Heating regulator

Abstract

To provide a heating cooker that is superior in convenience and secures safety as a user can adjust the heating power through voice operation.SOLUTION: In a heating cooker that comprises heating means (stove burner) which heats a cooked object to be heated, manual operation means (burner operation part) which manually adjust the heating power of the heating means, and control means which performs heating power control over the heating means to voiced heating power when the heating power of the heating means is indicated with a voice, the control means is configured to perform firing operation on the heating means with predetermined heating power (firing heating power) as an operator operates the manual operation means for firing, and then perform heating power control over the heating means up to the predetermined heating power (firing heating power) according to a voiced indication when the heating power of the heating means is indicated with the voice.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cooking appliance such as a stove or grill, and more particularly to a cooking appliance that can be operated by voice. [Background technology]

[0002] 2. Description of the Related Art Among cooking appliances used to cook food such as meat and fish, there are cooking appliances that can be operated by voice.

[0003] As such a cooking device, Patent Document 1 discloses a sound signal controlled stove in which the operation of a heater is controlled by a sound signal.

[0004] The sound signal controlled stove in Patent Document 1 is a sound signal controlled stove that includes a heater and a control unit that controls the operation of the heater in response to an external signal, and the control unit is attached to a sound signal control unit that stores at least one control sound signal corresponding to a predetermined operation of the heater.The sound signal control unit also includes a sound signal input section, a sound signal recognition section that recognizes sound signals input via the sound signal input section, and a sound signal collating section that compares the recognized sound signal with the stored control sound signal.When the sound signal recognized by the sound signal recognition section matches the stored sound signal through comparison in the sound signal collating section, the control unit controls the operation of the heater in response to that sound signal.

[0005] Furthermore, the sound signal controlled stove in Patent Document 1 is said to have the advantage that it is not necessary to manually operate the control unit, and the specified operation of the heater can be controlled even when the cook (user) has both hands full or is in a remote location. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-263669 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, in the case of the sound signal controlled stove of Patent Document 1, in order to adjust the heat strength to the intended strength during the cooking process, the user needs to give specific instructions for the heat strength by voice. For example, it may be necessary to repeatedly recite voice instructions such as (1) "Right burner heat level 9" ⇒ "Right burner heat level 7" ⇒ "Right burner heat level 8" or (2) "Increase the heat level" ⇒ "Increase the heat level" ⇒ "Increase the heat level" ⇒ "Decrease the heat level" This is not only cumbersome, but can also lead to problems such as the heat level being higher than expected, resulting in cooking failure or the risk of burns.

[0008] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and aims to provide a heating cooker that allows the user to adjust the heat output by voice operation, is highly convenient, and provides a high level of security regarding voice operation. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the heating cooker of the present invention comprises a heating means for heating the food to be cooked, a manual operation means for manually adjusting the heat power of the heating means, and a control means for controlling the heat power of the heating means so that the heat power becomes the heat power specified by the voice when the heat power of the heating means is specified by voice, wherein the control means is configured to perform an ignition operation on the heating means at a predetermined heat power (ignition heat power) when a user performs an ignition operation using the manual operation means, and is configured to perform heat power control of the heating means in accordance with the voice instruction when the heat power of the heating means is specified by voice, with the predetermined heat power (ignition heat power) as an upper limit.

[0010] In the cooking device of the present invention, the largest heating power among the plurality of heating powers that are manually set by the manual operation means and used continuously for a predetermined time or more is selected. maximum firepower It is preferable that the configuration be such that: [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] The cooking device of the present invention is configured as described above, and the control means controls the heating power of the heating means in accordance with voice instructions, with a predetermined heating power (ignition power) as the upper limit. Therefore, when the heating power is increased by voice operation, the heating power of the heating means does not exceed the heating power that the user expects to use during cooking, providing safety and a sense of security regarding voice operation. As a result, a cooking device that can be voice-operated, is highly convenient, and has high reliability in response to voice operation can be provided.

