JP3339781B2 - Automatic rice cooker - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic rice cooker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an automatic rice cooker of this kind, for example,
The thing described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-114745 is known. This conventional device has a metering device, a rice washing device, a rice cooker device, and a main control device for controlling these devices, and the main control device has a mode for selecting a rice cooking mode of white rice cooking and porridge rice cooking. A selection means is provided, and the rice cooker device is provided with a sub-control device for the rice cooker device separately from the main control device, and the sub-control device is used to manually operate a rice cooking menu of white rice cooking and porridge rice cooking. Menu selection means is provided for selecting the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device by communication so that the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device becomes a rice cooking menu corresponding to the rice cooking mode of the main control device during automatic rice cooking. Some cookers cook rice using a rice cooker device.

[0003]

However, in this type of conventional apparatus, after the rice cooker is switched by switching the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller so that the rice cooker menu corresponds to the rice cooker mode of the main controller, the main control is performed. Because the rice cooker menu was still switched to the rice cooker mode corresponding to the rice cooker mode, the next time rice was cooked with the rice cooker, the rice cooker menu was automatically switched to the rice cooker menu corresponding to the rice cooker mode. In some cases, the user may forget to change the rice cooking menu to the original rice cooking menu and cook the rice as it is, and there is a risk that the rice cooking menu may be accidentally cooked. For example, when rice is automatically cooked in the rice cooking mode of rice porridge by the main control device while rice rice cooking is being repeated by the rice cooker device, the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device corresponds to the rice cooking mode of rice porridge rice of the main control device. It switches to the rice menu of rice with porridge rice, but when rice rice cooking is continued with rice cooker after the rice cooking with rice porridge is completed, it may happen that the rice cooker menu is forgotten and the rice cooker menu of rice porridge rice is forgotten. Was.

[0004] In view of the above problems, the present invention switches the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller to the rice cooker menu corresponding to the rice cooker mode of the main controller and cooks the rice. This prevents rice cooking menu from being accidentally cooked due to forgetting to change.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A first technical means of the present invention for solving this technical problem has a rice cooker device 4 and a main control device 5. A mode selection means for selecting a rice cooking mode is provided, and the rice cooker device 4 is provided with a sub-control device 10 for the rice cooker device separately from the main control device 5, and a rice cooker menu is provided to the sub-control device 10. An automatic rice cooker is provided which is provided with a rice cooker menu selection means for manually selecting the rice cooker and automatically switching the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller 10 to the rice cooker menu corresponding to the rice cooker mode of the main controller 5 at the time of automatic rice cooking. In the device, a plurality of rice cooking courses having different operations are provided in the rice cooking menu selected by the rice cooking menu selecting means of the sub-control device 10, and the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device 10 is controlled by the main control device 5. Automatically switched to cooking menu corresponding to the cooking mode, when a plurality of courses to the switching are cooking menu is present, as well as cooking the high cooking courses priority set in advance is automatically selected, the buzzer also
Is indicated by an indicator light or the like, and after the rice is cooked, the sub control device 1
The point is that the rice cooking menu and the rice cooking course of No. 0 are returned to the rice cooking menu and the rice cooking course before the switching of the rice cooking menu.

The second technical means has a rice cooker device 4 and a main control device 5, and the main control device 5 is provided with a mode selection means for selecting a rice cooking mode.
Is provided with a sub-control device 10 for the rice cooker device separately from the main control device 5, the sub-control device 10 is provided with a rice cooking menu selection means for manually selecting a rice cooking menu, In the automatic rice cooker that automatically switches the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device 10 to the rice cooking menu corresponding to the rice cooking mode of the main control device 5 and cooks rice, the rice cooking menu is selected by the rice cooking menu selection means of the sub-control device 10. A plurality of rice cooking courses having different operations are provided in the rice cooking menu, and the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device 10 is automatically switched to the rice cooking menu corresponding to the rice cooking mode of the main control device 5, and a plurality of rice cooking menus are switched to the switched rice menu. When there is a rice cooking course, a request means for requesting selection of the rice cooking course is provided.

