JPH0245021A - Cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To recognize the heating quantity of a pot and the state of a cooking material in the pot by changing various cooking processes by combining plural picture elements, expressing the various cooking processes in various types, and visually displaying a current cooking process so that the process can be easier to understand. CONSTITUTION:For example, when a polished rice cource is selected, a rice pre-cooking pattern, in which a pot 22, a cover 23, a cooking material 24, and a horizontal line 25 are lighted, is displayed on a process display part 19 out of the plural picture elements. When it is detected that a cooking preparation is not executed normally, the rice pre-cooking pattern is flickeringly displayed, and it is informed to a user that the normal preparation is not executed. When a start key 14 is pressed, a microcomputer 1 reads a cooking program for the polished rice cource stored in a ROM2 and starts control for the rice cooking according to this program. A preheating process pattern, which is obtained by additionally lighting a small flame 27 to the rice pre-cooking pattern, is displayed on the process display part 19. Further, a large flame 28 is additionally lighted, a wave line 26 is lighted instead of the horizontal line, further, steam 30 is lighted flickeringly, and a rice cooking process pattern is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a tA machine that graphically displays a 1-1-1 process.

(b) Prior Art In conventional #I rice cookers, for example, rice cookers have the process name printed on the display to inform the user of the rice cooking process.
A display device in which display elements such as light emitting diodes placed near the process name are turned on sequentially according to the process (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-157)
519, etc.), or the process names themselves are displayed sequentially on a liquid crystal display element.

Additionally, the no-pot warning display and cooking course display are performed in the same manner as above.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned above, the conventional #ll scale uses an LED to indicate the name of the cooking process.
The information is only displayed by the lighting position or the liquid crystal display element, and it is not possible to know the specific status of the cooking process currently being carried out. That is, by simply displaying a process name such as 1 Preheat I% 'Rice Cooking', it was not possible to fully grasp the amount of heating in the pot and the condition of the food in the pot.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a cooking appliance that can visually represent the cooking process and display it more easily by combining picture elements illustrating the cooking process.

2) Means for Solving am The present invention provides a second control means for determining 114 fIJ mt based on the information of the temperature detection means and the time measurement means and controlling the heating means, and a means for solving the lil field control means. The indicator Rt for displaying the cooking process shown in FIG. It is composed of

(E) Function Since the present invention is configured as described above, various types of &14
To display the current cooking process visually in a more easily understandable manner by schematically expressing the dandelion by changing the combination of a plurality of picture elements.

(f) Example Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic block diagram of the #4 rice cooker in which the present invention is implemented, and Fig. 2 shows the operation panel section (11 is a micro combiator that cooks rice and controls the cooking, and the built-in ROM
The control operation described later is carried out according to the cooking dekugram stored in advance in +21. (3) is a heating section consisting of an electric heater, etc., which is used to store cooking items such as rice and water in a pot (
4) is heated. (5) is a temperature sensor comprised of a thermistor that is housed in the container (4) and indirectly detects the temperature of the food being cooked, and is used to cover the outer bottom of the pot (4) and the pot (4). Temperature information is sent to the microcomputer [11] provided on the lid (6). (71 is the pot (4)
A pot detection section (8) detects the presence or absence of the lid (6), and a lid detection section (8) detects the opening and closing of the lid (6), which is used to notify that cooking preparations are not completed or to prohibit cooking operations. (9)
is a ticking unit that generates a clock signal, which provides a timekeeping function to the microcomputer ILI, allowing it to determine cooking processes based on time, display the current time, or use a timer reservation key. UL is set by a buzzer that notifies the end of cooking or confirmation of key human power.

ttU is a friend key human power section located on the operation panel, and as shown in Fig. 2, the menu key C13 and the poppy/warm key 1
131. Start key 11 Time set key αS1 Time adjustment =? - (Consists of 161, timer reservation key (171). Menu key α2 is for selecting each cooking course: white rice (cooked rice, steamed rice), white rice high speed, porridge, brown rice, pasta, hot spring rabbit, and microcomputer (11 is for selection) The cooking program corresponding to the selected course is stored in the ROMt2+.
Read from. The start key 14 starts the selected rice cooking a.
Instructs to start the rm course. The microcomputer (1) is configured to control the heating of m(41) by the heating device 13) based on the temperature and time information of @(4) according to the program read from the ROM+21.

