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Control system for cooking apparatus

  • US 4,742,455 A
  • Filed: 03/17/1986
  • Issued: 05/03/1988
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1986
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control system for cooking apparatus comprising means for simultaneously running a plurality of cooking subroutines to cook different products associated with each subroutine, said means including:

  • a plurality of means for optionally selecting a desired program subroutine such that a plurality of program subroutines for a plurality of optionally selected products can run simultaneously;

    means responsive to one of said one of optionally selected subroutines for attempting to set a parameter of the apparatus at a selected value in accordance with said optionally selected subroutine;

    means coupled to said attempting means for determining whether said parameter has been set at said selected value by a previously optionally selected subroutine in the apparatus;

    first register means coupled to said determining means for setting said parameter at said selected value;

    means for interrupting said one desired program subroutine if the parameter has been set by another previously optionally selected and currently running subroutine and is not within a predetermined operating range of said selected value of the parameter as attempted to be set;

    means for proceeding with the balance of said desired optionally selected subroutine;

    second register means responsive to said desired optionally selected subroutine for storing timing information relating to the cooking process;

    means responsive to said second register means for decrementing said second register means as the cooking process continues; and

    means responsive to said second register means for determining whether the cooking process is complete.

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