Heating cooker

Abstract

To provide a heating cooker which can inspect selection items by scroll operation, and which suppresses a switching frequency of a screen.SOLUTION: A heating cooker includes an operation panel part which has display means 6 for displaying a plurality of items D68-D73, and operation means for receiving touch operation and slide operation. In the case where part of the plurality of items D68-D73 is not displayed on the display means 6, the display range of the plurality of items D68-D73 displayed on the display means 6 can be changed by the slide operation. The display means 6 can simultaneously display a cuisine picture display region M5 for displaying the picture of a cuisine and a menu classification display region M6 for displaying the plurality of items D68-D73. The cuisine picture display region M5 is a fixed display, and the display range cannot be changed by the slide operation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking device having improved visibility of a display screen for setting cooking settings and the like. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, in this type of heating cooker, a color LCD panel capable of displaying, for example, letters, numbers, photographs, etc. in color is provided as a display means for the display screen for setting up cooking, and the color LCD panel is configured as a touch panel so that, for example, a user can select an image to be displayed on the color LCD panel by touching the touch panel with their finger (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-124459 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the above-mentioned conventional technology, for example, the cooking device disclosed in Patent Document 1 performs an "index search" of cooking menus (see FIG. 11 of Patent Document 1), and when browsing through and selecting a large number of stored cooking menus, the screen must be switched multiple times. Also, when a cooking menu is selected (touched), the screen is switched to a screen for setting heating conditions (see FIG. 12 of Patent Document 1). Therefore, when selecting a cooking menu or setting heating conditions, the screen switches many times, and new screen information is provided to the user one after another, resulting in a problem of information overload. Also, when the screen switches multiple times, the number of layers increases, and there is a risk that it becomes difficult for the user to determine which layer they are operating at.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE An object of the present invention is to provide a cooking device that allows selection items to be viewed by scrolling, thereby reducing the number of times the screen is switched. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The heating cooker of the present invention is equipped with an operation panel unit having a display means for displaying a plurality of items and an operation means for accepting touch operations and slide operations, and when some of the plurality of items are not displayed on the display means, the display range of the plurality of items displayed on the display means can be changed by the slide operation, and the display means is capable of simultaneously displaying a food photo display area for displaying photos of dishes and a menu classification display area for displaying the plurality of items, and the food photo display area is a fixed display, and the display range cannot be changed by the slide operation. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, the selection items can be browsed by scrolling, thereby reducing the number of times the screen needs to be switched. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is an external perspective view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of a hot air unit, an upper heater, and a lower heater in the cooking appliance of the first embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 4 is an internal explanatory diagram of a steam unit in the cooking device according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of the cooking device according to the first embodiment. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the same. [Figure 6] FIG. 11 is a front view of the display means on which the first top screen is displayed. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a front view of the display means on which the second top screen is displayed. [Figure 8]FIG. 11 is a front view of the display means showing the main display parts related to the operation of setting the microwave heating time in the manual microwave menu displayed on the first top screen of the same device. [Figure 9] FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the display operation of the picker display section for the tens and units digits that rotates like a drum roll. [Figure 10] FIG. 11 is a front view of the display means showing all display sections displayed while setting the microwave heating time in the manual microwave menu displayed on the first top screen of the embodiment. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the setting screen for the automatic cooking option, Stone Omakase Grill (Pork). [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the setting screen for the automatic cooking option, stone oven grilled chicken. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the setting screen for the automatic cooking option, Stone Omakase Grill (Beef). [Figure 14] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the setting screen for the automatic cooking mode of stone oven grilling (vegetables). [Figure 15] FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the setting screen for the automatic cooking mode of stone oven omakase grilling (deep dish stewing). [Figure 16] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the setting screen for the automatic cooking option, Stone Omakase Grill (Fish). DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below do not limit the contents of the present invention described in the claims. Furthermore, not all of the configurations described below are essential requirements for the present invention. In addition, common reference numerals are used to designate common parts throughout these drawings.

[0010] Figures 1 to 16 show an embodiment in which the cooking device of the present invention is applied to an oven range. First, the overall structure of the oven range will be described with reference to Figure 1. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body formed in a substantially rectangular box shape, which is provided with a metal cabinet 2 as a member that covers the outer shell of the oven range that will be the product. Reference numeral 3 denotes a door provided on the front of the main body 1 that can be opened and closed freely.

[0011] The top of the door 3 is provided with a handle 4 for opening and closing the door 3, which opens vertically, and the side of the door 3 is provided with an operation panel section 5 for display, notification and operation. The operation panel section 5 is provided with a display means 6 for displaying cooking settings and progress, as well as operation means 9, such as keys 7 provided on the operation panel section 5 and a touch panel 8 provided on the surface of the display means 6, for enabling various operation inputs related to cooking. Although not shown, an operation panel PC (printed circuit) board is provided inside the door 3 behind the operation panel section 5 for controlling the display means 6 and operation means 9.

[0012] A water supply cassette 11 and a water receiver 12 are disposed at the bottom of the main body 1 and can be attached and detached from the front of the main body 1. The water supply cassette 11 is a bottomed container that holds liquid water as a liquid supply source for steam heating food placed in a cooking chamber 14, which will be described later. The water receiver 12 is also a bottomed container that receives food debris, water droplets, steam, etc. from the main body 1.

[0013] The display means 6 is a backlit display that displays all information related to cooking, such as the type of heating, the name of the dish, the heating time, the temperature, and a photo of the cooking, in color using letters, numbers, symbols, photos, etc., and is configured here as a liquid crystal display using TFTs (thin film transistors) as switching elements, but other display devices such as organic electroluminescence (EL) may also be used, and it may display in black and white as well as in color. In either case, the flat display means 6 is disposed at a position higher than the keys 7, near the top of one side of the door 3, so that it is easy to see when the user is positioned in front of the oven range. The display means 6 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the four sides that form the outer periphery of the display means 6 are called the outer periphery boundary portion 6A.

[0014] The keys 7 are provided as a push operation section that accepts push operations from the user, at a position that does not overlap with the display means 6 of the operation panel section 5, and here comprise a start key 7A and a cancel key 7B. The start key 7A is a key that is pushed to start cooking, and the cancel key 7B is a key that is pushed to stop cooking midway or to cancel an operation or setting. In this embodiment, an illumination lamp such as an LED (not shown) is provided near the start key 7A to light or flash the start key 7A as necessary.

[0015] The touch panel 8 is provided at a position overlapping the display screen of the display means 6 as a touch operation unit that accepts touch operations from the user. For example, in the case of a capacitive touch panel 8 made of a transparent material, when a user touches the surface of the touch panel 8 with a finger, the surface charge changes and an operation signal is output. Note that, in addition to the capacitive type, a resistive film type, a surface acoustic wave type, an infrared type, or an electromagnetic induction type touch panel 8 may also be used. Furthermore, the touch panel 8 may be operated not only with a finger but also with a pen-shaped object such as a touch pen.

[0016] 2 to 4 show the internal structure of the oven range in this embodiment. In each of these figures, the peripheral walls that form the cooking chamber 14 are composed of a ceiling wall 14a, a bottom wall 14b, a left side wall 14c, a right side wall 14d, and a back wall 14e. The ceiling wall 14a is dome-shaped with a convex shape facing upward, while the walls 14b to 14e except for the ceiling wall 14a are all formed flat. The left side wall 14c and the right side wall 14d are respectively formed with an upper shelf support 13A and a lower shelf support 13B (see FIG. 4). The upper shelf support 13A and the lower shelf support 13B support a square plate, a deep plate, and a grill net, which are accessories not shown.

