Abstract:
The invention relates to an oven door (10) for closing an oven cavity (2) comprising a door glass (11) being at least partially transparent for enabling a user to look into the oven cavity, wherein the door glass (11) comprises at least a first and a second glass pane (11.1, 11.2), the first glass pane (11.1) constituting the outer glass pane and said glass panes being arranged at a distance from one another, wherein an electronic transparent display (12) is arranged in the space between the first glass pane (11.1) and the second glass pane (11.2) in order to provide information to a user in front of the oven door (10) and wherein the oven door comprises heat isolation means for protecting said electronic transparent display (12) against heat radiated by the oven cavity (2).
Abstract:
A method and system for monitoring the proximity of a user to an appliance is provided. A motion detector is activated. The motion detector detects when a user is within a predetermined proximity of an appliance. A timer is initiated when the motion detector does not detect that the user is within the predetermined proximity to the appliance. It is determined from the timer whether a first predetermined period of time has elapsed since the motion detector determined that the user was not within the predetermined proximity of said appliance. A warning alert is sent to the user indicating that the first predetermined period of time has been exceeded since the motion detector determined that the user was not within the predetermined proximity of the appliance.
Abstract:
A cooking apparatus includes a coil configured to generate a magnetic field, a driver including a first switch and a second switch and configured to change a direction of the current, a current detector configured to detect the current of the coil, a controller configured to increase a duty cycle of the first switch during a reference time when an operation start signal is transmitted thereto, control operations of the first switch and the second switch on the basis of an operating frequency when the reference time elapses, check zero cross points of currents detected while the first switch and the second switch are operated, compare a time point of the checked zero cross point to a starting time point of an turn-on operation of the first switch to determine a material of the vessel, and block the applied current when the vessel is determined to be a non-heatable vessel.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a cooking device (1) comprising a body (11); at least one functional element (20) positioned on said body (11); and a ceramic-based panel (19) positioned on the outer section of the body (11). The cooking device (1) comprises at least one conductive strip (3) which is directly passed through the ceramic-based panel (19) so as to transmit electricity to the functional element (20) through the ceramic-based panel (19). The conductive strips (3) are electrically positively or negatively charged. The functional element (20) may be a motor or an illumination element which can function at low voltage.
Abstract:
The oven (1) of the present invention comprises a body (2), at least one oven cavity (3), a casing (4) surrounding the oven cavity (3) and at least one opening (5) disposed on the casing (4) that allows delivery of hot and humid air from the oven (1 ) to the exterior environment, at least one transmitting member (9, 109) that provides the assembly of the carrier (8) on the body (2), at least one discharge pipe (6, 106), one end connected to the opening (5) and the other end to nipple (7, 107) and starting from the casing (4) maintains the successive contact of the metal surfaces to each other thus providing the flow of electricity by delivering a probable electric leak to the ground for grounding the oven (1).
Abstract:
A heating appliance (10) for elevating a temperature of a food item includes a controller (32) for minimizing arcing experienced by a circuit interrupter when a supply of electric current to a heating element (12a, 12b) is interrupted. The heating appliance includes an electric heating element that generates heat in response to conducting an electric current. A relay (Kl, K2) is to be electrically connected to the electric heating element for controlling a supply of the electric current to the electric heating element. A coil (28) of the relay can be energized to actuate a switching element (30) that is operable to open and close a conductive pathway (24) for selectively conducting the electric current for generating heat. A selective conductor (Dl) is to be electrically connected to the coil (28) for establishing a flyback path (B) that conducts a decaying electric current when the coil of the relay is de-energized. A voltage regulator (D2) can be provided for maintaining a voltage across the coil (28) at a level above a minimum flyback voltage in response to electrical disconnection of the coil of the relay from a DC electric power source (38).
Abstract:
Steam cooking method for operating a steam cooking oven (1) comprising at least the following steps: - placing vacuum packed food stuff (2) in an oven cavity (5); - a heating step comprising heating up the oven cavity (5) until the oven cavity centre has reached a defined temperature (T d ) by operating a steam generator (3) and supplying steam generated by the steam generator (3) into said oven cavity (5), wherein a convection fan (4) is operated within the oven cavity (5); - a maintaining step comprising maintaining said oven cavity (5) at said defined temperature (T d ) of the oven cavity centre by operating said steam generator (3) and supplying steam generated by the steam generator (3) into said oven cavity (5) over a certain period of time while said defined temperature (T d ) of the oven cavity centre is not allowed to vary about more than +/-,5°C; - wherein at least during said heating step and said maintaining step the actual temperature (T a ) of the oven cavity centre is determined by a control unit of the steam cooking oven (2) by means of an algorithm that is based on the temperature values measured by a temperature sensor within the oven cavity (5) and wherein said actual temperature (T a ) is used to operate the steam generator such, that said defined temperature (T d ) of the oven cavity centre is reached or maintained.
Abstract:
A heat storage cooker comprising a least one oven cavity formed by walls of cast iron, and at least one electric radiant heating element which is in thermal contact with at least one wall such that in use the electric radiant heating element transfers heat energy to the wall which subsequently radiates at least part of that heat energy in to the oven cavity. Two or more ovens may be provided, each one with its own radiant heating element.
Abstract:
A heat storage cooker comprising a least one oven cavity formed by walls of cast iron, and at least one electric radiant heating element which is in thermal contact with at least one wall such that in use the electric radiant heating element transfers heat energy to the wall which subsequently radiates at least part of that heat energy in to the oven cavity. Two or more ovens may be provided, each one with its own radiant heating element.