Microcomputer control for microwave oven
First Claim
1. In a microwave oven having means defining an oven cavity and heating means for effecting microwave energy heating of matter in said oven cavity, the improvement comprisingcontrol means for providing selectively different programs of operation of said heating means, said programs having different cycles of operation therein, and including means for changing the selection of cycles including addition and elimination of subsequent cycles and changing the parameters of any cycles of operation during continued running of a presently running cycle of a selected program.
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Abstract
A microwave oven control utilizing a microcomputer. The control permits changing or adding to previously inputted parameters without requiring the cancellation of the entire program and without affecting the progression of other cycles of the program. In the illustrated embodiment, the control provides for facilitated initial input and changing of parameters, such as time, temperature, power; and the like, relative to different commands or functions inputted by suitable touch pads provided in a control panel for actuation by the user.
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1. In a microwave oven having means defining an oven cavity and heating means for effecting microwave energy heating of matter in said oven cavity, the improvement comprising
control means for providing selectively different programs of operation of said heating means, said programs having different cycles of operation therein, and including means for changing the selection of cycles including addition and elimination of subsequent cycles and changing the parameters of any cycles of operation during continued running of a presently running cycle of a selected program.
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