Automated cooking device

An automated cooking device comprising:

• a container holding unit pivotally provided in a manner of being able to move a cooking container up and down with respect to a cooking table;
• a rotation unit provided between the cooking table and the container holding unit and configured to make the container holding unit go up and down with respect to the cooking table;
• and
• a control unit configured to control driving of the container holding unit and the rotation unit,
• the automated cooking device being configured to at least stir and cook ingredients contained in the cooking container, wherein
• the container holding unit includes a base frame coupled to the rotation unit, a container rotation mechanism provided in the base frame and configured to rotate the cooking container using, as a center, a control axis extending in a depth direction of the cooking container, a rotation support mechanism pivotally provided on the base frame and supporting rotation of the cooking container, and a rotation driving mechanism configured to rotate the rotation support mechanism in a manner of being able to make the rotation support mechanism go up and down in a front-rear direction of the cooking table with respect to the base frame, and
• the control unit controls the driving of the rotation driving mechanism of the container holding unit and the rotation unit so as to change the container holding unit to any of an ingredient receiving posture in which the cooking container receives the ingredients, a cooking posture in which the container rotation mechanism rotates the cooking container in a state in which the cooking container is inclined with respect to the cooking table so as to stir the ingredients, a serving posture in which the container holding unit is inclined more than in the cooking posture with respect to the cooking table, and a washing posture in which the rotation support mechanism of the container holding unit is made go up and down and the cooking container is washed.