JP3352356B2 - Display of automatic rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a so-called multi-purpose business rice cooker in which a plurality of rice cookers each having a rice washing section and a rice cooker are arranged side by side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A so-called multi-purpose commercial rice cooker can be freely combined according to the size of the store and the amount of rice cooked, so that it can be used in so-called big stores (restaurants, sushi chain stores, etc.).
It is playing an active role in the market as it can save a lot of labor by installing a table. Japanese Patent No. 2,509,384 discloses a technology provided with an operation display device capable of specifically recognizing a current process position and a position to be inspected in an actual automatic rice cooker in this multi-type commercial rice cooker.
This conventional technique includes a display panel, and the display panel is provided with a process position display unit that displays a lamp indicating the flow of the automatic rice cooking process and a check position display unit that displays a lamp indicating the position of an error or a trouble. In the display device of the automatic rice cooker, the display panel is provided with a graphic display unit depicting the overall shape of the rice cooker, and display lamps are provided at positions corresponding to the process position and the check position of the graphic display unit, respectively. The process position and the check position are displayed by the display lamps of the graphic display unit corresponding to the lamp display of the process position display unit and the lamp display of the check position display unit.

[0003]

In the above-described conventional display device, when a plurality of rice cookers are arranged side by side, an operation display device is provided for each of the rice cookers. The cost was high.
In addition, the operation panel for reservation, immediate, start, and cancellation, as well as the process display with lamp display, the character display and the graphic display of the check position, and the process display with the rice display, rice cooker, soft and soft, how to wash, mode Since the setting display unit such as the setting display unit is displayed on the entire screen unit, there is a problem that the display panel becomes large. In addition, since the process display unit and the setting display unit are on the same screen, reading (judgment) is performed. There is a risk of misoperation due to unevenness in reading (judgment) (caused by the degree of experience of the kitchen manager and individual differences), even though the degree of inclination of the display was reduced and the display accuracy was secured. Was.

Accordingly, the present invention aims to reduce costs while improving operability by controlling a plurality of rice cookers with one operation display means. In this case, automatic rice cooking is set (in the course of course). Setting, rice cooker, water level, washing method, colander raising, spotting, cooking, etc.) Setting display section and displaying the flow of automatic rice cooking (weighing, washing rice, colander raising, water leveler, rice discharging,
By separately displaying the process display unit and the process display unit on the screen unit (soaked, cooked, spotted, cooked, etc.) (full-screen switching display), the display panel including the screen unit can be reduced in size, and the display can be interpreted (determined). An object is to provide a display device that can be assured.

[0005]

The present invention employs the following technical means to achieve the above object. That is, the display device according to the present invention moves downward from the top.
And a rice cooker having a rice storage unit 4, a rice washing unit 5, and a rice cooking unit 6.
Juxtaposed multiple groups A, B, the plurality groups of rice cooking system A, comprising one of the operation display unit 14 for controlling the B, the manipulation display unit 14, an operation section 13 and the screen unit 12, the image <br/> surface portion 12 is provided with a step display unit 34 for displaying the flow of setting the display unit 33 and an automatic cooking setting the automatic cooking as possible over the entire surface switching, the process display unit 34 character display unit 34D
And a graphic display unit 34E have been arranged in the screen section 12, the graphic display unit 34E is rice cooking system A of the plurality groups,
貯米section 4 of the B, rice washing unit 5, it has juxtaposed the rice section 6 graphically
A plurality of units displayed in the figure display unit 34E
Table of rice cookers A and B in operation A or B
Is brighter than B or A when not driving
It is characterized by having such a configuration .

[0006] By adopting such a configuration,
A plurality of rice cookers A and B can be controlled by one operation display means 14, and a setting display section 33 and a process display section 3 are provided.
4, the process display unit 34 can be made large in area, and the confirmation thereof can be accurately performed, despite the compact design by switching over the entire area. Here, the setting display section 33 for setting automatic rice cooking includes the amount of cooked rice, water addition and subtraction according to the amount of cooked rice, and how to wash (lightly, normally, carefully), mode setting of automatic rice cooking, rice preparation or rice washing, The setting of the monkey raising time, the unevenness time, and the like are performed. When the start button or the reservation button is pressed after the setting on the setting display section 33, the screen section 12 is completely switched to the process display section 34 as set. Whether the rice cooking process is flowing smoothly (implemented) is indicated by a character display in the order of processes such as weighing and washing rice, and a display such as a blinking lamp on a graphic display unit 34E depicting the entire shape of the rice cooker. .