[0017] Back wall 14e of cooking chamber 14 has air inlet 16 in its center, and horizontally long hot air outlets 17, 18 are provided above and below air inlet 16. In addition, an upper heater 19 that heats food to be cooked from above cooking chamber 14 is embedded in ceiling wall 14a of cooking chamber 14, and a lower heater 20 that heats food to be cooked from below cooking chamber 14 is embedded in bottom wall 14b of cooking chamber 14.

[0018] As shown in Fig. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes a hot air unit provided inside main body 1 behind cooking chamber 14. This hot air unit 21 is composed of a hot air heater 22 as a heating means for heating air, a hot air fan 23 as a centrifugal fan for sending heated air into cooking chamber 14 and circulating it, and a hot air motor 24 for rotating hot air fan 23 in the forward or reverse direction.

[0019] A hot air fan 23 is provided in the approximate center of the hot air unit 21 facing the suction port 16, and a hot air heater 22 is arranged around it, and when the hot air fan 23 rotates as a result of the hot air motor 24 being energized, air sucked in from inside the cooking chamber 14 through the suction port 16 is blown out in the radial direction of the hot air fan 23, heated by the hot air heater 22, and supplied into the cooking chamber 14 through the hot air outlets 17, 18. This forms a path for circulating hot air inside and outside the cooking chamber 14, and the food to be cooked in the cooking chamber 14 is heated and cooked in the oven. The hot air unit 21 is stored in a case 25 attached to the rear of the cooking chamber 14.

[0020] As mentioned above, upper heater 19 and lower heater 20 are provided in cooking chamber 14, and when electricity is applied to upper heater 19 and lower heater 20, infrared heat radiation from upper heater 19 and lower heater 20 is generated in the sealed space within cooking chamber 14, thereby heating the food to be cooked in cooking chamber 14 and grilling it.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 3, reference numeral 26 denotes a steam unit serving as a steam generating device provided inside main body 1 on the side of cooking chamber 14. This steam unit 26 is connected in communication with a steam generator 29 via a pump 27 that delivers water from water supply cassette 11 and a water supply pipe 28 in order to supply saturated steam or superheated steam into cooking chamber 14.

[0022] The steam generator 29 has a sheathed heater 31 embedded in a hollow evaporation chamber 32 made of die-cast aluminum, and the water supply pipe 28 is connected to the evaporation chamber 32. The water supplied into the evaporation chamber 32 is heated by passing electricity through the sheathed heater 31 to generate steam, which can be supplied into the cooking chamber 14 from a plurality of steam outlets 33 formed in the left side wall 14c of the cooking chamber 14. This generates a flow of steam in the cooking chamber 14 as shown by the dashed lines in Figure 3, and heats the food to be cooked in the cooking chamber 14, thereby performing steam cooking.

[0023] 4, 34 is a microwave generator that is provided below bottom wall 14b of cooking chamber 14 and irradiates microwaves to food to be cooked from below cooking chamber 14 to perform range heating. Microwave generator 34 is composed of magnetron 35, which is a source that generates microwaves, waveguide 36 that guides microwaves from magnetron 35 into cooking chamber 14, antenna 37 that radiates microwaves from waveguide 36 to cooking chamber 14, antenna motor 39, such as an AC motor, that horizontally rotates antenna 37 around upright shaft 38, and microswitch 40 attached near antenna 37.

[0024] In addition, a control means 41, which will be described later, is installed below the bottom wall 14b of the cooking chamber 14, and an internal temperature distribution detection means 42 is installed above the right side wall 14d of the cooking chamber 14. The internal temperature distribution detection means 42 is configured by equipping an infrared sensor (not shown) with a swing mechanism, and detects the temperature distribution inside the cooking chamber 14, thereby making it possible to detect the temperature of the food to be cooked placed therein.

[0025] The main electrical configuration of the oven range is shown in Figure 5. In the figure, reference numeral 41 denotes control means constituted by a microcomputer, which, as is well known, includes a CPU as a calculation processing means, a memory as a storage means, a timer as a timekeeping means, an input / output device, etc.

[0026] In addition to the operation means 9 using the keys 7 and touch panel 8 mentioned above, the internal temperature detection means 15, and the internal temperature distribution detection means 42, the input port of the control means 41 is electrically connected to a hot air motor rotation detection means 43 which detects the rotation of the hot air motor 24 built into the hot air unit 21, a door opening / closing detection means 44 which detects the open / closed state of the door 3, an antenna position detection means 45 equipped with a microswitch 40 which detects the origin position of the antenna 37 which constitutes the microwave generator 34, and an evaporation chamber temperature detection means 46 such as a thermistor which detects the temperature of the evaporation chamber 32 which constitutes the steam unit 26.

[0027] In addition to the display means 6 consisting of an LCD display, the output port of the control means 41 is electrically connected to microwave heating means 48 including the magnetron 35 of the microwave generator 34 and its driving means, heater driving means 49 such as a relay that turns on and off the upper heater 19 and lower heater 20 for grill heating, the hot air heater 22 for oven heating, and the sheathed heater 31 for steam heating, antenna driving means 50 for driving the antenna motor 39 that serves as the driving source for the antenna 37, hot air motor driving means 51 for driving the hot air motor 24 that serves as the driving source for the hot air fan 23, and pump driving means 52 for operating the pump 27 of the steam unit 26.

[0028] The control means 41 has a function of receiving operation signals from the operation means 9 and detection signals from the inside temperature detection means 15, the inside temperature distribution detection means 42, the hot air motor rotation detection means 43, the door opening / closing detection means 44, the antenna position detection means 45, and the vaporization chamber temperature detection means 46, and outputting drive control signals to the microwave heating means 48, the heater driving means 49, the antenna driving means 50, the hot air motor driving means 51, and the pump driving means 52, all of which are heating means, at a predetermined timing based on the timing from the timing means, and outputting a display control signal to the display means 6. These functions are realized by the control means 41 reading a program recorded in the memory as a storage medium, but in this embodiment in particular, the control means 41 is provided with a program that causes the control means 41 to mainly function as a heating control unit 61 and a display control unit 62.

[0029] The heating control unit 61 mainly controls the operation of each unit related to the cooking of the food placed in the cooking chamber 14. When the heating control unit 61 receives an operation signal from the operation means 9, and if it determines that the door 3 is closed based on a detection signal from the door opening / closing detection means 44, it sends control signals to the microwave heating means 48, heater driving means 49, antenna driving means 50, hot air motor driving means 51, and pump driving means 52 in response to the operation signal to control the cooking of the food in the cooking chamber 14. In this embodiment, cooking information for all menus that can be cooked in the oven range is stored and held in the all-menu storage unit 63 that constitutes a part of the memory, and when an operation is performed from the operation means 9 to instruct the start of cooking for one menu selected from the all-menu storage unit 63, the heating control unit 61 heats and cooks the food in a predetermined procedure according to the cooking information for the selected menu.

[0030] The menus stored in the all-menu storage unit 63 can be broadly divided into manual cooking menus and automatic cooking menus. A manual cooking menu is a menu for which the time, power, and temperature are set by touching the touch panel 8 before operating the start key 7A for a menu selected from the all-menu storage unit 63, and corresponds to a manual microwave menu, which will be described later. An automatic cooking menu is a menu for which the time, power, and temperature are not set for a menu selected from the all-menu storage unit 63.

[0031] The display control unit 62 mainly controls the operation related to the display of the display means 6, and in this embodiment in particular, in order to switch and display various screens on the display means 6 which is a liquid crystal display, it includes a top screen display control unit 62A that selectively displays a "warm" screen or a "cook" screen as a top screen on the display means 6 immediately after power is turned on, and a transition screen display control unit 62B that receives an operation signal from the operation means 9 and displays a series of transition screens from the top screen displayed on the display means 6 to the final screen where heating and cooking can be started with the selected menu. How these top screen display control unit 62A and transition screen display control unit 62B display various screens on the display means 6 will be explained in detail later.

[0032] Next, the operation of the oven range configured as described above will be explained. With the food to be cooked placed in the cooking chamber 14, the door 3 is closed while holding the handle 4 with the hand, one menu is selected from the full menu memory section 63 using the operation means 9, and then key 7 on the operation means 9 is pressed to start cooking. In accordance with the control program built into the memory of the control means 41, a control signal generated in response to the cooking information for the selected menu is output at the specified timing, and the food to be cooked.

[0033] Here, for example, when a menu for oven heating is selected, the heating control unit 61 receives a detection signal from the inside temperature detection means 15 and sends control signals to the heater driving means 49 and the hot air motor driving means 51, respectively, so that the inside of the cooking chamber 14 is heated to the set temperature, thereby controlling the energization and deenergization of the hot air heater 22 and the hot air motor 24. As a result, the rotational force generated in the hot air motor 24 is transmitted to the hot air fan 23, which rotates in one direction inside the hot air unit 21, and the speed is taken in by the hot air motor rotation detection means 43 to the heating control unit 61, and air sucked into the inside of the hot air unit 21 through the suction port 16 from the cooking chamber 14 is sent to the energized hot air heater 22 side, and the air heated here is supplied as hot air to the cooking chamber 14 through the hot air outlets 17, 18, so that the food to be cooked in the cooking chamber 14 is heated by hot air convection.

[0034] Furthermore, when a menu for steam cooking using steam (steam cooking) is selected, heating control section 61 receives a detection signal from vaporization chamber temperature detection means 46 and sends control signals to at least heater drive means 49 and pump drive means 52 so that vaporization chamber 32 reaches a predetermined temperature, thereby controlling the operation of pump 27 incorporated in steam unit 26 and the on / off of sheathed heater 31. As a result, saturated steam or superheated steam is sprayed from steam outlet 33 into cooking chamber 14, steaming the food to be cooked in cooking chamber 14.

[0035] Furthermore, when a menu for microwave cooking is selected, the heating control unit 61 receives a detection signal from the in-chamber temperature distribution detection means 42, and sends appropriate control signals to the microwave heating means 48 and the antenna driving means 50 while checking the origin position of the antenna 37 with a detection signal from the antenna position detection means 45 so that the food to be cooked is heated to the set temperature. This causes the magnetron 35 and antenna 37 of the microwave generator 34 to operate, and microwaves generated from the surface of the rotating antenna 37 are supplied into the cooking chamber 14, and the food to be heated in the cooking chamber 14 is heated by high frequency waves.

[0036] Furthermore, when a menu requiring grill cooking is selected, the heating control unit 61 receives a detection signal from the internal temperature detection means 42 and controls the on / off of the upper heater 19 and the lower heater 20 so that the inside of the cooking chamber 14 is heated to the set temperature, and the food to be cooked in the cooking chamber 14 is grill-heated from above and below.

[0037] Next, the display and operation of the operation panel unit 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the following description, a "tab display section" refers to a display section where, when the touch panel 8 is tapped on, detailed information about that tab display section is displayed on the display means 6, and the other tab display sections continue to be displayed on the display means 6, but the detailed information about those sections is hidden; a "button display section" refers to a display section where, when the touch panel 8 is tapped on, the entire screen or a part of the screen of the display means 6 is switched to something else and displayed; a "list display section" refers to a display section where, when the touch panel 8 is tapped on, a list of items that can be selected in the list display section is displayed, and when the touch panel 8 is tapped on one of the items, the touched item is selected and set, and only that item is displayed in the list display section; a "picker display section" refers to a display section where, when the touch panel 8 is slid on the display section, a list of items that can be selected in the picker display section is scrolled and displayed, and when the scrolling stops, the selected and set item is displayed in the center; and a "key display section" refers to a display section where, each time the touch panel 8 is tapped on the display section, the list of items displayed in the picker display section mentioned above is switched one by one.

[0038] A "text display" is a display represented by a string of characters such as letters, numbers, and symbols, an "icon display" is a display that represents things symbolically with simple pictures, and an "image display" is a display that is a photograph taken with a camera or a painting.

[0039] In this embodiment, a mechanism for displaying various screens including such a display unit or display body by various operation inputs from the user to the touch panel 8 on the display means 6, that is, a UI (user interface), is incorporated in the display control unit 62. The display control unit 62 accepts tap operations and slide operations as necessary as touch operations on the screen displayed on the display means 6. The "tap operation" here means an operation of touching the touch panel 8 on the screen with a finger and immediately releasing the finger, and the "slide operation" means an operation of touching the touch panel 8 on the screen with a finger and sliding the finger from there. The "slide operation" accepted by the display control unit 62 includes a swipe in which the finger is kept touching the touch panel 8 on the screen and sliding the finger in one direction, and a flick in which the finger is touched on the touch panel 8 on the screen with a finger and sliding the finger from there as if flicking.

[0040] 6 shows the first top screen G1 for everyday use as an initial screen displayed on the display means 6 immediately after power-on. When the user inserts a power plug (not shown) previously provided on the main body 1 into a household outlet and then opens the closed door 3, the power (electricity) required for each section such as the display means 6 and the control means 41 is turned on. At this time, the top screen display control section 62A causes the first top screen G1 as shown in FIG. 6 to be displayed as a default on the display means 6. The "default display" here refers to a display that appears first on the display means 6, which is preset by the top screen display control section 62A, immediately after power is turned on to the display means 6 and before any operation is performed on the operating means 9.

[0041] The first top screen G1 is a so-called tab format screen, and at the top of it is formed a tab display area A1 which displays, side by side, a tab display section B1 containing a text display element D1 saying "warm up," a tab display section B2 containing a text display element D2 saying "cook," and a tab display section B3 containing an icon display element D3 reminiscent of various oven range settings. In addition, below the tab display area A1, a first menu display area M1 is formed next to the top and bottom, which initially displays by default a manual microwave menu selected as one menu assumed to be used most frequently from among the multiple heating function menus stored in the all menu memory unit 63 as detailed information contained in the tab display section B1 selected in the tab display area A1, and which displays by default the output of 600 W, which is assumed to be the most frequently used output from the multiple settable outputs of the microwave heating means 48 contained in the cooking information of that menu, and which is selected from the multiple menus stored in the all menu memory unit 63, so that the menus can be selected and operated.

[0042] In the first menu display area M1, a power setting display area that allows the power setting of microwave heating and a time setting display area that allows the time setting of microwave heating are formed side by side, one above the other. The power setting time area is composed of a text display D4 indicating the set power of microwave heating and a list display section B4 including an icon display D5 that evokes the display of a list of outputs that can be set in the text display D4. As shown in Fig. 6, when the first top screen G1 is displayed as the default on the display means 6, a text display D4 saying "Microwave 600W" is displayed in the list display section B4 to indicate that the power of microwave heating is set to 600W.

