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EP0238022A2
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Heating apparatus
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1987-03-16
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-03-16
Abstract
Abstract In an automatic cooking of cake, a gas sensor (10) and a weight sensor (9) are used to determine a total heating time. The initial weight of a food item (cake) (17) is measured by the weight sensor (9), and a time (T W ) proportional to a detected value of the weight sensor (9) is determined. The amount (ΔH) of change in humidity level until an arbitrarily chosen timing is detected by the gas sensor (10), and a time (T (ΔH) ) proportional to a detected value of the gas sensor (10) is determined. These times (T W ) and (T (ΔH) ) are added together to determine a total cooking time. With this arrangement, regardless of the kind and amount of cake and the shape of a vessel, the automatic cooking capable of giving a fine finish can be accomplished merely by selecting a single auto-key called a cake key.
Inventors
- 👤 Takeshi Takizaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 11:56
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/66; H05B6/68; H05B6/6435; H05B6/6447; H05B6/645; H05B6/6458; H05B6/6464; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S99/00; Y10S99/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A heating apparatus comprising a heating chamber (16) for accommodating a material (17) to be heated; a heating means (14) for heating the material; a gas sensor (10) for detecting the amount of change in humidity within the heating chamber; a weight sensor (9) for detecting the weight of the material; a calculating means (12, 13) for performing a calculation with the use of detected values of the gas and weight sensors; and an output control means (15) for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the calculating means, said calculating means (12, 13) including a first heating time calculating means for calculating a first heating time on the basis of the detected value of the weight sensor, and a second heating time calculating means for calculating a second heating time according to the difference in detected value of the gas sensor during the passage of a predetermined time subsequent to the start of heating, said output control means being controlled by the sum of the first heating time and the second heating time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A heating apparatus comprising a heating chamber (16) for accommodating a material (17) to be heated; a heating means (14) for heating the material; a gas sensor (10) for detecting the amount of change in humidity within the heating chamber; a weight sensor (9) for detecting the weight of the material; a calculating means (12, 13) for performing a calculation with the use of detected values of the gas and weight sensors; and an output control means (15) for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the calculating means, said calculating means (12, 13) including a first heating time calculating means for calculating a first heating time on the basis of the detected value of the weight sensor, and a second heating time calculating means for calculating a second heating time according to the difference in detected value of the gas sensor during the passage of a predetermined time subsequent to the start of heating, said output control means being controlled by the sum of the first heating time and the second heating time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a display means (7) for displaying a remaining time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus as claimed in Claim 1, further comprising a display means (7) for displaying a remaining time, and a warning means for generating a voice sound calling the attention of a user, and wherein said calculating means being operable to calculate a total cooking time a predetermined time after the start of cooking and to display the remaining time while causing the warning means to issue the voice sound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
181 words
A heating apparatus comprising a heating chamber (16) for accommodating a material (17) to be heated; a heating means (14) for heating the material; a gas sensor (10) for detecting the amount of change in humidity within the heating chamber; a weight inputting means (9) for inputting weight information of the material; a calculating means (12, 13) for performing a calculation with the use of a detected value of the gas sensor and the weight information from the inputting means; and an output control means (15) for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the calculating means, said calculating means (12, 13) including a first heating time calculating means for calculating a first heating time on the basis of the weight information, and a second heating time calculating means for calculating a second heating time according to the difference in detected value of the gas sensor during the passage of a predetermined time subsequent to the start of heating, said output control means being controlled by the sum of the first heating time and the second heating time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
181 words
A heating apparatus comprising a heating chamber (16) for accommodating a material (17) to be heated; a heating means (14) for heating the material; a gas sensor (10) for detecting the amount of change in humidity within the heating chamber; a weight inputting means (9) for inputting weight information of the material; a calculating means (12, 13) for performing a calculation with the use of a detected value of the gas sensor and the weight information from the inputting means; and an output control means (15) for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the calculating means, said calculating means (12, 13) including a first heating time calculating means for calculating a first heating time on the basis of the weight information, and a second heating time calculating means for calculating a second heating time according to the difference in detected value of the gas sensor during the passage of a predetermined time subsequent to the start of heating, said output control means being controlled by the sum of the first heating time and the second heating time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising a display means (7) for displaying a remaining time.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus as claimed in Claim 4, further comprising a display means (7) for displaying a remaining time, and a warning means for generating a voice sound calling the attention of a user, and wherein said calculating means being operable to calculate a total cooking time a predetermined time after the start of cooking and to display the remaining time while causing the warning means to issue the voice sound.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
184 words
A heating apparatus comprising a heating chamber (16) for accommodating a material (17) to be heated; a heating means (14) for heating the material; a gas sensor (10) for detecting the amount of change in humidity within the heating chamber; a weight sensor (9) for detecting the weight of the material; a calculating means (12, 13) for performing a calculation with the use of detected values of the gas and weight sensors; and an output control means (15) for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the calculating means, said calculating means (12, 13) including a first heating time calculating means for calculating a first heating time on the basis of the detected value of the weight sensor, and a second heating time calculating means for calculating a second heating time according to the difference between the minimum detected value of the gas sensor subsequent to the start of heating and the detected value of the gas sensor after the predetermined time, said output control means being controlled by the sum of the first heating time and the second heating time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
184 words
A heating apparatus comprising a heating chamber (16) for accommodating a material (17) to be heated; a heating means (14) for heating the material; a gas sensor (10) for detecting the amount of change in humidity within the heating chamber; a weight sensor (9) for detecting the weight of the material; a calculating means (12, 13) for performing a calculation with the use of detected values of the gas and weight sensors; and an output control means (15) for controlling the heating means in response to a signal from the calculating means, said calculating means (12, 13) including a first heating time calculating means for calculating a first heating time on the basis of the detected value of the weight sensor, and a second heating time calculating means for calculating a second heating time according to the difference between the minimum detected value of the gas sensor subsequent to the start of heating and the detected value of the gas sensor after the predetermined time, said output control means being controlled by the sum of the first heating time and the second heating time.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus as claimed in Claim 7, further comprising a display means (7) for displaying a remaining time.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
70 words
The apparatus as claimed in Claim 7, further comprising a display means (7) for displaying a remaining time, and a warning means for generating a voice sound calling the attention of a user, and wherein said calculating means being operable to calculate a total cooking time a predetermined time after the start of cooking and to display the remaining time while causing the warning means to issue the voice sound.
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