KR20050121965A - Method for inputting signal of microwave oven - Google Patents

Abstract

A signal input method of a microwave oven is disclosed so that a plurality of functions can be executed by one key input. According to the present invention, a) when a predetermined key is input after the power is supplied, it checks whether the current standby state and then checks whether it is a power saving state in the standby state, stops the power supply of the display device in the power saving state, Supplying power to the display device when it is not in a state; b) After the control of the display device in step a), it is checked whether the predetermined key is pressed for a predetermined time, and if it is pressed for a predetermined time, it is checked whether it is the current key locking state. Canceling and converting to a key lock state if it is not in the key lock state; c) executing a pause function when cooking by checking whether cooking is performed when the cooking is not in the standby state in step a); And d) checking whether it is paused when not cooking in step c) and executing cooking when it is paused. According to the present invention, the number of key inputs for selecting a function of the microwave oven can be reduced to a minimum, thereby further improving the convenience of the product.

Description

Signal input method of microwave oven {METHOD FOR INPUTTING SIGNAL OF MICROWAVE OVEN}

The present invention relates to a signal input method of a microwave oven, and more particularly, to a signal input method of a microwave oven capable of executing a plurality of functions by one key input.

As is well known, a microwave oven is a device for heating / cooking food using microwaves or heaters generated from magnetrons. In such a microwave oven, according to the intention of the user, various conditions such as output and cooking time of the microwave are appropriately adjusted according to the user's intention. In addition, the microwave oven provides a user convenience by displaying the user's operation state and the operation state according to the number or letters.

In a typical microwave oven, as shown in FIG. 1, a cooking chamber 11 is provided in a main body 10 of a microwave oven, and a rotating plate 12 in which food is placed is provided in the cooking chamber 11. Reference numeral 13 denotes a door.

The rotating plate 12 is rotated by a drive motor (not shown) of the bottom surface of the cooking chamber 11, and the microwaves emitted into the cooking chamber 11 are incident on the food evenly. The front side of the microwave oven is provided with a control panel 20 for adjusting various conditions such as the microwave output and cooking time.

The control panel 20 includes a key input unit 22 for setting and inputting various conditions such as output adjustment of a microwave oven, cooking function, operation start and cancellation, and the like. The display device 21 which displays with numbers, various symbols, etc. is formed.

In the conventional microwave oven provided in this way, the user inputs a food menu, a cooking method, and a cooking time selected by the user from the key input unit 22, and the input state is controlled by a microcomputer (not shown). In addition to displaying on the display device 21 as a letter, the load driving unit (not shown) is operated according to various selected cooking conditions. The load driving unit is composed of a typical magnetron, a heater, a convection fan, a lamp, a driving motor, and the like, which perform a cooking operation of the food in the cooking chamber.

As described above, in a microwave oven having various functions, the configuration of the key input unit 22 is very complicated when a shortcut key corresponding to each function for selecting various functions is provided, When selecting a function, there was a problem in that the number of keystrokes is increased.

Accordingly, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, the present invention is a power saving setting and cancellation function, key lock setting and cancellation function, pause and pause cancellation function according to a predetermined key input and the operating state of the microwave oven. It is an object of the present invention to provide a signal input method of a microwave oven capable of reducing the number of key inputs to a minimum.

Technical problem according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

In the microwave oven to cook the food contained in the cooking chamber by projecting a high temperature generated from the heater and electromagnetic waves generated by the magnetron by the microcomputer control in the cooking chamber,

a) If a certain key is input after the power is supplied, it checks whether it is in the standby state, and if it is in the standby state, it is in the power saving state. Powering the device;

b) After the control of the display device in step a), it is checked whether the predetermined key is pressed for a predetermined time, and if it is pressed for a predetermined time, it is checked whether it is the current key locking state. Canceling and converting to a key lock state if it is not in the key lock state;

c) executing a pause function when cooking by checking whether cooking is performed when the cooking is not in the standby state in step a); And

d) it is possible to achieve by providing a signal input method of the microwave oven, characterized in that the step of performing the cooking when it is paused by checking whether it is paused when not cooking in step c).

