JPH0796934B2 - Cooking device - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a control device for a cooker.

[Prior Art] In the cooker, a plurality of heaters are arranged on the upper surface of the main body, and a knob for adjusting the operation and the heating amount for each heater is arranged on the front surface.

In the case where a plurality of such heaters are provided, in order to show the relation between each heater and each knob, an indication is attached to each knob to indicate which heater is to be adjusted. There is.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the cooker is not used, it is not necessary to associate each heater with each pick, and in consideration of ease of use, each pick is required. It is desirable that the display be attached at any time, and the cooker should have a clean and simple design.

On the other hand, when stopping the use of the heater, the user first identifies the heater and operates a knob or the like according to the heater to stop the use of the heater. It is desirable to be able to quickly identify the pick or the like corresponding to the heater.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cooking device that eliminates unnecessary display when not in use and can easily identify a knob or the like that is operated when necessary.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In the present invention, a plurality of heaters are arranged on the upper surface of a cooker body having a substantially box shape, and the heating operation of the plurality of heaters is started on the front surface of the cooker body. Cooker provided with a plurality of operating devices for respectively operating stop and adjustment of the heating amount corresponding to each heating device, and a power switch enabling the operation of the heating device according to the operation of the operating device In, in proximity to each of the plurality of operating devices respectively corresponding to the plurality of heaters, a plurality of heater placement position display means for indicating the placement position of each heater in the placement state of the plurality of heaters. A plurality of operation display means, which are respectively arranged and respectively display the operation of the plurality of heaters corresponding to the plurality of operation devices, are provided in the plurality of operation devices in a substantially positionally integrated manner, and the power switch All of the plurality of heater placement position display means are lit according to the input,
It is a technical means to provide a display control means for emitting and displaying the plurality of operation display means respectively when each of the plurality of heaters is operated by the plurality of operation devices.

[Operation and Effect of the Invention] In the present invention, when the power switch is not turned on, no light-emission display is performed on the heater placement position display means and the operation display means, and thus the cooker is used. If not, the front of the cooker body gives a clean impression, and the design can be simple.

When the power switch is turned on, since the light emission display is performed by the heater arrangement position display means arranged in the vicinity of each operation device, if one pays attention to the display of the display means when operating each operation device, Since this operation device is visible, it is possible to easily understand which of the heaters on the upper surface of the cooker body can be operated by operation.

When the heater is operated by operating the operating device, the operation display means provided on the operating device in a substantially positionally position is lit up, so that the operation of the operating heating device is stopped. In particular, when a plurality of heaters are operating, the operating device corresponding to the operating heater can be recognized at a glance by the two displays of the heater arrangement position display means and the operation display means. It is possible to easily stop the operation without having to deal with the existing heater one by one.

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be described based on examples.

The cooking device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is mainly used as a cooking stove for a system kitchen, and three cooking stove burners 2 arranged in a triangular shape on the upper surface 1a of the cooking device 1,
3, 4 and the grill 5A having the front open portion of the cooking device 1 and having the grill burner 5 inside, the exhaust port 6 of the grill 5A is provided in a slit shape behind the upper surface 1a.

In addition, on the operation panel 1A on the front of the cooking device 1, a power switch 11 for enabling all of these burners,
Operating devices 12, 13, 14 and 15 corresponding to the stove burners 2, 3 and 4 and the grill burner 5 are provided.

Above the power switch 11, as shown in FIG. 2, a power lamp 21 indicating that each burner is usable is provided. On the other hand, each operation device 12, 13, 1 of the operation panel 1A
Position indicators 22, 23, 24 for indicating the arrangement of the stove burners 2, 3, 4 or a grill indicator 25 for indicating the grill burner 5 are provided above 4 and 15, respectively.

These position indicators 22-24 and grill indicator 25
Is composed of a lamp arranged on the back surface of the operation panel 1A and a mark or fish mark which is marked on the operation panel 1A and is filled with only one of the three circles.

