IP Library Granted Patent US 9,609,696
Granted Patent B2
US 9,609,696 · App. 12/738,656 · Granted Mar 28, 2017

Cooking device

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Patent No.
US 9,609,696
App. No.
12/738,656
Granted
Mar 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a cooking device which can easily carry out heating setting when performing heating control according to a set temperature. A cooking device includes a heating unit ( 4 ) operable to heat an object to be heated; an operation unit ( 8 ) including temperature setting switch ( 11, 12 a, 12 b ) for setting a heating temperature; a temperature sensor ( 7 ) operable to detect a temperature of the object to be heated; and a control unit ( 5 ) operable to control the heating unit so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is equal to the set temperature set by using the temperature setting switch; wherein the control unit automatically sets the cooking mode based on the set temperature.

Claims (17)

1. A cooking device which includes a plurality of cooking modes suited for various cooking and is capable of heating an object to be heated with a control method corresponding to each of the cooking modes, the cooking device comprising:

a heating unit operable to heat the object to be heated;

an operation unit including a temperature setting switch for setting a heating temperature;

a temperature sensor operable to detect a temperature of the object to be heated; and

a control unit operable to control the heating unit so that the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is equal to a set temperature set by using the temperature setting switch,

wherein the control unit automatically selects the cooking mode based on the set temperature set by using the temperature setting switch.

2. The cooking device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit disables changing of the selected cooking mode at a predetermined timing after the cooking mode is automatically selected based on the set temperature.

3. The cooking device according to claim 2 , wherein the predetermined timing is when a predetermined time has elapsed after automatically selecting the cooking mode.

4. The cooking device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the operation unit further includes a heating start switch for starting heating of the object to be heated; and

the predetermined timing is when the heating start switch is operated.

5. The cooking device according to claim 2 , wherein:

the control unit limits a range of the heating temperature settable by the temperature setting switch to within a predetermined range according to the selected cooking mode after disabling changing of the cooking mode; and

the predetermined range is wider than a heating temperature range assigned to each of the cooking modes when the cooking mode is automatically selected.

6. The cooking device according to claim 1 , wherein:

the operation unit further includes a plurality of switches; and

the control unit assigns a function of setting the cooking mode to one of the switches of the operation unit when a predetermined switch of the operation unit is operated for a predetermined time or longer.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →