TWI793272B - (無) - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a heating conditioner, which uses a reading device to read information codes attached to food containers, which is energy-saving and easy to use. The heating conditioner (1) has a reading device (16) and a control unit (22) for reading the information code. The state of the switch is used to determine whether to perform reading by the reading device (16).

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, and the barcode is read. Or the food in the storage container is arranged inside the heating storage of the heating conditioner, and the bar code recorded in the food container is read by the second bar code reading device arranged on the top wall of the heating storage.

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

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

However, in either of Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there is no description about the timing of reading by the barcode scanner and the first or second barcode reading device. However, when these read When the device is configured to perform regular reading, the power consumption increases, which runs counter to energy saving. On the other hand, when these reading devices are configured to be turned on by a switch or the like, it is necessary to operate the switch before reading, which reduces usability.

One aspect of the present invention was made in view of this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an energy-saving and easy-to-use heating conditioner that reads an information code by a reading device of an information code provided on a food container or the like.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, a heating conditioner according to one aspect of the present invention has a heating storage, a front door for opening and closing the heating storage, a reading device for reading information codes, and a control unit. The heating information acquired by the information code is used to heat the food arranged inside the heating storage, and the control unit determines whether to perform reading by the reading device according to the opening and closing state of the front door.

According to one aspect of the present invention, an energy-saving and easy-to-use heating conditioner can be provided by reading an information code given to a food container or the like by a reading device.

1, 1A, 1B, 1C: heating conditioner

11: Operation panel

12: Front door

13: Heating library

13b: front surface opening

14: handle

15:Control box

16: Reading device

17: Reading device substrate

19: Read area

20: Guidance display

22: Control Department

23: Heating action part

24: Reading result notification department

25: Front door switch sensing part

31: Server

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 the open state of the front door of the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 1 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 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 in FIG. 4 .

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 flowchart showing an operation of reading an information code of the heating conditioner shown in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 10 is a flowchart showing an operation of reading an information code in a heating conditioner according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of reading an information code in a heating conditioner according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation of reading an information code in a heating conditioner according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[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. Fig. 2 is a front view of a state where 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 , a heating conditioner, such as a microwave oven, has an operation panel 11 on the upper portion of the front surface and a front door 12 below the operation panel 11 . The front door 12 is a door for opening and closing the heating storage 13 provided in the front door 12, and covers the front opening of the heating storage 13 in the closed state. Section 13b. 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) given 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, in such a manner that the user can visually understand the reading area 19 by a reading area illumination unit (not shown). 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. It is an explanatory diagram of another guidance display example on the operation panel 11 for reading the information code by the acquisition device 16.

The information code includes at least heating information or information for obtaining heating information. When the heating conditioner 1 is a microwave oven, the heating information includes the magnitude of the high-frequency output and the heating time. In the case that the information code directly contains heating information, the heating information can be obtained by reading the information code by the heating conditioner 1 . In the case of including information for obtaining heating information, the heating conditioner 1 uses the information to obtain it from the heating conditioner 1 itself or a server 31 (refer to FIG. 8 ) described later that is connected to the heating conditioner 1 and the network. Heating information.

The information used to obtain the heating information is, for example, the information indicating the type of food. The information indicating the type of food is, for example, information indicating whether the food is a bento (or a type of bento) or an onigiri (or a type of onigiri). The information used to obtain the heating information may also be the information of the memory number of the heating conditioner 1 or the server 31 where the heating information is stored. In this embodiment, the configuration in which the server 31 has heating information and obtains the heating information by using the information showing the type of food is taken as an example.

In addition, the information code includes information such as the commodity code and expiration date of the food. In this way, the information code is given to the food or the food container by, for example, printing or stickers.

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, as long as the information code can display the type of food, it is not particularly limited to a barcode or the like.

On the operation panel 11, in order to smoothly read the information code by the reading device 16, a 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. In addition, in the example of (b) of FIG. 7, the guidance display 20 of "open the door and shine a red light on the information code" is performed. 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 result notification unit 24 , and the front door opening and closing sensing unit 25 . The front door switch sensing unit 25 is, for example, composed of a switch that outputs an open signal when the front door 12 is open and a close signal 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, and when the heating conditioner 1 is a microwave oven, the heating operation part 23 is a microwave output device. The reading result notification unit 24 is a buzzer or a sound generating unit controlled by the control unit 22 to notify the user of the success or failure of reading the information code by the reading device 16 . In addition, instead of the reading result notifying unit 24 notifying the reading result by sound, a reading result notifying unit that displays the reading result on the operation panel 11 may be used. In addition, a configuration in which the reading result is notified by both sound and display is also possible.

