Control method for an oven
AssigneeEika, S.Coop.
InventorsAgustín Etxebarrieta Alonso, Daniel De Los Toyos López
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Abstract
A method for controlling an oven that incudes selecting a function of the oven using an actuator located in or on a control panel of the oven to cause an electrical signal to be generated that identifies a function of the oven. In response to the electrical signal being generated, energizing an electrical motor that is mechanically coupled to a rotary position switch and not mechanically coupled to the actuator. The method including rotating the rotary position switch to a position corresponding to the function of the oven by use of the electric motor after the electrical signal is generated.
Claims14
A method for controlling an oven, the method comprising:
- selecting a first function of the oven using an actuator located in or on a control panel of the oven to cause a first electrical signal to be generated that identifies a first function of the oven;
- in response to the first electrical signal being generated, energizing an electrical motor that is mechanically coupled to a rotary position switch, the rotary position switch configured to be rotated by the electric motor and to be positioned in a plurality of discrete positions, the plurality of discrete positions including a first discrete position corresponding to a reference position and a second discrete position corresponding to the first function of the oven, when in the first discrete position the rotary position switch does not activate any function of the oven, when in the second discrete position the rotary position switch is configured to activate the first function of the oven, upon the electric motor being energized the electric motor causing the rotary position switch to rotate from the first discrete position to the second discrete position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.