JP7034643B2 - Cooking system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking system including a stove that heats a cooking container on a top plate to perform a cooking operation.

To mention a stove as a cooking device, conventionally, when information such as an error is notified to a user in the cooking operation of the stove, a notification sound such as a voice is generated from a speaker housed inside the housing of the stove. It is known that the stove is made to (see, for example, Patent Document 1 below).

In addition to that, not only a buzzer sound is generated from the inside of the stove housing, but also an error code or the like is displayed on the display screen provided on the front panel of the housing to grasp the content of the notification. It is known that it can be done (see, for example, Patent Document 2 below).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-331770 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-79583

However, when the speaker for notification is provided inside the housing of the stove as in the conventional case, it is necessary to avoid the influence of heat from the heating means of the stove and accommodate the speaker. For this reason, the space that can be secured to accommodate the speaker is relatively narrow, and there are inconveniences such as restrictions on the orientation of the speaker.

Moreover, when the speaker is mounted inside the housing of the stove, for example, the voice emitted from the speaker is difficult for the user to hear, and the notification content may not be transmitted to the user.

Further, in the case of performing notification such as displaying on the front panel as in the above-mentioned conventional case, it is difficult to confirm when the user goes out of the field of view of the user. Further, since the cooking device such as a stove is provided at a relatively low position (height of the user's abdomen position) due to various operations and ease of cooking, visibility is poor.

In view of the above points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking system capable of performing notification that is easy for the user to recognize by notifying from a position higher than that of the cooking apparatus.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention includes a cooking device that heats a cooking container on a top plate to cook, and a notification device that notifies the user, and the cooking device is a user. The notification device includes a transmission unit that transmits a signal indicating the content of the notification when the state to be notified is reached, and the notification device includes a reception unit that receives a signal transmitted from the transmission unit of the cooking device and a user. A notification unit that emits perceived information about the food and notifies the user, and a notification control unit that controls the notification unit based on the signal received by the reception unit are provided and installed separately above the cooking device. The notification unit includes a light emitting means for transmitting by illuminating the top plate by selectively using a plurality of emission colors as perceived information for the user, and the notification control unit is a notification indicated by a reception signal of the reception unit. It is characterized in that the notification unit is instructed to illuminate the top plate with a preset emission color according to the content .

Examples of the cooking apparatus include a gas stove, an IH stove , and the like. As perceptual information for the user, information that affects vision (light intensity, light color, light / darkness, etc.) can be mentioned.

According to the present invention, since the notification device is installed above the cooking device at a distance, notification by perceptual information is performed from a relatively high position. For example, a cooking device such as a stove is usually located at a hand position where it is easy for the user to cook, whereas the notification at this time is performed at a position closer to the user's eyes and ears than the position of the cooking device. Will be. Therefore, the certainty that the user recognizes the notification is improved.
Moreover, the light emitting means emits light of a color corresponding to the content of the notification at a position higher than the position of the cooking device. At this time, when the cooking device is, for example, a stove, it is conceivable to irradiate the top plate of the stove with relatively strong light of a color corresponding to the content of the notification. The notification can be reliably visually recognized not only when the user is in the vicinity of the stove but also when the user is at a position slightly away from the stove.
Further, by confirming the emission color at this time, the user can easily confirm the content of the notification even if he / she is at a position slightly away from the cooking apparatus.

Further, in the present invention, when the cooking system is installed above the cooking device to provide ventilation, it is preferable to provide the notification device in the ventilation device. The ventilator is located above the cooker. By providing the notification device in such a ventilation device, it becomes easy to arrange the notification device at a relatively high position.

Further, in the light emitting means of the notification unit, it may be possible to selectively use a plurality of types of light emission patterns as perceptual information for the user, and in this case, the notification control unit may be capable of performing notification. It is preferable to instruct the notification unit to notify the notification by a preset light emission pattern according to the notification content indicated by the reception signal of the reception unit.