[0007] Therefore, when the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller 10 is switched to the rice cooker menu corresponding to the rice cooker mode of the main controller 5 and cooked by the rice cooker 4, the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller 10 is used. However, the rice cooking menu automatically returns to the rice cooking menu before the switching of the rice cooking menu, so that it is not necessary to forget to change the rice cooking menu to the original rice cooking menu and cook rice as it is. For example, when rice is automatically cooked in the rice cooking mode of rice porridge by the main control device 5 while rice rice cooking is repeated by the rice cooker device 4, the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device 10 becomes rice cooking of rice porridge of the main control device 5. When the rice cooking menu is switched to the rice cooking menu for rice porridge corresponding to the mode, after the rice cooking for rice porridge is completed, the rice cooking menu is automatically switched to the original rice cooking menu for white rice cooking, and when rice cooking is continued by rice cooker device 4, In addition, it is not necessary to forget to change the rice cooking menu and to cook rice in the rice cooking menu of rice porridge.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. 3 and 4, the automatic rice cooker has a main body frame 1 in which a weighing device 2, a rice washing device 3, a rice cooker device 4, and the operations of these devices are automatically controlled. Main controller 5 is provided. The metering device 2 includes a rice storage unit 6 for storing rice, and a measuring unit 7 for measuring and discharging a predetermined amount of rice in the rice storage unit 6. The rice washing device 3 includes a rice washing section 8 for washing rice discharged from the measuring section 7 and a rice discharging section 9 for discharging rice in the rice washing section 8.
Consists of The rice cooker device 4 is composed of an electric kettle or a gas kettle, and cooks rice discharged from the rice discharging unit 9. The rice cooker 4 is provided with a sub-controller 10 for the rice cooker separately from the main controller 5. The sub-control device 10 performs “pre-cooking” as a rice cooking process in response to a rice cooking start command from the main control device 5.
The heating power is controlled so as to perform the steps of “main cooking” and “additional cooking”.

FIG. 5 shows an operation display panel 11 of the main control unit 5. On the upper part of the panel 11, a “reservation” button 12 for driving by reservation, an “immediate” button 13 for driving immediately, a “start” button 14 for starting operation, and a “cancel” for canceling Button 15
Are arranged in a horizontal line. A clock display unit 16 for displaying the time, flow rate, and amount of cooked rice is provided beside the push button row. Below the row of push buttons, a process position display section 17 indicating each process is provided. This display unit 1
Numeral 7 is configured to display the step being processed by lighting or blinking a lamp. Furthermore, next to the display unit 17,
A “hydration start” push button 18 is arranged.
Above the push button 18, there is provided a time display section 19 for waiting for zirconing, and below the push button 18, there is provided a remaining time display section 20 for displaying the remaining time of the blurring time.

Below the clock display section 16, a check position display section 21 is provided. This display part 2
Reference numeral 1 indicates an error or trouble in each process by lighting or blinking a lamp. A graphic display unit 22 is provided between the process position display unit 17 and the check position display unit 21. The graphic display unit 22 depicts the entire shape of the present rice cooker, and a lamp is provided at a position corresponding to the process position and the check position. The lamp is operated by the process position display unit 17. When the check position display unit 21 is activated, the lamp at the corresponding position is turned on or blinks when the check position display unit 21 is operating.

In the lower part of the operation display panel 11, a rice cooker selection unit 23 and a hardness selector 2 for adjusting the cooking level are set.
4. Washing selection section 2 for selecting the degree of rice washing
5, and "automatic once" to perform the entire process from weighing to cooking once, "automatic twice" to perform the entire process twice, "washing rice" to wait for the washing to be performed until washing the rice, In addition, a mode selection unit 26 that selects each rice cooking mode of “porridge” is arranged in a horizontal row. Below the selection section row, a timer setting section 27, a maintenance section 28, a time and reservation setting section 29, and a total cooked rice amount display / clear section 30 for setting the baling time and the murashi time are arranged in a horizontal line. Are located.