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 part 22 obtains heating information from the server 31 by using the information (for example, information indicating the type of food) obtained by reading the information code through the reading device, and controls the heating operation part to heat the food according to the obtained heating information. twenty three.

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 . Based on the information contained in the information code, when the heating information is acquired by the server 31, the control part 22 judges that reading was successful. Based on the information contained in the information code, when the heating information cannot be acquired by the server 31, the control part 22 judges that reading has failed. In this read failure, even if the information code is suitable, the reading method is not good and cannot be read. The information code itself is not used to obtain heating information and does not contain information for obtaining heating information from the server 31. situation etc.

In addition, the control unit 22 controls the operation of the reading device 16 , and determines whether to use the reading device 16 to read according to the opening and closing state of the front door 12 . More specifically, when the front door 12 is open, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 so as to perform reading, and when the front door 12 is closed, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 so as not to perform reading. 16. In addition, the control unit 22 stops the operation of the reading device 16 in accordance with the elapsed time when the front door 12 is operated to open, the elapsed time when the reading device 16 reads the information code, and the like. Details will be described later using the flowchart of FIG. 9 .

(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 detects this state, the control unit 22 activates the reading device 16 . Thereby, since the irradiation of red light, for example, starts from the reading device 16, the user can know at a glance that it is in the reading state.

Then, according to the guide display 20 of the operation panel 11, the user moves the bento in such a way that the information code enters the reading area 19 of the reading device 16 (in the manner of shining a red light on the information code).

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 makes the reading result notification unit 24 notify The user reads the result here. 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 so that the information code enters the reading area 19 of the reading device 16 (by shining a red light on the information code). Thus, the operation when the information code is successfully read is as described above.

(Reading operation of information code of heating conditioner 1)

Next, the reading operation of the information code by the heating conditioner 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 9 . FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the reading operation of the heating conditioner 1 for the information code.

The control unit 22 judges whether the open state of the front door 12 is sensed (S1), and if it is judged that the open state is sensed, then judges whether the first open state after heating starts is sensed (S2). When it is judged that the first ON state after the start of heating is not sensed, reading is started by the reading device 16 (S3).

On the other hand, in S2, when it is judged that the opening state for the first time after the start of heating is sensed, the control unit 22 waits for the first time (first predetermined time) since the front door 12 is opened (S11). After the first time, it enters into S3, and the reading is started by the reading device 16 (S3).

Here, S11 is set to read the information code when the heated bento is taken out from the heating storage 13, so as to avoid the unnecessary action of resetting the heating information. When the open state of the front door 12 is sensed for the first time after heating starts, by not performing reading for the first time, unnecessary actions can be avoided. In addition, the first time for delaying the start of reading is preferably set to correspond to the time required to take out the bento from the heating storage 13, for example, about 2-3 seconds.

During the reading operation, the control unit 22 judges whether the information code is read (S4). time) and start reading again (S5). And, the control unit 22 analyzes the read contents (S6), and when the heating information is obtained from the server 31, sets the heating information judged to be valid in the predetermined writing area of the RAM (S7), and notifies the reader Get the result (S8). Then, the control unit 22 proceeds to S9. And, when it is judged that the information code has not been read at the time of S4, it proceeds to S9 without going through the processing of (S5)-(S8).

In S9, it is judged whether the closed state of the front door 12 is sensed, and when it is judged that the closed state is not sensed, return to S4. On the other hand, in S9, when it is judged that the off state is sensed, the reading by the reading device 16 is stopped (S10), and the process returns to S1.

Here, S5 is set in order to avoid reading the same information code multiple times when the action of putting the bento into the heating storage 13 is slow, etc. In this case, S4~S9 are repeated. When the notification of the result from the reading result notification unit 24 is repeated, it is unavoidable to feel irritated. In addition, the second time for temporarily stopping reading is preferably set corresponding to the time required for the read information code to pass through the reading area 19 of the reading device 16 , for example, about 1 second. In addition, in the flowchart of FIG. 9, although S6-S8 is described in the stage after S5 for convenience, S5 may be parallel with S6-S8.

