JP2005207676A - Cooling device with heating function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling device with a heating function capable of properly heating the food eaten in a heated state, while storing the food eaten in a cooled state as it is. <P>SOLUTION: This cooling device 21 with the heating function comprises a storage part 23a for storing the food, and a cooling means 31 for keeping the food eaten in the heated state and the food eaten in the cooled state in the storage part 23a under a low-temperature state by supplying the cold air into the storage part 23a. The cooling device 21 with the heating function comprises a heat means 46 for heating the food eaten in the heated state in the storage part 23a without heating the food eaten in the cooled state in the storage part 23a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a cooling device with a heating function capable of heating and cooling food.

Conventionally, for example, a refrigeration function including a heating unit that generates a microwave by a magnetron and heats the inside of the warehouse, and a refrigeration mechanism that cools the inside of the warehouse through a cold air inlet and a cold air return port communicating with the inside of the warehouse. An attached microwave oven is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-2-71018

  However, in the conventional microwave oven with a refrigeration function, for example, in a delivery lunch box (lunch or midnight snack) stored at a desired low temperature, only food to be heated (such as cooked rice and main dishes) is to be heated. In this case, there is a problem that foods to be eaten cold (for example, cold vegetables and desserts) must be taken out of the box.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the cooling device with a heating function which can heat the food to heat and eat appropriately, accommodating the food to cool and eat.

  The cooling device with a heating function according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of storage units in which food to be heated and eaten and food to be cooled and stored are stored so as to be able to be taken in and out, and cold air is supplied into the storage unit to A cooling means for keeping food to be eaten warm and food to be eaten cold is selected, and food to be warmed and eaten in the storage unit without bringing the food to be cooled and eaten in the storage unit into a hot state And a heating means for heating automatically.

  And since the heating means selectively heats the food to be warmed and eaten in the storage part without bringing the food to be cooled and eaten in the storage part into a warm state, it is warmed while storing the food to be cooled and stored. It is possible to heat the food to eat appropriately.

  The cooling device with a heating function according to claim 2 is the cooling device with a heating function according to claim 1, wherein after the heating by the heating means is finished, the food can be taken out from the storage portion for a preset time. It is.

  And it is possible to prevent taking out food from a storage part and eating after progress of the preset set time.

  The cooling device with a heating function according to claim 3, wherein the first storage part in which the first food containing the food to be heated and eaten and the food to be cooled and received is stored so as to be put in and out, the food to be heated and cooled A second storage part in which a second food containing food to be eaten is stored so as to be able to be taken in and out; a first meal in the first storage part by supplying cold air into the first storage part and the second storage part; Cooling means for maintaining the second food in the second storage part in a low temperature state, and heating the second food in the second storage part and the food to be cooled and eaten in the first storage part during the first heating. Food that is warmed and eaten in the first storage part, and food that is warmed and eaten in the second storage part without heating the food that is cooled and eaten in the second storage part during the second heating. And heating means for heating.

  In the first heating and the second heating, it is possible to appropriately heat the food to be warmed and eaten while storing the food to be cooled and eaten.

  The cooling device with a heating function according to claim 4 is the cooling device with a heating function according to claim 3, wherein the first meal or the second meal in which the food to be heated is heated is preliminarily stored after the heating by the heating means is completed. It can be taken out from the first storage unit or the second storage unit during the set time.

  It is possible to prevent food from being taken out from the first storage unit or the second storage unit after a preset time has elapsed.

  According to the cooling device with a heating function of claim 1, the heating means selectively heats the food to be heated and eaten in the storage unit without bringing the food to be cooled and eaten in the storage unit into a warm state. The food to be heated and eaten can be appropriately heated while the food to be eaten is stored.

  According to the cooling device with a heating function according to claim 2, it is possible to prevent the food from being taken out from the storage portion and eaten after a preset time has elapsed.

  According to the cooling device with a heating function according to claim 3, the food to be heated and eaten can be appropriately heated while the food to be cooled and eaten is stored during the first heating and the second heating.

  According to the cooling device with a heating function according to the fourth aspect, it is possible to prevent food from being taken out from the first storage unit or the second storage unit after a preset set time has elapsed.

  An embodiment of a cooling device with a heating function of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing a lunch box providing system. In a provider 1 such as a lunch facility, cook chill cooking is performed according to an order from a provider 2 such as each household, and food to be cooked (rice, Fish dishes, meat dishes, etc.) and foods to be eaten cold (salads, desserts, etc.) are chilled in the refrigerator 3.

