Cooking setting method for electronic cooking range, packaging container, and cooking setting card and electronic cooking range

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD [Detailed description of the invention]

【0001】

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

The present invention is a cooking setting method of a microwave oven in which a predetermined cooking time can be automatically set according to the cooking material when the predetermined foodstuff is put in a predetermined container and cooked in a microwave oven, and the cooking setting thereof. It is related to a packaging container that can be used, a card for setting cooking, and a microwave oven that can automatically set cooking.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

In general, there are many foodstuffs to be cooked in a microwave oven, and for example, frozen foods, retort foods, chilled foods and the like are put in a predetermined packaging container (including a bag) and marketed. Some packaging containers for these foods are labeled with, for example, the heating time in a microwave oven at 500 W for minutes and 600 W for minutes.

【0003】

In many microwave ovens on the market, even if the rated high frequency output is the same, the capacity (function) differs greatly depending on the manufacturer, and the output function can be arbitrarily set in the range of 500W to 1.5KW, for example. Microwave ovens with adjustable functions have also emerged.

【0004】

Furthermore, recently, it is safer, less time consuming, and more nutritious to cook unheated foods in a microwave oven instead of simply heating the cooked foods stored in the pre-packed container as described above. Since there are many merits such as retention, energy saving, texture retention, and prevention of discoloration, it is expected that cooking with a microwave oven will increase.

【0005】

By the way, the recipe for cooking explains how to cook such as the type and amount of ingredients, the type and amount of seasonings, and the heating time, but when doing so in a microwave oven, the output and time settings Is something that cannot be done.

【0006】

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, the display for setting the output and the heating time displayed on the packaging container in which the food is packaged is small and difficult to read, and the output and the heating time are recognized and the time is set. However, since the output of the microwave oven differs depending on the manufacturer, there is a problem that the microwave oven is insufficiently heated or overheated, and proper cooking cannot be performed.

【0007】

In addition, even if the recipe describes the cooking method, that is, the output and heating time, and the microwave oven can select the output function, when the housewife of each household operates for cooking, It is difficult to combine an appropriate output and time to set each time, and there is a problem that appropriate cooking is difficult.

【0008】

Therefore, there is a problem that it must be solved to enable proper heating or cooking in the conventional heating of pre-cooked and packaged foods by a microwave oven or cooking based on a recipe.

【0009】

[Means for solving problems]

As a specific means for solving the above-mentioned problems of the conventional example, the present invention heats and cooks a predetermined food material in a microwave oven, and at least the type and output of the microwave oven and the cooking time are bar-coded, and the bar is used. A feature is that a cord is provided in a packaging container, a means for reading the bar code is provided on the microwave oven side, and a heat treatment time corresponding to the type of microwave oven can be automatically set based on the information read by the reading means. It provides a cooking setting method for a microwave oven.

【0010】

In the cooking setting method, the type of microwave oven includes the manufacturer, model, and output as additional requirements.

【0011】

Further, the present invention provides a packaging container for a microwave oven, characterized in that at least the type and output of the microwave oven and the cooking time are bar-coded and displayed in a container containing a predetermined ingredient. Is.

【0012】

Further, the present invention provides a cooking setting card for a microwave oven, which comprises displaying at least the type and output of a microwave oven and the cooking time in a bar code on a card describing a cooking recipe. is there.

【0013】

Furthermore, the present invention includes a means for reading a barcode, a means for setting an output and a time based on the read information, and a display unit for displaying at least the set time, and a bar. The information obtained by reading the code provides a microwave oven characterized by at least the type, output and time of the microwave oven.

【0014】

In the cooking setting method of the microwave oven according to the present invention, the bar code provided on the packaging container is read by the microwave oven, and the heating time suitable for the packaged food is automatically set on the microwave oven side. It is possible to cook under the optimum conditions.

【0015】

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the packaging container 1 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a container body 2 and a lid 3, and the container body 2 is provided with two handle portions 2a and 2b, and the lid 3 is provided with two handles. Is provided with at least one handle 3a. Then, pre-cooked food is stored in the container body 2, and the food is packaged in a sealed state by covering the lid 3, and the barcode 4 is attached to a predetermined position of the packaging container 1. ..

【0016】

Further, the packaging container 1 shown in FIG. 2 is a so-called pouch-type bag body, in which pre-cooked food is stored, and is packaged in a sealed state by the upper sealing portion 5, and the sealing portion 5 is used. An air bleeding valve 6 is formed that can be peeled off to bleed air when the internal pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure. Then, the barcode 4 is attached to the predetermined position of the packaging container 1.

【0017】

These barcodes 4 are barcodes of the type of microwave oven and the cooking time so that the stored food can be cooked properly. The type of microwave oven is a microwave oven. The cooking time is set according to the manufacturer and output.

【0018】

For example, barcode 4 has 12 digits, the first digit specifies the manufacturer name, the next two digits specify the model, the next one digit specifies the output, and the next two digits are the heating time. The next single digit specifies the output, the next two digits specify the heating time, and so on.