Further, since the display element of the screen section is a flat display (a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), etc.), the display panel can be made compact, in particular, the thickness of the display panel can be reduced. is there.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1 showing the overall configuration of a so-called multi-type (tandem type) commercial rice cooker 1 according to the present invention in a front view (front view) and in FIG. 2 showing a side view, the rice cooker 1 is It has a main body (apparatus) frame 2, and wheels, specifically casters 3, are provided below the frame 2 so as to be movable, and when installed at a predetermined position, the wheels can be locked.

A rice storage section 4 is provided above the main body frame 2, a rice washing section 5 is provided below the rice storage section 4, and a rice cooking section 6 is provided below the rice washing section 5 in a longitudinal direction. And
Since the left and right rice cookers A and B have the same configuration, one rice cooker (left side) A will be described below, and the other portions of the other rice cooker (right side) B will be denoted by common reference numerals.

The rice storage unit 4 includes a funnel-shaped rice storage tank 7, and a weighing drum 8 is provided below the tank 7. The drum 8 is driven to rotate about a horizontal axis by a motor 9 to rotate the drum. The amount of cooked rice can be measured by the number. The rice storage tank 7 has an openable and closable lid 10 at its upper part.
Can be replenished with rice, a sensor for detecting the amount of rice is provided inside the tank, and a juice sensor for detecting the rotation amount (number) of the motor 9 is provided. I have.

The rice storage unit 4 is formed in a substantially box shape on the upper part of the main body frame 2 and has a display panel 11 which can be opened and closed on the front (front) thereof. Screen unit 1 with flat display shown in FIG.
Control unit (operation display means) 14 having an operation unit 2 and an operation unit 13
The control unit 14 will be described later in detail.

The rice washing section 5 has a funnel-shaped rice washing tank 15 for receiving and washing the metered rice supplied from the measuring drum 8,
A rice discharging port is provided at a lower portion of the tank 15, and the rice discharging port is a conical rice discharging valve 16 which can be opened and closed by moving up and down.
It has. The rice discharge valve 16 is provided below the valve stem 17 disposed on the center (axial center) of the rice washing tank 15.
The rice discharge port 16 can be opened and closed by the rice discharge valve 16 by moving the valve stem 17 up and down by a valve driver (not shown) including a motor, a cam and the like provided on the upper part thereof.

A hollow shaft is fitted over the valve shaft 17 and a stirring rod 18 is provided on the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft is rotated around its axis by a stirring driving body (not shown) such as a motor or a bevel gear. The metering rice can be washed in the rice washing tank 15 by the stirring rod 18 by rotationally driving the rice. The rice washing section 5 is provided with a water supply nozzle 19 above the tank 15, and this nozzle 19 is connected to a pressure water source such as a water tap via a piping system 21 having an electromagnetic valve 20, and adjusts the amount of water required for washing rice. In addition, the amount of water required for cooking rice can be adjusted.

Further, a drainage jacket 22 is provided at a lower portion of the rice washing tank 15, and the jacket 22 is connected to a drainage device having a drainage box 23 having a built-in drainage valve which can be opened and closed. Can be released outside the aircraft. The rice cooker 6 is mounted on a gantry 24 which can be pulled out forward and backward at the lower part of the main body frame 2.
A stove section 25 such as electricity, an outer hook 26 and the outer hook 26
The inner pot 27 is detachable from the inner pot 27.
The rice washed and raised in a colander can be accepted with water.

The inner pot 27 can be held under pressure by the lid 28 during rice cooking. In this embodiment, the rice cooker 6 can be taken out while the lid 28 is left in the rice cooker 1. It has a shutter device 30 that can be opened and closed by a motor 29, and a lid 28 having this shutter device 30 can be moved up and down via a link 32 by the up and down movement of an opening and closing lever 31, and these are the same as the conventional example. The stove section 25 can be selected from manual ignition and automatic ignition.

Referring to FIGS. 3 to 8, details of a control unit 14 having a screen unit 12 and an operation unit 13 are illustrated, and the control unit 14 is located at an upper portion of the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIG. Specifically, right and left rice cookers A and B are provided on the front of the display panel 11.
There is only one in the middle between them. On the screen section 12 of the control section (operation display means) 14, a setting display section 33 for setting automatic rice cooking shown in FIG. 3 and a process display section 34 for displaying the flow of automatic rice cooking shown in FIGS. The entire display can be switched to the reservation display section 35 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the maintenance display section 35A shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.

The operation unit 13 has a reservation button (switch) 3
6. Set button (switch) 37, cancel button (switch) 38, start button (switch) 39 on screen 1
2, and a selection button (switch) 40 and a maintenance button (switch) 41 are arranged at a right side position (a left side position is also possible) of the screen unit 12, and This prevents the screen unit 12 from being blindfolded by the arm (hand) of the operator (operator) while operating the operation unit 13.
Includes the main switch 42 shown in FIG.

That is, a setting button (setting switch) 37 for setting a rice cooking mode (rice cooking course), a reservation button (reservation switch) 36 for setting a reservation time, and a start button (start switch) 39 for setting the start of rice cooking.
Are provided on the display panel, and each of the buttons (switches) 3
By operating the control unit 14 by operating the microcomputer, the control button 14 is operated by operating the setting button (setting switch) 37. The rice cooker mode (rice cooker course) must be set before the reservation button. An electrical interlock means (not shown) in which the (reservation switch) 36 cannot be operated is provided in the control unit 14.

The screen section 12 is a horizontally long rectangle in the figure.
The setting display unit 33 includes a character display unit 33A such as “Course setting” in the upper left column and a character display unit 33B “operating or not” in the upper right column. To "cooked rice amount", "water content", "how to wash", "mode",
It is provided with each character display part 33C of "on the monkey" and "murashi",
Corresponding to this, "Rice cooked amount (4.5 sho in the figure)
1.8L liter display, "Slight amount of water loss", Washing method "Light, normal, careful", Mode "Automatic once, automatic 2"
The times, preparations, rice washing, and monkey raising mura are each provided with a character display section 33D such as a time display. 33E) are sectioned, and each of these display units is a flat display, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), or the like.

The selection button 40 has a selection main button 40A at the center thereof and upper and lower switching selection buttons 40B and 40 above and below it.
C, left and right increase / decrease switching select buttons 40D, 40
E. That is, when the setting button 37 of the operation unit 13 is turned on, the screen unit 12 displays the setting display unit 33.
The course setting is selected by turning on the selection button 40 in the setting display section 33.

In order to set the amount of cooked rice, the "rice cooked amount" is first displayed by turning on the selection button 40. When the amount of cooked rice is to be increased or decreased, the left and right increase / decrease selection buttons 40D and 40E are set.
The desired (set) cooked rice amount is displayed by operating
D is displayed in the upper row, and then the switching selection button 40C
Is turned on, the display unit 33C displays "Water control", and then the water control is set by operating the left and right increase / decrease switching buttons 40D and 40E. Hereinafter, "Washing" is performed in the same manner.
The mode is switched by operating the button 40C between "mode", "on the monkey" and "purple", and the rice is set as desired by operating the buttons 40D and 40E each time. Finally, a message is displayed on the display unit 33E in text. It is done.

When the setting is to be changed in the middle, the button 40B is operated and the display section 33C is sequentially switched to select, for example, "how to wash".
The value is changed to 0E and the process proceeds to the lower stage. In this display, the character portion may be displayed by surrounding the frame or may be inverted, and in any case, each part of the set course is individually displayed.

When a message is displayed on the display unit 33E, the start button 39 or the reservation button 36 is turned on, so that the screen unit 12 displays the process display unit 34 shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 or the process display unit 34 shown in FIGS. The entire screen can be switched to the reservation display section 35 and the maintenance button 41 can be operated to operate the maintenance display section 35A.

The process display section 34 shown in FIG. 4 automatically sets four squares twice, and the process display section 34 shown in FIG.
Numeral 34A indicates a setting for manual ignition, and a process display section 34B shown in FIG. 6 indicates a setting for rice washing preparation.
C, a process flow display column 34D in the middle left column of the screen, a graphic display portion 34E depicting the entire shape of the rice cooker, and a message display portion 34F in the lower portion of the screen. Has a display section 34G for displaying a
The lamp display section 34G displays the flow of the process in black and white inverted (black during the process and white outside the process), and correspondingly displays the process characters in the display column 34D in black and white inverted or framed ( (Around the characters), and an abnormal process is displayed, for example, by blinking.

For example, in FIG. 4, characters of "rice washing", which is one of the process flows, are surrounded by a frame, and portions corresponding to rice washing are displayed in black. In FIG. 5, characters of "cooked rice" are surrounded by a frame. The portion corresponding to rice cooking is displayed in black. In FIG. 6, the letters “ready” are framed and the portion corresponding to completion is displayed in black. That is, the setting button 37 is turned on and the setting display section 33 is displayed on the screen section 12.
When the selection switch 40 is operated, the rice cook process is sequentially set from the amount of rice cooked, and the like, and the start button 39 is operated, as shown in FIG. 5 is switched to the process display section 34 showing the process of FIG. 5, and when the manual ignition is set on the setting display section 33, the process display section 34A shown in FIG. Are displayed on a liquid crystal or the like by switching over the entire surface.

When the reservation button 36 is operated after operating the setting button 37, the screen section 12 is completely switched to the setting display section 35 shown in FIG. 7, and by operating the selection button 40 in this state, the screen section 12 is illustrated in FIG. The displayed characters are displayed on the LCD, etc.
The figure shows an example of a reservation made at 12:30 tomorrow. At this time, if the start button 39 is operated when there is not enough time for the reservation, the shortest time is displayed on the hour and minute display section and a message in the message display section (lower part of FIG. 7) is displayed with the words “no time is available”. Is displayed and a warning is given by sound and light. When there is enough time for reservation (when reservation is possible), the start button 3
When the user operates No. 9, the reservation setting display section shown in FIG. 8 is displayed in characters as shown in the figure. At this time, when the cancel button 38 is operated, the display returns to the reservation setting screen (the screen in FIG. 7).
It is displayed for 0 seconds, during which time the reservation can be set again by the selection button 40.

When the maintenance button 41 is operated, the screen section 12 displays a portion to be processed on the maintenance display section 35A shown in FIG. 9 (the remaining rice processing is enclosed in characters in the figure), and the processing is completed or displayed for 10 seconds. Then, the display is turned off and, as shown in FIG. 10, the screen is completely switched to the current time setting display section 35A, the time is set by the selection button 40, and the time is determined by operating the start button 39.

That is, in the method of operating a rice cooker having the display device according to the present invention, first, the course is set by operating the setting button 37, that is, the setting display section 33 is pressed by pressing the button 37 to display the screen section 12 on the screen section 12. Appears on the select button 40
After the course is set, the reservation button 36 is operated to bring up the display screen section 35 of FIG. 7 and the selection button 39 is used to select the reservation time and the like, and the screen section 35 shown in FIG. When the reservation is completed by operating the button 39 and the operation is switched to the process display section 34, the operation is completed (cooking (automatic rice cooking), preparation (rice washing preparation), rice washing completion (rice washing). (There is a difference in the time when the mode is selected), and the setting contents of the course are displayed before the reservation, so that the reservation due to incorrect course setting can be prevented.

That is, a setting button (setting switch) 37 for setting a rice cooking mode (rice cooking course), a reservation button (reservation switch) 36 for setting a reservation time, and a start button (start switch) 39 for starting rice cooking.
Are provided on the display panel, and each of the buttons (switches) 3
By operating the control unit 14 by microcomputer processing by operating 6 to 39, a rice cooker mode (rice cooker course) must be set by operating a setting button (setting switch) 37 and a reservation button (reservation switch) 36 In addition, when the reservation button 36 is operated to set the reservation time, the operation time of the rice cooking mode (rice cooking course) is added to the current time to shorten the time until the reservation time is short. It sends a message that the reservation cannot be made.