The mode selection section 26 is provided with a mode selection button 35. Each time the mode selection button 35 is pressed, the mode selection means of the main control unit 5 selects "auto once" and "auto twice". , "Rice washing" and "rice porridge" are sequentially selected. As shown in FIG. 6, a menu selection button 37 and a pre-cooking selection button 3 are provided on the operation unit on the outer surface of the sub-control device 10 for the rice cooker device.
8, a display unit 39 for displaying an error or a time, a rice cooker button 40 for causing the rice cooker device 4 to perform a rice cooker, a cutoff button 41 for stopping rice cooker, and a rice cooker display 42 for displaying that rice is being cooked. Is provided.

The rice cooking menu selected by the sub-control device 10 includes a rice menu of "white rice" for causing the rice cooker device 4 to perform white rice cooking, and a rice menu of "porridge" for operating rice porridge rice. The rice cooking menu of “white rice” is provided with a plurality of rice cooking courses that operate differently from the rice cooking course of “white rice 1” and the rice cooking course of “white rice 2”. For example, the rice course of “Rice 1” and the rice course of “Rice 2” are more suitable for the rice course of “Rice 1” than the rice course of “Rice 1” according to the customer's preference and the type of rice. The cooking method is slightly different so that it becomes slightly softer.

Each time the menu selection button 37 is pressed by the menu selection means and the course selection means of the sub-control device 10, the rice cooking course of "white rice 1" and the rice cooking menu of "white rice" of the rice cooking menu of "white rice" The rice cooking course of "White rice 2" and the rice cooking menu of "porridge" are sequentially switched. When the rice cooker button 40 is pressed, the rice cooker device 4 cooks rice according to the rice cooker menu and the rice cooker course selected by the menu selection button 37 under the control of the sub-control device 10.

When the mode selection means of the main controller 5 selects the "automatic once" and "automatic twice" rice cooking modes, and the main controller 5 completes the process from weighing to before cooking. From the main controller 5 to the sub controller 1
At 0, a rice cooked rice start signal S1 is sent by communication. When the rice cooking mode of “porridge” is selected by the mode selection means of the main controller 5 and the main controller 5 completes the process from weighing to before cooking, the main controller 5 sends the sub-controller 10 a The rice porridge rice start signal S2 is transmitted by communication.

The rice cooking mode of "washing rice" is selected by the mode selecting means of the main control device 5, and the main control device 5
When the process is completed from weighing to before cooking, the main control device 5 sends a sub-control device 10 for the rice cooker device.
In the meantime, the rice cooker start signal is not transmitted by communication, the rice cooker device 4 enters a standby state before cooking, and the rice cooker device 4 is selected by the menu selection button 37 by pressing the rice cooker button 40 on the rice cooker device side. The rice cooker device 4 performs a rice cooking operation according to the cooked rice menu.

Then, as shown in FIG.
"Automatic once", "Automatic twice" depending on the mode selection means
When the rice control mode is selected, the sub-control device 10 inputs the white rice cooking start signal S1. At this time, the sub-control device 10 cooks “white rice 1” or “white rice 2” in the “white rice” rice menu. If the course is selected, the rice cooker device 4 operates the rice cooker in the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" or "white rice 2" of the rice cooker menu of "white rice" without changing the rice cooker menu, and the sub-control device 10 side If the rice cooking menu of “porridge” is selected, the rice cooking menu and the rice cooking course are automatically changed to the rice cooking course of “white rice 1” having a higher priority set in the rice cooking menu of “white rice”. The rice cooker device 4 performs a rice cooking operation in the rice cooking course of “white rice 1” of the rice rice menu of “white rice”, and after the rice cooking operation is completed, the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device 10 is changed to the sub-control device 1
0 is returned to the rice cooking menu before the white rice cooking start signal S1 is input.