【0019】

By coding in this way, the manufacturer name can be specified from 1 to 9 companies, the model name can be specified from 01 to 99 types because it is a two-digit model, and the output can be specified from 1 to 9 stages. .. The heating time can be divided into minutes and seconds, and minutes can be specified from 1 to 9 minutes, and 1 second can be specified from 10 to 60 seconds in units of 10 seconds. For example, in the case of heat treatment of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. , Code as "33".

【0020】

And, as a way of using such coding, since output and time are divided into three, for example, when the manufacturer name is company A, the single digit code is set to 1. If the model is 3 of 500W, the next two digits are specified as such, and the output and time of the fourth digit and the fifth to sixth digits, which are classified first, are set based on that. To do. Also, if the manufacturer name is company B, the one-digit code is set to 2, and if the model is 1 of 500W, the next two digits are specified as such, and it is classified second based on that. The output and time of the 7th digit and the 8th to 9th digits are set accordingly. The settings are the same below.

【0021】

In addition, because the output and time can be divided into three, the heating temperature and time in the first half, the heating temperature and time in the middle, and the heating temperature and time in the second half may differ depending on the cooking method. The three outputs and the time divided at such times can be set individually for each heating temperature and time. Then, when the intermediate heating and the latter half heating are not required, the code from the middle to the latter half may be coded to 0 and used. In short, the twelve-digit code can be used at any convenience.

【0022】

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the barcode 4 is printed on a recipe card 7 or the like on which the cooking method is printed. In this case, the container itself used for cooking is exclusively for microwave ovens, and as standard, the front side of the card describes cooking for 2 servings. For example, in the case of cooking for 4 to 5 servings, The amount and the size of the container are also described on the back side, and at the same time, the corresponding barcode is printed on the back side. In short, the more ingredients (amount) in the dish, the longer it takes, and the corresponding heating time can be set.

【0023】

Then, any of the above-mentioned barcodes 4 can be read by a reading means provided in the microwave oven, and the output and the heating time can be automatically set and cooked by the function built in the microwave oven.

【0024】

An example of a microwave oven that can handle this is shown in Fig. 5. Generally, household microwave ovens of about 500W to 900W are used, and those of 500W to 1.5KW are used for commercial use, and some of these are models whose W number can be changed as appropriate. Is also used. It is preferably a microwave oven 10 in which the wattage can be varied, and a door 11 is provided on the front surface of the cooking chamber so as to be openable and closable, and an operation panel 12 is provided on the right side thereof.

【0025】

The operation panel 12 has functions necessary for operation, for example, a power switch 13, a barcode reading means 14, an output display unit 15, a time display 16, a start switch 17, and various setting buttons 18 and 19. Is provided. Reference numeral 20 is a pilot lamp, and 21 is a handle.

【0026】

In the microwave oven 10 having such a configuration, for example, when heating the foods shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the barcode 4 provided in the packaging container 1 is brought close to the barcode reading means 14 to obtain the code. The manufacturer name, model, output and heating time are read, the corresponding output and time are automatically set, and the set values are displayed on the output display unit 15 and the time display unit 16, respectively. Is. When the barcode 4 is read, a notification sound is emitted to notify the barcode 4.

【0027】

Then, the door 11 is opened, the packaging container 1 is put into the cooking chamber, the door 11 is closed, and then the start switch 17 is pressed to drive the microwave oven 10 to cook for a set time. In this case, since the display on the time display unit 16 is made in minutes: seconds, the remaining time is displayed by sequentially subtracting from the display time every second, and when the cooking time ends, it is displayed. It is designed to emit a notification sound to inform.

【0028】

Explaining the setting of conditions for reading, outputting, and cooking from the barcode 4 in the microwave oven 10 using the block of FIG. 6, the barcode reading means 14 is the same as the generally used optically detected one. The barcode reading means 14 used is used to discriminate between the optical reading unit 22 and whether or not the barcode is for cooking, and the reading information is converted into a predetermined signal and output. It consists of. Therefore, it does not read any barcode that is not set for cooking.

【0029】

The information read by the reading means 14 is input to the determination means 24. The determination means 24 compares the input information with the information unique to the microwave oven 10 itself, sets and displays the output and time as they are based on the input information, or calculates and displays the output and time. Determine if you want to.

【0030】

That is, if the microwave oven 10 itself has a manufacturer name and model that match the input information, the output and time based on the input information are sent to the calculation setting means 25 as they are, but they are input. If the manufacturer name and model of the information are different, the input information should be calculated appropriately based on the information stored in the determination means 24 in advance to set the appropriate output and time. A predetermined signal is sent to the calculation setting means 25.

【0031】

In the calculation setting means 25, for the information that does not require calculation based on the signal from the determination means 24, the drive condition of the drive unit 26, that is, the cooking condition (output and time) is set as it is, and the cooking condition is output. It is displayed on the display unit 15 and the time display unit 16.

