Cooking appliance with variable microwave and turntable timing
US12120803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/6485
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating cooking appliance includes receiving, by a controller of the cooking appliance, an input indicating a time of a cooking operation. The method also includes activating a motor to rotate a turntable within a cooking cavity defined in a casing of the cooking appliance throughout the time of the cooking operation and activating a microwave module to deliver microwave energy into the cooking cavity during at least a portion of the rotation of the turntable. The method further includes varying at least one of a speed of the rotation of the turntable and a duty cycle of the microwave module during the cooking operation.
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