DE202011000008U1 - Touch screen and cooking device hereby - Google Patents

Abstract

Touch screen for a cooking appliance for cooking food in at least one cooking zone of a cooking chamber with a cooking process of selectable cooking time, wherein the touch screen is in operative connection with a control or regulating device that
in each case after selection of a food and / or a cooking process, a time setting range adapted to the food to be cooked and / or the cooking process appears on the touch screen, and
each time you select a cooking time by touching the time setting range of the selected food and / or the selected cooking process on the touch screen touch once the selected cooking time and / or a remaining cooking time appears or appear.

Description

The present invention relates to a touch screen for a cooking appliance and a cooking appliance with such a touch screen.

Touch screens, also called touch screens, are widely used for cooking appliances. For example, the WO 2010/086340 A1 a corresponding touch screen, over the Garprogrammrepräsentanten, also called virtual Bons, adjustable, changeable and can be stored along a timeline. The length of the corresponding virtual vouchers indicates the respective duration of the meal, and the remainder of the remaining cooking time can be marked on a receipt. The Bonlänge example, using a knob or moving a Garendzeitpunkts using a "drag-and-drop" method can be extended, in each case at least two steps of an operator are necessary, which is time consuming.

Frequently, buttons are used to set the cooking time, either by entering a specific time or by lengthening or shortening a suggested period of time, see, for example, the WO 03/024154 A1 , Both inputting via a keypad and incrementing or decrementing a cooking duration require several operations of an operator.

Furthermore, it is known in the art to integrate a display element in a cooking appliance door, see for example the DE 20 103 517 U1 ,

Object of the present invention is to provide a touch screen that allows a clear and quick way to set a cooking time, as well as a reading of the same and / or a Restgardauer.

This object is achieved according to the invention by a touch screen for a cooking appliance for cooking food in at least one cooking zone of a cooking chamber with a cooking process of selectable cooking time, wherein the touch screen is in operative connection with a control or regulating device such that in each case after selection of a cooking product and / or a cooking process, a time setting area adapted to the food and / or the cooking process appears on the touch screen, and after selecting a cooking time by once touching the time setting area of the selected cooking item and / or the selected cooking process on the touch screen the selected cooking duration and / or a remaining cooking time appears or appear.

In this case, it is preferred that the time adjustment area presents a time jet which is straight or, preferably in circular form, bent and / or has an extension over which a time span is displayed which depends on the selected cooking product and / or the selected cooking process.

It is also proposed that in a plurality of cooking areas, in particular provided by shelves, preferably each subdividable into treatment sections, a corresponding plurality of time display areas for selecting a cooking time for each cooking area, in particular also for displaying the selected cooking times and / or corresponding residual cooking time on the Touch screen are displayed.

According to the invention can also be provided that the selected cooking time and the remaining cooking time can be displayed for each cooking area.

Preferred touch screens according to the invention are characterized in that at least one two-dimensional diagram with a time axis and at least one location axis can be presented on the touch screen in order to select a selected cooking area over the location axis (s) and a selected cooking duration for each selected food item and / or each selected cooking process to display the time axis, wherein preferably via a time indicator, the current time in the time domain is markable.

It is also proposed according to the invention that each cooking area is characterized by a code name, in particular by a numerical value, or the touch screen is provided on a window of the cooking appliance to the cooking space, in particular in a cooking chamber door, so that in each cooking area a display and operating area the touch screen is displayed.

In addition, touch screens according to the invention may be characterized by a ranking of the display of the remaining cooking times for cooking zones occupied by food, preferably sorted according to removal time of the respectively cooked food and / or marked by a color, brightness and / or spatial arrangement.

Furthermore, the invention provides a cooking appliance with a cooking chamber, which can be closed by a cooking chamber door, at least one Gargutbehandlungseinrichtung, a control or regulating device and a touch screen according to the invention.

In this case, a timer can be provided per cooking area.

The invention is thus based on the surprising finding that the setting of a cooking time when using a touch screen according to the invention with a single touch of the same (single touch) is possible, since a Zeiteinstellungsbereich after selection of a food and / or cooking process appears, the already in its dimensioning adapted to the appropriate selection. It is particularly advantageous if the time setting range is presented in the form of a timeline, over which a time period is displayed, which is adapted to the selected food and / or the selected cooking process, so that therefore each minute or hours shown may be different to easily make a selection by touching the timeline once, which saves time and accuracy. For example, if the selected food is a roast, the cooking time presented on the time setting area will be several hours, while in the case of selecting a finishing process on the same time setting area, only a few minutes will be presented.

According to the invention, it is likewise provided that a residual cooking time and / or a cooking time is always displayed for each cooking area occupied by the food to be cooked, wherein a multiplicity of cooking areas can be present. A cooking area can be formed for example by a rack level or a portion of an insertion plane, as in a sold under the trade name SelfCookingCenter ^® by the applicant cooking appliance. It is advantageous if each cooking area is assigned a timer.

The display of the remaining cooking time can be sorted after removal time of each finished cooked food, so that z. B. Colonel always information on the next finished cooked food on the touch screen according to the invention are read to avoid operator error.

Especially clear is the operation of a cooking appliance when the touch screen is provided in the region of a window of a cooking chamber door, so that an operator can, so to speak, directly select the desired cooking range.

Further features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, are explained in the embodiments of the invention with reference to schematic drawings.

Showing:

1 a display area of a touch screen according to the invention;

2 an alternative display area of a touch screen according to the invention;

3 a diagram in which along the x-axis, the time and along the y-axis, the treated with food to be cooked levels are given; and

4a and 4b Viewing shingling levels and remaining guards, each ranked.

An employed in commercial kitchen cooking appliance, such as that sold by the applicant under the name SelfCooking Center ^® cooking device can be programmed so that its touch screen is a touch screen according to the invention. On such a screen is then after selection of, for example, a finishing process (cooking process) and pizza (food) a time adjustment area 1 in the form of a straight timeline. Due to the selection of pizza to be cooked in a finishing process, a cooking time of up to 7 minutes can be selected via the time setting area. By touching the time setting area 1 For example, at 4 minutes and 15 seconds, the appropriate cooking time is selected.

In 2 is an alternative time setting area 2 in the form of a curved to a circle timeline, again with a cooking time between 0 and 7 minutes to choose from, which is common in finishing processes.

After selecting a cooking time, a time display can be displayed on a touch screen according to the invention 10 as they are in 3 is shown present, not only the selected cooking time is removed, but also the currently selected cooking area and the remaining remaining cooking time. More specifically shows 3 a diagram whose x-axis is a time axis, while on the y-axis insertion levels are readable in a cooking chamber of a cooking appliance. In the present case, the loading levels E1 and E4 are covered with food, and over the length of the areas shown in the diagram to the loading levels E1 and E4 results in the respective cooking time, while on the position of a time indicator 11 the current time and thus also the remaining time remaining from the diagram are readable.

Alternatively to the in 3 selected variant of a time display show the 4a and 4b two more variants of time displays 20 . 30 , More specifically, in 4a a time display for a cooking appliance with 6 levels of insertion shown, all of which are covered with food, the corresponding display is sorted by the length of the remaining walls. For this purpose, the time display indicates 20 6 Slide-level ads 21 with six associated remaining cooking time ads 22 on.

According to the 4a is located in the third insertion level a food to be removed after only 35 minutes, while the items to be cooked on the shelf levels 5 and 6 are removed after 1 minute and 15 seconds. After 2 minutes and 30 seconds, the food to be cooked is taken from the first shelf level, and finally the remaining shelf levels 2 and 4 must be emptied after 5 minutes.

At the time display 30 of the 4b it is an advertisement for a cooking appliance with 20 shelves of which 9 shelves are filled with food, of which only 6 shelves the respective residual cooking walls are shown, sorted by time of removal. More specifically, the time display includes 30 6 shelf level displays 31 and 6 remaining cooking time displays, alternatively to remaining cooking time displays 32 in which only the respective numerical values are displayed, also displays 32 ' may be present, to which both the complete cooking time (circumference) and the remaining residual cooking time (circumference of the black marked circle segment) can be removed. There is also a communication display 33 provided, which can be removed, that the insertion levels 11, 12 and 13 are occupied with food, while the insertion levels 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 20 are still assignable. If an operator would like to see the remaining cooking times of the shelf levels 11, 12 or 13, they only need to look at the communication display 33 touch the corresponding slot level number so that in the area of the communication display 33 then the desired information appears.

Alternative to the time displays of the 4a and 4b It is also possible to integrate the touch screen according to the invention in a window of a cooking chamber door (not said), so that an operator can select a cooking area directly by touching the touch screen and then in the range of the selected cooking area on the window then a selection of a cooking time takes place and Subsequently, an indication of the selected cooking time and / or the remaining remaining cooking time takes place.

The features of the invention disclosed in the foregoing descriptions, claims and drawings, both individually and in any combination, may be essential to the practice of the invention in its various embodiments.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

Time setting range

2

Time setting range

10

time display

11

time indicator

20

time display

21

Slide-level display

22

The remaining cooking time display

30

time display

31

Slide-level display

32

The remaining cooking time display

32 '

Cooking time and remaining cooking time display

33

communication display

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• WO 2010/086340 A1 [0002]
• WO 03/024154 Al [0003]
• DE 20103517 U1 [0004]

Claims (9)

Touch screen for a cooking appliance for cooking food in at least one cooking zone of a cooking chamber with a cooking process of selectable cooking time, wherein the touch screen is in operative connection with a control or regulating device that in each case after selection of a food and / or a cooking process, a time setting range adapted to the food to be cooked and / or the cooking process appears on the touch screen, and each time you select a cooking time by touching the time setting range of the selected food and / or the selected cooking process on the touch screen touch once the selected cooking time and / or a remaining cooking time appears or appear. Touch screen according to claim 1, characterized in that the time adjustment area presents a timeline which is straight or, preferably circular, curved and / or has an extension over which a period of time is displayed which is selected by the selected food and / or the selected food Cooking process depends. Touch screen according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a plurality of cooking areas, in particular provided by shelves, preferably each subdividable into treatment sections, a corresponding plurality of time display areas for selecting a cooking time for each cooking area, in particular also for displaying the selected cooking times and / or corresponding residual tarnish, can be displayed on the touch screen. Touch screen according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the selected cooking time and the remaining cooking time can be displayed for each cooking area. Touch screen according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that on the touch screen at least a two-dimensional diagram with a time axis and at least one spatial axis is present, for each selected food and / or each cooking process a selected cooking area on the local axis (s) and a to display selected cooking time over the time axis, wherein preferably via a time indicator, the current time in the time domain is markable. Touch screen according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that each cooking area is characterized by a code name, in particular by a number, or the touch screen is provided on a window of the cooking appliance to the cooking chamber, in particular in a cooking chamber door, so that in each cooking area a display and operating area can be presented via the touch screen. Touch screen according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a ranking of the display of the remaining cooking times for cooking areas occupied with food, preferably sorted by removal time of each finished cooked food and / or marked by a color, brightness and / or spatial arrangement. Cooking appliance with a cooking chamber, which can be closed by a cooking chamber door, at least one Gargutbehandlungseinrichtung, a control or regulating device and a touch screen according to one of the preceding claims. Cooking appliance according to claim 8, characterized by a timer per cooking area.

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