Here, the message may be a character display or a warning by sound or light. Next, the flow (step) from start to end in one rice cooker A will be described.
The microcomputer device No. 4 is switched on and controlled by the following flow. First, in the present invention, when the setting button 37 is turned on, the display unit 33 shown in FIG.
First, the course is set by operating the selection switch 40.

When making a reservation, the reservation button 36 is pressed to set the reservation time, and when not making a reservation, the start button 39 is pressed (the current time is set separately by the maintenance switch 41 or the like). When the start button 39 is pressed, the screen unit 12 displays the process display units 34, 34B, 34 shown in FIGS.
C, the course set by the selection switch 40 is displayed. When the reservation button 36 is pressed, the reservation process starts. When a predetermined time comes, the process proceeds to the weighing process, and the reservation button 36 is operated. If not, immediately proceed to the weighing process and perform weighing as set.

In the measuring step, a predetermined amount of rice is discharged from the rice storage tank 7 to the rice washing tank 15 via the measuring section 8 in accordance with the selected rice cooking amount. In the measuring section 8,
The amount of discharged rice is stored and integrated, and the total amount of cooked rice (total amount for a predetermined period such as one day or one week) is displayed on the rice cooked amount display section in a separate process by the maintenance switch 41.
Can be displayed.

When the measuring process is completed, the process proceeds to the washing, polishing, and overflow processes. In the rice washing process, the shower supply pipe 21 is used.
This is a step of stirring and washing the rice in the rice washing tank 15 by the stirring means 18 while sprinkling a predetermined amount of water from the rice. At this time, the on-off valve of the drainage device 23 is open and drained. The rice polishing step is a step in which the water supply is stopped and the stirring means 18 is rotated.

In the overflow step, the on-off valve of the drainage device 23 is closed, and while the rice is supplied from the shower supply pipe 21 to the rice washing tank 15, the rice is stirred by the stirring means 18 to drain the water from the overflow drainage pipe 23 A. 23
This is a step of opening the on-off valve and draining all the water in the rice washing tank 15. The rice washing and polishing steps are performed multiple times,
The overflow step is performed once at the end. These steps depend on the selection of the washing method, and are controlled by whether a predetermined time has elapsed or a predetermined amount of water has been supplied.

When the above steps are completed, it is determined whether or not the mode is the rice washing mode. That is, the “wash rice” is selected by the selection button 40.
If is not selected, the process proceeds to a zircon raising process. The shrinking step is a step of holding rice for a predetermined period of time in the rice washing tank 15 with water removed. The holding time is the time set by the timer set button. The remaining time during the waiting time for the zara raising is displayed on the display unit.

When "cooking preparation" is selected by the selection button 40 on the setting display section 33, the process is temporarily performed in the middle of this raising process, and is replaced with an empty inner pot as shown in FIG. Message, and do not proceed to the next shutter opening process. When the "automatic rice cooking" mode is selected, the process automatically proceeds to the next shutter opening process.

When the mode is "rice washing", the zirzag raising step is skipped and the process proceeds to the shutter opening step. The shutter opening step is a step of opening the shutter 30 to open the opening of the lid 28. When the shutter 30 is opened, the process proceeds to the next water adjusting process.

The water adding / decreasing step is a step in which the controlled amount of water selected by the selection button 40 is supplied from the shower supply pipe 21 to the rice washing tank 15. Next, the process proceeds to a valve opening process.
In this step, the rice discharging valve 16 of the rice discharging section is opened, and the rice washing tank 15 is opened.
This is a step of discharging rice and water in the inner pot 27 of the rice cooking section 6. Then, in the next valve closing step, the rice discharging valve 16 is closed, and in the next shutter closing step, the shutter 30 seals the opening of the lid 28.

When the rice washing mode is selected, the above steps are completed. When the mode is not the rice washing mode, that is, in the automatic rice cooking mode, the process proceeds to the rice washing completion process. This step is a step of sounding a guide buzzer or the like to notify the operator of the completion of rice washing. Then, the process proceeds to the dipping process. This step is a step of sounding a guide buzzer or the like after a predetermined time has elapsed to notify the operator.