When the rice selection mode of "porridge" is selected by the mode selection means of the main controller 5, when the sub-controller 10 inputs the rice porridge rice start signal S2, the sub-controller 10 at this time outputs If the rice menu of “porridge” is selected, the rice cooker device 4 can be used in the rice menu of “porridge” without changing the rice cooking menu.
Operates rice cooking, and if the rice cooking course of “white rice 1” or “white rice 2” of the rice cooking menu of “white rice” is selected on the sub-control device 10, the rice cooking menu is changed to the rice cooking menu of “porridge”. The rice cooker device 4 performs the rice cooking operation in the rice cooking menu of “porridge”, and after the rice cooking operation is completed, the rice cooking menu on the sub-control device 10 side is the rice cooking menu before the porridge rice cooking start signal S2 is input to the sub-control device 10. And return to the cooking course.

Further, the rice cooking mode of "rice washing" is selected by the mode selecting means of the main control device 5, and the main control device 5
When the process is completed from weighing to before cooking, the main control device 5 sends a sub-control device 10 for the rice cooker device.
In the meantime, the rice cooker start signal is not transmitted by communication, the rice cooker device 4 enters a standby state before cooking, and the rice cooker device 4 is selected by the menu selection button 37 by pressing the rice cooker button 40 on the rice cooker device side. The rice cooker device 4 operates to cook rice according to the cooked rice menu and the cooked rice course.

According to the configuration of the above-described embodiment, when the "automatic once" and "automatic twice" rice cooking modes are selected by the mode selection means of the main control device 5, the main control device 5 performs the cooking from the weighing to the cooking before cooking. Are automatically performed, and when the steps before cooking are completed, the main control device 5 sends the white rice cooking start signal S to the sub-control device 10 by communication.
1 is sent. When the rice cooking mode of “porridge” is selected by the mode selection means of the main control device 5, the main control device 5 automatically performs the process from weighing to before cooking, and when the process is completed before cooking, The porridge rice cooking start signal S2 is transmitted from the main control device 5 to the sub-control device 10 by communication.

When the rice cooking mode of "washing rice" is selected by the mode selecting means of the main controller 5, the main controller 5
When the process is completed from weighing to before cooking, the main control device 5 sends a sub-control device 10 for the rice cooker device.
In this case, the rice cooker start signal is not transmitted by communication, and the rice cooker 4 enters a standby state before cooking. In this case, by pressing the rice cooker button 40 on the rice cooker device side, the rice cooker device 4 performs the rice cooking operation according to the rice cooker menu and the rice cooker course selected by the menu selection button 37.

Next, the rice cooking operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In step 1, the rice cook start signal sent from main controller 5 is white rice cook start signal S
It is determined whether the signal is 1 or rice porridge rice start signal S2. If it is white rice rice start signal S1, the process proceeds to step 2, and if it is rice porridge rice start signal S2, the process proceeds to step 6. In step 2, it is determined whether or not the rice cooker menu of the rice cooker device 4 is the rice cooker menu of "white rice" (the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" or "white rice 2"), and the rice cooker menu of "white rice"("whiterice") is determined. 1 ”or“ Rice rice 2 ”)
The process proceeds to step 4 without changing the rice cooking menu and the rice cooking course, and in step 4, the rice cooker device 4 performs the white rice cooking according to the rice cooking course of “white rice 1” or “white rice 2” of the rice menu of “white rice”. , And proceed to step 5.
If it is not the rice menu of "white rice", that is, the rice cooker device 4
If the rice cooker menu is “rice porridge” rice cooker menu,
In step 3, the rice cooker menu is switched to the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" having a higher priority set in the rice cooker menu of "white rice", and then the process proceeds to step 4. In step 4, the rice cooker menu of "white rice""whiterice" In step 5, the rice cooker device 4 performs white rice cooking according to the rice cooking course of “1”.
Proceed to.