In addition, here, after the reading result is notified in S8, only when it cannot be judged that the front door 12 is in the closed state in S9 can return to S4, and set the heating information again in S7. Thereby, during the period until the front door 12 is closed, the correction information code can be read arbitrarily many times and the correction heating information can be set without special cancel operation or the like.

(Advantages of heating conditioner 1)

In the heating conditioner 1, since the control unit 22 determines the operation of the reading device 16 according to the opening and closing state of the front door 12, the reading device 16 can be properly opened and closed without requiring the user's hand. In other words, the user can start reading by the reading device 16 as long as the front door 12 is opened, and can stop reading by the reading device 16 as long as the front door 12 is closed. Since the opening and closing operation of the front door 12 is a necessary operation when heating food by the heating conditioner 1, by interlocking with this necessary operation, compared with the configuration of operating a switch for opening and closing the reading device 16, the improvement is improved. availability. Furthermore, power consumption can be suppressed compared to a configuration in which the reading device 16 normally performs a reading operation.

Also, because the reading is not performed within the first time, when the opening state of the front door 12 is sensed for the first time after the heating starts, the so-called resetting of the reading can be avoided. The meaningless action of heating information of the information code.

Furthermore, when the information code is read, since the reading is not performed for the second time after that, it is possible to avoid unnecessary operations of setting and reading the heating information of the same information code a plurality of times.

In addition, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, the user must 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 configuration described in Patent Document 2, when reading by the first barcode reading device, the barcode recorded on the food container must be kept on the side in one direction provided on the front surface of the heating conditioner. On the first barcode reading device, the barcode reading operation is also troublesome. Especially in the case of a bento, it is troublesome that the bento must be tilted. Also, in the case of reading the barcode by the second barcode reading device, although no special operation by the user is required, since the second barcode reading device is set at Since the ceiling wall in the heating chamber is heated, the detection signal passing surface is easily soiled by steam generated from food and flying objects from food. In addition, since the heating chamber has a high temperature, there is a problem that deterioration is likely to occur due to temperature.

On the other hand, in the heating conditioner 1, the reading device 16 is installed at the outside of the heating chamber 13 and above the front opening 13b of the heating chamber 13 as an installation position, and has a reading device 16 below the installation position. Area 19.

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 the reading operation by 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 less likely to be affected by the temperature in the heating chamber 13. Influence.

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 . Thereby, 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.

The heating conditioner 1A of the second embodiment has the same appearance and structure as the heating conditioner 1 of the first embodiment, and the order of the reading operation of the information code is partially different. Fig. 10 is a flow chart showing the reading operation of the information code of the heating conditioner 1A according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 10 , by S9 in the flow chart of FIG. 9 , S21 is set after returning to S4 after judging that the closed state of the front door 12 is not detected. In S21, the control part 22 judges whether the 3rd time (the 2nd predetermined time, the 3rd predetermined time) has elapsed while the reading by the reading device 16 is not performed. When the control unit 22 judges that the third time has not passed, it returns to S4. On the other hand, in S21, when it is judged that the third time has elapsed without reading, the reading is stopped (S22). Then, the control unit 22 repeatedly judges whether the front door 12 is in the open state (S23), and returns to S1 when it is judged not to be in the open state. When the control unit 22 presses the start button in the state of returning to S1 after setting the heating information in S7, heating is started by the heating operation unit 23 .

That is, in the heating conditioner 1A of the second embodiment, when the third time elapses without reading, even if the front door 12 is in the open state, reading by the reading device 16 is stopped. In this case, when the reading device 16 has not read the information code once, the time when the 2-open state of the front door 1 is detected at S1 becomes the starting point of the third time. On the other hand, if the reading device 16 has read the information code at least once, it is judged in S4 that the time point when the information code was read last becomes the starting point of the third time. In addition, the third time until the reading is stopped is, for example, about 30 seconds.

(Advantages of Heating Conditioner 1A)

With such a configuration, when the front door 12 is opened and left idle, it is possible to avoid the disadvantages that the reading device 16 continues the reading operation needlessly and consumes electric power needlessly.

[Third 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.

The appearance and structure of the heating conditioner 1B of the third embodiment are the same as those of the heating conditioner 1 and the heating conditioner 1A of the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and the sequence of the reading operation of the information code is the same. sequence is different. Fig. 11 is a flowchart showing the reading operation of the information code in the heating conditioner 1B according to the third embodiment.

In the flow chart of Fig. 10, although in S23, the control unit 22 repeatedly judges whether it is in the open state until the front door 12 is closed, as shown in Fig. 11, here, S24 is set to enter the . In S24, the control unit 22 judges whether or not to perform a predetermined operation for reading again by the reading device 16 . When the control unit 22 judges that in S24 the predetermined operation of reading again by the reading device 16 is to be performed, it moves to S3 and reads again by the reading device 16 . On the other hand, when the control unit 22 judges that the predetermined operation of re-reading by the reading device 16 is not performed in S24, it returns to S23. In S23, S23 and S24 are repeated until the control unit 22 determines that the front door 12 is in the closed state.

As a predetermined operation to read again in S24, for example, there is an operation of pressing a predetermined button on the operation panel 11 or an arbitrary button.

Also, in S21, when the third time has elapsed without reading, the reading by the reading device 16 is stopped in S22, and the third time in the case of performing a predetermined operation of reading again in S24 (the third time in the case of S24). (4) The starting point of the predetermined time) becomes the time point at which the predetermined operation of re-reading is performed. In addition, after reading again, in the case of judging that the information code has been read, this time point can also be a new starting point.

(Advantages of Heating Conditioner 1B)

With such a configuration, even when the reading device 16 is stopped while the front door 12 is kept open, it is not necessary to temporarily close and then open the front door 12, and it is possible to read again by a simple operation such as operating the buttons on the operation panel 11. Pick. Therefore, usability is further improved.

[Fourth 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.

The appearance and structure of the heating conditioner 1C of the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the heating conditioner 1, the heating conditioner 1A, and the heating conditioner 1B of the first embodiment, the second embodiment, and the third embodiment, and the reading of the information code The sequence of actions is partially different. Fig. 12 is a flowchart showing the reading operation of the information code of the heating conditioner 1C according to the fourth embodiment.

As shown in Figure 12, in S23, under the situation that judging front door 12 is not open state (that is to say front door 12 is closed state), and in S9, S10, under the situation that judging front door 12 is closed state, then enter S31. In S31, when it is judged that the start button has not been pressed and the fourth time has elapsed, the set heating information is canceled (S32), and the process returns to S1. On the other hand, when it is judged that the fourth time has not passed, it is judged whether the start button is pressed (S33), and when it is judged that the start button is pressed, it returns to S1.

(Advantages of Heating Conditioner 1C)

With such a configuration, even if the door 12 is closed before the heating information is set, the heating information that has been set can be canceled and the heating conditioner 1C can return to the initial standby state without pressing the start button. Thereby, it is possible to prevent mistakes such as providing a bento that has been left unused without pressing the start button, heating it without noticing it. Therefore, usability is further improved.

In addition, in the above-mentioned first to fourth embodiments, although the first time to the fourth time are fixed, the user may set them using the operation panel 11 or the like. Also, although the waiting time until the operation of the reading device 16 is stopped in the open state of the front door 12 is defined as the third time in the second embodiment to the fourth embodiment, if no reading is performed once Different times may be set for next (second predetermined time), when reading is performed once (third predetermined time), and when reading is performed again after a predetermined operation (fourth predetermined time).

〔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, a reading device 16 for reading information codes, and a control unit 22, based on the reading device 16 The heating information obtained by reading the information code heats the food disposed inside the heating storage 13 , and the control unit 22 determines whether to perform reading by the reading device 16 according to the opening and closing state of the front door 12 .

The heating conditioner according to the second aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the above-mentioned first aspect, the reading device 16 is installed at the outside of the heating chamber 13 and above the front surface opening 13b of the heating chamber 13 as the installation position, There is a reading area 19 below the installation position. The control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 to read when the front door 12 is in an open state, and controls the reading device 16 to read when the front door 12 is in a closed state. The fetching device 16 does not read.