[0012] Furthermore, the heating cooker of the present invention is configured so that the largest heating power among multiple types of heating power that are manually set by the manual operating means and used continuously for a predetermined period of time or more becomes the maximum heating power. Therefore, even if the heating power of the heating means is temporarily adjusted to a heating power that is too high during manual operation, such an excessively high heating power will not be set to the maximum heating power, making it possible to provide a heating cooker that is more convenient and safer. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing the external configuration of a cooking appliance (gas stove) according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a manual operation means (burner operation unit) of a cooking device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) shows a state in which the burner operation unit is not in use, and (b) shows a state in which the burner operation unit is protruded and ready for use. [Figure 4]4 is a diagram showing a table of the relationship between the heating power of the cooking device and the display mode of the combustion indicator lamp (heat amount display means) according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. [Figure 5] 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling a plurality of heating means of the cooking device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the cooking device according to the second embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] Hereinafter, the features of the present invention will be described in more detail by showing embodiments of the present invention. [Embodiment 1] In this first embodiment, the cooking appliance will be described taking as an example a so-called built-in type gas stove with a grill, which is inserted from above into a stove mounting opening formed in a kitchen counter and assembled.

[0015] <Basic configuration of the cooking appliance (gas stove) according to the first embodiment> As shown in FIGS. 12 and 3, the gas stove according to the first embodiment is equipped with three burners (a standard burner 1a, a high-power burner 1b, and a small burner 1c) as heating means for heating an object to be cooked (usually a cooking vessel in which the object to be cooked is accommodated).

[0016] The gas stove according to the first embodiment also includes a grill section 4 on which food to be cooked, such as fish, is placed, and a grill burner 2 (see FIG. 2) is disposed within the grill section 4.

[0017] The standard burner 1 (1a) is also provided with a temperature sensor (pot bottom temperature sensor) 9 that comes into contact with the cooking vessel to detect its temperature. Note that the high-power burner 1b and the small burner 1c can also be configured to be provided with similar temperature sensors.

[0018] On the front side of the gas stove are arranged the above-mentioned stove burner 1, burner operation units 21 (standard burner operation unit 21a, high-power burner operation unit 21b, small burner operation unit 21c) for manually igniting and extinguishing the grill burner 2 provided in the grill section 4, and adjusting the flame power, as well as a grill burner operation unit 22 (Figure 1) for manually igniting and extinguishing the grill burner 2, and adjusting the flame power, etc.

[0019] The above-mentioned burner operation units 21 (standard burner operation unit 21a, high-power burner operation unit 21b, small burner operation unit 21c) are configured to function as manual operation means for manually adjusting the heat output of each stove burner (heating means) 1 in the present invention.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2, each of the stove burners 1 (standard burner 1a, high-power burner 1b, small burner 1c) is provided with an ignition plug 7 as an ignition device that performs ignition operation and a thermocouple 8 for detecting the ignition state, and each of the grill burners 2 (upper burner 2a, lower burners 2b, 2c) is also provided with an ignition plug 7 as an ignition device that performs ignition operation and a thermocouple 8 for detecting the ignition state.

[0021] The configuration for gas supply to the stove burner 1 and the grill burner 2 is as follows. As shown in Figure 2, a main gas solenoid valve 12 (which functions as a main gas shut-off valve that remains open when either the stove burner 1 or the grill burner 2 is used, and remains closed when neither is used) is provided in the main gas supply line (main gas piping) 11, and the main gas supply line 11 branches into a branch line 13a for a standard burner, a branch line 13b for a high-power burner, a branch line 13c for a small burner, and a branch line 13d for a grill burner.

[0022] Each of these branch paths is provided with a flow control valve (gas volume control valve driven by a stepping motor) 3 that adjusts the amount of gas and thereby the amount of heat generated by each burner, and a position sensor 19 that detects its opening position.

[0023] The front side of the gas stove is provided with a power switch 24 and a power lamp 25 that indicates when the power switch 24 is turned on.