  Then, food that is warmed and eaten is placed in the first container 6, and food that is cooled and eaten is placed in the second container 7. That is, for example, one of the two types of first containers 6 is filled with cooked rice, which is a staple food, and the other first container 6 is filled with main dishes such as fish dishes and meat dishes. In one of the two types of second containers 7, cold vegetables such as salad are put in one second container 7, and dessert such as fruits are put in the other second container 7.

  Further, in the provider 1, the first container 6 containing the cooked rice, the first container 6 containing the main dish, the second container 7 containing the cold vegetables, and the second container 7 containing the dessert are on one tray 8. The four containers 6 and 7 are collectively covered with a lid 9, and one lunch tray set 11 and one night meal tray set 12 are two meal sets 13 for one person. As many as the number of people ordered. The meal set 13 for the number of people ordered is chilled and stored in that state until delivery.

  At the time of delivery, a tray set 11 for lunch consisting of food that is warm and eaten and a lunch consisting of food that is cooled and eaten, and an evening meal that includes a night meal consisting of food that is warm and eaten cold The tray set 12 is stored in a cart 15, and the cart 15 is stored in a cooling chamber 16 a of a delivery vehicle 16, which is a delivery means with a cooling function, and delivered to the provider 2.

  That is, the delivery vehicle 16 puts the tray sets 11 and 12 in the cart 15 into the low temperature state, for example, the chilled storage state, of the food in the first container 6 and the food in the second container 7 of each tray set 11 and 12. Delivered from provider 1 to provider 2 while maintaining.

  On the other hand, at the supplier 2, a two-meal set (a tray set 11 for lunch and a tray set 12 for evening meal) 13 containing food is stored in a removable manner, and the first container of the two-meal set 13 stored during storage is provided. The food in the second container 7 and the food in the second container 7 are stored in a low temperature state, for example, in a chilled storage state. Only the food in the first container 6 of the tray set 11 for lunch is heated while maintaining the food in the second container 7 of the tray set 11 in a low temperature state, for example, in a chilled storage state. A cooling device with a heating function (for example, with a reheating function) that heats only the food in the first container 6 of the tray set 12 for evening meal while maintaining the food in the second container 7 at a low temperature, for example, in a chilled storage state. 21) installed by chilled warehouse It has been.

  The empty meal set 13 is collected, for example, in the morning of the next day by the delivery vehicle 16 carrying the meal set 13 containing the lunch for the day and returned to the provider 1. Then, the dirty first container 6, second container 7, tray 8 and lid 9 are washed and stored for the next time.

  Here, the cooling device 21 with a heating function includes a cooling device main body 22 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and this cooling device main body 22 has a plurality of storage portions, that is, for example, food to be heated and cooled. Lunch storage section 23a, which is the first storage section in which lunch (tray set 11 for lunch), which is the first meal including food to be eaten, is stored so as to be able to be taken in and out, and food to be heated and eaten cold It has a midnight snack storage part 23b which is a second storage part in which a midnight snack (a tray set 12 for midnight snacks) which is a second meal including food is stored so as to be able to be taken in and out.

  The lunch storage part 23a and the dinner part storage part 23b are arranged in the vertical direction in an independent state, and the storage parts 23a and 23b are each an upper surface part 24, a lower surface part 25, a right surface part 26, a left surface part 27 and A compartment is formed at the rear surface portion 28, and the front opening 29 can be opened and closed by the door body 30.

  In addition, the cooling device main body 22 is supplied with cold air into the lunch storage unit 23a and the midnight snack storage unit 23b so that the lunch and the midnight snack in the lunch storage unit 23a are in a low temperature state, for example, in a chilled storage state. A cooling means 31 for maintaining is provided. The cooling means 31 is composed of a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, an evaporator, a fan, and the like. By the operation of the cooling means 31, the food in the two storage portions 23a and 23b is always in a low temperature state, for example, in a chilled storage state. To be kept.

  On the other hand, each bottom surface portion 25 facing the bottom portion of the storage portions 23a and 23b is provided with a rice reheating heater 41, which is a resistance heating type reheating heater that generates heat when energized, and generates heat when energized. A main dish reheating heater (not shown), which is a resistance heating type reheating heater, is provided on the rear side. The cooked rice reheating heater 41 and the main dish reheating heater have a flat heating surface portion 43 positioned facing the bottom portions of the storage portions 23a and 23b. Control means 45 is electrically connected to the cooked rice reheating heater 41 and the main dish reheating heater, and each heater is controlled by the control means 45.

