JPS6238614B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

The present invention relates to a cooking device that automatically cooks food based on a cooking program on a magnetic tape provided on a cooking card. Generally, in this type of cooking device, such as a microwave oven, a cooking program corresponding to a cooking item is stored on a magnetic tape, and this is provided on a cooking card to form a recording medium. This cooking card is determined to be one for one type of cooking item, and as shown in Figure 1, one magnetic tape a.
, the amount of food to be cooked and the cooking time for that amount are stored. By inserting the cooking card b equipped with the magnetic tape a into the microwave oven, the cooking program is automatically input through the fixedly installed magnetic head, and the food is cooked using high-frequency heating without the need for any cooking operation. It's starting to happen. However, since the magnetic tape a stores only the cooking time for a predetermined amount of food, if the amount of food is different for the same cooked food, for example, if the same food is for 1 serving and 4 servings, The amount of food differs, and the cooking time also differs depending on the amount of food. In that case, prepare a separate cooking card b according to the amount and cooking time of the same food, or cook by manual operation. There must be. For this reason, a separate cooking card b
In the case of using the cooking card b, the number of cooking cards b increases, making it extremely difficult to select the cooking card b, and causing problems such as difficulty in storing the cooking cards b, resulting in poor usability. Also,
Manual operation is troublesome and, moreover, increases the chances of erroneous operation as the number of operations increases. This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to reduce the number of cooking cards to facilitate the selection and storage of cooking cards, and to reduce the number of cooking cards required for manual operation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking device that is easy to operate and can be used with improved ease of use. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In the figure, 1 is the main body of a cooking device, for example a microwave oven, and inside this main body 1 there is a heating chamber (not shown),
Each is equipped with a high-frequency oscillator. Further, a side-opening door body 2 is pivotally attached to the front side of the main body 1, so that the opening of the heating chamber can be opened and closed. An operation panel 3 is arranged side by side of this door body 2. This operation panel 3 includes, from the top side, a display section 4, an amount display section 5, a cooking program selection section 6, a cooking card insertion slot 7, a keyboard section 8,
A digital time display section 9, a cooking switch 10, and an output changeover switch 11 are provided, and the manual cooking operation system 12 is controlled by the keyboard section 8, digital time display section 9, cooking switch 10, and output changeover switch 11. is forming. The remaining display section 4, quantity display section 5, cooking program selection section 6, and cooking card insertion slot 7 form an automatic cooking operation system 13. To further describe this automatic cooking operation system 13, the cooking program selection section 6 is formed by a cooking program selection operation mechanism 14 (hereinafter referred to as selection operation mechanism) shown in FIG. In other words, 15 in the figure has a cross section of L.
The guide plate 15 is shaped like a letter and is formed to a predetermined length, and the short side of the guide plate 15 is attached to the back surface of the operation panel 3 with screws or the like. A guide groove 1 is provided along the width direction on the longitudinal side of the guide plate 15.
6 is formed. In addition, 17 in the figure is an operating rod formed into a band shape, and one end of this operating rod 17 has a
A magnetic head 18 having a reading surface 18a is provided, and an operating knob 19 is provided at the other end. Then, with the reading surface 18a facing the cooking guide insertion opening 7, the magnetic head 18 is slidably attached to the guide groove 16 via the sliding tool 20, so that it can move along the guide groove 16. ing.
Further, the operation knob 19 is located at the front through a guide groove 21 provided on the operation panel 3, and is adapted to select a cooking program of a cooking card 22, which will be described later. These guide plates 15, operating rods 17,
The operation knob 19 forms a selection operation mechanism 14 . Note that 24 is a reader mechanism, and this reader mechanism 2
4 connects the magnetic head 1 via connection cords 25, 25.
8 to form a card reader 26. In addition, the quantity display section 5 concisely displays the contents of the cooking program of the cooking card 22, which will be described later, by arranging the numbers "1", "2", "3", and "4" in parallel. By selectively moving the operation knob 19 to the respective positions of "1", "2", "3", and "4", each of the numbers "1", "2", "3", and "4" An indicator 23 forming the display section 4 provided at the top of the screen lights up, so that the location of the desired cooking program can be confirmed. 22 in the figure is the above-mentioned cooking card formed into a substantially rectangular shape, and on the surface of this card 22, four magnetic tapes 27 are lined up at equal intervals in the width direction, as shown in FIG. For example, the name "hamburger steak" is displayed as the cooking item. The cooking programs shown in the following table are stored on each of these magnetic tapes 27.

[Table] In other words, from the left side of the figure, there is a cooking program corresponding to one serving of "hamburger steak", a cooking program corresponding to two servings, and a cooking program corresponding to three servings.
