JP7528281B2 - Cooking equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a cooking device that heats and cooks food ingredients.

In a cooking device, ingredients are placed in the cooking device body, the lid is placed on the cooking device body, and cooking begins. Usually, once cooking has begun, the lid is not opened until the cooking is complete, but an example of a cooking device in which the lid is opened during cooking is the electric rice cooker disclosed in Patent Document 1.

JP 2009-186 A

Incidentally, when the electric rice cooker disclosed in Patent Document 1 is executing a seasoned rice menu, the lid is opened midway through heating, additional ingredients are added, and the lid is closed again to continue cooking. With this type of cooking device, if the lid is opened midway through cooking with the lid closed, heating is stopped once and heating is resumed once the lid is closed again. In other words, with conventional cooking devices, if the lid is opened midway through cooking with the lid closed, cooking does not continue with the lid open.

As such, conventional cooking appliances require the lid to be closed when cooking, and are not designed to be used with the lid open.

Therefore, conventional cooking appliances are not designed to implement a wide variety of cooking menus, such as a combination of cooking with the lid closed and cooking with the lid open, or a cooking menu that only cooks with the lid closed, or a cooking menu that only cooks with the lid open.

One aspect of the present invention aims to realize a cooking device that is capable of cooking with the lid open and can perform a wide variety of cooking menus.

In order to solve the above problems, a cooking device according to one embodiment of the present invention is a cooking device that cooks ingredients placed in a cooking device body, and is equipped with a lid that opens and closes an ingredient inlet of the cooking device body, an opening/closing detection unit that detects the opening and closing of the lid, and a cooking control unit that controls the cooking of the cooking device body by a cooking process according to the detection result of the opening/closing detection unit, wherein the cooking control unit executes a first cooking process when the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is closed, and executes a second cooking process when the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is open, one cooking menu includes at least the first cooking process and the second cooking process, a heating time for the second cooking process is set in advance, and an alarm unit is further provided that notifies the user that the first cooking process has been completed, and the cooking control unit causes the alarm unit to notify the user that the first cooking process has been completed when the first cooking process is completed.
In order to solve the above problems, a cooking device according to one aspect of the present invention is a cooking device that cooks ingredients put into a cooking device main body, and includes a lid that opens and closes an ingredient inlet of the cooking device main body, an opening/closing detection unit that detects the opening and closing of the lid, and a cooking control unit that controls cooking of the cooking device main body by a cooking process according to a detection result of the opening/closing detection unit, wherein the cooking control unit executes a first cooking process when the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is closed, and executes a second cooking process when the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is opened, one cooking menu includes at least the first cooking process and the second cooking process, and further includes an alarm unit that alarms that the first cooking process has been completed,
When the first heating cooking process is completed, the cooking control unit causes the notification unit to notify that the first heating cooking process has been completed, and the one cooking menu further includes a third heating cooking process in which heating cooking is performed at a heating temperature and for a heating time different from the heating temperature and heating time in the second heating cooking process, and the cooking control unit performs the third heating cooking process instead of the second heating cooking process if the lid is closed for a predetermined time after causing the notification unit to notify that the first heating cooking process has been completed.

According to one aspect of the present invention, cooking can be done with the lid open, allowing a wide variety of cooking options to be prepared.

1 is a perspective view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention with a lid in a closed state. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cooking device shown in FIG. 1 with the lid open. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control device for the cooking device shown in FIG. 1 . 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of cooking control in the cooking device shown in FIG. 1 . 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of another cooking control in the cooking device shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a cooking device according to another embodiment of the present invention with a lid in a closed state. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cooking device shown in FIG. 6 with the lid open. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a control device for the cooking appliance shown in FIG. 6. 7 is a diagram showing a display example on an operation display unit of the cooking device shown in FIG. 6. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of display control of an operation display unit of the cooking device shown in FIG. 6 .

[Embodiment 1]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention with a lid closed. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cooking device shown in Fig. 1 with the lid opened.

(Overview of cooking appliances)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the cooking device 1 includes a cooking device body 11 , a lid 12 , and an inner pot 13 .

(Cooking device main body)
The cooker body 11 includes an inner pot receiving section 21, a heating section 22, a temperature sensor 23, and a weight sensor 24 (Figure 3).

The inner pot housing section 21 is a recess formed in the cooking appliance body 11, and houses the inner pot 13. The heating section 22 heats the inner pot 13, i.e., the ingredients, housed in the inner pot housing section 21. The heating section 22 is, for example, composed of an induction heating coil, but is not limited to this, and any conventional heating means known in the art can be used. The temperature sensor 23 detects the temperature of the inner pot 13. The weight sensor 24 detects the weight of the ingredients housed in the inner pot 13.

(Lid)
The lid body (lid) 12 is attached to the cooking device body 11 in an openable and closable manner, and opens and closes the opening of the inner pot 13 housed in the cooking device body 11. The lid body 12 includes an outer lid 31, an inner lid 32, and a stirring mechanism 33.

The outer lid 31 is connected to the cooking device body 11 via a hinge spring 31a. The inner lid 32 is removably attached to the outer lid 31 and covers the inner pot 13 when the lid body 12 is in the closed state.

Inside the outer lid 31, a control unit (cooking control unit, function control unit) 34, a motor 35, and a speaker 36 are provided.

The control unit 34 is made up of a CPU and controls various operations in the cooking appliance 1, particularly the cooking operation of ingredients. The control unit 34 controls the heating unit 22 and the stirring mechanism 33 based on programs and input data stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory), and causes the cooking appliance 1 to cook the food according to the selected dish. The location of the control unit 34 is not particularly limited, and may be located in the cooking appliance main body 11, for example. The motor 35 rotates the stirring mechanism 33. The speaker 36 outputs audio to inform the user of information.

An operation display unit 37 for operation and display is provided on the top surface of the outer lid 31. The operation display unit 37 has a display unit 371, and various operation buttons 372 are provided around the display unit 371. The operation buttons 372 include various selection buttons, a start/decision button, and a cancel button, as well as various buttons that command various operations to the cooking appliance 1. The start/decision button is an operation button for instructing the start of cooking, including scheduled cooking.

The display unit 371 displays various information selected by the user in response to the user's operation of the operation button 372, etc.

(Mixing mechanism)
The stirring mechanism 33 is driven to rotate by a motor 35, and appropriately stirs the ingredients in the inner pot 13 during cooking. The stirring mechanism 33 is detachably attached to the inner lid 32 on the side facing the inner pot 13, and has two stirring arms 331 and a rotor 332. The stirring arm 331 is attached to the rotor 332, and is in a laid-down state (solid line) when the stirring mechanism 33 is not in use, and in an upright state (two-dot chain line) when the stirring mechanism 33 is in use.

(Inner pot 13)
The inner pot 13 is placed in the inner pot housing portion 21 of the cooking device body 11. The inner pot 13 houses ingredients to be cooked (vegetables, meat, fish, seasonings, etc.) depending on the type of dish. The inner pot 13 is made of a highly heat conductive material such as aluminum.

(Control device for cooking device)
Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device of the cooking appliance 1. As shown in Fig. 3, the control device of the cooking appliance 1 includes a control unit 34, to which the heating unit 22, the temperature sensor 23, the weight sensor 24, a motor drive circuit 38, a speaker drive circuit 39, an operation display unit 37, a timer unit 40, a lid opening/closing sensor (opening/closing detection unit) 41, and a memory unit 42 are connected.

The motor drive circuit 38 is controlled by the control unit 34 to drive the motor 35, and the speaker drive circuit 39 is controlled by the control unit 34 to drive the speaker 36. The clock unit 40 has a timer function and counts time.

The lid opening/closing sensor 41 is a sensor that detects the opening/closing of the outer lid 31, and sends a detected signal to the control unit 34. The control unit 34 controls the heating unit 22 to perform cooking in response to the opening/closing of the outer lid 31. Details of the cooking control will be described later.

The memory unit 42 stores information on the control contents that the control unit 34 performs on the heating unit 22 and the stirring mechanism 33, etc., for cooking each dish. In particular, the heating cooker 1 is designed to automatically perform cooking of many dishes from start to finish by reservation cooking. Therefore, the memory unit 42 stores information on the control contents that the control unit 34 performs on the heating unit 22 and the stirring mechanism 33, etc., for reservation cooking from the start to the completion of cooking for each dish (hereinafter referred to as reservation cooking information). In addition, the memory unit 42 stores information on the control contents that the control unit 34 performs on the heating unit 22 and the stirring mechanism 33, etc., for normal cooking that is not reservation cooking, from the start to the completion of cooking for each dish (hereinafter referred to as normal cooking information). Note that the normal cooking information includes a cooking menu including the open/closed state of the outer lid 31, that is, a cooking menu including a process of heating with the outer lid 31 closed and a process of heating with the outer lid 31 open, from the start to the end of cooking.

In addition, the memory unit 42 stores various setting information set by the operation buttons 372 and speech information indicating the content to be spoken through the speaker 36 during cooking, etc.

The control unit 34 controls the operation of the heating unit 22, the motor drive circuit 38 that drives the motor 35, and the speaker drive circuit 39 that drives the speaker 36 according to the control contents stored in the memory unit 42.

Specifically, the control unit 34 controls each unit to perform cooking based on the cooking information (pre-order cooking information, normal cooking information) stored in the memory unit 42. In this case, the control unit 34 controls the operation of the heating unit 22 so that the temperature of the ingredients becomes a predetermined temperature defined in the cooking information.

The control unit 34 indirectly detects the temperature of the ingredients in the inner pot 13 based on the temperature of the inner pot 13 detected by the temperature sensor 23, the weight of the ingredients detected by the weight sensor 24, and the heating time by the heating unit 22.

In other words, the cooking appliance 1 stores data in the memory unit 42 that associates the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 23, the weight of the ingredients, and the heating time with the temperature of the ingredients. The control unit 34 refers to the above data and detects the temperature of the ingredients in the inner pot 13 from the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 23, the weight of the ingredients, and the heating time.

(Cooking Control)
When the lid opening/closing sensor 41 detects that the lid is closed, the cooking appliance 1 controls cooking so as to execute a first cooking step for cooking with the lid closed, and when the lid opening/closing sensor 41 detects that the lid is open, the cooking appliance 1 controls cooking so as to execute a second cooking step for cooking with the lid open.

Specifically, the cooking device 1 is capable of cooking with one cooking menu both in a state where the outer lid 31 is closed and in a state where the outer lid 31 is open. In other words, the cooking device 1 is capable of executing a cooking menu including a process of heating with the outer lid 31 closed (first cooking process), a process of heating with the outer lid 31 open (second cooking process), and a process of heating with the outer lid 31 closed (third cooking process) from the start to the end of cooking. When such a cooking menu is executed, the cooking control is as shown in FIG. 4, for example. In the following explanation of the cooking control, the outer lid 31 and the inner lid 32 are described as the lid. In other words, opening the lid means opening the outer lid 31 and the inner lid 32, and closing the lid means closing the outer lid 31 and the inner lid 32.

The cooking control shown in FIG. 4 shows an example in which a first cooking step is performed with the lid closed at the start of cooking, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, a second cooking step or a third cooking step is performed with the lid open until cooking is completed.

That is, when the cooking menu selected by the user is executed, the first heating and cooking process is executed first (step S11), and when the heating time determined in advance by the first heating and cooking process has elapsed, the heating is terminated, and it is determined whether or not the heating has been terminated (step S12).

When it is determined that the heating in the first cooking process is complete, the user is notified that the first cooking process is complete (step S13). Here, a sound, voice, etc. is emitted from the speaker (notification unit) 36 built into the cooking device 1 to notify that the first cooking process is complete. As a method of notifying the user, in addition to sound or voice, a display indicating that the first cooking process is complete may be displayed on the display unit 371 of the operation display unit 37, or a combination of sound and display may be used.

Next, it is determined whether the lid has been opened (step S14). Specifically, it is determined whether the lid has been opened or closed based on the detection signal of the lid opening/closing sensor 41. If it is determined that the lid has been opened, a second cooking process is carried out in which cooking is carried out with the lid open (step 15), and when a predetermined heating time has elapsed in the second cooking process, the heating is terminated, so it is determined whether the heating has been terminated (step S16). If it is determined that the heating in the second cooking process has been terminated, the cooking is terminated.

On the other hand, if the lid is not opened in step S14, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed (step S17). If it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, it is determined that no user is near the cooking device 1, and the process proceeds to step S18, where the third cooking process is executed instead of the second cooking process (step S18). Here, when cooking is resumed in the third cooking process, cooking is performed at a heating temperature and heating time different from the heating temperature and heating time of the cooking performed in the second cooking process. For example, in the third cooking process, since cooking is performed with the lid closed, the heating temperature is lower than that in the second cooking process, and the heating time is shorter than that in the second cooking process. In addition, since cooking is performed with the lid closed in the third cooking process, the heating temperature may be lower than that in the second cooking process, or the heating time may be shorter than that in the second cooking process. This allows the cooking state to be closer to that of the second cooking process, in which cooking is performed with the lid open.

After that, when the heating time determined in advance by the third cooking process has elapsed, the heating is terminated, and it is determined whether or not the heating has been terminated (step S19). If it is determined that the heating in the third cooking process has been terminated, the cooking is terminated. Here, the heating time of the third cooking process may be the same as the heating time of the second cooking process, or a heating time different from the heating time of the second cooking process may be preset.

The cooking control shown in FIG. 4 is described assuming that the lid is kept open while the second cooking step is being performed.

The cooking control shown in Figure 5 shows how cooking control is performed when the lid is closed while the second cooking step is being performed.

That is, while the second cooking process is being performed (step S21), it is determined whether the lid is closed (step S22). If the lid is not closed (No), the heating will end when the heating time determined in advance by the second cooking process has elapsed, and it is determined whether the heating has ended (step S23). If it is determined that the heating in the second cooking process has ended, the cooking is ended.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S22 that the lid is closed (Yes), heating is stopped (step S24) and the user is notified that heating has stopped (step S25). Next, it is determined whether the lid is opened (step S26), and if it is determined that the lid is opened, heating is resumed (step S27), and the process proceeds to step S22, where it is determined whether the lid is closed.

(effect)
As described above, the cooking device 1 having the above configuration is capable of cooking not only with the lid closed but also with the lid open, so that a wide variety of cooking menus can be performed.

When performing the second cooking step with the cooker 1 open, the heating is automatically controlled so that the user does not need to operate the cooker 1, but in some cases it may be necessary to operate the cooker 1. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 2, if the outer lid 31 is open, the user must operate the operation display unit 37 provided on the outer lid 31. However, because the operation display unit 37 is located through the cooker body 11, it is difficult for the user to operate it, which is a problem.

Therefore, when performing the second heating and cooking process, the outer lid 31 may be made to be completely removable from the cooking device body 11, and the operation display unit 37 provided on the removed outer lid 31 may be operated.

Alternatively, an operation display unit may be provided on the cooking device body 11 to make it easier for the user to operate the cooking device even when the outer lid 31 is open.

In the following embodiment 2, an example in which an operation display unit is provided on the cooking device main body 11 will be described.

[Embodiment 2]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be used to designate components having the same functions as those described in the above embodiment, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

(Overview of cooking appliances)
As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the cooking device 1A includes a cooking device body 11, a lid 12, and an inner pot 13, similar to the cooking device 1 of the first embodiment. The difference from the cooking device 1 of the first embodiment is that an operation display unit (main body side operation display unit 43) for operating the cooking device 1A is also provided on the cooking device body 11. In this embodiment, the main body side operation display unit 43 and the operation display unit 37 provided on the outer lid 31 will be described as having the same function.

(Control device for cooking device)
Fig. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control device of the cooking appliance 1. As shown in Fig. 8, the control device of the cooking appliance 1A includes a control unit 34, to which the heating unit 22, the temperature sensor 23, the weight sensor 24, the motor drive circuit 38, the speaker drive circuit 39, the operation display unit 37, the timer unit 40, the lid opening/closing sensor 41, the memory unit 42, and the main body side operation display unit 43 are connected.

As shown in FIG. 7, the main body operation display unit 43 is provided on the front side of the cooking device main body 11, i.e., on the side facing the hinge portion of the outer lid 31. The main body operation display unit 43 is made of a touch panel type liquid crystal display unit, and can be switched as necessary between a first display (full display) that displays all operation keys so that all functions of the cooking device 1A can be operated, and a second display (simplified display) that displays a reduced number of operation keys so that only some functions of the cooking device 1A can be operated.

In the full display on the main body operation display unit 43, various operation buttons 432 are displayed around the display unit 431, as shown in FIG. 9(a), for example. The operation buttons 432 include various selection buttons, a start/confirm button, and a cancel button, as well as various buttons for issuing various commands to the cooking appliance 1. In the full display on the main body operation display unit 43, the operation buttons 432 may be set so as to execute the same functions as the operation display unit 37 provided on the outer lid 31, for example, or so as to execute a limited number of functions than the operation display unit 37, or so as to execute more functions than the operation display unit 37.

On the other hand, the simplified display on the main body side operation display unit 43 has operation buttons 432 such as a temperature adjustment key and a cancel key around the display unit 431, as shown in FIG. 9(b), for example. In this way, the simplified display limits the functions that can be operated.

Here, we will explain how to switch between the first display (full display) and the second display (simplified display) on the main unit operation display unit 43.

(Display control)
10 shows a process flow for controlling switching between the first display (full display) and the second display (simplified display) on the main body side operation display unit 43. Here, an example of a cooking menu in which cooking is first performed with the outer lid 31 closed, and then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, cooking is performed with the outer lid 31 open will be described.

First, when the main body operation display unit 43 is in the full display state (step S31) shown in FIG. 9(a), it is determined whether the outer lid 31 is open (step S32). Here, the lid opening/closing sensor 41 detects that the outer lid 31 is open, and sends a detection signal to the control unit 34.

Next, if it is determined in step S32 that the outer lid 31 is open, a simplified display is executed (step S33). Here, the control unit 34 receives a detection signal from the lid opening/closing sensor 41 indicating that the outer lid 31 is open, and causes the main body operation display unit 43 to display the simplified display shown in FIG. 9(b).

Then, it is determined whether the outer lid 31 is closed (step S34), and if it is determined that the outer lid 31 is closed, the process proceeds to step S31 and performs full display again. Here, the control unit 34 receives a detection signal from the lid opening/closing sensor 41 indicating that the outer lid 31 is closed, and causes the main body side operation display unit 43 to perform the full display shown in FIG. 9(a) again.

(effect)
In this way, by switching the display on the main body operation display unit 43 in conjunction with the opening and closing of the outer lid 31, it is possible to improve the operability of the user when cooking is performed in conjunction with the opening and closing of the outer lid 31. For example, during the cooking process (second heating and cooking process) performed with the outer lid 31 open, operations such as temperature setting and canceling are usually sufficient, so if operation keys other than these are displayed, the user may be confused about how to operate. However, as described above, if only the necessary operation keys are displayed, the user will not be confused about how to operate even if they look at the main body operation display unit 43.

In this embodiment, the main body operation display unit 43 is fully displayed when the outer lid 31 is closed, but this is not limited to the above, and the main body operation display unit 43 may be fully displayed even when the outer lid 31 is open. In particular, when two operation display units, the operation display unit 37 of the outer lid 31 and the main body operation display unit 43 of the cooker body 11, are provided as in the case of the cooking device 1A, the operation display unit 37 is in a position that is difficult for the user to operate when the outer lid 31 is open. Therefore, if the main body operation display unit 43 of the cooking device body 11 is fully displayed, the user can perform various operations.

In addition, when two operation display units are provided as in the case of the cooking device 1A, the user may be confused as to which operation display unit to operate. In particular, when the outer lid 31 is closed, both of the two operation display units are located in positions that are easy for the user to operate, so the user is likely to be confused as to which operation display unit to operate. Therefore, when the outer lid 31 is closed, only the operation of the operation display unit 37 provided on the outer lid 31 may be accepted, and the operation of the main body side operation display unit 43 provided on the cooking device main body 11 may not be accepted, or when the outer lid 31 is open, the operation of the operation display unit 37 provided on the outer lid 31 may not be accepted, and only the operation of the main body side operation display unit 43 provided on the cooking device main body 11 may be accepted. This allows the user to easily determine which operation unit to operate, so there is no risk of the user being confused as to which operation display unit to operate.

Furthermore, when the outer lid 31 is open, if the operation of the operation display unit 37 provided on the outer lid 31 is not accepted and only the operation of the main body side operation display unit 43 provided on the cooking appliance main body 11 is accepted, the display of the main body side operation display unit 43 may be a full display as shown in FIG. 9(a) or a simplified display as shown in FIG. 9(b).

[Embodiment 3]
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. For the sake of convenience, the same reference numerals will be used to designate members having the same functions as those described in the first and second embodiments, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

The cooking device according to this embodiment has almost the same configuration as the cooking device 1A according to the second embodiment, except that only one of the two operation display units (operation display unit 37 and main body side operation display unit 43) is provided. However, as in the second embodiment, the display on the operation display unit is switched between full display and simple display in conjunction with the opening and closing of the outer lid 31.

For example, in the case where the operation display unit 37 is provided only on the outer lid 31 side, as in the case of the cooking device 1 shown in FIG. 1, when the outer lid 31 is closed, the operation display unit 37 displays in full as shown in FIG. 9(a), and when the outer lid 31 is open, the operation display unit 37 displays in simple as shown in FIG. 9(b). The state in which the outer lid 31 is open includes a state in which the outer lid 31 is connected to the cooking device body 11 by a hinge as shown in FIG. 2, and a state in which the outer lid 31 is completely removed from the cooking device body 11, not shown. When the outer lid 31 is connected to the cooking device body 11 by a hinge, it is difficult to operate even if the outer lid 31 is open and displayed in simple on the operation display unit 37, but when the outer lid 31 is completely removed from the cooking device body 11, it is easy to operate even if the outer lid 31 is open and displayed in simple on the operation display unit 37.