[0043] The time setting display area of ​​the first menu display area M1 includes a picker display section B6 including a text display section D6 showing the set number in the tens-minute digits, a picker display section B7 including a text display section D7 showing the set number in the units-minute digits, a text display section D8 indicating that the number displayed in the text displays D6 and D7 is the time in minutes, a picker display section B9 including a text display section D9 showing the set number in the tens-second digits, and a text display section B9 indicating that the number displayed in the text display section D9 is the time in seconds, as drum roll-like display sections that rotatably display the set time for microwave heating. The first top screen G1, in the default display state shown in FIG. 6, has an up key display section B11 including an icon display section D11 that evokes an increase in the tens digits displayed in the text display section D6 above the picker display section B6, an up key display section B12 including an icon display section D12 that evokes an increase in the units digits displayed in the text display section D7 above the picker display section B7, and an up key display section B13 including an icon display section D13 that evokes an increase in the seconds digits displayed in the text display section D9 above the picker display section B9. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 6, depending on the numbers displayed on the text displays D6, D7, and D9, as shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 17, any or all of the above-mentioned up key display units B11 to B13 may be hidden, or in the time setting display area of ​​the first menu display area M1, below the picker display unit B6, a down key display unit B14 including an icon display unit D14 reminiscent of the decrease in the tens digits displayed on the text display unit D6 may be displayed, or below the picker display unit B7, a down key display unit B15 including an icon display unit D15 reminiscent of the decrease in the units digits displayed on the text display unit D7 may be displayed, or below the picker display unit B9, a down key display unit B16 including an icon display unit D16 reminiscent of the decrease in the tens digits displayed on the text display unit D9 may be displayed.

[0044] On the other hand, in the second menu display area M2, a button display section B21 including a text display section D21 saying "Rice" and an icon display section D22 evoking an automatic cooking menu for rice, a button display section B23 including a text display section D23 saying "Side dishes" and an icon display section D24 evoking an automatic cooking menu for side dishes, a button display section B25 including a text display section D25 saying "Bread, etc." and an icon display section D26 evoking an automatic cooking menu for bread, a button display section B27 including a text display section D27 saying "Drinks" and an icon display section D28 evoking an automatic cooking menu for drinks, a button display section B29 including a text display section D29 saying "Boiled vegetables" and an icon display section D30 evoking an automatic cooking menu for boiled vegetables, and a button display section B31 including a text display section D31 saying "Defrosting" and an icon display section D32 evoking an automatic cooking menu for defrosting are displayed in a vertical and horizontal arrangement.

[0045] 7 shows a second top screen G2 which can be easily switched between the first top screen G1 and the second top screen G2 by sliding left and right. This second top screen G2 is displayed on the display means 6 by sliding a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the first menu display area M1 or the second menu display area M2 to the left while the first top screen G1 is displayed on the display means 6, or by tapping a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the tab display part B2 displaying "Cook" in the tab display area A1.

[0046] The second top screen G2 is a tab-format screen that shares the display of the first top screen G1 and the tab display area A1, and below the tab display area A1, a third menu display area M3 is formed next to the top and bottom of the tab display area A1, which displays detailed information contained in the tab display section B2 selected in the tab display area A1 to enable selection of a manual cooking menu that is expected to be used relatively frequently, other than the manual microwave menu displayed in the first menu display area M1 of the first top screen G1 and the other automatic cooking menus displayed in the second menu display area M2, from among the menus that are multiple heating functions stored in the full menu memory unit 63. A fourth menu display area M4 is formed next to the top and bottom of the tab display area A1, which displays detailed information contained in the tab display section B2 selected in the tab display area A1 to enable selection of an automatic cooking menu that is expected to be used relatively frequently, other than the manual microwave menu displayed in the first menu display area M1 of the first top screen G1 and the other automatic cooking menus displayed in the second menu display area M2.

[0047] In the third menu display area M3, a text display element D40 "Manual Cooking" is displayed in the upper left corner to indicate that this area relates to the manual cooking menu, and other elements are arranged vertically and horizontally: a button display unit B41 including a text display element D41 "Oven" and an icon display element D42 that evokes a manual cooking menu using oven heating; a button display unit B43 including a text display element D43 "Grill" and an icon display element D44 that evokes a manual cooking menu using grill heating; a button display unit B45 including a text display element D45 "Steamed" and an icon display element D46 that evokes the manual cooking menu of steam heating; and a button display unit B47 including a text display element D47 "Other" and an icon display element D48 that evokes other major manual cooking menus.

[0048] In the fourth menu display area M4, a text display D50 saying "Automatic cooking" is displayed in the upper left corner to indicate that this area is related to the automatic cooking menu, and other items arranged vertically and horizontally include a button display B51 including a text display D51 saying "Omakase Stone Oven Bake" and an icon display D52 that evokes an automatic cooking menu using oven heating, a button display B53 including a text display D53 saying "Recommended" and an icon display D54 that evokes the calling up of a recommended automatic cooking menu, a button display B55 including a text display D55 saying "Favorites" and an icon display D56 that evokes the calling up of a favorite automatic cooking menu, and a button display B57 including a text display D57 saying "Recipe Collection Search" and an icon display D58 that evokes a search for an automatic cooking menu.

[0049] To switch the second top screen G2 displayed on the display means 6 to the first top screen G1, the user can slide the portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the third menu display area M3 or the fourth menu display area M4 to the right, or tap the portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the tab display portion B1 displaying "Warm" in the tab display area A1.

[0050] 6, immediately after the power is turned on to the display means 6, the top screen display control unit 62A causes the display means 6 to display the first top screen G1 in a state in which the tab display portion B1 of "Warm up", which is located at the leftmost position in the tab display area A1, is selected. In this first top screen G1 in which "Warm up" is selected, the tab display portion B1 of "Warm up" is displayed in a brighter color than the tab display portion B2 of "Cook", which is not selected. In addition, a first menu display area M1 is displayed by default in which the manual microwave menu has already been selected from all menus stored in the full menu memory unit 63 as the heating function assumed to be used most frequently by the user, and its output has been set to 600 W, which is assumed to be the most frequently used output in the manual microwave menu, and the user only needs to set the time.A second menu display area M2 is displayed by default in which the manual microwave menu has already been selected from all menus stored in the full menu memory unit 63 as the heating function assumed to be used most frequently by the user after the manual microwave menu, and shows that multiple automatic cooking menus, which mainly use the microwave heating means 48 to heat the food to be cooked, can be selected.

[0051] From here, if the user wishes to use the manual range menu displayed in the first menu display area M1 to heat and cook the food placed in the cooking chamber 14, they can change the microwave heating output to a value other than the initially set 600W as necessary, and then set the microwave heating time. Then, by simply operating the start key 7A, the food can be heated by the microwave heating means 48 at the set output and time.

[0052] Specifically, to change the microwave heating output to something other than the default "600W microwave" displayed in list display section B4, tap on a portion of touch panel 8 that overlaps icon display D5 displayed at the right end of list display section B4. In response to this, top screen display control section 62A widens the display area of ​​list display section B4 displayed on display means 6 (not shown), and displays a list of outputs selectable in the manual microwave menu there, such as "1000W", "600W", "500W", "200W", and "100W". When a portion of touch panel 8 that overlaps one of the outputs is tapped, top screen display control section 62A sets the output corresponding to the touched portion as the new output for the manual microwave menu, returns the display area of ​​list display section B4 to its original size, and displays only the newly set output there.

[0053] Next, the microwave heating time setting will be described. Fig. 8 shows the main display parts related to the operation of setting the microwave heating time in the manual microwave menu displayed in the first menu display area M1 of the first top screen G1. In this embodiment, a UI that allows the setting of numerical values ​​such as the microwave heating time on the first top screen G1 displayed on the display means 6 to be performed by both sliding and tapping on the touch panel 8 is built into the top screen display control part 62A of the display control part 62.

[0054] To increase the value of the microwave heating set time displayed in the picker display sections B6, B7, and B9, slide the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the picker display section B6, B7, or B9 displaying the value to be increased upward, or tap the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the corresponding up key display section B11, B12, or B13 above the picker display section B6, B7, or B9 displaying the value to be increased. Conversely, to decrease the value of the microwave heating set time, slide the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the picker display section B6, B7, or B9 displaying the value to be decreased downward, or tap the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the corresponding down key display section B14, B15, or B16 below the picker display section B6, B7, or B9 displaying the value to be decreased. When either of these is performed, depending on the amount of sliding, one or more numerical items displayed in the picker display sections B6, B7, and B9 will move in a rotating motion in succession and increase or decrease; when either of these is performed, with a single tap, the numerical items displayed in the picker display sections B6, B7, and B9 will move in a rotating motion one by one and increase or decrease.

[0055] This allows the user to freely choose between slide and tap operations, whichever is easier, when setting values ​​related to oven control, such as the time for microwave heating. This is not limited to setting values ​​such as time and temperature, but can also be applied to settings from multiple items. For example, a screen related to one menu may be provided with a first button display section displaying "Next" to transition to the next screen, and a second button display section displaying "Back" to transition to the previous screen, and each screen may be treated as multiple items, with the display control section accepting such tap or slide operations to change the display to another screen by tapping the part of the touch panel 8 that overlaps the button display section, or by sliding the part of the touch panel 8 that overlaps the displayed screen.

[0056] As shown in Fig. 1, the handle 4 extending horizontally above the door 3 is disposed so as not to be located above the display screen of the display means 6. In other words, the handle 4 for opening and closing the door 3 is not formed on the vertical (up-down) upper side of the display means 6, and no convex portion that protrudes above the flat surface of the display means 6 is provided on the vertical upper side of the display means 6. This provides the advantage that when a user looks at the oven range from diagonally above, the handle 4 does not get in the way and visibility is good, and in particular when a user performs a sliding operation from bottom to top on the surface of the display means 6, a finger or a pen-like object will not hit the handle 4.

[0057] Furthermore, convex handles 4 are not formed not only on the upper side in the vertical direction of the display means 6, but also in the horizontal (left and right) direction of the display means 6. This prevents a finger or a pen-like object from hitting the handles 4 when a user performs a left and right sliding operation on the surface of the display means 6.

[0058] 8 shows first to fourth virtual lines L1 to L4 along each side of the display means 6 having a rectangular outer shape in a front view, but preferably, by not locating the convex handle 4 between the extensions of the first and second virtual lines L1, L2 on the top and bottom, and the extensions of the third and fourth virtual lines L3, L4 on the left and right, a finger or a pen-like object will not hit the handle 4 no matter which direction the user slides on the surface of the display means 6 in, whether up, down, left or right. Furthermore, it is preferable that there are no convex parts that protrude beyond the display means 6 between the extensions.

[0059] 9 is a schematic diagram showing the display operation of the tens digit picker display section B6 and the units digit picker display section B7, both of which rotate like a drum roll. In this embodiment, the relationship between the microwave heating output and the maximum time is included in the cooking information for the manual microwave menu stored in the all-menu storage section 63, and for example, when the microwave heating output is set to 600 W, the top screen display control section 62A controls the display of the picker display sections B6 and B7 on the first top screen G1 based on the relationship between the output and time stored in the all-menu storage section 63 so that the maximum microwave heating time is not set to more than 20 minutes.

[0060] Specifically, when the numerical value displayed as text display D7 in units digit picker display B7 is "0", the numerical value displayed as text display D6 in tens digit picker display B6 will only ever be "0", "1", or "2", no matter how much you slide the part of touch panel 8 that overlaps picker display B6, or how much you tap the parts of touch panel 8 that are located above or below picker display B6 and overlap up key display B11 or down key display B14; no other numerical values ​​will be displayed.

[0061] Furthermore, when the number displayed in the units digit picker display section B7 is any number from "1" to "9" other than "0," the number displayed in the tens digit picker display section B6 will only ever be "0" or "1," and no other numbers will be displayed, no matter how much you slide the part of the touch panel 8 that overlaps the picker display section B6, or how much you tap the part of the touch panel 8 that overlaps the up key display section B11 or the down key display section B14.

[0062] In addition, when the number displayed in the tens digit picker display section B6 is "2", the number displayed in the units digit picker display section B7 will remain "0" and will not move, no matter how much you slide the part of the touch panel 8 that overlaps the picker display section B7, or how much you tap the parts of the touch panel 8 that are located above or below the picker display section B7 and overlap the up key display section B12 or the down key display section B15.

[0063] Furthermore, when the number displayed in the tens digit picker display section B6 is "1" or "0" other than "2," the number displayed in the units digit picker display section B7 will move between all of the digits "0" to "9" when the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the picker display section B7 is slid and when the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the up key display section B12 or the down key display section B15 is tapped.

[0064] Thus, in this embodiment, when the user sets numerical values ​​such as temperature and time related to the control of the oven range from the first top screen G1 displayed on the display means 6, upon operation input from the touch panel 8, if the set numerical value reaches the upper limit value for which the numerical value can be set (for example, 20 minutes), a setting of a numerical value higher than this will not be accepted, and if the set numerical value reaches the lower limit value for which the numerical value can be set (for example, 0 minutes), a setting of a numerical value lower than this will not be accepted, and the top screen display control unit 62A is configured to control the display operation of numerical values ​​on the picker display units B6, B7 which rotate in a drum roll shape so that the numerical values ​​displayed on the picker display units B6, B7 loop between the upper and lower limits.

[0065] Therefore, when the user sets various numerical values ​​by operating the touch panel 8, for example, if the microwave heating output is set to 600W, the settable time displayed on the picker display sections B6 and B7 will automatically be between 0 and 20 minutes, and if the microwave heating output is set to 200W, the settable time displayed on the picker display sections B6 and B7 will automatically be between 0 and 90 minutes. By having the top screen display control section 62A appropriately change the range of settable numerical values ​​displayed on the display means 6 in accordance with different microwave heating outputs, it is possible to eliminate unnecessary operations by the user.

[0066] Fig. 10 shows all display sections displayed during microwave heating time setting in the manual microwave menu displayed on the first top screen G1. When the user operates the touch panel 8 on the first top screen G1 displayed by default on the display means 6 shown in Fig. 6 to set the microwave heating time to a different time from the initial "00" minutes and "00" seconds displayed on the picker display sections B6, B7, and B9, the top screen display control section 62A expands the display of the first menu display area M1 on the first top screen G1 to the second display menu display area M2, as shown in Fig. 10, and prevents the second display menu display area M2 from being displayed. At this time, the first menu display area M1 additionally displays a button display section B61 including a text display section D61 saying "Clear", followed by a text display section D62 saying "You can start without accessories", indicating that cooking will begin without any accessories such as a plate, and when a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the button display section 61 is tapped, the top screen display control section 62A resets the microwave heating time to the initial "00" minutes and "00" seconds, and causes the display means 6 to again display the first top screen G1, the initial screen as shown in FIG. 6.

