JPH0942678A - Heating cooker - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate setting operation upon automatic cooking in an electronic oven, etc. SOLUTION: In a heating cooler having an automatic cooking function along a cooking program, there are provided a setting key 7, and control means 1 that performs setting operation of a cooking menue in automatic cooking when first setting operation is performed with the setting key 7 and that performs setting operation of a finishing level in a cooking menue set when second setting operation is performed with the setting key 7 after the first setting operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a setting structure for automatic cooking in a heating cooker such as a microwave oven.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When performing automatic cooking according to a cooking program in a heating cooker such as a microwave oven, a user operates an automatic cooking key to first set a cooking menu and then a finish adjusting key. Therefore, the finishing level is set.

[0003]

Therefore, in the conventional automatic cooking, different keys are used to set the cooking menu and the finishing level, which complicates the operation and also makes it difficult to operate the keys on the operation panel. There is a problem that the layout becomes difficult because the number increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to make it easy to perform a setting operation during automatic cooking in a microwave oven or the like.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the heating cooker having the automatic cooking function according to the cooking program, the setting key and the first setting operation is performed by the setting key. In this case, control is performed to perform the setting operation of the cooking menu in the automatic cooking and the setting operation of the finishing level in the cooking menu set when the second setting operation is performed after the first setting operation by the setting key. And a means.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the heating cooker having the automatic cooking function according to the cooking program, the setting key and the setting of the cooking menu in the automatic cooking when the first setting operation is performed by the setting key. The control means is provided for performing the operation and starting the heating and cooking at the standard finish level, and correcting the finish level to the set finish level when the second setting operation is performed during cooking.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the control means performs the setting operation of the cooking menu in the automatic cooking when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first setting operation and the standard finish. At the level, cooking is started.

[0008]

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a heating cooker such as a microwave oven according to the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a control unit composed of a CPU. To the control unit 1, a memory 2, a heating and cooking unit 3 composed of a magnetron and a heater, a display unit 4, an operation unit 5, and a sensor 6 are connected. Then, the control unit 1 controls the heating and cooking operation of the heating and cooking unit 3 according to the program and data stored in the memory 2 based on the operation command from the operation unit 5 and the signal from the sensor 6, and also displays The display operation control in the section 4 is performed. The control unit 1 constitutes the control means of the present invention. The memory 2 stores an operation program of the control unit 1, a cooking menu for automatic cooking, a finishing level, and the like.

FIG. 2 shows an operation panel of the heating cooker according to the present invention. The operation panel is provided with a display unit 4 on the upper portion and an operation unit 5 including various keys on the lower portion.
Further, an automatic cooking menu key group 7 is provided on the upper portion of the operation unit 5, a manual cooking key group 8 is provided on the lower portion thereof, and a start key 9 and a cancel key 10 are further provided on the lower portion thereof. Since the above-mentioned automatic cooking menu key 7 constitutes the setting key of the present invention and this automatic menu key 7 is also used as the finish adjusting key for automatic cooking, no separate finish adjusting key is provided.

The operation accompanying the setting operation during automatic cooking will be described below with reference to the flow chart of FIG.

First, when the power is turned on, the operation is started and an initial reset is performed, whereby the display section 4 is brought into a display standby state (steps 1 and 2). Next, when the automatic cooking menu key 7 is pressed, the corresponding automatic cooking menu is displayed (steps 3 and 4). Pressing another automatic cooking menu key 7 switches the automatic cooking menu displayed. If the cooking menu key 7 is not operated for 3 seconds after the desired automatic cooking menu is set, the desired automatic cooking menu is set, the magnetron or the like is operated, and cooking is started (steps 5, 6, 7).

[0013] If the automatic cooking menu selected now is "liquor can", the above display will be "liquor can standard", and if no further operation is performed, the finish level will be standard. Sake cans are cooked by heating.

On the other hand, the finishing level is "strong".
In the case of "weak", the corresponding automatic cooking menu key 7 is pressed again after the start of cooking (step 8). By repeatedly pressing, the display regarding the finish repeats "standard", "strong" and "weak", and by releasing the hand at the desired finish level, the display is confirmed and the finish level in the cooking program is also corrected (step 9, 10). For example, in the case of a can of sake, when the "standard" is corrected to the "strong", the cooking program is changed so that the heating time becomes longer, and the cooking is performed based on the cooking program.

[0015]

According to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, since the setting of the cooking menu in the automatic cooking and the setting of the finishing level in the automatic cooking can be performed with one setting key, the operation becomes simple and In addition, the number of keys on the operation panel can be reduced and the layout can be easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect of the invention, since the cooking is started at the standard finish level together with the setting of the cooking menu,
The operation of starting heating and cooking can be omitted, and the starting time of heating and cooking can be advanced, and efficient heating and cooking can be performed without wasting time.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention, the setting of the cooking menu and the start of the heating and cooking at the standard finish level are automatically performed, so that the operability is further improved. To be enhanced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a microwave oven of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the operation panel of the microwave oven of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Control unit (control means) 7 Setting key (Automatic cooking menu key)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A heating cooker having an automatic cooking function according to a cooking program, wherein a setting key and a cooking menu setting operation in automatic cooking are performed when a first setting operation is performed by the setting key, and A heating cooker comprising: a control unit that performs a setting operation of a finishing level in a cooking menu that is set when the second setting operation is performed after the first setting operation using the setting key. 2. In a heating cooker having an automatic cooking function according to a cooking program, a setting key and a setting operation of a cooking menu in automatic cooking are performed when a first setting operation is performed by the setting key, and a standard finish is obtained. 2. The heating cooker according to claim 1, further comprising control means for starting heating cooking at a level and correcting the finishing level to the set finishing level when a second setting operation is performed during cooking. . 3. The control means performs the setting operation of the cooking menu in the automatic cooking when a predetermined time has elapsed after the first setting operation, and starts the heating cooking at the standard finish level. Cooking device.