When automatic rice cooking is set, rice cooking is started by the signal of automatic ignition, the rice cooking process, the rice drying process, the cooking are completed, and the display 34 shows "Please take out the rice".
Display the message of On the other hand, when the manual ignition is set, the display 34A of FIG. 5 is displayed, and a message of the manual ignition is issued (in FIG. 5, a message of "Please ignite the rice cooker"). , Rice cooking process,
The process proceeds to the steaming process and the cooking process, and all the processes are completed.

The above steps are the left rice cooker A and the right rice cooker B is controlled to operate by operating the left / right switch 100 shown in FIG. It is executed. That is, FIG.
As shown by 2, S-1 is an initial screen, S-2 is a setting switch 37 turned on, whereby a left setting screen is displayed in S-3, and the setting switch 37 is turned on again or the left / right switch 100. Is turned on in step S-4, S
At -5, the right setting screen is switched and displayed.
Steps 6 and S-7, where the start button 3
9 is turned on, the left and right process screens are displayed in steps S-8 and S-9.
And the left and right process screens are displayed by steps S-10 and S-11, the switch 100 can be switched, the left and right process end steps S-12 and S-13, and the screen returns to the initial screen. In step S-14, feedback is provided when the setting switch 37 is turned on again.

FIG. 11 shows a display element of the screen section 12 as a flat display (liquid crystal display (LCD), PDP, etc.).
And the character display section 34D and the graphic display section 3
4E are arranged side by side on the screen unit 12 on the left and right.
4E is a graphic representation of a plurality of rice cookers A and B, with a solid line (brightly displayed) as shown for those operating, and a dotted line (darkened) as shown for those not operating. The display eliminates the error of the judgment.

Therefore, in FIG. 4 and FIG.
And the graphic display section 34E are configured as shown in FIG.
It is .

[0044]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a plurality of rice cookers can be controlled by one operation display means.
It is easy to confirm during operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an entire rice cooker.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the entire rice cooker.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a setting display unit and an operation unit.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a process display unit and an operation unit in which automatic rice cooking is set.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a process display section for manual ignition.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a process display unit for preparing rice washing.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a reservation setting display section.

FIG. 8 is a front view of a reservation process display section.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a maintenance setting display unit.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a step in which maintenance is set.

FIG. 11 shows a process display section, in which (1) shows a left-side operation;
(2) is driving on the right side.

FIG. 12 shows switching between left and right flows.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rice cooker 12 Screen part 13 Operation part 14 Operation display means 33 Setting display part 34 Process display part 34D Character display part 34E Graphic display part A Rice cooker B Rice cooker

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-47360 (JP, A) JP-A-5-207929 (JP, A) JP-A-8-336460 (JP, A) JP-A-6-33660 323730 (JP, A) JP-A-6-269353 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47J 27/14-27/18 A47J 27/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rice storage unit from the upper part to the lower part.
(4) A rice cooker having a rice washing section (5) and a rice cooking section (6)
A plurality of rice cookers (A) and (B) arranged side by side, and one operation display means (14) for controlling the rice cookers (A) and (B).
The provided, the manipulation display unit (14) comprises a screen part (12) and the operating unit (13), said screen portion (12) of flow of the automatic cooking and setting display unit for setting an automatic rice cooking (33) provided as possible entirely switching process display unit (34) for displaying, wherein the step display unit (34) a character display unit (34D)
A graphic display unit and (34E) have been arranged in the screen section (12), the graphic display unit (34E) is rice cooking system of the plurality group (A) 貯米portion (B) (4), Rice washing section (5), cooking
The rice part (6) is arranged side by side with a graphic, and the graphic display part (3
4E) Multiple rice cookers (A) graphically displayed
Graphic display of the driving (A) or (B) of (B)
Is brighter than the ones that are not driving (B) or (A)
A display device for an automatic rice cooker, wherein the display device is configured as shown . 2. The display device for an automatic rice cooker according to claim 1, wherein the display element of the screen section (12) is a flat display.