A cooking program corresponding to one serving and a cooking program corresponding to four servings are respectively stored. The contents of the magnetic tapes 27 are briefly displayed on the surface of the cooking card 22, such as 1 serving (100g), 2 servings (200g), 3 servings (300g), and 4 servings (400g). The contents can be easily checked by the cook. Note that the notch 2 formed in the cooking card 22
2a indicates the direction in which the cooking card 22 is inserted. And the cooking card 1 formed in this way
A plurality of cooking cards 3 are formed for each cooking item, and the cooking item to be cooked (in this case, hamburger steak) is selected, and then the desired cooking program is selected and operated with the operation knob 19, and then the cooking card 22 is cooked. By inserting the card into the card insertion slot 7, the selected cooking program is input into the microwave oven via the magnetic head 18 and the reader mechanism 24, and the high-frequency oscillator automatically creates the desired amount of hamburger steak in the heating chamber. is being heated and cooked. When cooking hamburger steak for two people using the microwave oven configured as described above, first, the door body 2 is opened and the hamburger steak is stored in the heating chamber. Thereafter, the cooking card 22 (in this case, hamburger steak) that matches the desired cooking item is selected. Next, slide the operation knob 19 to the amount display section 5 of "2". Then, the indicator 23 corresponding to "2" lights up, confirming that the desired cooking program has been set. After that, the cooking card 22 is inserted into the cooking card insertion slot 7. Then, the cooking program is read by the magnetic head 18 from the side of the magnetic tape 27 corresponding to two servings via the reading surface 18a. The read cooking program is then read by the reader mechanism 24.
The signal is then input to the drive system of the microwave oven, and the high-frequency oscillator automatically cooks the hamburger steak equivalent to two servings in the heating chamber. In this way, desired cooking is achieved. In this way, a plurality of magnetic tapes with cooking programs set according to the amount of food to be cooked are provided on the same cooking card 22, and these cooking programs can be moved by selecting a desired cooking program using the selection operation mechanism. Because it is read with a magnetic head and automatically cooks, one cooking card 2
2 allows cooking of different amounts of food. Therefore, there is no need to separately require cooking cards 22 for each quantity, and the number of cooking cards 22 can be minimized. Therefore, the storage space required for the cooking card 22 is small, and the cooking card 22 can be stored easily.
Furthermore, the task of selecting a cooking card 22 suitable for desired cooking can be made extremely easy, and usability is improved. Moreover, it is also excellent in terms of economy. Moreover, the manual operation only requires the operation of selecting the desired cooking program, and the selected cooking program can be confirmed on the display section 4, which greatly reduces erroneous operations and improves operability. It has excellent performance and can further improve usability. In the above-described embodiment, the magnetic head is moved by a mechanically configured cooking program selection operation mechanism, but it is also possible to move the magnetic head by using an electrically configured cooking program selection operation mechanism. You can also do this. Further, in the above-mentioned embodiments, the explanation has been made with reference to a microwave oven, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to other cooking appliances, such as a gas open type cooker. As explained above, according to the present invention, a plurality of magnetic tapes on which cooking programs are set according to the amount of food to be cooked are provided on the same cooking card, and these cooking programs can be used for desired cooking using the cooking program selection operation mechanism. Since the program is selected and read by a movable magnetic head to automatically cook, it is possible to cook various amounts of food using one cooking card. Therefore, there is no need to separately require cooking cards for each quantity, and the number of cooking cards can be reduced. Therefore, the storage space required for the cooking card is small, and the cooking card can be easily stored. Furthermore, the operation of selecting a cooking card suitable for desired cooking can be made extremely easy, and the usability is improved. Moreover, it is also excellent in terms of economy. Moreover, since the amount of manual operation is extremely small, erroneous operations can be extremely reduced, and operability is excellent.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a conventional cooking card;
FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the cooking program selection operation mechanism of the same embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the cooking card of the same embodiment. 14...Cooking program selection operation mechanism, 18...Magnetic head, 22...Cooking card, 27...Magnetic tape.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A device that reads a cooking program from a magnetic tape provided on a cooking card and automatically cooks food based on the read cooking program, wherein the cooking card includes a cooking program according to the amount of food to be cooked. A cooking device characterized in that it is provided with a plurality of magnetic tapes each having a cooking program set therein, and a cooking program selection operation mechanism comprising a movable magnetic head that selects and reads the cooking programs on these magnetic tapes as necessary. . 2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, wherein the location of the selected cooking program can be confirmed on a display section consisting of an indicator.