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Title:
RICE COOKER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/148982
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
In the disclosed rice cooker (100), before a heating unit (3) performs heating, a control unit (31) detects the amount of rice in an inner bowl (2) by driving a stirring motor (4), thereby rotating a stirring blade (5), and using a motor current detection unit (36) to detect the amount of current flowing through the stirring motor (4). In accordance with the detected amount of rice, the control unit (31) controls the speed at which to have the stirring motor (4) rotationally drive the stirring blade (5) during rice-washing operation. This makes it possible to tailor the speed of the stirring blade (5) during rice-washing operation to fit the amount of rice.

Inventors:
SUZUKI KYOKO
TAKAGI SHINYA
KUMA NORIHIRO
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/062003
Publication Date:
December 01, 2011
Filing Date:
May 25, 2011
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Assignee:
SHARP KK (JP)
SUZUKI KYOKO
TAKAGI SHINYA
KUMA NORIHIRO
International Classes:
A47J27/00; A47J43/24; B02B1/06; B02B3/00; B02B7/00
Foreign References:
JP2004329990A2004-11-25
JPH04240421A1992-08-27
JPH0315920B21991-03-04
JP2005000489A2005-01-06
JPH0438918A1992-02-10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TANAKA, Mitsuo et al. (JP)
Mitsuo Tanaka (JP)
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