Steam Cooker and Steam Generator
First Claim
1. A steam cooker, comprising:
- a steam generator for generating steam;
a steam temperature-raising device for raising a temperature of steam coming from the steam generator; and
a heating chamber in which an object to be cooked is heated by steam supplied from the steam temperature-raising device,said steam generator including;
a pot to which water is supplied;
a heater placed in the pot; and
a plurality of state judging devices placed in the pot and judging an exposed state of the heater from the water in the pot.
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Abstract
A steam cooker includes a steam generator for generating steam, a steam temperature-raising device for raising a temperature of steam coming from the steam generator, and a heating chamber in which an object to be cooked is heated by steam supplied from the steam temperature-raising device. The steam generator has a pot (41) to which water is supplied, a heater (42) placed in the pot (41), a water level sensor (43) and a temperature sensor (48) placed in the pot (41). The water level sensor (43) and the temperature sensor (48) are placed at opposed side surfaces in the pot (41) that correspond to the short sides of an elongated roughly rectangular planar shape of the pot (41). An exposed state of the heater (42) from the water in the pot (41) is judged by the water level sensor (43) and the temperature sensor (48).
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10 Claims
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1. A steam cooker, comprising:
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a steam generator for generating steam; a steam temperature-raising device for raising a temperature of steam coming from the steam generator; and a heating chamber in which an object to be cooked is heated by steam supplied from the steam temperature-raising device, said steam generator including; a pot to which water is supplied; a heater placed in the pot; and a plurality of state judging devices placed in the pot and judging an exposed state of the heater from the water in the pot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A steam generator, comprising:
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a pot to which water is supplied; a heater placed in the pot; and a plurality of state judging devices placed in the pot and judging an exposed state of the heater from the water in the pot. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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