According to the present invention, the number of key inputs for selecting a function of a microwave oven can be reduced to a minimum, thereby further improving convenience of a product.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a microwave oven to which the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 2, the microwave oven to which the present invention is applied includes a key input unit 101 including a plurality of keys, a power saving setting and a termination function according to a predetermined key input of the key input unit 101 and an operating state of the microwave oven. And a microcomputer 103 for outputting a control signal to the load driver 105 to execute the key lock setting and canceling function, and the pause and pause canceling function.

Since the microwave oven to which the present invention is applied is almost the same as a conventional microwave oven, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same parts, and the description of the same structures and operations will be omitted.

In the microwave oven to which the present invention provided as described above is applied, first, when a predetermined key of the key input unit 101 is input, it is checked whether the current microwave oven is in a standby state, and in the standby state, it is checked whether it is a power saving state. In the state of power supply, the power supply of the display device of the load driver 105 is stopped, and in the case of non-power saving state, power is supplied to the display device to execute power saving setting and termination functions.

On the other hand, after the power saving cancel function is executed, it is checked whether the predetermined key is pressed for a predetermined time, and if it is pressed for a predetermined time, it is checked whether the current microwave is in the key locking state and the load driving unit in the key lock state. Control the corresponding device of 105 to cancel the key lock state, and if not in the key lock state, switch to the key lock state to execute the key lock setting and cancellation function, and if the current microwave oven is not in the standby state, If it is being cooked by checking whether it is being cooked, it executes the pause function. If it is not cooking, it checks whether it is being paused.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a signal input process of the microwave oven according to the present invention. This will be described with reference to the signal input process of the microwave oven according to the present invention.

First, when a predetermined key of the key input unit 101 is input (step 301), it is checked whether the current microwave oven is in the standby state (step 303), and if it is in the standby state, it is checked whether it is in the power saving state (step 305). In the case of the load driver 105, the power supply of the display device is supplied to execute the power saving cancel function (step 307). If the power saving state is not in the power saving state, the power supply is supplied to the display device (step 309).

After the power saving setting and canceling function is executed through the step 309, it is checked whether the predetermined key is pressed for a predetermined time (step 311), and if it is pressed for a predetermined time, whether the current microwave oven is in the key locking state. Check (step 313) in the key lock state to control the corresponding device of the load driver 105 to cancel the key lock state (step 315), and if not in the key lock state, switch to the key lock state and set the key lock function. Run (step 317).

On the other hand, in step 303, if the microwave oven is not in the standby state, it is checked whether it is being cooked (step 319), and if it is being cooked, the pause function is executed (step 321). (Step 323), if it is paused, cooking is executed to execute the pause cancellation function (step 325).

As described above, the signal input method of the microwave oven according to the present invention, the power saving setting and cancellation function, the key lock setting and cancellation function, the pause and pause cancellation function according to the predetermined key input and the operation state of the microwave oven. By executing, the effect of minimizing the number of key inputs and the keys for performing the function is obtained.

While the present invention has been illustrated and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, the invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the invention belongs to the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone of ordinary skill in the art will be able to make various modifications.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a general microwave oven.

2 is a view showing the configuration of a microwave oven to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a signal input process of the microwave oven according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

101: key input unit 103: micom

105: load driving unit

Claims (1)

In the microwave oven to cook the food contained in the cooking chamber by projecting a high temperature generated from the heater and electromagnetic waves generated by the magnetron by the microcomputer control in the cooking chamber, a) If a certain key is input after the power is supplied, check if it is in the standby state and if it is in the sleep state, if it is in the sleep state, stop the power supply of the display device in the sleep state, and display it if it is not in the sleep state. Powering the device; b) After the control of the display device in step a), it is checked whether the predetermined key is pressed for a predetermined time, and if it is pressed for a predetermined time, it is checked whether it is the current key locking state. Canceling and converting to a key lock state if it is not in the key lock state; c) executing a pause function when cooking by checking whether cooking is performed when the cooking is not in the standby state in step a); And and d) checking whether it is paused when not in cooking in step c) and executing cooking when it is paused.