Also, even if the operation display unit 37 is not provided on the outer lid 31 and the main body operation display unit 43 is provided only on the cooking appliance main body 11, as described above, when the outer lid 31 is closed, the main body operation display unit 43 displays in full as shown in FIG. 9(a), and when the outer lid 31 is open, the main body operation display unit 43 displays in simplified form as shown in FIG. 9(b).

Note that the full display and simplified display shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 9 are merely examples, and the present invention is not limited to these examples. In addition, these display examples may be obtained by downloading them from a server on the Internet via a communication network.

[Software implementation example]
The control block (particularly the control unit 34) of the cooking appliance 1, 1A may be realized by a logic circuit (hardware) formed in an integrated circuit (IC chip) or the like, or may be realized by software.

In the latter case, the cooking device 1, 1A includes a computer that executes the instructions of a program, which is software that realizes each function. This computer includes, for example, at least one processor (control device) and at least one computer-readable recording medium that stores the program. The object of the present invention is achieved by the processor reading the program from the recording medium and executing it in the computer. The processor can be, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The recording medium can be a "non-transient tangible medium," such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), tape, disk, card, semiconductor memory, programmable logic circuit, etc. The cooking device may further include a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program. The program may be supplied to the computer via any transmission medium (such as a communication network or broadcast waves) that can transmit the program. One aspect of the present invention can also be realized in the form of a data signal embedded in a carrier wave, in which the program is embodied by electronic transmission.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the claims. The technical scope of the present invention also includes embodiments obtained by appropriately combining the technical means disclosed in the different embodiments. Furthermore, new technical features can be formed by combining the technical means disclosed in the respective embodiments.

1, 1A Cooking device 11 Cooking device body 12 Lid 13 Inner pot 21 Inner pot housing section 22 Heating section 23 Temperature sensor 24 Weight sensor 31 Outer lid 31a Hinge spring 32 Inner lid 33 Stirring mechanism 34 Control section 35 Motor 36 Speaker (notification section)
37 Operation display unit 38 Motor drive circuit 39 Speaker drive circuit 40 Timer unit 41 Lid opening/closing sensor (opening/closing detection unit)
42 Memory section 43 Main body side operation display section 331 Agitation arm 332 Rotating body 371 Display section 372 Operation button 431 Display section 432 Operation button

Claims (3)

A cooking device that heats and cooks ingredients placed in a cooking device body,
A lid for opening and closing the food inlet of the cooking device body;
an opening/closing detection unit that detects whether the lid is opened or closed;
A cooking control unit that controls cooking of the cooking device body by a cooking process according to a detection result of the opening/closing detection unit,
The cooking control unit includes:
When the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is closed, a first heat-cooking step is carried out;
When the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is open, a second heating and cooking step is carried out;
One cooking menu includes at least the first heat-cooking step and the second heat-cooking step,
The heating time in the second cooking step is preset,
An alarm unit is further provided to notify that the first heat cooking step has been completed,
The cooking control unit includes:
When the first cooking step is completed, the notification unit notifies the user that the first cooking step has been completed. A cooking device that heats and cooks ingredients placed in a cooking device body,
A lid for opening and closing the food inlet of the cooking device body;
an opening/closing detection unit that detects whether the lid is opened or closed;
A cooking control unit that controls cooking of the cooking device body by a cooking process according to a detection result of the opening/closing detection unit,
The cooking control unit includes:
When the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is closed, a first heat-cooking step is carried out;
When the opening/closing detection unit detects that the lid is open, a second heating and cooking step is carried out;
One cooking menu includes at least the first heat-cooking step and the second heat-cooking step,
An alarm unit is further provided to notify that the first heat cooking step has been completed,
The cooking control unit includes:
When the first heat-cooking step is completed, the notification unit is caused to notify the completion of the first heat-cooking step,
The one cooking menu further includes a third cooking step of performing cooking at a heating temperature and a heating time different from the heating temperature and the heating time in the second cooking step,
The cooking control unit includes:
This cooking device is characterized in that if the lid is closed for a predetermined time after the notification unit notifies the user that the first cooking process has been completed, the third cooking process is executed instead of the second cooking process. The third cooking step is:
Whether the heating temperature in the cooking control to be executed is lower than the heating temperature in the cooking control to be executed in the second cooking step,
3. The cooking device according to claim 2, wherein a heating time in the heating control executed in the second heating step is shorter than a heating time in the heating control executed in the second heating step.

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