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US4895067A
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Heat cooking apparatus
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-01-17
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Granted: 1990-01-23
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Expires: 2009-01-17
Abstract
Abstract A heat cooking apparatus accurately detects minor weight variations of an article of food by detecting the weight of the article of food received on a turntable in synchronization with the position of the turntable or its rotational cycle, so as to control the cooking based on such weight variations.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenzo Ohji
- 👤 Shuji Itou
- 👤 Kazuho Sakamoto
- 👤 Makoto Mihara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:24
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/02; H05B6/06; H05B6/64; H05B6/6408; H05B6/6411; F; F24; F24C; F24C7/00; F24C7/08; H05B6/6447; H05B6/6464
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A cooking apparatus comprising: a turntable rotatably mounted in the apparatus, and drive means operatively connected to said turntable for rotating said turntable, a weight sensor operatively connected to said turntable for detecting the weight of food disposed in the apparatus on said turntable, and for issuing signals corresponding to the weight detected; cooking means for heating food disposed in the apparatus on said turntable; and control means operatively connected to said weight sensor and said cooking means for receiving the signals issued by said weight sensor while food disposed in the apparatus on said turntable is heated, for calculating changes in the weight of the food as the food is heated based on the signals issued, and for controlling said heating means to heat the food to a temperature based on the calculated changes in the weight of the food during the heating thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A cooking apparatus comprising: a turntable rotatably mounted in the apparatus, and drive means operatively connected to said turntable for rotating said turntable, a weight sensor operatively connected to said turntable for detecting the weight of food disposed in the apparatus on said turntable, and for issuing signals corresponding to the weight detected; cooking means for heating food disposed in the apparatus on said turntable; and control means operatively connected to said weight sensor and said cooking means for receiving the signals issued by said weight sensor while food disposed in the apparatus on said turntable is heated, for calculating changes in the weight of the food as the food is heated based on the signals issued, and for controlling said heating means to heat the food to a temperature based on the calculated changes in the weight of the food during the heating thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
72 words
A cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and further comprising synchronization means operatively connected to said turntable and said control means for determining a relative rotational position of said turntable during the rotation thereof and for causing said control means to calculate the changes in the weight of the food based on the signals that are issued by said weight sensor in synchronization with the relative rotational position of said turntable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said weight sensor detects the weight of the food n times after each time the turntable has reached the relative rotational position, and said control means calculates the change in the weight of the food by performing a successive n point averaging calculation defined by ##EQU4## wherein W k is the k-th detected weight of the food.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
88 words
A cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said weight sensor detects the weight of the food n times after each time the turntable has reached the relative rotational position, and said control means calculates the change in the weight of the food at a particular time by performing a successive comparison of the detected weight values defined by ##EQU5## wherein τ is the rotational cycle based on when the turntable has reached the relative rotational position, and W(k) is the k-th detected weight of the food.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means calculates the weight of the food based on the signals that are issued by said weight sensor in synchronization with the rotation of said turntable by said drive means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
58 words
A cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said weight sensor detects the weight of the food-n times during every rotation cycle of the turntable, and said control means calculates the change in weight of the food by performing successive n point averaging defined by ##EQU6## wherein W k is the k-th detected weight of the food.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
77 words
A cooking apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said weight sensor detects the weight of the food n times during each rotational cycle of the turntable, and said control means calculates the change in the weight of the food at a particular time t by performing a successive comparison of the detected weight values defined by ##EQU7## wherein τ is the rotational cycle of the turntable, and W(k) is the k-th detected weight of the food.
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