α& is a display section consisting of nine liquid crystal display units installed in the operation panel section, including a process display section α8 that displays the cooking process in pictures, a time display section ■ that displays the current time, etc., and the menu key t.
Menu display section r that displays the name of the nine courses selected with lz
It is equipped with 211. (181 is an auxiliary display section composed of an LEID. And a process display section (11 is a model of rice cooking using an old-fashioned pot (pot), showing multiple cooking processes such as preheating, cooking, uneven cooking, and keeping warm. It is a display that changes the combination of picture elements in one picture, such as potware,
Cooked food indicating tea, rice or other ingredients c! 4.Horizontal ll5C2511 showing the water level line or the top surface of the rice vjL line drawing showing boiling water, small flame surface showing low heat heating, large flame (to) showing high heat heating, steam showing rising steam ■, vigorously blowing It is made up of picture elements such as steam, which indicates the steam being emitted, and its lighting and extinguishing is controlled by the microcomputer.

Next, we will discuss the operation. Here, taking as an example the operation when the white rice course is selected, the white rice cooking temperature characteristic diagram shown in Figure 3 and the i#! This will be explained with reference to FIG.

First, rice and water are stored in the pot (4), the lid is closed, and then the menu key U21 is operated to select the white rice course. When the white rice course is selected, the process display section ri9 will display the screen shown in Figure 4 (a).
) among multiple picture elements as shown in ? aΩ, cover, 111
4 buried food (241, horizontal l1li 4 is lit and the pattern before rice cooking is displayed. This pattern is distinguished from boiled cooking such as basta and hot spring rabbit).・It is also displayed in the brown rice course. At this time again,
Pot detection unit 17+ or lid detection unit (8th edition) - When it is detected that rice preparation is not being performed normally, the pre-cooking pattern is displayed blinking to notify the user that rice preparation is being performed normally. At the same time, a buzzer (11
The notification may be made by The pot t23 is determined by the output of the second group detection section (7), and the pot t23 is determined by the output of the lid detection section (8).
(231 may be made to blink.

And start with the preparations done normally? −(
When 141 is pressed, the microcomputer 11+
Read out the P14m7' program for the white rice course stored in OM121, and set the rice cooking system H' according to this program.
fr start. First, in order to perform the preheating step (1), the heating unit 13) starts heating the pan (4), and at the same time,
The process display section I displays a preheating process pattern in which a small flame is additionally lit in addition to the pre-cooking pattern shown in FIG. The temperature of the microphone Cx computer ill increases due to heating by the heating section (3).
The temperature inside f4+ is detected based on the temperature information V& sent from the temperature sensor (5), and when the temperature in the north is detected, which is suitable for rice to absorb water, heating is stopped and the timing function is activated to keep the heating for a predetermined period of time. Timing of T1 is started, and when this timing ends, it is determined that the preheating step (1) has ended.

When the preheating step (1) is completed, the heating section (3) restarts the heating of -(4) in order to continue the rice cooking step ω).

At the same time, a large flame (to) is additionally lit in the preheating pattern displayed on the process display section (11), a wavy line (to) is lit in place of the horizontal line, and steam (to) is blinked, and the fourth The rice cooking process pattern shown in FIG.

As the heating by the heating section (3) continues, the water in the pot (4) evaporates, and the temperature of the pot (4) suddenly rises through a so-called dry-up state. When the microcomputer detects the cooking temperature after drying up using the temperature sensor (5), it determines the end of the rice cooking process (1[).

