Abstract:
Pressure cookers are disclosed comprising a pan having a pan ramp, a lid having a handle and a lid ramp cooperative with the pan ramp to provide a bayonet closure, such that the pan and lid ramps can be cooperatively engaged in the closed position, an abutment for preventing further rotation of the lid, a lock mechanism for locking the lid relative to the pan, a controller to control the lock mechanism to move it an unlocking and locking positions in which the lid cannot be removed from the pan, a pressure indicator mounted with respect to the lid movable between positions in which the pressure within the pressure cooker cannot leak therethrough and is permitted to leak therethrough, and a unitary assembly mounted on the lid independent of the handle in which the pressure indicator, the controller and the lock mechanism are mounted on the unitary assembly.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for monitoring and/or controlling (1) the operation of at least one household appliance (40) by means of at least one portable communication terminal (20) comprising information processing means (5) arranged in such a way as to transmit instruction information (lT) to a household appliance (40) and/or to transmit monitoring information (lR) received from a household appliance (40) to the communication terminal (20), and means for receiving the portable communication terminal and/or holding same in position (2).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an utensil (1) for cooking food by subjecting said food to a heat source, said utensil (1) being characterized in that it is provided with a cooking management device (7) that is designed to emit firstly a first signal either for causing the heat source to be switched off or for urging the user to switch off the heat source, and secondly a second signal subsequent to the first signal and that indicates to the user that cooking is finished. Appliances for cooking food.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a household cooking utensil having firstly at least a first control member (9) mounted to move between a plurality of positions and designed to enable the user to act on operation of said utensil, and secondly an information device (60) connected to said first control member (9) for the purpose of emitting a signal that is characteristic of at least a first predetermined position of said first control member (9), said household cooking utensil being characterized in that said information device (60) and said first control member (9) are interconnected, for the purposes of emitting said signal, via at least one sensor (10, 11, 12) and via at least one activator (13) designed to excite said sensor (10, 11, 12) remotely when the first control member (9) occupies said first predetermined position. Utensils for cooking food.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for measuring the viscosity and/or specific density of a fluid utilizes a microcantilever vibrated in the analyte fluid. The source of vibration is switched on and off and the transient behavior or decay in amplitude of the vibration is monitored. The method is particularly useful for the measurement of process conditions in remote locations in real time.