Examples of the light emitting pattern by the light emitting means include continuous lighting and blinking at different intervals. Not only can different emission patterns be used even for the same emission color, but also visibility in notification using light can be further improved.

Front view showing the installation state of the cooking device and the ventilation device of the cooking system. The perspective view which shows the main part of the ventilation system. The perspective view which shows the main part of FIG. 2 in an enlarged manner. The block diagram which shows the structure of the notification control part. The flowchart which shows an example of the control of a light emitting means.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the cooking system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a gas stove 1 which is a cooking device, a range hood 2 which is a ventilation device provided at an upper position of the gas stove 1, and a range hood 2 are inside the cooking system. It is equipped with a notification device described later.

The gas stove 1 includes a stove housing 3 and a top plate 4 that covers the upper surface of the stove housing 3. Inside the stove housing 3, a stove burner 5 as a heating means and a first controller 6 for performing various controls are housed.

A trivet 7 is placed around the stove burner 5 exposed on the top plate 4. A cooking container such as a pot is placed on the trivet 7.

The gas stove 1 includes a grill storage and a grill burner (not shown) inside the stove housing 3. On the front surface of the stove housing 3, a grill door 8 for putting food in and out of the grill is provided.

Operation panels 9 are provided on both sides of the grill door 8 on the front surface of the stove housing 3. The operation panel 9 is provided with an operation knob 10 for igniting / extinguishing the stove burner 5 and adjusting the thermal power, a setting switch (not shown) accommodated in the opening / closing unit 11. Further, the operation panel 9 is provided with an infrared transmission unit 12.

The first controller 6 controls the combustion operation of the stove burner 5 and the grill burner according to the operation of the operation knob 10 and various setting contents by the setting switch. Further, the first controller 6 sends the infrared transmitter 12 the operation information of the gas stove 1 (start and end of combustion, etc.) and the notification information to the user (confirmation of each mode, set time of the grill timer, error information, etc.). It is designed to be transmitted to the range hood 2 via.

The range hood 2 is provided with a ventilation fan (not shown) inside, and the exhaust gas and hot air generated from the gas stove 1 are forcibly discharged to the outside by the operation of the ventilation fan.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an operation unit 13 in which manual switches such as ventilation intensity and lighting are lined up on the front end surface of the range hood 2, a display screen 14 for displaying various information, and a built-in speaker. A sound outlet 16 of 15 (sound generating means) is provided.

As shown in FIG. 3, a light emitting unit 17 (light emitting means) for lighting and an infrared receiving unit 18 are provided on the lower surface of the front portion of the range hood 2. The light emitting unit 17 includes a white illumination unit 17w, a red illumination unit 17r, a yellow illumination unit 17y, and a green illumination unit 17g. Monochromatic LEDs (not shown) corresponding to each emission color are adopted in each of the illumination units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g. The notification unit of the present invention in the present embodiment includes a speaker 15 and a light emitting unit 17.

A second controller 19 is provided inside the range hood 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the second controller 19 includes a ventilation operation control unit 20, a notification control unit 21, and a reception content determination unit 22 as its functions.

The notification device of the present invention in the present embodiment includes an infrared receiving unit 18, a notification control unit 21, a speaker 15, a light emitting unit 17, and a display screen 14.

The ventilation operation control unit 20 operates the ventilation fan based on the operation by the operation unit 13 and the information on the start / stop of the combustion operation of the gas stove 1 received by the infrared receiver unit 18.

That is, when the stove burner 5 of the gas stove 1 is ignited, the ignition information of the stove burner 5 is transmitted from the gas stove 1 via the infrared transmission unit 12. When the ignition information at this time is input to the reception content determination unit 22 via the infrared receiving unit 18 of the range hood 2 and it is determined that the information is for operating the ventilation fan, the ventilation operation control unit 20 operates the ventilation fan. As a result, ventilation by the range hood 2 is started in conjunction with the ignition of the stove burner 5.

After that, when the stove burner 5 of the gas stove 1 is extinguished, the fire extinguishing information of the stove burner 5 is transmitted from the gas stove 1 via the infrared transmission unit 12. On the range hood 2 side, when the infrared receiving unit 18 receives the fire extinguishing information, the reception content determination unit 22 instructs the ventilation operation control unit 20 to stop the ventilation fan. Upon receiving an instruction to stop the ventilation fan from the reception content determination unit 22, the ventilation operation control unit 20 continues the operation of the ventilation fan until the preset delay time elapses, and when the above delay time elapses, the ventilation fan is turned on. Stop it. As a result, the ventilation by the range hood 2 is stopped after surely discharging the hot air, smoke and the like generated immediately after the fire of the stove burner 5 is extinguished.

The notification control unit 21 is provided to perform notification having the same contents as various notifications to be performed on the gas stove 1 side on the range hood 2 side. For example, in the gas stove 1, error notification regarding a component failure, automatic fire extinguishing notification due to overheating, automatic fire extinguishing notification due to timer termination, and the like can be mentioned. These notifications are executed via the notification control unit 21 provided in the range hood 2. The notification on the range hood 2 side is performed using sound (including a buzzer sound, a melody sound, a voice, etc.) and light that are effective as perceptual information. It is performed by lighting (or blinking) different lighting units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g. The notification control unit 21 includes a storage unit 23 that stores notification content data.

When an error occurs in the gas stove 1, notification information corresponding to the error in the gas stove 1 is transmitted from the gas stove 1 via the infrared transmission unit 12. The notification information at this time is input to the reception content determination unit 22 via the infrared receiving unit 18 of the range hood 2, and when it is determined that the notification information is the notification information, the received information is passed to the notification control unit 21.

The notification control unit 21 reads the notification content data corresponding to the information passed from the reception content determination unit 22 from the storage unit 23, and drives the speaker 15 by, for example, the voice data of the notification content data. As a result, the gas stove 1 is notified by voice via the sound outlet 16 of the range hood 2.

The range hood 2 is installed above the gas stove 1 at a distance. Therefore, the sound notified from the sound outlet 16 of the range hood 2 reaches the user's ear from a position closer to the gas stove 1. As a result, the notification that is easy for the user to recognize is performed, so that it is possible to reduce the chance of missing the notification.

Further, when the notification control unit 21 reads the notification content data corresponding to the information passed from the reception content determination unit 22 from the storage unit 23, the notification content data lights up the lighting units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g ( Or blinking), the notification control unit 21 illuminates the top plate 4 of the gas stove 1 with illumination of a color corresponding to the notification content. As a result, the notification regarding the gas stove 1 is performed by lighting (or blinking) any of the lighting units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g. Since the top plate 4 is always in the user's field of view when cooking with the gas stove 1, an extremely conspicuous notification can be made by illuminating the top plate 4 with lighting (or blinking) of the lighting units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g.

Here, the notification using the illumination units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g will be specifically shown with reference to FIG. When the notification control unit 21 has not received the power ON information of the gas stove 1 in STEP 1, all the lighting units 17w, 17r, 17y, and 17g are turned off in STEP 2.

When the notification control unit 21 receives the power ON information of the gas stove 1 in STEP 1, it proceeds to STEP 3, and when it receives the error information of the component failure, it proceeds to STEP 4 and turns on the red lighting unit 17r. In this case, in order to urge the user to contact the repair company, the red lighting unit 17r is continuously lit (or blinking) until it is canceled by performing a special manual operation. At the same time, the notification control unit 21 displays an error code on the display screen 14 (not shown).

If the error information of the component failure is not received in STEP 3, the process proceeds to STEP 5. When the notification control unit 21 receives the ignition information of the stove burner 5 and the grill burner in STEP 5, it proceeds to STEP 6 and turns on the white lighting unit 17w. When cooking is performed using the gas stove 1 in a state where notification is not required, the white illumination unit 17w is continuously lit by the loop from STEP 1 to STEP 6.