[0067] Next, with reference to the first top screen G1 shown in FIG. 6 and the second top screen G2 shown in FIG. 7, categorization of the heating functions by these operation screens will be described again.

[0068] First, in the first top screen G1 shown in FIG. 6, when "warm" is selected, a first menu display area M1 for the manual microwave menu and a second menu display area M2 for the automatic warm menu are partitioned and arranged. Here, the manual microwave menu that is assumed to be most frequently used by the user is already selected and displayed in the first menu display area M1 with the microwave heating output set to 600W. Therefore, if the output setting of 600W is not changed, the user only needs to operate the touch panel 8 to set the microwave heating setting time displayed on the picker display sections B6, B7, and B9 to a time other than "00" hours and "00" minutes, and press the start key 7A to start heating the food in the cooking chamber 14. The heating control section 61 receives an operation signal from the start key 7A and controls the operation of the microwave heating means 48 so that the food is heated at the set output and time.

[0069] Conventionally, the top screen displayed on the display means 6 could be switched between a category screen related to the "manual" cooking menu and a category screen related to the "automatic" cooking menu, but in this embodiment, the configuration is divided into a first top screen G1 (FIG. 6) of the "warm" category, which is assumed to be used frequently, and a second top screen G2 (FIG. 7) of the "cook" category, which is assumed to be used less frequently, so that for everyday use, only the first top screen G1 displayed by default on the display means 6 can be used. This allows the user to immediately select the heating function for everyday use, which is frequently used, from the first top screen G1, which is the initial screen.

[0070] The first top screen G1 and the second top screen G2 can be easily switched to one of them by performing a left / right sliding operation on the touch panel 8, and scroll-displayed on the display means 6. The direction of the sliding operation at this time is different from and perpendicular to the direction in which the picker display sections B6, B7, B9 are slid up and down when setting the microwave heating time, so the two operations do not interfere with each other.

[0071] 7, the heating functions in the "cooking" category are grouped together to allow the user to select one heating function according to the purpose of cooking. Specifically, a third menu display area M3 that lists the main manual cooking menus that allow the user to set the time, power, and temperature in detail, and a fourth menu display area M4 that lists the main automatic cooking menus that do not require the user to set the time, power, or temperature and that can be selected according to the cooking image, are arranged in sections on the second top screen G2 displayed on the display means 6. This allows the user to select the desired menu from the third menu display area M3 where the manual cooking menus and automatic cooking menus are arranged in an easy-to-understand manner.

[0072] In the first top screen G1 in which "Warm" is selected as shown in FIG. 6, when a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping any of the button display portions B21, B23, B25, B27, B29, B31 in the second menu display area M2 is tapped, a heating function selection screen corresponding to the touched button display portion B21, B23, B25, B27, B29, B31 is displayed on the display means 6 by the transition screen display control portion 62B in place of the first top screen G1.

[0073] 7, when a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping any of the button display portions B41, B43, B45, B47 in the third menu display area M3 is tapped, a selection screen for a heating function for a manual cooking menu corresponding to the touched button display portion B41, B43, B45, B47 is displayed on the display means 6 by the transition screen display control portion 62B in place of the second top screen G2. Also, when a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping any of the button display portions B51, B53, B55, B57 in the fourth menu display area M4 is tapped, a selection screen for a heating function for an automatic cooking menu corresponding to the touched button display portion B51, B53, B55, B57 is displayed on the display means 6 by the transition screen display control portion 62B in place of the second top screen G2.

[0074] The top screen control unit 62A may be configured to allow the user to select an already selected heating function to be displayed in the first menu display area M1 in the first top screen G1 displayed by default on the display means 6, other than the microwave heating menu, by operating the operation means 9. In this way, if the user operates the operation means 9 to select an oven heating menu instead of the microwave heating menu, for example, the oven heating menu is already selected, and a heating function in which the oven heating temperature is set to 250°C and cooking start instruction can be issued only by setting the heating time can be displayed from the beginning in the first menu display area M1 of the first top screen G1, and the one heating function to be displayed by default in the first menu display area M1 of the display means 6 can be changed from among multiple heating functions according to the user's preference.

[0075] On the second top screen G2 shown in FIG. 7, when a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the button display portion B51 of the fourth menu display area M4 is tapped, the display of the tab display area A1, the third menu display area M3 and the fourth menu display area M4 changes to an automatic cooking menu screen using oven heating, as shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 16.

[0076] The automatic cooking menu screen for oven heating has a dish photo display area M5 formed at the top, a menu classification display area M6 formed below the dish photo display area M5, a finished product selection display area M7 formed below the menu classification display area M6, an ingredient form selection display area M8 formed below the finished product selection display area M7, a procedure display button display area M9 formed below the ingredient form selection display area M8, and a function mark display area M10 formed below the procedure display button display area M9.

[0077] In the food photo display area M5, an image display D63 is displayed, which is a reference photo of a dish that is automatically cooked by heating in an oven. Therefore, the user can check an example of a menu that can be automatically cooked by heating in an oven. As shown in Figs. 11 to 16, this image display D63 is not limited to dividing the food photo display area M5 into multiple parts (four parts in this embodiment) and displaying image display D63 of a different dish in each divided part, but may also display image display D63 of one dish in the food photo display area M5.

[0078] A back button display B64 including an icon display D64 for returning to the previous operation screen is located in the upper left part of the food photo display area M5. By tapping the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping with the back button display B64, the screen can be returned to the previous operation screen.

[0079] In the upper part of the food photo display area M5, to the right of the back button display section B64, a text display D65 is located that displays one of the following: "Stone oven omakase grill (pork)," "Stone oven omakase grill (chicken)," "Stone oven omakase grill (beef)," "Stone oven omakase grill (vegetables)," "Stone oven omakase grill (deep dish stew)," or "Stone oven omakase grill (fish)."

[0080] A text display element D66 saying "Oven cooking with auto temperature and time" is arranged in the lower part of the dish photo display area M5. The text display element D66 is always displayed when the image display element D63 is displayed in the dish photo display area M5.

[0081] In the menu category display area M6, a drum roll-shaped picker display B67 that rotates left and right is formed. In this picker display B67, a button display B68 including a text display D68 of "pork", a button display B69 including a text display D69 of "chicken", a button display B70 including a text display D70 of "beef", a button display B71 including a text display D71 of "vegetables", a button display B72 including a text display D72 of "deep dish stew", a button display B73 including a text display D73 of "fish" are displayed. A text display body D69 of "chicken" is displayed to the right of the text display body D68 of "pork", a text display body D70 of "beef" is displayed to the right of the text display body D69 of "chicken", a text display body D71 of "vegetables" is displayed to the right of the text display body D70 of "beef", a text display body D72 of "deep dish stew" is displayed to the right of the text display body D71 of "vegetables", a text display body D73 of "fish" is displayed to the right of the text display body D72 of "deep dish stew", and a text display body D68 of "pork" is displayed to the right of the text display body D73 of "fish". These text display bodies D68 to D73 of "pork", "chicken", "beef", "vegetables", "deep dish stew", and "fish" correspond to a plurality of items of the present invention. An icon display body D74 reminiscent of a boundary line extending in the vertical direction displayed between each of the text display bodies D68 to D73 is displayed in the picker display section B67.

