TWI785208B - (無) - Google Patents

Abstract

The technical problem of the heating conditioner of the present invention is the reading of information codes attached to food containers, etc. The reading operation of the reading device is easy, the detection signal passing surface of the reading device is not easy to be dirty, and the reading device is not easily affected by temperature. The reading device of the heating conditioner is installed outside the heating chamber (13) and above the front surface opening (13b) of the heating chamber (13) as an installation position, and has a reading area below.

Description

heating conditioner

The invention relates to a heating conditioner for heating food arranged inside a heating storage.

Conventionally, for example, at a convenience store, food such as bento sold is heated in a heating conditioner such as a microwave oven and delivered to a customer.

The proper heating temperature and heating time for heating food vary depending on the type of food. Therefore, in the heating conditioners shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the barcode indicating the type of food recorded on the food container is read by the reading device, and the heating information (heating temperature, heating time) corresponding to the type of food is read. Reheat food.

Specifically, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, the microwave oven is connected to the barcode scanner, and the user manually operates the barcode scanner to read the barcode recorded on the food container.

In addition, in the configuration described in Patent Document 2, the barcode recorded on the food container is held on the first barcode reading device provided on one side of the front surface of the heating conditioner to read the barcode. Alternatively, the food contained in the container is arranged inside the heating chamber of the heating conditioner, and the barcode recorded on the food container is read by the second barcode reading device arranged on the top wall of the heating chamber.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-64362.

Patent Document 2: Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3076649.

However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, the user has to manually operate the barcode scanner to read the barcode recorded on the food container, and the barcode reading operation is troublesome.

In addition, in the structure described in Patent Document 2, when the barcode is read by the first barcode reading device, it is necessary to keep the barcode recorded on the food container on the first barcode set on the vertical surface. On the device, the barcode reading operation is also troublesome. In particular, in the case of a bento, it is inconvenient to have to tilt the bento. In addition, when the barcode is read by the second barcode reading device, although no special operation is required by the user, since the second barcode reading device is installed on the top wall of the heating chamber, it is easy to detect the signal through the surface. Contaminated by steam from food, flying particles from food, etc. In addition, since the heating chamber becomes high temperature, there is a problem that deterioration due to temperature is likely to occur.

Therefore, an object of an aspect of the present invention is to provide a heat conditioner in which the reading operation of the reading device of the information code given to the food container or the like is easy, and the detection signal passing surface of the reading device is not easily stained. , and the reading device is not easily affected by temperature.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, a heating conditioner according to a solution of the present invention includes a heating storage, a reading device for opening and closing the front door of the heating storage, and an information code indicating at least the type of food. The reading device is configured to The food inside the heating cabinet is heated, and the heating cabinet is installed outside the heating cabinet and above the opening of the front surface of the heating cabinet as an installation position, and has a reading area below the installation position.

According to one aspect of the present invention, it is an object to provide a heat conditioner in which the reading operation of the information code given to the food container or the like by the reading device is easy, and the detection signal passing surface of the reading device is not easy. Dirt is generated and the reading device is not easily affected by temperature.

1, 2, 3: heating conditioner

11: Operation panel

12: Front door

13: Heating library

13a: top wall

13b: front surface opening

14: handle

15:Control box (substrate storage part)

16: Reading device

17: Reading device substrate (circuit substrate)

18: Reading window

19: Read area

20: Guidance display

21: Read Area Lighting Section

22: Control Department

23: Heating action part

24: Reading result notification department

25: Front door switch sensing part

31: Server

41: blower

42: fan

43: motor

44: Air vent

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which a front door of a heating conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention is seen from obliquely above the front.

Fig. 2 is a front view of the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 1 with a front door opened.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which the front door of the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 1 is opened as viewed obliquely from the lower right.

4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a control frame showing an installed state of a reading device included in the heating conditioner shown in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a reading area of the reading device shown in FIG. 4 .

(a) of FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an information code composed of a two-dimensional barcode read by the reading device shown in FIG. 4, and (b) of FIG. An explanatory diagram of an example of an information code composed of a one-dimensional barcode.