【0032】

If the signal from the determination means 24 is information that requires calculation due to a different manufacturer name and model, if it is a microwave oven whose output (W number) cannot be moved based on a preset calculation formula, The heating time is adjusted according to the output of the microwave oven to set an appropriate time. For example, if you use a microwave oven with an output of 600 W and the cooking conditions for the information read by the barcode are 500 W and 3 minutes and 30 seconds, the output cannot be moved. It is set to 50 minutes and 50 seconds.

【0033】

If the output (wattage) of the microwave oven can fluctuate in the range of 500W to 900W, for example, it is sufficient to perform a calculation to correct the difference in capacity due to the difference between the manufacturer name and model. The output is set to correspond to the model of the information read by the code, and then the cooking conditions are set by correcting the heating time due to the difference in capacity with the manufacturer.

【0034】

By pressing the start switch 17 after the cooking conditions are set in the drive unit 26, the drive unit 26 is driven to generate microwaves based on the output set in the cooking chamber to perform cooking by heating, and the cooking conditions are set at the same time. The heating time is sequentially subtracted from the start time every second, and the time display unit 16 also displays the remaining time sequentially subtracted.

【0035】

In any case, a special bar code 4 is provided on the food side (packaging container) to be cooked, and the cooking conditions consisting of the manufacturer name and model coded by the bar code 4, and the output and time. Can be identified, judged, and calculated so as to match the cooking conditions by reading the above on the microwave oven 10 side, and the cooking conditions can be set, and cooking can always be performed under appropriate conditions.

【0036】

Needless to say, the microwave oven 10 can manually set the output and the heating time. For example, of the various setting button groups 18 and 19, one of the button groups 18 is for manually setting the output, and the button group 19 is for manually setting the time setting. Therefore, for packaging containers that do not have barcodes or other various ingredients, cooking conditions can be arbitrarily set by using these setting button groups 18 and 19.

【0037】

[Effect of the invention]

As described above, the cooking setting method of the microwave oven according to the present invention is to cook a predetermined foodstuff in a microwave oven, and at least the type and output of the microwave oven and the cooking time are bar-coded. The bar code is provided in the packaging container, a means for reading the bar code is provided on the microwave oven side, and a heat treatment time corresponding to the type of microwave oven is automatically set based on the information read by the reading means. The proper heat treatment time can be set automatically just by bringing the packaging container containing the food to be heated in the microwave close to the means for reading the bar code, so manual setting mistakes can be made. It has an excellent effect that it can be heat-treated under the optimum conditions.

【0038】

Further, the packaging container for a microwave oven according to the present invention has a configuration in which at least the type and output of the microwave oven and the cooking time are bar-coded and displayed on a container containing a predetermined ingredient. In the cooking work in the microwave oven, it is possible to quickly set appropriate cooking conditions and cook by heating without causing a setting error.

【0039】

Further, the cooking setting card for a microwave oven according to the present invention is a card in which a cooking recipe is described, and at least the type and output of the microwave oven and the cooking time are bar-coded and displayed according to the recipe. If the prepared ingredients are placed in a predetermined container and the bar code is read by a reading means on the microwave oven side, it is possible to cook according to the cooking conditions suitable for the dish, which is an excellent effect.

【0040】

Furthermore, the microwave oven according to the present invention includes a means for reading a bar code, a means for setting an output and a time based on the read information, and a display unit for displaying at least the set time. By doing so, it is sufficient to attach the cooking conditions suitable for the food to be cooked to the packaging container containing the food by converting it into a bar code, and to put the cooking conditions on the cooking card on which the cooking recipe is written. If you print it as a bar code, when you cook those foods or dishes, you can set the optimum cooking conditions automatically and quickly on the microwave side just by scanning the bar code, so you can manually set it manually. Unlike the setting, it has an excellent effect that there is no setting error and it does not take time for setting.

[Simple explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1]

It is a perspective view of the packaging container which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention.

[Figure 2]

It is a perspective view of the packaging container which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of the same.

[Fig. 3]

It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the bar code attached to the packaging container.

[Fig. 4]

It is a schematic plan view of the cooking setting card which wrote the recipe of the cooking which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 5]

It is a front view of the microwave oven which concerns on this invention.

[Fig. 6]

It is a block diagram which showed the function in the microwave oven.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 packaging container, 2 container body, 2a, 2b, 3a handle, 3 lid, 4 barcode, 5 seal, 6 air vent valve, 7 cooking setting card, 10 microwave, 11 door, 12 operation panel, 13 power supply Switch, 14 barcode reading means, 15 output display, 16 hour display, 17 start switch, 18, 19 manual operation buttons, 20 pilot lamp, 21 handle, 22 reading, 23 identification means, 24 judgment means , 25 Arithmetic setting means, 26 Drive unit.