Title:
FOOD STEAMER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/054215
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A food steamer comprises a plurality of food compartments for receiving and containing food to be cooked, and a steaming unit for supplying a single flow of steam to said food compartments for cooking food placed in said food compartments, comprising a chamber for receiving and containing water and a heater for heating water in the chamber to generate the steam. The food steamer furthermore comprises control means configured to control a quantity of the steam generated by the steaming unit depending on how many food compartments are being used to cook food by determining a power setting for the heater on the basis of information regarding an actual number of food compartments in use. In this way, it is avoided that the quantity of the steam generated by the steaming unit is larger than needed to cook the food in actual situations, whereby waste of energy is avoided.
Inventors:
ZWANENBURG GODWIN DIRK (NL)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2012/054384
Publication Date:
August 08, 2013
Filing Date:
August 27, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS NV (NL)
ZWANENBURG GODWIN DIRK (NL)
ZWANENBURG GODWIN DIRK (NL)
International Classes:
A47J27/04; A47J36/32
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006102214A2 | 2006-09-28 |
Foreign References:
| US20020157542A1 | 2002-10-31 | |||
| DE102005046716A1 | 2007-04-05 | |||
| US20110147366A1 | 2011-06-23 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
COOPS, Peter et al. (High Tech Campus 44, AE Eindhoven, NL)
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