(a) of FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guide display on the operation panel used for reading the information code by the reading device shown in FIG. 4, and (b) of FIG. It is an explanatory diagram of another guidance display example on the operation panel for reading the information code by the reading device shown.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device included in the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a heating conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which the front door is opened, viewed obliquely from the lower right.

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of a reading device and its vicinity in a state where a front door is closed in a heating conditioner according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a configuration of a reading device and its vicinity in a state where a front door is opened in the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 10 .

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 11 viewed obliquely from the lower right.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device included in the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 12 .

[First Embodiment]

One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a state in which the front door 12 of the heating conditioner 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed as viewed from obliquely above the front. Figure 2 is A front view of a state in which the front door 12 of the heating conditioner 1 shown in FIG. 1 is opened. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a state in which the front door 12 of the heating conditioner 1 shown in Fig. 1 is viewed obliquely from the lower right.

(Outline of heating conditioner 1)

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 , the heating conditioner is, for example, a microwave oven, and has an operation panel 11 on the upper portion of the front surface, and has a front door 12 below the operation panel 11 . The front door 12 is a door for opening and closing the heating chamber 13 provided in the front door 12, and covers the front opening 13b of the heating chamber 13 in a closed state. In the present embodiment, the front door 12 has a horizontally opened form that rotates around the left end, and has a handle 14 near the right end.

The operation panel 11 is provided on the front surface of the control frame (substrate accommodating portion) 15 , and the front surface position of the operation panel 11 substantially coincides with the front surface position of the front door 12 in the front-rear direction of the heat processor 1 .

Inside the control frame 15 is provided a control board (not shown) that controls the display unit of the operation panel 11 and receives user's operations on input keys and the like.

(reading device 16)

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the control frame 15 showing the installation state of the reading device 16 . FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing the reading area 19 of the reading device 16 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the control frame 15 is protruded toward the front of the heating conditioner 1 . The reading device 16 is mounted on the lower surface of the reading device board (circuit board) 17 and is provided in the lower part inside the control frame 15 . The reader board 17 includes a drive circuit for the reader 16 . That is, the reading device 16 is installed outside the heating chamber 13 and above the front opening 13b of the heating chamber 13 as an installation position, and has a reading area 19 below the installation position.

The reading device 16 is, for example, a barcode reader, and reads information codes (for example, barcodes) attached to food or food containers heated by the heating conditioner 1 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the reading device 16 uses the lower area of the reading device 16 as a reading area 19 , and the control frame 15 has a transparent reading window 18 at a portion of the lower wall facing the reading device 16 .

The reading area 19 of the reading device 16 is displayed with red light, for example, so that the user can visually understand the reading area 19 . The reading area illumination unit 21 (see FIG. 8 ) emits the red light. In addition, the light for displaying the reading area 19 is not limited to red, and may be light that can be seen by the user.

Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the reading device 16 is provided at the center of the front opening 13 b of the heating chamber 13 in the width direction (left-right direction).

(information code)

6( a ) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an information code composed of a two-dimensional barcode, and FIG. 6( b ) is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an information code composed of a one-dimensional barcode. (a) of FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a guide display on the operation panel 11 for reading the information code by the reading device 16, and (b) of FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of another guidance display example on the operation panel 11 for reading the information code.

The information code is information showing the type of food, and is given to food or food containers by, for example, printing or stickers. The information code is information indicating the type of food, for example, the food is bento (or further, the type of bento), onigiri (or further, the type of onigiri).

The information code may be a two-dimensional barcode as shown in (a) of FIG. 6 , or a one-dimensional barcode as shown in (b) of FIG. 6 . In addition, the information code is not particularly limited to a barcode or the like as long as it can indicate the type of food.

On the operation panel 11 , in order to smoothly read the information code by the reading device 16 , guidance display for the user can be performed. For example, in the example of (a) of FIG. 7, the guidance display 20 of "open the door and hold the information code at the red light" is performed. Furthermore, in the example of Fig. 7(b) During the process, the guidance display 20 of "open the door and shine the red light on the information code" is carried out. In addition, these guide displays 20 are an example, and are not limited to this in particular.

