Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A heating apparatus with a programmable timer comprising heating sources (17) for heating a product to be heated, output switching means (15) for switching the output of the heating sources (17) into at least two steps, output setting means (2) for selecting one of said step outputs, timer means for controlling the associated heating time, heating time setting means (3, 19) for setting, the heating time to said timer means, a memory means for storing the selected output and heating time, display means (4) for displaying the selected output and heating time, a main controller (11) for controlling said heating source and said memory means and all of said means, said main controller being capable of continuously storing in said memory the heating patterns of at least two stages that are selected by means of said output setting means (2) and said heating time setting means (3,.19)) of calculating the total heating time of the sequence heating that consists of more than two stages, and of:selectively-indicating on said display means either the total heating time or the. heating time of each stage, and said apparatus further comprising stage recall means(2, 8) for selecting one of said total heating time and said heating time of each stage.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A heating apparatus with a programmable timer comprising heating sources (17) for heating a product to be heated, output switching means (15) for switching the output of the heating sources (17) into at least two steps, output setting means (2) for selecting one of said step outputs, timer means for controlling the associated heating time, heating time setting means (3, 19) for setting, the heating time to said timer means, a memory means for storing the selected output and heating time, display means (4) for displaying the selected output and heating time, a main controller (11) for controlling said heating source and said memory means and all of said means, said main controller being capable of continuously storing in said memory the heating patterns of at least two stages that are selected by means of said output setting means (2) and said heating time setting means (3,.19)) of calculating the total heating time of the sequence heating that consists of more than two stages, and of:selectively-indicating on said display means either the total heating time or the. heating time of each stage, and said apparatus further comprising stage recall means(2, 8) for selecting one of said total heating time and said heating time of each stage.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
100 words
A heating apparatus with a programmable timer as claimed in claim 1, wherein while the heating pattern of the associated stage recalled by means of said stage recall means (2,.8) is indicated on said desplay means (4), if a new output and the corresponding heating time are effectively inputted by means of said output setting means (2) and said heating time setting means (3, 19), said main controller (11) correcting the contents of the stage corresponding to the heating pattern already stored in said memory and indicates again on said display means (4) the contents of the new heating pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
110 words
A heating apparatus with a programmable timer as claimed in claim 1 further including a clear key (7) for clearing the contents of the programmed heating sequence in said memory, and wherein while the total heating time is indicated on said display means (4) an effective input of said clear key (7) causes said main controller (ll) to clear all the contents of the already programmed stages in said memory means and in a recall mode in which a heating pattern of a stage is displayed by means of said stage recall means (8), said main controller (11) clearing only the contents of the corresponding stage in said memory means.