[0024] In addition, five combustion indicator lamps L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 are arranged near the periphery of the burner operating unit 21 (standard burner operating unit 21a, high-power burner operating unit 21b, and small burner operating unit 21c) as a heat power display means 23 for displaying the amount of heat (see Figure 3). In the gas stove of this embodiment, an LED is used as the combustion indicator lamp (heat amount indicator means).

[0025] This gas stove is also configured so that the heat of the stove burner 1 is adjusted based on commands from the burner operating unit 21 described above.

[0026] In addition, the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 1 is equipped with a control means (operation control means) 50 (Figure 2) that controls the combustion of the stove burner 1, and this control means is configured to perform combustion control that starts the combustion of the stove burner 1 based on a combustion start command and stops the combustion of the stove burner 1 based on a combustion stop command.

[0027] <Characteristic composition> As described above, the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 1 is equipped with a heating means (stove burner) 1, a manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 (Figures 1, 2, and 3), a heat output display means 23 (Figure 3) consisting of combustion indicator lamps L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5, and a control means (operation control means) (Figure 2) 50 that controls the combustion of the stove burner 1.

[0028] In addition, the gas stove (heating cooker) according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured to be able to display the heat level from heat level 1 (low heat) to heat level 9 (high heat) by turning on, blinking, or turning off the combustion indicator lamps (heat amount display means) L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 in the manner shown in Figure 4.

[0029] It also includes a sound collection microphone (Fig. 2) 51 for capturing voice instructions, a speaker (notification means) 52 (Fig. 2) for notifying voice instructions on fire power when they are given, and the like.

[0030] In the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 1, the control means 50 is configured to be able to control the heat of the heating means (stove burner) 1 in accordance with voice instructions, with the maximum heat of the heat manually adjusted by the user using the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 as the upper limit. The gas stove (heat cooker) according to the first embodiment is provided with a sound collecting microphone (FIG. 2) 51 for reliably recognizing voice instructions when they are given.

[0031] Furthermore, in the gas stove (heating cooker) according to embodiment 1, the maximum heating power is set manually by the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21, and is configured so that the greatest heating power among multiple types of heating power that are used continuously for a predetermined period of time or more becomes the maximum heating power described above.

[0032] In addition, the control means 50 is configured to execute automatic cooking control that automatically performs heating and cooking using the heating means (stove burner) 1, and is configured not to execute heat control in accordance with the voice instructions even if voice instructions are given while the automatic cooking control is being executed.

[0033] In addition, the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 1 is equipped with a speaker 52 (Figure 2) which is an alarm means for notifying that the control means 50 has performed heat power control of the heating means (stove burner) 1 in accordance with audio instructions.

[0034] Furthermore, the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 1 is equipped with multiple heating means (burner) 1, and if the voice instruction is for a specific heating means among the multiple heating means (burner) 1, it is configured to execute heat power control for the specific heating means (burner) 1 so that the heat power is as specified by voice, and if the instruction is not for a specific heating means (burner) 1, it is configured to execute heat power control for all heating means (burner) 1 under heating control so that the heat power is as specified by voice.

[0035] Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the operation of the main parts of the gas stove (heat cooker) according to the first embodiment when performing automatic cooking will be described.

[0036] In step S1, the user operates the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 to perform the ignition operation, and in step S2, the ignition operation is performed on the heating means (stovetop burner) 1. Specifically, the flow control valve (gas amount adjustment valve) 3, which also functions as a shut-off valve, opens to a degree that provides a predetermined heating power (ignition heating power), and the igniter turns ON, causing a discharge from the spark plug 7 to ignite the heating means (stovetop burner) 1.

[0037] Then, in step S3, ignition of the heating means (stovetop burner) 1 is confirmed. That is, when the electromotive force value V of the thermocouple 8 for detecting ignition is equal to or greater than the electromotive force value Vs for ignition determination, ignition of the heating means (stovetop burner) 1 is confirmed.

[0038] If ignition of the heating means (stovetop burner) 1 is not confirmed in step S3, the process proceeds to step S11, the flow control valve (gas volume adjustment valve) 3 closes, the igniter is turned off, an error message is displayed in step S12, and cooking ends.

[0039] When the ignition of the heating means (stovetop burner) 1 is confirmed in step S3, the heating power (ignition heating power) at that time is stored as the maximum heating power (step S4).

[0040] Next, in step S5, it is determined whether or not an automatic cooking instruction has been issued, and if an automatic cooking instruction has been issued, automatic cooking control is executed in step S6.

[0041] Then, in step S7, it is confirmed whether or not there is an audio instruction (heat instruction) regarding the heat power of the heating means (cooktop burner) 1, and if there is an audio instruction, in step S8 it is notified that the audio instruction is not accepted. This is because if an audio instruction is accepted while automatic cooking control is being executed, it will be impossible to continue appropriate automatic cooking.

[0042] Next, in step S9, it is determined whether or not an instruction to end automatic cooking has been given, and if an instruction to end automatic cooking has been given, the process returns to step S5.

[0043] If there is no voice instruction to increase the heating power in step S7, the process proceeds to step S9.

[0044] If there is no instruction to end automatic cooking in step S9, the process proceeds to step S10, where it is determined whether or not the fire has been turned off, and if there has not been a fire-extinguishing operation, the process returns to step S6.

[0045] If the extinguishing operation is performed in step S10, the process proceeds to step S21, where the extinguishing operation is performed to end the cooking.

[0046] Also, if there is no instruction for automatic cooking in step S5, the process proceeds to step S13, where the opening of the flow control valve (gas amount adjustment valve) 3 is adjusted so that the heating power is adjusted by the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21, and cooking begins with the heating power adjusted by the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21.

[0047] In step S14, it is determined whether the specified heat power adjusted by the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 has continued for 5 seconds or more, and if it is determined in step S14 that the specified heat power has continued for 5 seconds or more, the maximum heat power is updated in step S15, and the specified heat power that has continued for 5 seconds or more is stored as the maximum heat power.

[0048] Then, in step S16, it is determined whether or not a voice instruction for the heating power has been given for the heating means (stovetop burner 1), and if a voice instruction for the heating power has been given, in step S17 a notification is given that the voice instruction for the heating power has been given, and then in step S18 the heating power is adjusted in accordance with the voice instruction, and in step S19 a notification is given that the heating power adjustment has been completed. Note that this notification is given by sound from the notification means (speaker) 52.

[0049] If it is not determined in step S14 that the predetermined heating power has continued for 5 seconds or more, the process proceeds to step S16.

[0050] Thereafter, in step S20, it is determined whether or not a fire-extinguishing operation has been performed, and if a fire-extinguishing operation has been performed, the cooking is terminated by executing the fire-extinguishing operation in step S21. If a fire-extinguishing operation has not been performed in step S20, the process returns to step S5.

[0051] If there is no voice instruction in step S16, the process proceeds to step S20.

[0052] The cooking stove (gas stove) according to the first embodiment is configured as described above, and the control means 50 controls the heat of the heating means (burner) 1 in accordance with voice instructions, with a predetermined heat (ignition heat) as the upper limit. Therefore, when the heat is increased by voice control, the heat of the heating means (burner) 1 will not exceed the heat that the user expects to use during cooking, improving the sense of security regarding voice control. As a result, it is possible to realize a gas stove (cooker) that is voice-operable, highly convenient, and highly reliable in response to voice control.

[0053] Furthermore, the largest heating power among the multiple types of heating power that are manually set by the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 and used continuously for a predetermined time or more becomes the maximum heating power. Therefore, even if the heating power of the heating means is temporarily adjusted to a heating power that is too high during manual operation, such a high heating power will not be set to the maximum heating power, making it possible to provide a gas stove (heating cooker) that is more reliable in terms of voice operation.

[0054] Furthermore, the control means 50 is configured to execute automatic cooking control that automatically performs heating cooking using the heating means (cooker burner) 1, and is configured not to execute heat control in accordance with voice instructions even if voice instructions are given while the automatic cooking control is being executed. Therefore, heat adjustment by voice operation is not executed during automatic cooking, and cooking can be performed reliably using automatic cooking, providing a gas stove (heating cooker) that does not cause cooking mistakes.

[0055] In addition, the control means 50 is provided with a speaker (notification means) 52 for notifying that the heat power control of the heating means (cooker burner) 1 has been carried out in accordance with voice instructions, so that the voice operation is accepted and the user can be sure to recognize that the heat power adjustment has been carried out, making it possible to provide a more convenient heating cooker.

[0056] Next, with reference to the flowchart of Figure 6, we will explain how to control the heat power of the heating means (burner) 1 when using the multiple heating means (burner) 1 provided in the gas stove of this embodiment 1, namely, the standard burner 1a, the high-power burner 1b, and the small burner 1c.

[0057] When cooking starts and a voice command to control the heat is given in step S101, it is determined in step S102 whether a specific heating means 1 is designated among the multiple heating means 1, i.e., the standard burner 1a, the high-heat burner 1b, and the small burner 1c. There is no restriction on the number of specific heating means 1 that can be designated.

[0058] In step S102, if a specific heating means 1 (either the standard burner 1a, the high-power burner 1b, or the small burner 1c) is specified, in step S103, it is determined whether automatic cooking control is being performed for the specified heating means 1.

[0059] If automatic cooking control is being executed, in step S104, a notification is made that the heating means 1 under automatic cooking control will not accept a voice instruction on heating power.

[0060] If it is determined in step S103 that automatic cooking control is not being performed for the designated heating means 1, a response notification is made in step S114 to the effect that the heat instruction is accepted, and in step S115, the heat adjustment is performed for the designated heating means 1.

[0061] Thereafter, in step S105, it is determined whether or not the fire has been turned off, and if the fire has been turned off, the fire is extinguished in step S106, thereby ending cooking.

[0062] If no fire extinguishing operation is performed in step S105, the process returns to step S101.

[0063] If there is no voice instruction in step S101, the process proceeds to step S104.

[0064] If a specific heating means 1 (either the standard burner 1a, the high-power burner 1b, or the small burner 1c) is not specified in step S102, it is determined in step S107 whether the heating means 1 performing automatic cooking control is included.

[0065] If it is determined in step S107 that the heating means 1 (either the standard burner 1a, the high-power burner 1b, or the small burner 1c) that is performing automatic cooking control is included, then in step S108, a notification is issued that the heating means 1 (either the standard burner 1a, the high-power burner 1b, or the small burner 1c) that is performing automatic cooking control will not accept voice instructions on heat power.

[0066] On the other hand, for the heating means 1 for which automatic cooking control is not being performed (heating means 1 that is the subject of manual cooking control), an audio notification is given in step S109 to the effect that a heating power instruction has been received, and then the heating power is adjusted in accordance with the audio instruction in step S110.

[0067] If in step S107 there is no heating means 1 performing automatic cooking control, in step S112 an audio notification is given to all heating means 1 (standard burner 1a, high-power burner 1b, and small burner 1c) that a power instruction has been received.

[0068] Then, in step S113, the heating power of all the heating means 1 (standard burner 1a, high-heat burner 1b, and small burner 1c) is adjusted, and the process proceeds to step S111.

[0069] Then, in step S111, a notice is given that the heating power adjustment has been completed, and then the process proceeds to step S105.

[0070] As explained using the flowchart in Figure 6, if the cooking device is equipped with multiple heating means 1 (standard burner 1a, high-power burner 1b, and small burner 1c), and if the voice instruction is for a specific heating means among the multiple heating means 1, heat power control is executed for that specific heating means, and if the instruction is not for a specific heating means, heat power control is executed for all heating means under heating control, it is possible to voice-control the heat power of multiple heating means 1 simultaneously as needed, making it possible to provide a highly convenient cooking device.

[0071] Specifically, for example, if you need to temporarily leave the cooking appliance due to a visitor or a phone call, you can turn off all heating means 1 with a single command or adjust the heat level to the specified level, thereby improving convenience. On the other hand, the heating means performing the automatic cooking control does not accept voice instructions, so the automatic cooking control is performed reliably, there is no risk of automatic cooking failure, and the reliability of the automatic cooking control can be ensured.

[0072] [Embodiment 2] Next, an embodiment (Embodiment 2) of a gas stove (heat cooking appliance) according to the second invention of the present application will be described.

[0073] The gas stove (heat cooking appliance) according to the second embodiment has a basic configuration similar to that of the gas stove (heat cooking appliance) according to the first embodiment described above with reference to FIGS.

[0074] The following description will focus on the differences from embodiment 1. Note that the reference numerals used to describe each part below are the same as those used in Figures 1 to 4 to describe the gas stove (heat cooker) according to embodiment 1.

[0075] In the gas stove (heating cooker) of this embodiment 2, the control means 50 is configured to be able to perform (a) a first heat control (the same control as the heat control in the gas stove (heating cooker) of the above-mentioned embodiment 1) that controls the heat of the heating means (stove burner) 1 with the maximum heat manually adjusted by the user using the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 as the upper limit, and (b) a second heat control (heat control unique to the gas stove (heating cooker) according to the second invention of the present application) that switches the heat of the heating means (stove burner) 1 to a predetermined heat stage among a plurality of heat stages predetermined in the range between the minimum stage and the maximum stage, thereby performing stepwise heat control.

[0076] That is, the gas stove (heating cooker) of the second embodiment is configured to be able to perform stepwise heat control (second heat control) by switching the heat of the stove burner (heating means) 1 to a predetermined heat level among a plurality of heat levels (9 heat levels) predetermined in the range of heat level 1 (minimum level) and heat level 9 (maximum level) as shown in Fig. 4. For example, by giving a voice command of "heat level 5," the heat of the stove burner (heating means) 1 is adjusted to heat level 5, which is the magnitude of the stepwise heat level.

[0077] If the voice instruction is to execute the first heat power control, the first heat power control is executed, which sets the heat power of the heating means to the heat power instructed by voice, and if the voice instruction is to execute the second heat power control, the second heat power control is executed, which sets the heat power of the heating means (cooktop burner) 1 to the heat power level instructed by voice, even if the heat power level instructed by voice exceeds the maximum heat power manually adjusted by the user using the manual operation means.

[0078] Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7, the operation of the main parts of the gas stove (heat cooker) according to the second embodiment when performing automatic cooking will be described.

[0079] In the flowchart of FIG. 7, steps S201, S202, and S203 provided between steps S17 and S19 are steps specific to the gas stove (heat cooker) according to the second embodiment.

[0080] In addition, since the steps other than step S201, step S202, and step S203 in the flowchart of Figure 7 are the same as the steps in the case of the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 1 whose flowchart is shown in Figure 5, their explanations will be omitted here.

[0081] In the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 2, if an audio flame instruction to perform the first flame control (more specifically, an audio flame instruction to perform the first flame control in which the flame power of the heating means (stove burner) 1 is set to the flame power instructed by audio, with the maximum flame power manually adjusted by the user using the manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21 as the upper limit) or an audio flame instruction to perform the second flame control (more specifically, an audio flame instruction to perform the second flame control in which the flame power is switched to a predetermined flame power level from among multiple flame power levels predetermined in the range of minimum and maximum levels to perform stepped flame power control) is received in step S16, the process proceeds to step S201.

[0082] In step S201, if the voice instruction is a voice instruction to perform the second heat control (for example, "Set the heat of the right burner to 9"), in step S202, the above-mentioned second heat control is executed, in which the heat of the heating means (burner burner) 1 is set to the heat level instructed by voice.

[0083] Then, in step S202 of executing the second heat power control, when executing the second heat power control in which the heat power of the heating means (stove burner) 1 is set to the heat power level instructed by voice, the second heat power control is executed in which the heat power of the heating means (stove burner) 1 is set to the heat power level instructed by voice even if the heat power level instructed by voice exceeds the maximum heat power manually adjusted by the user using the manual operation means.