(control device)

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device included in the heating conditioner 1 . The control device includes a control unit 22 that controls the operation of the heating conditioner 1 . The control unit 22 is constituted by, for example, a microcomputer, and has a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM.

As shown in FIG. 8 , the control unit 22 is connected to the operation panel 11 , the heating operation unit 23 , the reading device 16 , the reading area lighting unit 21 , the reading result notification unit 24 and the front door opening and closing sensing unit 25 . The front door switch sensing unit 25 is composed of, for example, a switch that is turned on when the front door 12 is closed, and senses the open state and the closed state of the front door 12 .

The heating operation part 23 is an operation part for heating food arranged in the heating chamber 13, such as a microwave emitting device or a heater. The reading result notification unit 24 is a buzzer or a sound generator, controlled by the control unit 22 , and notifies the user of the success or failure of reading the information code by the reading device 16 .

The control unit 22 can communicate with the server 31 using, for example, an Internet line. Heating information corresponding to various types of food is registered in the server 31 . The control unit 22 acquires heating information corresponding to the type of food obtained by reading the information code through the reading device 16 from the server 31 , and controls the heating operation unit 23 to heat the food according to the acquired heating information. In addition, the heating conditioner 1 itself may also have heating information corresponding to the type of food. In this case, the heating conditioner 1 does not need to communicate with the server 31 . In addition, the information code may also have heating information corresponding to the type of food.

Furthermore, the control unit 22 controls the operation of the reading result notification unit 24 so as to notify the user of the success or failure of the reading of the information code by the reading device 16 .

(Operation of heating conditioner 1)

In the above configuration, the operation of the heating conditioner 1 will be described below. Here, the case where the bento to which the information code was given on the upper surface of a container is heated by the heating conditioner 1 is demonstrated.

When the front door 12 is opened by the user and the front door opening and closing sensor 25 senses this state, the control unit 22 operates the reading device 16 and the reading area lighting unit 21 .

Next, the user moves the bento so that the information code enters the reading area 19 of the reading device 16 according to the guidance display 20 of the operation panel 11 (the information code is illuminated with red light).

By this operation, the reading device 16 reads the information code provided on the bento. When the reading of the information code by the reading device 16 is successful, the control unit 22 causes the reading result notification unit 24 to notify the user of the reading result. In this case, the operation of the reading result notification unit 24 is, for example, an operation to emit a continuous sound called "beep", an operation to emit a sound called "successfully read the information code", or both of the above.

When the user is notified by the reading result notification unit 24 that the information code has been successfully read, the user places the bento inside the heating chamber 13 , closes the front door 12 , and presses the start button on the operation panel 11 .

When the control unit 22 successfully reads the information code, it communicates with the server 31 and obtains heating information corresponding to the type of food indicated by the information code from the server 31 . Then, when the user closes the front door 12 and presses the start button of the operation panel 11, the control unit 22 heats the bento in the heating storage 13 according to the obtained heating information.

On the other hand, when the reading of the information code by the reading device 16 fails, the control unit 22 causes the reading result notification unit 24 to notify the user of the reading result. In this case, the operation of the reading result notifying unit 24 is, for example, an operation of emitting an intermittent sound of "beep, beep, beep", an operation of emitting a sound of "failed to read the information code", or both of the above.

When the user is notified by the reading result notification unit 24 that the reading of the information code has failed, the user moves the box again in such a way that the information code enters the reading area 19 of the reading device 16 (with red light shining on the information code). Thus, the operation when the information code is successfully read is as described above.

(Advantages of heating conditioner 1)

In the heat conditioner 1 , the reading device 16 is installed outside the heating chamber 13 and above the front opening 13 b of the heating chamber 13 as an installation position, and has a reading area 19 below the installation position.

Therefore, during a series of actions in which the user places the food to be heated in the heating storage 13 , the information code can be read by the reading device 16 . Thereby, the user does not need a separate operation for reading the information code with the reading device 16, and the reading operation of the information code becomes easy.

In addition, since the reading device 16 is arranged above the front opening 13b of the heating chamber 13, the surface through which the detection signal passes (the lower surface of the reading window 18) is less prone to contamination, and is not easily affected by the heating chamber 13. The influence of temperature inside.