The heating conditioner of the third aspect of the present invention can be configured such that, in the above-mentioned first or second aspect, when the front door 12 is opened after the heating starts, the control unit 22 controls the front door 12 even if the front door 12 is in an open state. The reading device 16 does not perform reading from the time when the operation is turned on to the first predetermined time.

The heating conditioner of the fourth aspect of the present invention can be configured such that, in the above-mentioned second aspect, when the operation opens the front door 12, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 to start reading; When the second predetermined time elapses while the front door 12 is kept open, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 to stop reading.

The heating conditioner according to the fifth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the above-mentioned second aspect, when the third predetermined time has elapsed since the front door 12 has been kept open since the information code was read, the control unit 22 controls the reading. Device 16 stops reading.

The heating conditioner according to the sixth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the fourth aspect or the fifth aspect, the heating conditioner is equipped with an operation panel 11, and when the front door 12 is opened and the When a predetermined operation is performed on the operation panel 11 when the reading device 16 stops reading, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 to read again.

The heating conditioner according to the seventh aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in the above-mentioned sixth aspect, when the information code has not been read again and the front door 12 remains open for a fourth predetermined time period, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 to stop reading.

The heating conditioner according to the eighth aspect of the present invention may be configured, in any one of the above-mentioned second to seventh aspects, to include a notification unit ( The reading result notification unit 24) is controlled by the control unit 22 so as to notify that the reading is valid when the heating information is acquired.

The heating conditioner of the ninth aspect of the present invention can be configured such that, in any of the above-mentioned second to eighth aspects, the control unit 22 controls the reading device 16 to read the information code from The reading is stopped between the read time point and the fifth prescribed time, and the reading is resumed after the fifth prescribed time elapses.

The heating conditioner according to the tenth aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the above-mentioned second to ninth aspects, after setting the heating information, when the information code is read to obtain new heating information, Corrected the newly acquired heating information setting to valid.

The heating conditioner according to the eleventh aspect of the present invention may be configured such that, in any one of the above-mentioned second to tenth aspects, after the heating information is set, the front door 12 is kept closed and no heating is performed within the sixth predetermined time. When instructing a predetermined operation to start heating, the control unit 22 discards the set heating information.

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. In addition, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in the respective embodiments.

1, 1A, 1B, 1C: heating conditioner

11: Operation panel

16: Reading device

22: Control Department

23: Heating action part

24: Reading result notification department

25: Front door switch sensing part

31: Server

Claims (8)

A heating conditioner including a heating chamber, a front door for opening and closing the heating chamber, a reading device for reading an information code, and a control section, based on heating information obtained from the information code read by the reading device , heating the food disposed inside the heating storage, wherein the control unit determines whether to perform reading by the reading device according to the opening and closing state of the front door, and the control unit, when the front door is in an open state, The reading device is controlled to read, and when the front door is closed, the reading device is controlled not to read, and the control part controls the reading device so that the front door is opened for the first time after heating starts. During operation, even if the front door is in an open state, no reading is performed from the time when the operation is opened to the first predetermined time. The heating conditioner as described in claim 1, wherein the reading device is installed at the outside of the heating storage and above the opening of the front surface of the heating storage as the installation position, and has a Read zone. The heating conditioner as described in Claim 2, wherein, when the operation opens the front door, the control unit controls the reading device to start reading, and when the information code is not read and the front door is kept open, the second stipulation time, the control unit controls the reading device to stop reading. The heating conditioner according to claim 2, wherein when the third predetermined time elapses after the information code is read while the front door is kept open, the control unit controls the reading device to stop reading. The heating conditioner as described in claim 3 or 4, wherein the heating conditioner has an operation panel; When a predetermined operation is performed on the operation panel when the front door is in an open state and the reading device stops reading, the control unit controls the reading device to read again. The heating conditioner as described in claim 5, wherein, when the information code has not been read after re-reading and the front door remains open for a fourth predetermined time, the control unit controls the reading device to stop reading . The heating conditioner as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the control unit controls the reading device to stop reading from the read time point to the fifth predetermined time when the information code has been read. read, and read again after the elapse of the fifth specified time. The heating conditioner as described in Claim 1 or 2, wherein, when the front door is kept closed after the heating information is set and the predetermined action to instruct the start of heating is not performed within the sixth predetermined time, the control unit discards the heating conditioner. The heating information set.

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