OVEN AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OVEN

• US 20120325801A1
• Filed: 12/03/2010
• Published: 12/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation NV (AB Electrolux)
• Original Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation NV (AB Electrolux)
• Inventors: Kaser, Erhard, Bunzel, Volkmar, Danzer, Stefan, Feuerlein, Gülsüm, Baschke, Jessica Constanze, Horn, Friedrich
• Granted Patent: US 9,055,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 219/482
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/6435 Aspects relating to the user interface of the microwave heating apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 6/687 for cooking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 40/00 Technologies aiming at improving the efficiency of home appliances, e.g. induction cooking or efficient technologies for refrigerators, freezers or dish washers

Abstract

Oven and method for operating an oven, comprising an On/Off-key (4), at least one key (3, 5) for choosing a pre-defined oven function or for choosing a predefined oven program and/or for programming a not predefined oven program, at least one specific key (6), which enables the user to start a preferred oven function or a preferred oven program from an Off-mode or a Standby-mode of the oven, wherein a running oven function or a running oven program can be saved by a memory unit as a preferred oven function or as a preferred oven program, when the specific key (6) is actuated at least for a predetermined period of time.

Claims

1. Method for operating an oven comprising the following steps:

Operating the oven with an oven function or an oven program chosen or programmed by the user;

Saving the oven function or the oven program by actuating a specific key (6) for at least a predetermined period of time, while the oven function or the oven program to be saved is running;

Starting the saved oven function or the oven program by actuating the specific key (6), when the oven is in the Off-mode or in the Standby-mode;

2. Oven, comprising an On/Off-key (4), at least one key (3, 5) for choosing a predefined oven function or for choosing a predefined oven program and/or for programming a not predefined oven program, at least one specific key (6), which enables the user to start a preferred oven function or a preferred oven program from an Off-mode or a Standby-mode of the oven, wherein a running oven function or a running oven program can be saved by a memory unit as a preferred oven function or as a preferred oven program, when the specific key (6) is actuated at least for a predetermined period of time.

3. Oven according to claim 2, wherein the specific key (6) is pre-configured in the manufacturing process to start a certain standard oven function or a certain standard oven program and wherein the user is always enabled to change the pre-configuration for the specific key (6) to start another standard oven function or another standard oven program or self-defined oven function or a self-defined oven program.

4. Oven according to claim 2, wherein the oven can be started automatically in a predefined operating mode by actuating the specific key (6).

5. Oven according to claim 2, wherein an oven function comprises temperature values and/or temperature profiles and/or the use of certain heat sources independent from the food stuff to be cooked.

6. Oven according to claim 2, wherein an oven program comprises temperature values and/or temperature profiles and/or the use of certain heat sources that are adapted to the food stuff to be cooked.

7. Oven according to claim 2, wherein the favourite oven function or favourite oven program can be modified while running and is reset after the oven is switched to the Off-mode or switched to the Standby-mode.