MICROWAVE OVEN WITH ONE-TOUCH BUTTON USER INTERFACE

• US 20080223854A1
• Filed: 03/12/2008
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Original Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
• Inventors: ZEIJLON, ANDERS
• Granted Patent: US 8,835,821 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/704
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/6435 Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/6438 allowing the recording of a program of operation of the microwave heating apparatus

Abstract

A cooking oven, particularly a microwave oven, comprises means for detecting food data and for adjusting food heating and/or cooking process accordingly. The oven further comprises an user interface with at least one socket-shaped seat adapted to receive a removable plug-shaped button which stores said food data and which is adapted to be pressed by the user for starting said heating and/or cooking process or for programming such heating or cooking.

Claims

1. A Cooking oven, particularly microwave oven, comprising means for detecting food data and for adjusting food heating and/or cooking process accordingly, wherein the oven further comprises an user interface with at least one socket-shaped seat adapted to receive a removable plug-shaped button which stores the food data and which is adapted to be pressed by the user for starting the heating and/or cooking process or for programming such heating or cooking.

2. The cooking oven according to claim 1, wherein the plug-shaped button present a front face with an image and/or label indicative of the food associated thereto.

3. The cooking oven according to claim 1, wherein that each plug-shaped button has a stem portion provided with connection means for electrical connection with a control unit of the oven.

4. The cooking oven according claim 1, wherein that each plug-shaped button has an embedded switch function.

5. The cooking oven according to claim 1, wherein that food data are stored in corresponding electrical resistances embedded in the plug-shaped buttons.

6. The cooking oven according to claim 1, wherein that food data are stored in EEPROM embedded in the plug-shaped button.

7. The cooking oven according to claim 1, in which the user interface is menu based, wherein that the removable plug-shaped button stores data adapted to bring up a menu on the user interface once the button is pressed.

8. The cooking oven according to claim 7, wherein that the menu is stored in a memory of a control unit of the oven.

9. The cooking oven according to claim 7, wherein that the menu is stored in the plug-shaped button.