  The heating means 46 is constituted by the cooked rice reheating heater 41, the main dish reheating heater and the control means 45, and this heating means 46 is used for the midnight snack in the midnight snack storage section 23b at the time of lunch heating, which is the first heating time. In addition, the food stored in the lunch storage unit 23a is heated in a low temperature state, for example, in the chilled storage state without heating the food to be cooled and eaten, and only the food to be heated in the lunch storage unit 23a is heated. When the eclipse is heated, which is different from the time of the second eclipse, the food in the midnight storage portion 23b is kept in the low temperature state, for example, in the chilled storage state while the chilled food in the midnight portion storage portion 23b is kept warm. Heat only the food you want.

  That is, for example, when the lunch reheating time set in advance is reached, the control unit 45 controls the cooked rice reheating heater 41 and the main dish reheating heater to operate in the first container 6 of the lunch tray set 11. Only cooked rice and main dishes are heated. Also, at the preset midnight snack reheating time, the cooked rice reheating heater 41 and the main dish reheating heater are operated under the control of the control means 45, and the cooked rice in the first container 6 of the tray set 12 for midnight snacks is operated. And only the main dish is heated.

  Furthermore, the cooling device with heating function 21 cannot take out food (lunch, midnight snack) from the storage portions 23a and 23b when a preset set time (for example, 1 hour) elapses after the heating by the heating means 46 is completed. It has a configuration. That is, the cooling device 21 with a heating function is controlled so that the lunch and the midnight snack stored in the lunch storage section 23a cannot be taken out except when eating each, Lunch (first meal) or midnight meal (second meal) in which the food to be heated is heated is the corresponding lunch storage section 23a or midnight snack for a preset time after heating by the heating means 46, respectively. It is configured to be able to be taken out from the storage unit 23b.

  For example, the cooling device main body 22 is provided with locking means 50a such as a lock for locking the door body 30 that opens and closes the front opening 29 of the lunch storage section 23a in the closed position, and opens and closes the front opening 29 of the dinner storage section 23b. Locking means 50b such as a lock for locking the door body 30 to be closed to the closed position is provided.

  When the lock means 50a on the lunch storage section 23a side detects a set time by the timer function at lunch time, the lock by the lock means 50a is released, and the lunch tray set 11 in the lunch storage section 23a is released by this lock release. It can be taken out only within the set time. Further, when the locking means 50b on the side of the midnight snack storage section 23b detects the set time by the timer function at the time of the midnight snack, the locking by the locking means 50b is released, and by this unlocking, the tray set 12 for evening meal in the midnight snack storage section 23b is released. It can be taken out only within the set time.

  Next, a flow of services for providing a lunch box (delivery lunch box) to each household using the lunch box providing system (meal providing system) will be described.

  The tray sets 11 and 12 on which lunch and evening meals consisting of food to be cooked and food to be chilled are arranged and delivered to the destination 2 by the delivery vehicle 16 while being stored in the cart 15. At this time, the food and the second container (container for cold vegetables and container for dessert) in the first container (container for cooked rice and container for main dishes) 6 of the tray sets 11 and 12 located in the cooling chamber 16a of the delivery vehicle 16 ) The food in 7 is delivered to the provider 2 while maintaining the chilled storage state.

  When the delivery destination 2 is reached, the tray set 11 for lunch and the tray set 12 for dinner are stored in the lunch storage part 23a and the dinner part storage part 23b of the cooling device 21 with heating function, respectively. That is, the tray set 11 for lunch is stored in the lunch storage unit 23a, the lunch that is the food in the tray set 11 is stored in a chilled manner, and the tray set 12 for dinner is stored in the night snack storage unit 23b. The midnight snack which is the food in the tray set 12 is also chilled.

  When the lunch reheating time set in advance is reached, the heating surface 43 of the rice reheating heater 41 on the lunch storage portion 23a side generates heat, and the cooked rice in the lunch tray set 11 is heated, and the lunch storage is performed. The heating surface portion of the main dish reheating heater on the part 23a side generates heat, and the main dish in the lunch tray set 11 is heated.

  The cooling means 31 operates even when the heater generates heat, and the cold vegetables in the cold vegetable container 7 and the dessert in the dessert container 7 are maintained in a chilled storage state, and the tray set 12 for evening meal is used. The food inside is also kept in chilled storage.

  Therefore, the user of the cooling device with a heating function 21 in each household (for example, a healthy person such as an elderly person at home), after completing the reheating by the heater 41, takes out the lunch tray set 12 from the lunch storage portion 23a and warms the cooked rice You can eat cold cold dishes and desserts as well as eat main dishes.

