Temperature controller for cooking appliance
US5490449A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D23/1951
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a cooking appliance 10 is disclosed comprising heating element 14 in thermal communication with a cooking medium 12 for cooking food, temperature sensing element 18 for detecting a cooking medium temperature and control 20 connected to the temperature sensing element 18 for receiving the cooking medium temperature, wherein the control 20 is operable to generate a working temperature which may differ from the cooking medium temperature in order to account for a thermal transit time between the heating element 14 and the temperature sensing element 18, and further operable for regulating the heating element 14 in accordance with the working temperature. Other devices, systems and methods are disclosed.
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