After the rice cooking process (II) is completed, the unevenness process G)
In order to perform
2) Start counting. At the same time, the process display section (11
The uneven process pattern shown in FIG. 4(d) is shown in which the large flame example and steam (to) of the rice cooking pattern currently displayed are turned off, the horizontal aI 251 is turned on in place of the wave M, and the steamer is turned on. indicate. According to this steaming process pattern, steam rises 9 from the cooked rice after the rice is cooked, and it is reported that steaming is being carried out on low heat (preheating). The microcomputer (1) then controls the irregularity time (T).
When the count in step 2) is completed, it is determined that the varnishing process has ended, and the controller 11 is driven to notify that the rice is cooked.

When the unevenness process is completed, in order to continue the heat retention process product, the heating unit (3) performs the heat retention heating of the pot (41).At the same time, a small flame Q7 is displayed on the process display section ri instead of the unevenness process pattern. ) is turned off, the heat retention process pattern shown in FIG. 4(e) is displayed. This pattern notifies you that the cooked rice is being kept warm.

Next, the cooking operation after selecting a pasta course will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. First, menu key 11
When the twister course is selected by step 2, the pre-cooking pattern shown in FIG. 6(a) is displayed on the process display section α9. When the start key I is pressed after the lid is closed and the water is stored in the boiler (4), high flame heating by the heating section (3) is started and the water boiling step (11) is executed.

At the same time, the process display part 9 shows the small flame surface and the large flame surface (to).
The water boiling process pattern shown in FIG. 6(b) in which the wave ``la@'' and ``la@'' are lit is displayed. Water boiling process (11 is the temperature sensor (
5) until the boiling point is detected, and when the boiling point is detected, the buzzer 01 is driven, and heating control is performed to maintain the water temperature fc at a high temperature near the boiling point, and the boiling process a<nst is executed. .

The operator knows when to throw the pasta by the buzzer), puts in the pasta, presses the MAJf button, and then presses the start key tI4.
Press 1 again. When the start button 141 is pressed again, the preset boiling time of 111 seconds is counted. During the boiling step G15, the boiling step pattern shown in FIG. 6(C) is displayed in the process display section α, with the large flame turned off and the steam light turned on. and said time Ts
When the timing is measured, the end of the boiling step 8 ([15] is determined, and the buzzer α(]t- is activated to notify that the pasta is finished boiling. At the same time, the heating in the heating section (3) is stopped and the boiling process is started. When the boiled top is in the step I, the process display section (19 shows the pot, the horizontal line (5), and the boiled top shown in Figure 6 (d) with the steam button j lit) is displayed. The process pattern is displayed.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention includes a temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the food in the pot and a timer means to determine the #4 process and control the heating means; It is equipped with a display means for displaying the tI4 process determined by the 14-filling control means, and this display means is composed of a plurality of picture elements.
Since it has a science process display section and is displayed in one picture by changing the combination state of the picture elements, multiple #4 science courses can be displayed in one picture. It is colorful by representing multiple cooking techniques, and the combination of picture elements can be used to schematically express cooking processes, or abnormal conditions such as the absence of light or the development of violet, making it possible to visualize the cooking situation. It can be easily displayed in minutes.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a cooking device in which the present invention is implemented;
Figure 2 is a top view showing the operation panel of the same tI4 machine, Figure 3 is a temperature m% characteristic diagram during white rice cooking, and Figure 4 is an explanation showing changes in the display state of the process display during white rice cooking. 5 is a temperature characteristic diagram during pasta cooking, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing changes in the display state of the process display section during pasta cooking. (11... Microcombiner, (3)... Heating section, (4)... Pan, (5)... Temperature sensor (
9)...Clock part, σB...Key human power part, (l
1m...display section, finish...process display section. Applicant: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. and one other person Representative patent attorney Takuji Nishino (one other person)

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A heating means for heating the food stored in the pot;
a temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of the food to be cooked in the pot; a time measurement means; a cooking control means for determining a cooking process based on information from the temperature detection means and the time measurement means and controlling the heating means; A display means for displaying the cooking process determined by the cooking control means, the display means having a cooking process display section composed of a plurality of picture elements, and displaying the cooking process by changing the combination state of the picture elements. A cooking device characterized by: