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Electrically operated control device and system for a microwave oven

US4849595A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 1988
Grant dateJul 18, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B6/6452
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrically operated control device and system for a microwave oven and method of making the same are provided, the device comprising a microprocessor for operating the power unit of the oven at various selected levels thereof, and a selector unit electrically interconnected to the microprocessor for selecting the desired power level that the microprocessor is to operate the power unit, the selector unit comprising a rotary switch that is electrically interconnected to the microprocessor in such a manner that the selector unit has a set sequence of the selection levels as the selector unit is rotated in one direction from a beginning position thereof to an ending position thereof, the beginning position being the position where the selector unit has last set for a previously desired power level setting of the microprocessor.

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