Further, the operation panel 1A around each of the operation devices 12 to 15 is provided with operation indicators 32, 33, 34 and 35 which are lit when each burner is ignited in accordance with the operation of each operation device. Vessel 32 ~
35 has a ring shape surrounding each of the operating devices 12 to 15 so as to be substantially integrated with each of the operating devices 12 to 15, and each operating device 12 to 15 is provided outside the operation indicators 32 to 35. The characters indicating the rotatable range and the heating power are attached.

These, power lamp 11, each position indicator 22-24,
The grill indicator 25, the operation indicators 32 to 35, and the characters are covered with a light-transmissive black member provided on the operation panel 1A of the cooking device 1, and when each lamp is off, As shown in FIG. 3, it is invisible and penetrates the black member only when it is turned on, and as shown in FIG. 2, the presence of each display is clarified.

The power switch 11 is a lock-type push button switch that is locked when pushed in so that the protruding portion from the front surface is reduced, and when pushed again, the protruding portion is increased as before. On the other hand, each operating unit has a retracted position where the protruding portion from the operation panel 1A is small when not in use, and an advanced position where it largely protrudes from the operation panel 1A when it is pushed once for use. You will be able to perform dynamic operations.

On the contrary, when not in use, it is locked in the retracted position when pushed in, making it difficult to perform a manual rotation operation.

The two states will be described with reference to FIG.
12, 14, and 15 show the pushed-in state when not in use, and the operating device 13 shows the projected state when used.

These operating devices are variable resistance devices that show a resistance value according to the turning angle of the knob in the projecting state, and are combustion amount regulators that specify the combustion amount of each burner.

Below the operating device 15 on the front of the cooking device 1, a timer operating part 16 for adjusting the set time of the stove burners 2, 3, 4 and a timer time display part 26 for displaying the set time are provided. Is provided.

The timer operating unit 16 includes a timer unit 56 in the control device 50 described later.
Is a part for setting and operating
A timer switch 16a for instructing the start or stop of the operation of the timer unit 56 and two time setting switches 16b, 16c for setting the operating time of the timer unit 56 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 4, each burner has gas pipes 42, 43, 4 branched from a fuel pipe 41 connected to a fuel supply source.
4, 45 are connected, and each gas pipe is provided with solenoid valves 42a, 43a, 45a for controlling the supply of fuel gas, and proportional valves 42b, 43b, 44b, 45b for adjusting the amount of supply gas. . The fuel pipe 41 is provided with a source solenoid valve 41a that can stop the supply of all fuel.

Also, each burner has ignition electrodes 2a, 3a, 4 for ignition.
a, 5a and frame rods 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b for detecting ignition of each burner are provided.

The cooking device 1 having the above configuration is controlled by the control device 50.

The control device 50 has a safety control function that operates for all burners, and is composed of a plurality of burner control units 52, 53, 54, 55 and a timer unit 56 corresponding to each burner, and the ignition operation of each burner. , The fire extinguishing operation and the heating amount are independently controlled.

When the power switch 11 is not turned on, the control device 50 closes the original solenoid valve 41a and stops all fuel supply.

Each burner control unit performs ignition operation by controlling the ignition electrode and the solenoid valve according to the ignition operation signal from the operating device when the operating device is in the forward position for each burner,
Fire extinguishing is performed according to the fire extinguishing operation signal from the actuator when the actuator is in the retracted position. During combustion, the flame rod detects the presence or absence of misfire.

The timer unit 56 sets the operating time of the grill burner 5 in accordance with the time setting switches 16b and 16c, and when the operating device 15 for the grill burner 5 is operated and ignites,
When operation is started and the set operation time has elapsed,
Extinguish the burning grill burner 5.

However, the timer unit 56 is, as shown by the broken line, the burner control unit.
The stove burners 2, 3 and 4 may be controlled by 52, 53 and 54, and in this case, a select switch is provided so as to control one of the burners 2 to 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cooking device 1 having the above-described configuration is
It works as follows.

