JPH08303793A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a high-frequency heating device with improved usability, by which output selection and heating time setting during cooking can be easily understood and the output and time can be set with one operation. [Structure] A heating source 3 for heating food 2 in a heating chamber 1, a dial setting device 6 having a dial 5 for setting an output and a time, and a dial setting device 6 provided with the dial 5. Set output and time scale display 8
And a variable output device 9 that varies the output of the heating source 3 by rotating the dial 5 to the right or left, and the cooked product name for each output in the rotating direction of the dial 5 on the operation panel 10. And heating times 15 and 16 are displayed in an array, respectively, and the output corresponding to the rotation direction can be set.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooking device for heating food.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Microwave ovens utilizing high-frequency heating have penetrated the market due to the speed of heating such as heating foods, reheating cooked foods, and frozen foods in a short time. Since the microwave oven only warms up, there is no darkness and the penetration rate has been stagnant. In addition to such a microwave oven, a multi-function type that combines a grill range, a toaster range, and an oven range, which are burnt with an electric heater, has been developed to compensate for the drawbacks, and has further penetrated the market.

However, the complex multi-function type has a problem that the operation becomes very complicated and it is difficult to use the functions sufficiently. Therefore, it is possible to use the sensor and the microcomputer to automatically and skillfully cook. It became possible to operate it easily, but it is still difficult to use it in many cases, and simple things with only basic functions are desired.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, cooking by heating with a heater is eliminated, and only the basic functions of heating, which are the basic heating of a microwave oven, that is, the minimum required warming and raw thawing, which have different outputs, are provided. The number of operation buttons is reduced and only the warming button 17 for switching between these two types of heating and the raw thawing button 18 are provided, and the dial 5
There is one that is easy to use (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 60-221) in which the heating time is set by rotating the knob to the right (not rotating to the left).

[0005]

In the above-mentioned microwave oven, cooking by heating with a heater is eliminated and only the basic functions are provided to reduce the number of operation buttons to make it easier to use. When the heating with different outputs is required at the minimum, a switching button for selecting these two types of heating is required, which causes a problem that the operation is complicated. Further, there is a problem that the name of a typical cooking item to be cooked by the user and the heating time cannot be displayed because there is no space in the operation unit.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and does not set a high-frequency output for heating food in a heating chamber and a heating method with a switching button,
In order to set the output and heating method at the same time when setting the heating time, the output variable device shall change the output by rotating the dial of the dial setting device clockwise or counterclockwise, and the dial for setting the output and time of the heating source. The setting device makes it possible to set the output and time corresponding to the rotation direction regardless of whether the dial is rotated to the left or right, the output of the heating source is made different depending on the rotation direction, and the operation unit is adapted to the rotation direction. The names of cooked food to be cooked and the cooking time are arranged and displayed according to the respective outputs, and the output corresponding to the rotation direction can be set.

[0007]

With the above structure, when setting the heating method of the heating source for heating the food in the heating chamber and setting the output and time,
Turn the dial setting device in the direction of rotation according to the output of the operation panel and the display of the heating method to set the time. Therefore, in the conventional case, the heating method is set with the switching button, and then
There is no need to set the output of the heating source and the time, and according to the typical cooking product name and cooking time displayed in an array, the output setting of the cooking and the setting of the heating time can also be easily understood by the display once Can be used in.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of a high-frequency heating apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of an operation panel of the same.

In the figure, 1 is a heating chamber, 2 is food,
The food 2 is heated in the heating chamber 1 by the heating source 3. The heating source 3 is a heater, a magnetron or the like. The heating source 3 is connected to a power supply circuit 4 for generating heat and high frequency, and a dial setting device 6 having a dial 5 for setting the output and time of the heating source 3 and controlling the output and time. It is installed outside 1.