In step 5, the rice cooking menu is returned to the rice cooking menu before the rice cooking menu is changed by inputting the rice cooking start signal sent from the main control device 5, that is, before the rice cooking is started. That is, in step 3, the rice cooker menu is switched to the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" of the rice cooker menu of "white rice", and in step 4, the rice cooker device 4 follows the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" of the rice cooker menu of "white rice". When the rice cooking operation is performed, the rice cooking menu is returned to the rice cooking menu of “porridge”. In addition, if the operation proceeds to step 4 without changing the rice cooking menu from step 2 and the rice cooking operation is performed according to the rice cooking course of “white rice 1” or “white rice 2” of the rice cooking menu of “white rice”, the rice cooking menu and "Rice rice 1" of the rice cooking menu of "Rice rice" as it is
Alternatively, maintain the rice cooking course of “Shirame 2”.

If it is determined in step 1 that the rice cook start signal sent from main controller 5 is porridge rice cook start signal S2, the process proceeds to step 6, and in step 6, the rice cooker menu of rice cooker device 4 is set to "porridge". It is determined whether or not the rice menu is the rice cooking menu. If the rice cooking menu is "porridge", the process proceeds to step 8 without changing the rice cooking menu. In step 8, the rice cooker device 4 follows the rice cooking menu of "porridge". After the rice cooking operation, the process proceeds to step 9. If it is not the rice menu of “porridge”, that is, if the rice menu of the rice cooker device 4 is the rice menu of “white rice” (the rice course of “white rice 1” or “white rice 2”), the rice cooking menu is changed to “ After switching to "porridge", the process proceeds to step 8. In step 8, the rice cooker device 4 performs white rice cooking according to the rice menu of "porridge", and proceeds to step 9.

In step 9, the rice cooking menu is returned to the rice cooking menu and the rice cooking course before the rice cooking menu is changed, that is, before the rice cooking is started, by inputting the rice cooking start signal sent from the main controller 5. That is, in step 7, the rice cooker menu is switched to the rice cooker menu of "porridge", and then in step 8, the rice cooker device 4 follows the rice cooker menu of "porridge".
If the rice cooker has performed the rice porridge operation, the rice cooker menu is returned to the rice cooker course “white rice 1” or “white rice 2” in the rice cooker menu “white rice” in step 9. Further, if the process proceeds to step 8 without changing the rice cooking menu from step 6 and the rice porridge operation is performed according to the rice cooking menu of “porridge”, the rice cooking menu is maintained as it is as the rice cooking menu of “porridge”.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another embodiment. If it is determined in step 2 that the rice menu is not the rice menu of "white rice", that is, if the rice menu of the rice cooker 4 is the rice menu of "porridge" In step 3, as in the above-described embodiment, a buzzer sounds and the rice cooker is not started without switching the rice cooker menu to the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" of the rice cooker of "white rice". In this case, the buzzer is a requesting means for requesting the selection of the rice cooking course, and the user presses the menu selection button 37 in response to the buzzer so that "white rice 1" or "white rice 1" in the rice rice menu of "white rice" is operated. "White rice 2"
After the rice cooker course is selected, by pressing the rice cooker button 40, the rice cooker device 4 performs the rice cooking operation in accordance with the rice cooker menu and the rice cooker course selected by the menu selection button 37. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, rice can be reliably cooked according to the rice cooking menu and rice cooking course desired by the user. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment are achieved.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing another embodiment. If it is determined in step 2 that the menu is not the rice menu of "white rice", that is, if the rice menu of the rice cooker device 4 is the rice menu of "porridge", Then, in step 3, the cooked rice menu is switched to the cooked rice course of "white rice 1" of the cooked rice menu of "white rice", and after a buzzer is notified, the process proceeds to step 4, and in step 4, "white rice 1" of the cooked menu of "white rice" is selected. The rice cooker device 4 performs white rice cooking in accordance with the rice cooking course, and proceeds to step 5. In this case, after automatic switching, rice cooking is started, but rice cooking is not necessarily performed according to the rice cooking course desired by the user, so that a buzzer sounds and a notification is issued to prompt confirmation. is there. In other respects, the configuration is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment are achieved.

In the case of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 and 8,
The buzzer is used to notify the requesting means for requesting the selection of the rice cooking course. Alternatively, the notification may be made using an indicator light or the like. According to the above-described embodiment, the main control device 5 is provided with the mode selection means for selecting the rice cooking mode. Alternatively, the rice cooking mode of the main control device 5 may be set to, for example, "automatic once". Of the rice cooking mode only, and the mode selection means for selecting the rice cooking mode may be omitted.

