know what cooking output he selected.

However, as described above, only three LEDs are turned on, it is not possible to know what the output level of each step, there is a problem that causes inconvenience in use because it is not known what the cooking output of the current step even when cooking is started.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a cooking step display apparatus and method for a cooking apparatus which can sequentially display the progress of a preset cooking step when setting and cooking proceeds. There is a purpose.

A cooking stage display apparatus of a cooking appliance according to the present invention includes a key input unit for a user to input an operation command including a cooking mode, cooking output, and cooking time setting, a display unit capable of displaying letters and numbers, and a user through the key input unit. When the cooking output and cooking time are set, the display unit is controlled according to the setting order so that the currently set cooking mode and cooking output for each setting order are displayed, and when the cooking starts, the selected cooking mode, the cooking output of the current processing step, and the remaining cooking time are displayed. And a control unit for displaying.

A cooking stage display method of a cooking appliance according to the present invention includes a display unit, and in a cooking appliance having at least two or more manual cooking mode settings and a key input unit for setting different cooking outputs for each stage, the user inputs the key input unit. Setting the cooking output and cooking time step by step, sequentially displaying the cooking output according to the step setting order on the display means, and displaying the current setting step separately from the previous or subsequent setting step; And, when cooking is started, the step of displaying all the cooking output step by step in accordance with the setting sequence, and displays the current progress step of the distinction from the previous or subsequent steps, and displays the remaining cooking time according to the progress of each step do.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a cooking stage display device and method of a cooking appliance according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cooking stage display apparatus of a cooking appliance according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a key input unit and a display unit of FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a cooking stage displaying method of the cooking appliance according to the present invention. It is a diagram showing.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the cooking stage display device of the cooking appliance according to the present invention includes a key input unit 21 for displaying an operation command including a cooking mode, a cooking output, and a cooking time setting, and display of letters and numbers. Possible display unit 22, a magnetron, a cooking operation-related load 23 including a heater, a load driver 24 for driving the load 23 according to a control signal, and the user through the key input unit 21 When the cooking output and the cooking time are set, the display unit 22 is controlled according to the setting order to display the cooking mode and the cooking output for each setting order, and when the cooking is started, the load driving unit 24 is controlled to control the corresponding load. Controls the display unit 22 and controls the display unit 22 to display the selected cooking mode, the cooking output of the current progress step, and the remaining cooking time. It is configured to hereinafter.

In this case, it is preferable that the display unit 22 uses an LCD to easily display letters and numbers.

In addition, the key input unit 21 and the display unit 22 are located on a panel of one side of the main body (eg, the front side). As shown in FIG. 3, the key input unit 21 includes various cooking outputs 900W, 600W, Keys for selecting 360W, 180W, 90W, keys for selecting Cancel and Start, and keys 21-1 for selecting Cooking Time, which are in the form of a dial Can be configured.

In addition, a display unit, that is, an LCD panel 22, is disposed above the key input unit 21.

The cooking step display method of the cooking appliance according to the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

At this time, the user will be described with an example of setting the manual three steps of the oven range, each step to 360W 5 minutes, 90W 3 minutes, 600W 2 minutes.

First, the user presses the 360W key of the key input unit 21 to set the cooking output of the first stage, and sets the first stage cooking time to 5 minutes by operating the key 21-1.

Accordingly, the control unit 25 recognizes this and displays the "range manual mode", a symbol for indicating a current step, that is, an arrow and a currently selected cooking output "360" on the display unit 22, and sets the cooking set by the user. Remember the time to start the display after the start of cooking.

At this time, the arrow is displayed in a blinking form to facilitate the user's cooking step setting, and also allows the user to check whether the contents set by the user are correctly recognized.

Subsequently, the user presses the 90 W key of the key input unit 21 to set the cooking output of the second stage, and sets the second stage cooking time to three minutes by operating the key 21-1.

Therefore, the controller 25 recognizes this and displays the "range manual mode" and "→ 360 → 90W" on the display unit 22, and stores the cooking time set by the user.

At this time, only the second arrow indicating the current step is displayed on the display unit 22 in a flashing form.

Then, the user presses the 600W key of the key input unit 21 to set the cooking output of the three stages, and sets the three stage cooking time to two minutes by operating the key 21-1.

Therefore, the control unit 25 recognizes this and causes the display unit 22 to display "range manual mode" and "→ 360 → 90 → 600W", and stores the cooking time set by the user.

At this time, only the third arrow indicating the current step is displayed on the display unit 22 in a flashing form.

When the manual cooking mode setting is completed as described above and the user inputs a “start” command, the controller 25 controls the load driving unit 24 to start the first stage cooking by driving the corresponding load, and then displays the display unit 22. "Range manual mode", 10:00 (cooking remaining time), "→ 360 → 90 → 600W (step by step cooking output)" are displayed.

At this time, as in the user setting step, the arrow of the current step is displayed blinking.

Thereafter, the arrow of the corresponding step is displayed blinking even in the second and third steps, and the remaining cooking time is displayed by subtracting the memorized cooking time from the entire cooking time.

In addition, although not shown, cooking guide text may be displayed on the screen of the display unit 22 when the user sets or starts cooking.

That is, when the setting of all the steps is completed, "press the start button", when cooking is completed, such as "cooking is completed" is to be displayed.

The cooking stage display device and method of the cooking apparatus according to the present invention display the user setting contents and the cooking progress state when the cooking stage is set or the cooking progress of the user, and the user can easily know what the current progress stage such as the blink display is. Since it is displayed so that the convenience of use can be improved.

1 is a view showing a cooking step display method of a cooking appliance according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a cooking stage display device of a cooking appliance according to the present invention;

3 is a front view illustrating a key input unit and a display unit of FIG. 2.

4 is a view showing a cooking step display method of the cooking appliance according to the present invention.

-Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings-

21: key input unit 22: display unit

23: load 24: load driving unit

25: control unit

Claims (3)

A key input unit for a user to input an operation command including a cooking mode, a cooking output, and a cooking time setting; A display unit capable of displaying letters and numbers; And When the user sets the cooking output and the cooking time through the key input unit, the display unit is controlled according to the setting order so that the currently set cooking mode and cooking output for each setting order are displayed. A cooking stage display device of a cooking appliance comprising a control unit for displaying an output and a remaining cooking time. In the cooking appliance having a display means, and having a key input unit for setting at least two or more manual cooking mode settings and different cooking output settings for each step, Setting step-by-step cooking output and cooking time by a user through a key input unit; Sequentially displaying the cooking output according to the step setting order on the display means, and displaying the current setting step separately from a previous or subsequent setting step; And When the cooking starts, the cooking stage of the cooking apparatus includes displaying all the cooking outputs according to the set order, displaying the current progress stage separately from the previous or subsequent stages, and displaying the remaining cooking time according to the progress of each stage. How to display. The method of claim 2, The step of displaying the current setting step separately from the previous or subsequent setting step is Method of displaying a cooking stage of a cooking appliance, characterized in that the step of displaying a symbol indicating the current setting step in the form of flashing.