[0082] When a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the button display portions B68-B73 displayed in the picker display portion B67 is tapped, the text display portions D68-D73 displayed in the tapped portion are selected, and the selected text display portions D68-D73 are displayed in a darker color than the non-selected text display portions D68-D73, so that the selected text display portions D68-D73 can be visually recognized as being selected. When a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping the picker display portion B67 is slid left or right, the text display portions D68-D73 are displayed as if they are rotating in the direction of the slid operation. If only a slid operation is performed without a tap operation, when the finger F is removed from the touch panel 8 and the rotation of the text display portions D68-D73 stops, the text display portions D68-D73 displayed in the center portion of the picker display portion B67 are considered to be selected, and are displayed in a darker color than the non-selected text display portions D68-D73. 11 shows a state where the text display D68 of "pork" is selected and displayed in a dark color. The text display D65 corresponding to the text display D68 to D73 selected in the picker display section B67 is displayed in the food photo display area M5. Specifically, when the text display D68 is selected, the text display D65 of "stone oven omakase grill (pork)" is displayed, when the text display D69 is selected, the text display D65 of "stone oven omakase grill (chicken)" is displayed, when the text display D70 is selected, the text display D65 of "stone oven omakase grill (beef)" is displayed, when the text display D71 is selected, the text display D65 of "stone oven omakase grill (vegetables)" is displayed, when the text display D72 is selected, the text display D65 of "stone oven omakase grill (deep dish stew)" is displayed, and when the text display D73 is selected, the text display D65 of "stone oven omakase grill (fish)" is displayed.In this embodiment, the selected state is indicated by displaying the selected text display elements D68-D73 in a darker color than the unselected text display elements D68-D73; however, the selected state may be made visible by other display methods, for example, by making the color of the selected text display elements D68-D73 different from that of the unselected text display elements D68-D73, or by making the background color of the selected text display elements D68-D73 different from that of the unselected text display elements D68-D73.

[0083] In the menu classification display area M6, not all of the text display elements D68-D73 displayed in the picker display section B67 are displayed, but only a part of them. Furthermore, both or either of the leftmost text display elements D68-D73 and the rightmost text display elements D68-D73 (corresponding to the specific items of the present invention) are displayed in part. In other words, the left end 64 and the right end 65 of the menu classification display area M6 constitute a part of the outer circumferential boundary 6A of the display means 6, and the part of the text display elements D68-D73, which are the specific items, located outside the outer circumferential boundary 6A are not displayed. For example, in the menu classification display area M6 shown in Fig. 11, both the text display D72 of "deep dish stew" displayed on the far left side and the text display D70 of "beef" displayed on the far right side are only partially displayed, and the parts located outside the outer periphery boundary 6A are not displayed, and in the menu classification display area M6 shown in Fig. 16, the text display D69 of "chicken" displayed on the far right side is only partially displayed, and the parts located outside the outer periphery boundary 6A are not displayed. In this way, due to the visual effect of displaying only parts of the text display D68-D73 and hiding parts of the text display D68-D73, the user can visually recognize that not all of the text display D68-D73 are displayed in the menu classification display area M6, and can recognize that it is possible to display the text display D68-D73 that is not displayed in the menu classification display area M6 by a slide operation.

[0084] Also, as shown in Figs. 11 to 16, the left end of the text display bodies D68 to D73 (corresponding to the specific items of the present invention) displayed on the leftmost side and the right end of the text display bodies D68 to D73 (corresponding to the specific items of the present invention) displayed on the rightmost side are displayed so that the color gradually fades. In this embodiment, the color is displayed so that the color gradually fades, but the color may be changed gradually to a different color. In this way, the visual effect of gradually changing the color of the outer end of the text display bodies D68 to D73 allows the user to visually recognize that there are text display bodies D68 to D73 that are not displayed on the left and right of the part displayed in the menu classification display area M6, and also recognizes that it is possible to display the text display bodies D68 to D73 that are not displayed in the menu classification display area M6 by a slide operation.

[0085] If the user can recognize that there are text displays D68-D73 that are not displayed in the menu classification display area M6, and can recognize that it is possible to display the text displays D68-D73 that are not displayed in the menu classification display area M6 by a sliding operation, only one of the visual effect of displaying only a portion of the specific items of text displays D68-D73, or the visual effect of gradually changing the color of the left and right ends of the specific items of text displays D68-D73, may be adopted.

[0086] In the finish selection display area M7, a button display section B75 including a text display section D75 of "2", a button display section B76 including a text display section D76 of "1", a button display section B77 including a text display section D77 of "0", a button display section B78 including a text display section D78 of "1", and a button display section B79 including a text display section D79 of "2" are displayed. A text display section D80 of "..." is displayed between the text display section D75 and the text display section D76, between the text display section D76 and the text display section D77, between the text display section D77 and the text display section D78, and between the text display section D78 and the text display section D79. In addition, a text display section D81 of "weak" is displayed below the text display section D75 of "2", a text display section D82 of "standard" is displayed below the text display section D77 of "0", and a text display section D83 of "strong" is displayed below the text display section D79 of "2". The user can select the heat intensity of the oven heating by tapping the areas of the touch panel 8 that overlap the button display portions B75 to B79, and can adjust the finish, such as browning.

[0087] When a portion of the touch panel 8 overlapping with the button display portion B75-B79 is tapped to select one of the text display bodies D75-D79, a circular text display body D84 is displayed in the background of the selected text display body D75-D79, and the selected text display body D75-D79 can be visually recognized. The selected text display body D75-D79 is displayed in white. In this embodiment, the circular text display body D84 is displayed in the background of the selected text display body D75-D79, so that the selected text display body D75-D79 can be visually recognized. However, the selection state of the text display body D75-D79 may be indicated and visually recognized by another display method, such as displaying the selected text display body D75-D79 in a darker color than the non-selected text display body D75-D79.

[0088] In the ingredient form selection display area M8, there are displayed a button display section B85 including an icon display section "□" D85 reminiscent of a check box and a text display section "block meat" D86, and a button display section B87 including an icon display section "□" D87 reminiscent of a check box and a text display section "bone-in meat" D88. The icon display section "□" D85 and the text display section "block meat" D86, and the icon display section "□" D87 and the text display section "bone-in meat" D88 are selection items in the present invention.

[0089] As shown in Figures 11 and 12, when the text display body D68 of "pork" or the text display body D69 of "chicken" is selected, both the icon display body D85 and the text display body D86, and the icon display body D87 and the text display body D88, which are the associated selection items, are displayed. As shown in Figure 13, when the text display body D70 of "beef" is selected, only the icon display body D85 and the text display body D86, which are the associated selection items, are displayed. As shown in Figures 14 to 16, when the text display body D71 of "vegetables" or the text display body D72 of "deep dish stew" is selected, both the icon display body D85 and the text display body D86 and the icon display body D87 and the text display body D88 are not displayed.

[0090] When the user taps on a portion of the touch panel 8 that overlaps with the button display portion B85 or the button display portion B87 depending on the form of meat to be used in a dish, an icon display portion D89 reminiscent of a check mark is displayed in the selected "□" icon display portion D85, D87. When the user taps on a portion of the touch panel 8 that overlaps with the selected button display portion B85, B87 while the icon display portion D89 is displayed, the selection is cancelled and the icon display portion D89 is no longer displayed.

