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EP0053523A1
EP0053523A1 EP81305717A EP81305717A EP0053523A1 EP 0053523 A1 EP0053523 A1 EP 0053523A1 EP 81305717 A EP81305717 A EP 81305717A EP 81305717 A EP81305717 A EP 81305717A EP 0053523 A1 EP0053523 A1 EP 0053523A1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/6435—Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus
    • H05B6/6438—Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus allowing the recording of a program of operation of the microwave heating apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/6447—Method of operation or details of the microwave heating apparatus related to the use of detectors or sensors
    • H05B6/6458—Method of operation or details of the microwave heating apparatus related to the use of detectors or sensors using humidity or vapor sensors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B6/00—Heating by electric, magnetic or electromagnetic fields
    • H05B6/64—Heating using microwaves
    • H05B6/647—Aspects related to microwave heating combined with other heating techniques
    • H05B6/6482—Aspects related to microwave heating combined with other heating techniques combined with radiant heating, e.g. infrared heating

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  • the present invention relates to a cooking apparatus including a gas sensor having an output which is used to automatically control a cooking operation.
  • a gas sensor element having a resistance value which changes in response to the cooking condition of foodstuff disposed in a cooking apparatus has been developed.
  • a microwave oven including a gas sensor element is described in our U.K. Patent Application No. 7930612, "COOKING UTENSIL CONTROLLED BY GAS SENSOR OUTPUT", published on August 28, 1980, the publication number being 2,040,502A.
  • the cooking sequence program is stored in a microcomputer system included in the microwave oven and, therefore, only a limited number of automatic cooking operations are performed. It was difficult to determine a suitable cooking constant, which determines the completion of cooking in combination with the output signal derived from the gas sensor element, for each of the various kinds of cooking operation.
  • a cooking apparatus which includes a cassette tape player system for audibly announcing an explanation concerning cooking.
  • a microwave oven having a cassette tape player system is described in our copending European Patent Application No. 80303308.3, "CASSETTE TAPE CONTROLLED COOKING APPARATUS",' published on April 1, 1981, the publication number being 0.026,094 A2.
  • the cassette tape carries digital data for controlling the cooking operation in addition to the audio information for providing the audible announcement of an explanation concerning cooking.
  • the digital data includes time data for determining a cooking time period.
  • a cooking apparatus which has a control responsive to reproduced data relating to a cooking program for controlling the cooking apparatus has a gas sensor the output of which is compared with a reference level determined by the reproduced data, the control being operable to terminate a cooking operation when the reference level has been reached.
  • a cassette tape player system is included in a combination microwave and electric heater oven.
  • a gas sensor is disposed in the combination microwave and electric heater oven for detecting the cooking condition of a foodstuff disposed in the combination microwave and electric heater oven.
  • the cassette tape carries a digital data related to a cooking constant which determines the cooking completion condition for each of the cooking operation.
  • the cooking constant data read by the cassette tape player system is stored in a control system included in the combination microwave and electric heater oven.
  • the cooking constant data is used to obtain a reference level indicating the cooking completion condition, which is compared with an output signal derived from the gas sensor, whereby a cooking completion instruction signal is developed from the control system when the output signal derived from the gas sensor reaches the reference level.
  • a combination microwave and electric heater oven of the present invention comprises a housing 1 and an oven cavity 2 surrounded by oven walls.
  • a sheath heater 3 is disposed in the oven cavity 2 for grilling the foodstuff, and a magnetron 4 is secured to the oven wall for microwave cooking purposes.
  • the microwave energy generated by the magnetron 4 is supplied to the oven cavity 2 through a waveguide 5.
  • a power supply circuit comprising a high voltage transformer 6 and a condenser 7 is secured to the housing 1 for supplying the power to the magnetron 4.
  • a blower fan motor 8 is associated with a blower fan 9 which functions to cool the magnetron 4.
  • the control panel 11 includes a keyboard panel 12, 'a digital display unit 13, a cassette tape inlet 14 for accommodating a cassette tape 15, and a heater position control knob 40 for adjusting the heater location in the oven cavity 2.
  • the keyboard panel 12 is to introduce numeral information such as a set temperature and a set cook time period, and cooking commands. That is, the keyboard panel 12 is an input unit for performing the digital controlled cooking operation.
  • a typical construction of the digital controlled microwave oven is disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 4,255,639, "MICROWAVE OVEN WITH A PROGRAMMABLE DIGITAL CONTROL CIRCUIT", issued on March 10, 1981.