The food 2 is put into and taken out of the heating chamber 1 by opening and closing a door 13 provided on the front surface of the heating chamber 1. Door 13
When the magnetron is the heating source, high-frequency waves do not leak to the outside of the heating chamber 1, and a punching metal plate with many small holes 14 is formed in the opening of the heating chamber 1 so that the inside of the heating chamber 1 can be seen. An operation panel 10 is provided close to the door 13, and the dial setting device 6 has the operation panel 10
It is installed in. A display 11 for setting the output of the heating source 3 and the heating method corresponding to the dial 5 on the operation panel 10.
A heating stop point 7, an arrow display 12 showing the rotating direction of the dial 5 depending on the output and the heating method, and a time scale display 8 for setting the heating time are provided.

The arrow display 12 is displayed in a clockwise rotation and a counterclockwise rotation about the stop point 7. When rotated to the right, the range is warm and the display indicates a strong output such as continuous heating, and the heater heating indicates a strong output such as continuous heating. When rotated to the left, the weak output of intermittent heating is indicated by the indication of weak range, raw thawing, and weak heater. The dial setting device 6 for controlling the heating time is provided with an output variable device 9 that stops at the position of the stop point 7 and changes the output by right rotation and left rotation. In this way, the output and time can be set regardless of whether the dial of the dial setting device 6 is rotated to the left or right, and the time required for each return after the setting is different.

Further, on the operation panel 10, typical names of commonly used cooking items for heating and cooking according to the output that changes depending on the left / right rotation of the dial setting device and heating times 15 and 16 are arranged for each output, that is, for each rotating direction of the dial. It is displayed.

Next, the operation of the embodiment thus constructed will be described by taking microwave heating by microwave as an example. The dial setting device 6 is rotated according to the output and heating method display 11 and the arrow 12, and the matching time is set on the heating time scale display 8 according to the weight and type of the food to be heated.

At the time of warming, it is usually 5 by heating in a strong range.
With continuous heating of 00W output, dial 5 is rotated to the right to set the time. The heating starts at the same time as the setting, the dial setting device 6 rotates to the left with the passage of time, and the heating stops when the dial setting device 6 rotates to the stop point 7. When raw thawing or simmering, it is about 20 with intermittent heating with an output of 500 W at a weak range.
With the output equivalent to 0 W, the dial 5 is rotated counterclockwise to set the time.

Thus, the output and the time can be set regardless of whether the dial 5 of the dial setting device 6 is rotated to the left or right, and the time required for each return after the setting is different from each other. It can be set with a time that matches the heating output so that cooking can be performed for a long time with a weak output. Also, since the heating times 15 and 16 of typical cooked product names that are frequently used are arranged and displayed for each output, the user can easily set the dial rotation direction and the output and time in the output selection. Easy to understand, easy to use and easy to operate.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to set the output and the time when the dial of the dial setting device for setting the output and the time of the heating source is rotated to the left or right. , The output of the heating source is made different from each other depending on the rotation direction, and the name of the cooking item to be cooked and the cooking time corresponding to the rotation direction are arranged and displayed on the operation unit according to each output, and the output corresponding to the rotation direction is set. Since it is possible to set the output and heating method and the heating time with one operation, the operation is simple and the output and heating method can be set accurately and cooking failure can be prevented. It can be reduced. Also, since the display area can be widely used, the characters can be enlarged and the usability is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooking device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an operation panel of the same.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of an operation panel of a conventional cooking device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Dial 6 Dial setting device 9 Output variable device 10 Operation part 15, 16 Cooking name and heating time

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heating chamber for storing food, a heating source for heating the food in the heating chamber, a dial setting device having a dial for setting the output and time of the heating source, and A heating cooker comprising an operating unit provided with a dial setting device and provided with a scale display of heating time set by a dial, and an output varying device for varying the output of a heating source, wherein the output varying device (9 ) Changes the output by rotating the dial (5) of the dial setting device (6) clockwise and counterclockwise, and the dial setting device (6)
Enables the setting of the output and the time corresponding to the rotating direction regardless of whether the dial (5) is rotated to the left or right, and the cooked product name to be cooked corresponding to the rotating direction is displayed on the operation unit (10). A heating cooker characterized in that cooking times (15) and (16) are arranged and displayed according to respective outputs, and the output corresponding to the rotation direction can be set.