Matrix keyboard for selection of foodstuff and its associated cooking program
First Claim
1. A control panel assembly for a cooking utensil having a keyboard operable to generate cooking program sequences for controlling energization of a heat source, the improvement comprising:
- a plurality of the switches disposed within the keyboard and allocated in a matrix form where an abscissa represents temperature values and an ordinate represents time periods both of which provide information for the cooking program sequences,each of the plurality of key switches being provided for selecting the desired type of a specific resultant foodstuff and for reading out the associated cooking program sequences according to which the heat source is energized to cook the specific resultant foodstuff.
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Abstract
A cooking utensil comprises a matrix type keyboard operable for generating cooking program sequences for controlling energization of a heat source. A plurality of key switches are disposed within the matrix keyboard in which an abscissa represents temperature values and an ordinate represents time periods both of which are information for the cooking program sequences. Each of the plurality of key switches is operable for directing the cooking of a kind of a specific foodstuff and for reading out the associated cooking program sequences according to which the heat source is energized to produce the specific foodstuff from starting materials therefor. In a specific form, the cooking utensil can be a combination of a microwave oven and one or more other heat-source apparatus.
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17 Claims
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1. A control panel assembly for a cooking utensil having a keyboard operable to generate cooking program sequences for controlling energization of a heat source, the improvement comprising:
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a plurality of the switches disposed within the keyboard and allocated in a matrix form where an abscissa represents temperature values and an ordinate represents time periods both of which provide information for the cooking program sequences, each of the plurality of key switches being provided for selecting the desired type of a specific resultant foodstuff and for reading out the associated cooking program sequences according to which the heat source is energized to cook the specific resultant foodstuff. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A cooking utensil including a heat source for cooking a foodstuff, said utensil comprising:
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means for controlling the temperature of said foodstuff and period of energization of said heat source; and a matrix keyboard being formed of an M row x N column matrix array, M and N being integers greater than one, each of said M rows being representative of a different cooking duration and each of said N columns being representative of a different cooking temperature; each key in said matrix being associated with unique cooking time and temperature combination data, the actuation of one of said keys enabling said means for controlling to utilize said keys associated data to control said heat source to thereby apply said unique cooking time and temperature to said foodstuff. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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