In addition, at a position above the front opening 13 b of the heating chamber 13 , a control frame 15 accommodating a control board of the operation panel 11 is provided in a protruding shape. The reading device 16 is provided facing downward from the lower surface of the control frame 15 . In this way, the reading device 16 is installed using the control frame 15 that accommodates the control board of the operation panel 11 .

[Second Embodiment]

Other embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition, for convenience of description, the same reference numerals are assigned to the components having the same functions as those described in the above-mentioned embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a state in which the front door 12 of the heating conditioner 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention is opened as viewed obliquely from the lower right.

(reading device 16)

In the heating conditioner 2 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9 , the reading device 16 is installed closer to the front door opened horizontally than the central part in the width direction (left-right direction) of the front surface opening 13b of the heating chamber 13. The position on the opposite side of the center of rotation of 12. Other configurations of the heating conditioner 2 and operations of the heating conditioner 2 are the same as those of the heating conditioner 1 described above.

(Advantages of Heating Conditioner 2)

In the heating conditioner 2 of the present embodiment, the reading device 16 is provided at a position opposite to the center of the width direction of the front opening 13 b of the heating chamber 13 and on the opposite side from the rotation center of the horizontally opened front door 12 . Therefore, even if the front door 12 is half-opened, and small food such as rice balls is put into the inside of the heating storage 13 from a position opposite to the rotation center of the front door 12, it is not easy for the reading device 16 to cause a problem. Failed to read information code. Other advantages of the heating conditioner 2 are the same as those of the aforementioned heating conditioner 1 .

In addition, the number of reading devices 16 is not limited to one, and two may be provided. In this case, the first reading device 16 is arranged at the above-mentioned position, and the second reading device 16 may also be arranged at the end corresponding to the rotation center side of the front door 12 in the front surface opening 13b of the heating storage 13. The location between the location and the first reading device 16 .

[Third Embodiment]

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described below. In addition, for convenience of description, the same reference numerals are assigned to the components having the same functions as those described in the above-mentioned embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the reading device 16 and its vicinity in the closed state of the front door 12 of the heating conditioner 3 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the reading device 16 and its vicinity in the state where the front door 12 is opened in the heating conditioner 3 shown in FIG. 10 . Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the heating conditioner 3 shown in Fig. 11 viewed obliquely from the lower right.

(Blower 41)

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 , the heating conditioner 3 includes a blower 41 that blows air toward the inside of the control frame 15 in an area above the ceiling wall 13 a of the heating chamber 13 . The air blower 41 includes a fan 42 and a motor 43 that rotates the fan 42 . In addition, the blower 41 may be replaced with another blower (cooling fan) provided in the heating conditioner 3 .

The air blown from the blower 41 to the inside of the control frame 15 escapes to the outside of the heating conditioner 3 from, for example, the ends in the left and right directions of the control frame 15 , the upper part of the control frame 15 , or other positions. At least the reader 16 and the reader board 17 exist in the blowing area of the blower 41 .

Also, a vent hole 44 through which air from the blower 41 passes is formed at a position in front of the blower 41 and a position below the reading window 18 on the front wall of the heating conditioner 3 . The vent hole 44 is closed by the front door 12 when the front door 12 is closed, and is opened when the front door 12 is open.

(control device)

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a control device included in the heating conditioner 3 . The control unit 22 further controls the operation of the air blower 41 . Other configurations of the control device are as described above.

(Operation and advantages of heating conditioner 3)

The control unit 22 can operate the air blower 41 , for example, during the heating operation of the heating conditioner 3 , or within a predetermined time after the heating operation is completed, or when the front door 12 is opened.

When the blower 41 operates with the front door 12 closed, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the control board etc. inside the control frame 15 are cooled.

Also, in the state where the front door 12 is closed, it is difficult for steam to leak from the vent hole 44 to the outside of the heating conditioner 3, or conversely, moisture or garbage enters the inside of the heating conditioner 3 from the outside of the heating conditioner 3.

In addition, when the air blower 41 operates under the state that the front door 12 is opened, as shown in FIG. Flows below the reading window 18.