When the notification control unit 21 receives the fire extinguishing information of the stove burner 5 or the grill burner in STEP 5, it determines whether or not the fire is extinguished by the end of the timer in STEP 7, and if the fire is extinguished by the end of the timer, proceeds to STEP 8 and the green lighting unit 17g. Turn on.

On the other hand, if the fire is not extinguished by the end of the timer in STEP 7, the notification control unit 21 proceeds to STEP 9. In STEP 9, when it is determined that the fire is extinguished by the operation of the safety function of the gas stove 1, the process proceeds to STEP 10 and the yellow lighting unit 17y is turned on (or blinks). Examples of the situation in which the safety function is activated in the gas stove 1 include automatic fire extinguishing due to overheating caused by oil cooking, air cooking, and the like, and automatic fire extinguishing due to forgetting to extinguish the stove burner 5 and the grill burner for a long time. If it is not determined in STEP 9 that the fire is extinguished due to the operation of the safety function of the gas stove 1, the process returns to STEP 1.

After executing STEP8 or STEP10, if the operation to STEP11 is performed and the operation knob 10 of the gas stove 1 is returned to the fire extinguishing position, the operation knob 10 is returned to STEP1 and the operation knob 10 of the gas stove 1 is not returned to the fire extinguishing position. Proceed to STEP10 to turn on (or blink) the yellow illumination unit 17y. In STEP 8 and STEP 10, the waiting time until the operation knob 10 returns to the fire extinguishing position is set to proceed to STEP 11 after a certain period of time (for example, several tens of seconds to several minutes, 1 minute in this embodiment). It is preferable to keep it.

In the present embodiment, the light emitting unit 17 in which the white lighting unit 17w, the red lighting unit 17r, the yellow lighting unit 17y, and the green lighting unit 17g are provided side by side is mentioned, but the present invention is not limited to this, and light is emitted by using a multicolor LED. The unit 17 may be configured.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cooking system provided with the gas stove 1 as the cooking device has been described, but the cooking system of the present invention is not limited to this, and the cooking device includes an IH stove, an electric heating stove, an oven, and the like. May be provided.

Further, in the present embodiment, an example of performing infrared communication between the infrared transmitting unit 12 of the gas stove 1 and the infrared receiving unit 18 of the range hood 2 is shown, but the communication between the gas stove 1 and the range hood 2 is shown. Is not limited to infrared rays, and for example, wireless communication may be adopted, or wired communication by a lead wire may be adopted.

1 ... gas stove (cooking device), 2 ... range hood (ventilation device), 4 ... top plate, 12 ... infrared transmitter (transmitter), 15 ... speaker (sound generating means), 17 ... light emitting unit (light emitting means) , 18 ... Infrared receiver (receiver), 21 ... Notification control unit.

Claims (3)

It is equipped with a cooking device that heats the cooking container on the top plate to cook and a notification device that notifies the user.
The cooking device includes a transmission unit that transmits a signal indicating the content of the notification when the user is in a state to be notified.
The notification device is based on a receiving unit that receives a signal transmitted from the transmitting unit of the cooking device, a notification unit that emits perceptual information to the user to notify the user, and a signal received by the receiving unit. It is provided with a notification control unit that controls the notification unit, and is installed at a distance above the heating cooking device.
The notification unit includes a light emitting means for notifying by illuminating the top plate by selectively using a plurality of emission colors as perceptual information for the user.
The cooking system is characterized in that the notification control unit instructs the notification unit to illuminate the top plate with a preset emission color according to the notification content indicated by the reception signal of the reception unit . The cooking system according to claim 1, wherein the cooking system is installed above the cooking device and includes a ventilation device for ventilation.
The notification device is a cooking system provided in the ventilation device. In the cooking system according to claim 1 or 2.
The light emitting means of the notification unit can be notified by selectively using a plurality of types of light emitting patterns as perceptual information for the user.
The cooking system is characterized in that the notification control unit instructs the notification unit to notify by a preset light emission pattern according to the notification content indicated by the reception signal of the reception unit .

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