[0084] When the second heating power control is executed in step S202, a notification is made in step S19 to the effect that the heating power adjustment (second heating power control) of the heating means (stovetop burner) 1 has been completed. This notification is made by sound from the notification means (speaker) 52.

[0085] Furthermore, if the voice instruction in step S201 is a voice instruction to perform the first heat control (for example, "reduce the heat of the left burner" or "maximize the heat of the left burner"), the first heat control (heat control in which the manually adjusted maximum heat is used as the upper limit and the heat of the heating means is set to the heat instructed by voice) is executed in step 203.

[0086] When the first heating power control is executed in step S203, a notification is made in step S19 to the effect that the heating power adjustment (first heating power control) of the heating means (stovetop burner) 1 has been completed. This notification is made by sound from the notification means (speaker) 52.

[0087] As described above, the other steps are the same as those in the case of the gas stove (heating cooker) of the first embodiment.

[0088] The gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 2 is configured as described above, and the control means 50 is configured to increase the heat of the heating means (stove burner) 1 to more than the maximum heat adjusted by manual operation when the audio heat instruction is an instruction to execute the second heat control.

[0089] Therefore, it becomes possible to cook with a larger heating power when necessary without being restricted by the maximum heating power adjusted by manual operation, and it becomes possible to provide a more convenient heating cooker.

[0090] According to the gas stove (heating cooker) of embodiment 2, if the audio heat instruction is an instruction to execute the second heat control, cooking will be carried out at a heat level greater than the maximum heat level adjusted by manual operation. However, the heat level of the heating cooker is strictly limited for fire prevention and safety reasons, and the heat level will not exceed this limit, so no problems will arise from the standpoint of fire prevention or safety.

[0091] In the above embodiment, a built-in type gas stove is used as an example, but the present invention is not limited to the gas stove shown in this embodiment, and can also be applied to a table stove.

[0092] In the above embodiment, only the stove burner is used as the heating means, but instead, the grill burner may also be used as one of the heating means, and the heat output may be controlled by the control means to be the heat output specified by voice.

[0093] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a gas stove equipped with a grill has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to a single-purpose gas stove that does not have a grill.

[0094] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment in any other respects, and there are no particular restrictions on the wording of the firepower instructions, the number of firepower stages, etc., and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0095] 1 stove burner (heating means) 1a standard burner 1b high-power burner 1c small burner 2 grill burners 2a upper burner 2b, 2c lower burner 3 Flow control valve (gas volume adjustment valve) 4 Grill section 7 spark plugs 8 thermocouples 9 Temperature sensor (pot bottom sensor) 11 Main gas supply line (main gas piping) 12-way gas solenoid valve 13a standard burner branch 13b High-power burner branch 13c Small burner branch 13d Grill Burner Branch 19 position sensors 21 Manual operation means (burner operation unit) 21a standard burner operation unit 21b High-power burner control unit 21c small burner operation unit 22 Grill burner control unit 23 Combustion indicator lamp, heat output indicator 24 power switch 25 Power lamp 50 Control means 51 Sound collection microphone 52 Speaker (notification means) L1~L5 combustion indicator lamps (heat amount display means)

Claims

1. A heating means for heating the food to be cooked; a manual operation means for manually adjusting the heat power of the heating means; a control means for controlling the heat power of the heating means when the heat power of the heating means is instructed by voice so that the heat power is the heat power instructed by the voice; Equipped with When a user performs an ignition operation using the manual operation means, the control means The heating means is configured to perform an ignition operation with a predetermined heating power (ignition heating power), When the heating power of the heating means is instructed by the voice, the heating power of the heating means is controlled in accordance with the voice instruction, with the predetermined heating power (ignition heating power) as an upper limit. A heating cooker characterized by the above.

2. 2. The cooking device according to claim 1, wherein the cooking device is configured so that the maximum heating power is the highest heating power among the plurality of heating powers that are manually set by the manual operation means and that have been used continuously for a predetermined period of time or more.

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