  In addition, when the midnight snack reheating time is set in advance, as in the case of lunch, the heating surface portion 43 of the heater 41 generates heat and only the cooked rice and main dishes in the tray set 12 for midnight snack are heated. After completing the reheating by the heater 41, the person can take out the tray set 12 for evening meal from the evening meal storage unit 23b and eat hot cooked rice and main dishes as well as cold cold dishes and desserts.

  The empty tray sets 11 and 12 are collected, for example, in the morning of the next day by the delivery vehicle 16 carrying the tray sets 11 and 12 for that day and returned to the provider 1. Washed and stored.

  And, according to the cooling device with a heating function 21 described above, the heating means 46 keeps the food in the storage portions 23a, 23b cooled and eaten in the storage portion 23a, 23b while keeping it in a chilled storage state without putting it in a hot state. Since the food to be warmed and eaten is selectively heated, only the food to be warmed and eaten can be appropriately heated without putting the food to be cooled and eaten in a state where the food to be eaten cold is stored. Therefore, the elderly at home in each home can eat warm food in a desired hot state, can eat cold food in a desired low temperature state, and can eat a delicious lunch and evening meal.

  In addition, the lock means 50a and 50b are operated so that the door 30 of the lunch storage section 23a at lunch time and the door body 30 of the midnight storage section 23b at lunch time are unlocked only for a certain period of time. It is possible to prevent food from being taken out from the storage units 23a and 23b outside the set time.

  Furthermore, since the cooling device 21 with a heating function can store a plurality of foods, for example, lunch and midnight, together, the number of deliveries by a delivery vehicle can be reduced.

  The heating means 46 for performing partial heating of lunch or midnight snack is not limited to a heater type having a heater 41 for reheating cooked rice, etc. A thing, an induction heating type thing, etc. may be sufficient.

  Further, the heating means 46 is not limited to the one that heats the food to be eaten while the food to be cooled is kept in the chilled storage state, for example, the food to be cooled is stored in a refrigerated state or a frozen storage state. It is also possible to heat food that is heated while eating. The heating means 46 may be such that food to be cooled and heated is heated to about room temperature.

  Furthermore, it is not limited to the structure which cannot take out food from the accommodating part 23a, 23b by the locking means 50a, 50b which locks the door body 30, For example, the hook etc. which engage with the tray 8 and restrict | limit forward movement of the tray 8 etc. A configuration in which food cannot be taken out from the storage portions 23a and 23b by the engaging means may be used.

  Further, the heating means 46 is not limited to a configuration in which desired food is automatically heated when a preset heating time is reached. For example, a configuration in which desired food is heated when the operation unit is turned on may be used. .

  Furthermore, it is not limited to the structure which has two upper and lower storage parts 23a and 23b, For example, the structure which has only one storage part, the structure which has three or more storage parts, etc. may be sufficient.

It is a partially-omission front view which shows one Embodiment of the cooling device with a heating function of this invention. It is a front view of a cooling device with a heating function same as the above. It is a conceptual diagram of the lunch box providing system provided with the cooling device with a heating function.

Explanation of symbols

21 Cooling device with heating function
23a Lunch storage part which is the first storage part as storage part
23b A midnight snack storage part as the second storage part
31 Cooling means
46 Heating means

Claims (4)

A plurality of storage units for storing food to be eaten warm and food to be eaten cold;
Cooling means for supplying cold air into the storage unit to maintain food in the storage unit that is warm and eaten and food that is cooled and eaten in a low temperature state;
A heating device with a heating function, comprising: heating means for selectively heating the food to be warmed and eaten in the storage unit without bringing the food to be cooled and eaten in the storage unit into a hot state. 2. The cooling device with a heating function according to claim 1, wherein after the heating by the heating means is finished, food can be taken out from the storage portion for a preset time set in advance. A first storage part in which a first meal containing food to be cooked and food to be cooked and food to be chilled is stored in a removable manner;
A second storage part in which a second food containing food to be cooked and food to be cooled and stored is removably stored;
Cooling means for supplying cold air into the first storage portion and the second storage portion to maintain the first meal in the first storage portion and the second meal in the second storage portion in a low temperature state;
During the first heating, the second food in the second storage unit and the food to be cooled and eaten in the first storage unit are heated to heat the food in the first storage unit without heating, A heating device with a heating function, comprising: heating means for heating food to be warmed and eaten in the second storage unit without heating the food to be cooled and eaten in the second storage unit during heating. . The first meal or the second meal in which the food to be heated is heated can be taken out from the first storage section or the second storage section for a preset time after the heating by the heating means is completed. The cooling device with a heating function according to claim 3.

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