Also, according to the above-described embodiment, every time the menu selection button 37 is pressed, the rice cooker course of "white rice 1" of the rice cooker of "white rice" and the rice cooker "white rice 2" of the rice cooker menu of "white rice" The rice cooker menu and the rice cooker menu of "porridge" are sequentially switched, but instead of this, the rice cooker menu selected by the sub-control device 10 includes a rice cooker menu of "white rice" and a rice cooker menu of "porridge". It is also possible to omit a plurality of rice cooking courses whose operations are different from each other only by providing a rice cooking menu. Further, according to the embodiment, the rice cooking menu and the rice cooking course are sequentially switched by pressing the menu selection button 37.
Instead, the menu selection button 37 is used to switch only the rice cooking menu, and the menu selection button 37 is used.
Alternatively, a course selection button may be provided so that a plurality of rice cooking courses can be selected by the course selection button.

[0030]

According to the present invention, after the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device 10 is switched and cooked, the sub-control device 10
The rice cooker menu is returned to the rice cooker menu before switching the rice cooker menu.Therefore, the rice cooker does not forget to change the rice cooker menu to the original rice cooker and cooks as it is. Cooking can be reliably prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a rice cooking operation of an automatic rice cooker according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a rice cooking operation.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the automatic rice cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the automatic rice cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of an operation panel of the automatic rice cooker according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an operation unit of the sub control device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Weighing device 3 Rice washing device 4 Rice cooker device 5 Main control device 10 Secondary control device

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Keiichi Sanpei 64 Ishizukita-cho, Sakai-shi, Osaka Inside Kubota Sakai Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Minoru Nakajima 2-27-2 Mizuhashi, Higashi-Osaka-shi, Osaka Within Daiwa Seiko Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-4-40906 (JP, A) JP-B-7-114745 (JP, B2) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A47J 27/00 A47J 27/14-27/18

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rice cooker device (4) and a main control device (5), wherein the main control device (5) is provided with mode selection means for selecting a rice cooking mode. ) Is provided with a sub-controller (10) for the rice cooker separately from the main controller (5), and the sub-controller (10) is provided with a rice-cooking menu selection means for manually selecting a rice-cooking menu. The automatic rice cooker is configured to automatically switch the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller (10) to the rice cooker mode corresponding to the rice cooker mode of the main controller (5) when cooking rice automatically. The rice cooking menu selected by the rice cooking menu selection means of the device (10) is provided with a plurality of rice cooking courses having different operations, and the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device (10) corresponds to the rice cooking mode of the main control device (5). Cooking Menu automatically switched to, when a plurality of courses to the switching are cooking menu is present, as well as cooking the high cooking courses priority set in advance is automatically selected, the buzzer
Alternatively, the rice cooker menu and the rice cooker course of the sub-control device (10) are returned to the rice cooker menu and the rice cooker course before the change of the rice cooker menu after the rice cooker is notified by an indicator light or the like . 2. A rice cooker (4) and a main controller (5), wherein said main controller (5) is provided with a mode selecting means for selecting a rice cooking mode, ) Is provided with a sub-controller (10) for the rice cooker separately from the main controller (5), and the sub-controller (10) is provided with a rice-cooking menu selection means for manually selecting a rice-cooking menu. The automatic rice cooker is configured to automatically switch the rice cooker menu of the sub-controller (10) to the rice cooker mode corresponding to the rice cooker mode of the main controller (5) when cooking rice automatically. The rice cooking menu selected by the rice cooking menu selection means of the device (10) is provided with a plurality of rice cooking courses having different operations, and the rice cooking menu of the sub-control device (10) corresponds to the rice cooking mode of the main control device (5). Cooking Automatically with switching to the menu, the automatic cooking apparatus characterized by when a plurality of cooking courses to the switching are cooking menu is present, the request means for requesting the selection of cooking courses are provided.