  • the heater position control knob 40 is to select the heater height between "High”, “Middle” and “Low".
  • a typical construction for shifting the heater location in the oven cavity is shown and described in U.S. Patent No. 4,137,442, "HIGH-FREQUENCY OVEN HAVING A BROWNING UNIT", issued on Jan. 30, 1979.
  • a cassette tape player system 18 is disposed to confront the cassette tape inlet 14.
  • the cassette tape player system 18 comprises a tape drive motor 16, and two magnetic reproduction heads 17a and 17 b .
  • a printed circuit board 19 is disposed behind the keyboard panel 12 for supporting the control circuit of the combination microwave and electric heater oven.
  • First and second relays 20 and 21 are connected to the control circuit for controlling the operation of the magnetron 4 and the sheath heater 3, respectively.
  • a speaker system 24 is associated with the cassette tape player system 18 for providing an audible explanation derived from the cassette tape player system 18. More specifically, cooking explanations are recorded on the cassette tape 15, and the tape drive motor 16 drives the cassette tape 15 at a desired timing for generating the audible explanation.
  • FIGURE 3 schematically shows a control system of the combination microwave and electric heater oven of the present invention. Like elements corresponding to those of FIGURES 1 and 2 are indicated by like numerals.
  • a capstan 25 is connected to the tape drive motor 16.
  • a pinch roller 26 is depressed toward the capstan 25, a magnetic tape 15a is driven to travel in the direction shown by arrows in FIGURE 3 for reproduction purposes.
  • the two magnetic reproduction heads 17a and 17 b are made contact with two tracks recorded on the magnetic tape 15a, respectively, for reproducing recorded information.
  • FIGURE 4 shows recording tracks on the magnetic tape 15a.
  • a first track 151 and a second track 152 are assigned to the forward direction drive, and a third track 153 and a fourth track 154 are assigned to the reverse direction drive.
  • audio information is recorded through the use of the analog recording technique for providing an audible cooking explanation.
  • digital information is recorded through the use of the saturation recording technique such as the phase encoding technique for providing a digital data which controls the cooking operation performed by the combination microwave and electric heater oven.
  • the magnetic reproduction head 17 a contacts the first track 151 or the fourth track 154.
  • the audio information output reproduced from the magnetic reproduction head 17 a is applied to an audio amplifier 27 for activating the speaker system 24.
  • the magnetic reproduction head 17 b contacts the second track 152 or the third track 153.
  • the digital information output derived from the magnetic reproduction head 17 b is introduced into a read-out amplifier 28, whereby the digital information output is converted into a binary code signal and applied to a digital control system 29.
  • the digital control system 29 comprises a central processor unit 291, a read only memory 292 and a random access memory 293.
  • the binary code signal applied to the digital control system 29 is processed in the digital control system 29, thereby providing a control signal for controlling the operation of the combination microwave and electric heater oven in accordance with a preselected program sequence.
  • a motor driver circuit 30 is associated with the digital control system 29 for driving the tape drive motor 16 at a desired timing. More specifically, the digital control system 29 develops a start signal for initiating the rotation of the tape drive motor 16, and a stop signal for terminating the rotation of the tape drive motor 16.
  • a display driver circuit 31 is associated with the digital control system 29 for driving the digital display unit 13 in accordance with the digital display data derived from the magnetic reproduction head 17 b . More specifically, the digital display unit 13 is adopted to display the programmed cooking period or the programmed cooking condition in a digital fashion.
  • a buzzer driver circuit 32 and a buzzer 33 are associated with the digital control system 29.
  • a tape start button 34 is disposed on the control panel 11 for controlling the cassette tape drive.
  • the start signal is developed from the digital control system 29.
  • the first relay 20 is associated with a first control switch 35 which is disposed between the high voltage transformer 6 and an AC power source 37.
  • the high voltage transformer 6 functions, in combination with the condenser 7 and a diode 38, to energize the magnetron 4.
  • the second relay 21 is associated with a second control switch 36 which is disposed between the sheath heater 3 and the AC power source 37.
  • the relays 20 and 21 are controlled by control signals developed from the digital control system 29.
  • the combination microwave and electric heater oven of the present invention further comprises a gas sensor 42 of which a resistance value changes in response to the concentration of the gas developed from the foodstuff disposed in the combination microwave and electric heater oven.
  • a preferred gas sensor is "TGS 14813" manufactured by Figaro Engineering Inc.
  • a detection characteristic of the gas sensor 42 is described in the above copending U.K. Patent Application No. 7930612 (publication No. 2040502A).
  • the gas sensor 42 is connected to a resistance-to-frequency converter 43 implemented with an astable multivibrator.
  • the frequency of an output signal derived from the resistance-to-frequency converter 43 changes in response to the variation of the resistance value of the gas sensor 42.
  • a preferred circuit construction of the combination of the gas sensor 42 and the resistance-to-frequency converter 43 is described in our copending U.K. Patent Application No. 8123276 "SENSOR CONTROLLED COOKING APPARATUS", filed on July 28, 1981, a copy of which is being forwarded herewith to the European Patent Office.
  • the digital information recorded on the second and third tracks 152 and 153 includes a cooking program data for determining the cooking sequence, the cooking time period, the cooking heat source, etc., and, in addition to that, a cooking constant data which is used to determine a reference level which is compared with the output signal derived from the resistance-to-frequency converter 43.
  • the cooking constant is a particular value determined for each of the plural kinds of cooking operation.
  • FIGURE 5 shows an essential part of the digital control system 29.
  • FIGURE 5 only shows the digital control system related to the automatic microwave cooking operation controlled by the output signal derived from the gas sensor 42.
  • the digital control system 29 comprises a main processor 50 and a subprocessor 90.
  • the subprocessor 90 controls the drive of the cassette tape player system 18 and the read out operation of the digital data recorded on the cassette tape 15. More specifically, the subprocessor 90 includes a first detection unit 92 for reading out a cooking constant A, a second detection unit 94 for reading out an additive cooking coefficient N, a first power detection unit 96 for reading out a microwave power data in the main cooking operation, and a second power detection unit 98 for reading out a microwave power data in an additive cooking operation.
  • the main processor 50 comprises a first comparactor 52 which functions to compare the output signal derived from the resistance-to-frequency converter 43 with a reference level determined in the main processor 50 and to develop a first control signal when the output signal frequency of the resistance-to-frequency converter 43 reaches the reference level.
  • a second comparator 54 is included in the main processor 50, which develops a second control signal when the additive cooking operation is performed for a preselected period of time.
  • the combination microwave and electric heater oven is first placed in a cooling period t 0 .
  • the gas sensor 42 detects the concentration of the gas within the oven cavity.
  • the frequency of the output signal developed from the resistance-to-frequency converter 43 varies as shown in FIGURE 6 in response to the variation of the detected gas concentration.
  • the main processor 50 includes a minimum frequency memory 56 for storing a minimum frequency F 0 during the cooling period t 0 .
  • a detection frequency F derived from the resistance-to-frequency converter 43 varies in response to the detected gas concentration.
  • the cooking constant A recorded on the cassette tape 15 and read out by the first detection unit 92 included in the subprocessor 90 is introduced into a reference level calculation unit 58 included in the main processor 50.
  • the reference level calculation unit 58 calculates a reference level A ⁇ F 0 through the use of the minimum frequency F 0 obtained in the minimum frequency memory 56.
  • the thus obtained reference level A ⁇ F 0 is introduced into and stored in a reference level memory 60 included in the main processor 50.
  • the microwave cooking is conducted at the microwave power determined by the first power detection unit 96.
  • the detection frequency F 1 detected by an output frequency detection unit 62 reaches the reference level A ⁇ F 0 contained in the reference level memory 60
  • the first comparactor 52 develops the first control signal toward a cooking control signal generator 64 in order to terminate the main cooking.
  • a period counter 66 and a timepiece 68 are included in the main processor 50 for detecting a main cooking period T 1 .
  • the combination microwave and electric heater oven of the present invention is constructed to conduct an additive cooking at a microwave power read by the second power detection unit 98 for a preselected period ot time T 2 .
  • the main processor 50 includes an additive cooking period calculation unit 70 which functions to calculate the additive cooking period T 2 in response to the main cooking period T 1 obtaind in the period counter 66 and the additive cooking coefficient N recorded on the cassette tape 15 and read by the second detection unit 92.
  • a modification factor A N is introduced, at an operator's choice, from the keyboard panel 12 into the additive cooking period calculation unit 70.
  • the additive cooking period T 2 is determined in accordance with the following equation.
  • the second comparator 54 develops the second control signal to terminate the additive cooking operation.
  • the main processor 50 is implemented with a microprocessor "IX2058YA” manufactured by Sharp Corporation
  • the subprocessor 90 is implemented with a microprocessor "IX2057YA” manufactured by Sharp Corporation.

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