Automatic cooker having a card-type controller for controlling cooking conditions according to cooking data stored in a removable control card
First Claim
1. An automatic cooker for cooking food according to automatic cooking data stored in a control card, comprising:
- a cooking container adapted to receive raw food therein;
a cooking implement assembly adapted to perform at least one cooking operation on the food in said cooking container;
a housing formed with a card slot that is adapted for insertion of the control card; and
a card-type controller mounted in said housing and connected to said cooking implement assembly, said controller being adapted to receive removably the control card that is inserted from an exterior of said housing via said card slot and being adapted to read the automatic cooking data stored in the control card so as to control operation of said cooking implement assembly in accordance with the automatic cooking data read from the control card in order to cook the food in said cooking container.
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Abstract
An automatic cooker is capable of cooking food according to automatic cooking data stored in a control card. The automatic cooker includes a cooking container for receiving raw food therein, a cooking implement assembly for performing at least one cooking operation on the food in the cooking container, a housing formed with a card slot for insertion of the control card, and a card-type controller mounted in the housing and connected to the cooking implement assembly. The controller receives removably the control card that is inserted from an exterior of the housing via the card slot, and reads the automatic cooking data stored in the control card so as to control operation of the cooking implement assembly in accordance with the automatic cooking data read from the control card in order to cook the food in the cooking container.
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18 Claims
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1. An automatic cooker for cooking food according to automatic cooking data stored in a control card, comprising:
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a cooking container adapted to receive raw food therein; a cooking implement assembly adapted to perform at least one cooking operation on the food in said cooking container; a housing formed with a card slot that is adapted for insertion of the control card; and a card-type controller mounted in said housing and connected to said cooking implement assembly, said controller being adapted to receive removably the control card that is inserted from an exterior of said housing via said card slot and being adapted to read the automatic cooking data stored in the control card so as to control operation of said cooking implement assembly in accordance with the automatic cooking data read from the control card in order to cook the food in said cooking container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for controlling operation of an automatic cooker that includes a cooking container for receiving raw food therein, and a cooking implement assembly for performing at least one cooking operation on the food in the cooking container, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one control card having automatic cooking data stored therein; a housing formed with a card slot for insertion of said control card; and a card-type controller mounted in said housing to receive removably said control card that is inserted from an exterior of said housing via said card slot, said controller reading the automatic cooking data stored in said control card and being adapted to control operation of the cooking implement assembly in accordance with the automatic cooking data read from said control card in order to cook the food in the cooking container. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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