Title:
【発明の名称】クックウェア反射率補償を用いる光波オーブンおよびそれによる調理方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001516867
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A lightwave oven and method of cooking therewith that cooks food contained in cookware having a given reflectivity, and automatically changes the lightwave oven cooking sequence to compensate for the reflectivity of the cookware. The lightwave oven includes an oven cavity housing that encloses a cooking region therein. A first plurality and a second plurality of high power lamps provide radiant energy in the visible, near-visible and infrared ranges of the electromagnetic spectrum. The first plurality of lamps is positioned above the cooking region and the second plurality of lamps is positioned below the cooking region. An optical sensor measures an amount of the radiant energy produced by at least one of the second plurality of lamps that is reflected by the cookware in the cooking region. A controller changes an average power level of the second plurality of lamps based upon the amount of radiant energy measured by the optical sensor.
Inventors:
Westerburg, Eugene Earl
Petty Bone, Donald W
Petty Bone, Donald W
Application Number:
JP2000512413A
Publication Date:
October 02, 2001
Filing Date:
September 04, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Cadlux Ink
International Classes:
F24C7/04; A21B2/00; H05B3/00; (IPC1-7): F24C7/04; A21B2/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuzo Yamazaki (2 outside)