[0091] As described above, when the text display D68 of "pork" is selected and when the text display D69 of "chicken" is selected, the icon display D85 of "□" and the text display D86 of "block meat" and the icon display D87 of "□" and the text display D88 of "bone-in meat" are displayed, so the ingredient form selection display area M8 displays the same items. However, the display in the ingredient form selection display area M8 is independent for each of the text displays D68-D73 of the picker display section B67. And when the selection of the text displays D68-D73 of the picker display section B67 is changed, the icon display D89 reminiscent of a check mark is hidden and the selection of the meat form is cancelled. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, when the text display body D68 (first item) of "pork" is selected and the icon display body D86 of "block meat" displays the check mark icon display body D89, as shown in FIG. 12, the text display body D69 (second item) of "chicken" is selected, the icon display body D86 of "block meat" and the icon display body D88 of "bone-in meat" are displayed in a state where the check mark icon display body D89 is not displayed. Then, when the text display body D68 (first item) of "pork" is selected again, the check mark icon display body D89 of the icon display body D86 of "block meat" is also not displayed. Note that, when the user selects once in the food form selection display area M8 and the check mark icon display body D89 is displayed, the checked state (display state of the icon display body D89) may be maintained until the user hides the check mark icon display body D89. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, when the text display body D68 (first item) of "pork" is selected and a check mark icon display body D89 is displayed in the icon display body D86 of "block meat," as shown in FIG. 12, the text display body D69 (second item) of "chicken" is selected, the icon display body D86 of "block meat" is displayed with the check mark icon display body D89 hidden, but if the text display body D68 (first item) of "pork" is selected again, the check mark icon display body D89 is displayed in the icon display body D86 of "block meat."

[0092] In the procedure display button display area M9, ​​a button display section B90 including an icon display body D90 with the letter "i" in a circle is displayed on the left end. When a part of the touch panel 8 overlapping with the button display section B90 is tapped, a screen (not shown) showing the procedure such as the operation method is displayed, and the user can check the operation method.

[0093] In the left end of the function mark display area M10, a heating method display section 66 is formed in which an icon display D91 evocative of the selected heating method is displayed. As described above, since the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping with the button display section B51 of the fourth menu display area M4 is tapped, the icon display D91 evocative of oven heating is displayed.

[0094] The right side of the heating method display section 66 has an accessory display section 67 that displays a text display D92 that displays the accessories to be used in text, a text display D93 that says "You can start" when cooking (heating) can be started, and an icon display D94 that displays the icons of the accessories to be used and the positions to place the accessories. The text display D92 specifically displays the characters "Use a square plate" as shown in Figs. 11 to 14 and 16, or the characters "Use a deep plate" as shown in Fig. 15. The icon display D94 specifically displays a pattern reminiscent of a square plate below the characters "Lower stage" as shown in Figs. 11 to 14 and 16, or a pattern reminiscent of a deep plate above the characters "Upper stage" as shown in Fig. 15.

[0095] Here, the operation method for automatic cooking by "stone oven automatic cooking" will be described with reference to Figs. 11 to 16. First, as described above, when the part of the touch panel 8 overlapping the button display section 51 of the fourth menu display area M4 is tapped, the automatic cooking menu screen by oven heating is displayed as shown in Figs. 11 to 16. The user slides the picker display section B67 displayed in the menu classification display area M6 to select the ingredients to be cooked. Next, the user selects the heating intensity displayed in the finish selection display area M7. Next, if the selected ingredients are "pork" or "chicken" and "block meat" or "bone-in meat", the user selects the corresponding meat form. If the selected ingredients are not "block meat" or "bone-in meat", the user does not perform the selection operation. Also, if the selected ingredients are "beef" and "block meat", the user selects "block meat". After that, the user places the ingredients in the accessories (square plate or deep plate) displayed in the function mark display area M10, and places the accessories on the shelf supports 13A, 13B displayed in the function mark display area M10. Finally, the door 3 is closed and the start key 7A is pressed to start cooking.

[0096] As described above, in this embodiment, the cooking appliance is equipped with an operation panel unit 5 having a display means 6 that displays the text displays D68-D73, and an operation means 9 that accepts touch operations and slide operations, and when some of the text displays D68-D73 are not displayed on the display means 6, the display range of the text displays D68-D73 displayed on the display means 6 can be changed by a slide operation.

[0097] In this case, all the text display bodies D68 to D73 can be browsed by a slide operation without switching the screen.

[0098] In this embodiment, a visual effect is displayed on the display means 6 that allows the user to visually recognize that some of the text display elements D68 to D73 are not displayed on the display means 6.

[0099] In this case, the user can visually recognize that there are text display elements D68 to D73 that are not displayed on the display means 6.

[0100] In this embodiment, the specific items constituting the text display bodies D68 to D73 are located on the outer periphery boundary portion 6A of the display means 6, and the visual effect is to display the specific items by gradually changing the color.

[0101] In this case, the user can visually recognize that there are text display bodies D68-D73 that are not displayed on the display means 6. In addition, the user can recognize that it is possible to display the text display bodies D68-D73 that are not displayed on the display means 6 by a slide operation.

[0102] In this embodiment, the specific items constituting the text display bodies D68 to D73 are located on the outer periphery boundary 6A of the display means 6, and the visual effect is that only a part of the specific items is displayed on the display means 6.

[0103] In this case, the user can visually recognize that there are text display bodies D68-D73 that are not displayed on the display means 6. In addition, the user can recognize that it is possible to display the text display bodies D68-D73 that are not displayed on the display means 6 by a slide operation.

[0104] Furthermore, in this embodiment, selection items (icon display D85, text display D86, icon display D87, text display D88) associated with a plurality of items (text display D68 to D73) are displayed on display means 6, and when the selection item when a first item (any one of text display D68 to D73) of the plurality of items is selected and the selection item when a second item (any one of text display D68 to D73 other than the first item) of the plurality of items is selected are the same item, the selection item when the first item is selected and the selection item when the second item is selected can be selected and deselected, respectively.

[0105] In this case, the user can visually understand that the numerical value displayed on the display means 6 has reached the upper or lower limit. It is possible to easily distinguish between the display of the selection items associated with the first item and the display of the selection items associated with the second item. [Explanation of symbols]

[0106] 5 Operation panel section 6 Display means 9 Operating means B75 Button display B76 Button display section B77 Button display section B78 Button display section B79 Button display section D65 Text display (text) D68 Text display (multiple items) D69 Text display (multiple items) D70 Text display (multiple items) D71 Text display (multiple items) D72 Text display (multiple items) D73 Text display (multiple items) D75 Text display D76 Text display D77 Text display D78 Text display D79 Text display D85 Icon display (optional item) D86 Text display (optional) D87 Icon display (optional item) D88 Text display (optional) M5 Food photo display area M6 Menu category display area M7 Selection display area M8 Ingredient form selection display area

Claims

1. A display means for displaying a plurality of items; An operation panel unit having an operation means for receiving a touch operation and a slide operation, when a part of the plurality of items is not displayed on the display means, a display range of the plurality of items displayed on the display means can be changed by the slide operation, The display means is capable of simultaneously displaying a food photo display area for displaying food photos and a menu classification display area for displaying the plurality of items, A cooking device characterized in that the food photo display area is a fixed display and the display range cannot be changed by the sliding operation.

2. 2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein a text display corresponding to an item selected from the plurality of items is displayed in the food photo display area.

3. The heating cooker according to claim 1, characterized in that the display means is capable of displaying a button display section for selecting a heating intensity and a finish selection display area for displaying a text display body simultaneously with the food photo display area and the menu classification display area.

4. The heating cooker according to claim 1, characterized in that the display means is capable of displaying an ingredient form selection display area, which displays selection items associated with the plurality of items, simultaneously with the food photo display area and the menu classification display area.

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