When the power switch 11 is turned on at time t1, the power lamp 21 lights up, and the position indicators 22, 23, 24 and the grille display 25 also light up. As a result, the relationship between each burner and the operating device can be known.

Next, at time t2, if any of the operating devices is operated as necessary, the original solenoid valve 41a is opened, and spark discharge is performed by the ignition electrode provided in the burner corresponding to the operating device,
The solenoid valve provided in the gas pipe corresponding to the burner opens and ignites.

Further, the operation indicator lights up and characters are displayed, the proportional valve is controlled corresponding to the rotating position of the operating device, and the gas amount to the burner is controlled.

At time t3, when you try to extinguish the fire, if you operate the operation unit that the operation indicator is lit to instruct the fire to extinguish, the solenoid valve is closed and the fuel supply to the burner is stopped to extinguish the fire. Turns off and the characters disappear.

In this state, the power lamp 21 and each position indicator 22,
Only 23, 24 and grille indicator 25 are illuminated.

After this, if the power switch 11 is not operated, each burner or grill can be further used as required.

In this case, for the stove or grill to be used, the position indicator continues to be displayed, so that the desired operating device can be easily operated.

On the other hand, when the timer operation is performed by the timer unit 56, if the timer switch 16a is operated, the timer time display unit 26 temporarily displays the set time (for example, 15 minutes).
The time setting switches 16b and 16c can be set to a desired time length.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the cooker 1 is not used, all the displays are not performed, so that all unnecessary displays disappear from the surface of the cooker 1.

Therefore, the cooking device 1 gives a calm impression.

On the other hand, when the power switch is operated and used, the relationship between each burner and each operating device is displayed, and when the burner is operating by operating each operating device, which operating device is used. It is easy to see if the burner is working.

Therefore, the fire can be extinguished by operating the displayed operation device, so that an erroneous operation is not performed.

Although the cooker using gas as a fuel has been shown in the above embodiments, the present invention can be applied to cookers using other fuels and cookers using electric heating.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cooker showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a display state when all burners are in an operating state in the cooker of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display state when all the burners in the cooker of this embodiment are in a deactivated state, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a control system of the cooker of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is It is a time chart which shows operation of the cooking device of this example. In the figure, 1 ... cooker (cooker body), 1a ... top, 1A ...
… Operating panel (front), 2, 3, 4… Stove burner (multiple heaters), 11 …… Power switch, 12, 13, 14…
... Operators (plurality of actuators), 22, 23, 24 ... Position indicator (plurality of heater placement position display means), 32, 33, 34
...... Actuation indicator (actuation display means), 50 ...... Control device (display control means).

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References Microfilm (JP, U) taken from the specifications and drawings attached to the application for Japanese Utility Model Application No. 61-12913 (No. Sho 62-124406).

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of heaters are arranged on an upper surface of a cooker body having a substantially box shape, and start and stop of heating operation of the plurality of heaters and adjustment of a heating amount are provided on a front surface of the cooker body. In a cooker in which a plurality of operating devices for operating each heating device and a power switch enabling the operation of the heating device according to the operation of the operating device are arranged, A plurality of heater arrangement position display means respectively indicating arrangement positions of the individual heaters in the arrangement state of the plurality of heaters are respectively arranged in proximity to the corresponding plurality of operation devices, and the plurality of operations are performed. A plurality of operation display means for displaying the operation of each of the plurality of heaters corresponding to each of the plurality of heaters, and the plurality of operation indicators are provided substantially integrally with each of the plurality of operators, and the plurality of heaters are heated in response to turning on of the power switch. Cooking equipment characterized by including display control means for displaying all of the device arrangement position display means by light emission and for each of the plurality of operation display means by light emission display when each of the plurality of heaters is operated by the plurality of operation devices. .