Therefore, when the front door 12 has been opened, the steam produced by the heating of the food and coming out from the heating storehouse 13 is removed from the bottom of the reading window 18 by the wind from the air vent 44, so that Touch the read window 18 . Accordingly, it is possible to suppress fogging of reading window 18 due to steam generated from food, adhesion of water droplets to reading window 18 , and contamination of reading window 18 .

Also, when the reader 16 is operating while the front door 12 is opened, the reader 16 and the reader board 17 are cooled by the air from the air blower 41 .

〔Summarize〕

The heating conditioner of the first aspect of the present invention includes a heating storage 13, a front door 12 for opening and closing the heating storage 13, and a reading device 16 for reading at least an information code indicating the type of food. The food inside is heated, and the reading device 16 is set to the outside of the heating storehouse 13 and above the front surface opening 13b of the heating storehouse 13 as the setting position, and has a reading area 19 below the setting position. .

The heating conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the above-mentioned first aspect, a substrate housing portion (control frame 15) is protrudingly provided at a position above the front opening 13b of the heating chamber 13. The substrate housing part accommodates a circuit board (reader device substrate 17 ) electrically connected to the reader 16, and the reader 16 is disposed facing downward from the lower surface of the board housing part.

The heating conditioner of the third aspect of the present invention can also be configured such that, in the above-mentioned first or second aspect, the front door 12 is of a horizontal opening type with a rotation center in any direction in the left and right directions, and the reading device 16 The installation position is a position closer to the opposite side of the rotation center than the center of the front opening 13b of the heating chamber 13 in the left-right direction.

The heating conditioner of the fourth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the above-mentioned first to third aspects, an air blower 41 is provided, and the front wall of the heating conditioner is positioned at the position where the reading device 16 is installed. The air hole 44 through which the wind from the blower 41 passes is provided at the lower position, and the reading device 16 exists in the blowing area of the blower 41 .

The heating conditioner of the fifth aspect of the present invention can also be configured such that, in the above-mentioned fourth aspect, the air blower 41 is arranged in the area above the top wall 13a of the heating storehouse 13, and the ventilation hole 44 is arranged in the air blower 41 in front of.

In the heating conditioner according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the above-mentioned fourth or fifth aspect, the ventilation hole 44 may be closed by the upper part of the front door 12 when the front door 12 is closed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various changes can be made within the range indicated by the claims. Embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical methods disclosed in different embodiments are also included in the technology of the present invention. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in the respective embodiments.

1: heating conditioner

11: Operation panel

12: Front door

13: Heating library

13a: top wall

13b: front surface opening

14: handle

15:Control box (substrate storage part)

18: Reading window

20: Guidance display

Claims (5)

A heating conditioner, comprising a heating storage, a front door for opening and closing the heating storage, and a reading device for reading information codes indicating at least the type of food, for heating food arranged inside the heating storage, wherein the reading device is set to Taking the outside of the heating chamber and above the opening of the front surface of the heating chamber as the setting position, there is a reading area below the setting position; the heating conditioner is also equipped with a blower, and the front surface wall of the heating conditioner is There is a ventilation hole for passing the wind from the blower at a position below the installation position of the reading device; the reading device is present in a blowing area of the blower. The heating conditioner according to claim 1, wherein a substrate housing part is provided protrudingly above the opening of the front surface of the heating chamber, and the board housing part houses a circuit electrically connected to the reading device The substrate; the operation panel for operating the heating conditioner is arranged on the front surface of the substrate accommodating part; the reading device is arranged facing downward from the lower surface of the substrate accommodating part. The heating conditioner as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the front door is of a horizontal opening type with a rotation center on either side of the left and right directions; the installation position of the reading device is open to the front surface of the heating storage The center of the left-right direction of the part is close to the position near the opposite side of the rotation center. The heating conditioner as claimed in claim 1 or 2, wherein the air blower is arranged in the upper area of the top wall of the heating storage, and the ventilation hole is arranged in front of the air blower. The heating conditioner according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in a state where the front door is closed, the ventilation hole is closed by an upper portion of the front door.

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