Cooking apparatus
US10895385B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF24C7/085
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Cooking apparatus (10) includes heating chamber (4) in which an object to be heated is rested, radiant heater unit (38) provided inside heating chamber (4) and operating in the preheating mode and cooking mode, and a control unit controlling radiant heater unit (38). The control unit is configured to make radiant heater unit (38) operate in the standby mode, which is a mode after the preheating mode ends and until the cooking mode starts. According to this aspect, the surface temperature of radiant heater unit (38) is kept at a high level during the standby mode to suppress uneven browning due to variations in the surface temperature of radiant heater unit (38) when cooking starts.
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