Apparatus for temperature measurement in a saucepan heating system
US4614441A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 15, 1984 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B3/68
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention provides an apparatus for measuring the temperature of the contents of a saucepan in a heating system comprising a saucepan and its contents placed on and heated by a heating element. The invention provides saucepans having radiating surfaces encircling the pan in a transition area between the bottom and side wall of the pan, a radiation sensor with a focusing device aligned with the radiating surface of the saucepan placed on the heating element, and provides for the radiation sensor to be spaced from the radiating surface at a distance corresponding to the focal point of the radiation focusing device.
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