Toaster and method for controlling said toaster
AssigneeWhirlpool EMEA S.p.A.
InventorsStefano PALMETO, Marcello Riderelli BELLI, Francesco GIARDINI
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Abstract
A toaster includes a first heating compartment, a first heating element associated with the first heating compartment, and a control unit in communication with the first heating element for executing an activation of the heating element by providing a current thereto and a deactivation of the heating element by disconnecting the current therefrom, the control unit further executing a main heating program comprising a succession of activations, separated by respective deactivations.
Claims20
A toaster comprising:
- a heating compartment;
- a first heating element, associated with the heating compartment and adapted to provide heat to the heating compartment;
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- a control unit in communication with the first heating element for executing an activation of the heating element by providing a current thereto and a deactivation of the heating element by disconnecting the current therefrom, the control unit further executing a main heating program comprising a succession of activations separated by respective deactivations.
A method for controlling a toaster having a first heating element adapted to heat food arranged in a first heating compartment, the method comprising:
- executing a plurality of activation of the heating element by providing power thereto and a deactivation of the heating element by disconnecting power therefrom according to a main heating program comprising a succession of activations separated by respective deactivations of the first heating element.
A toaster, comprising:
- a heating compartment defining an interior;
- a first heating element disposed within the interior of the heating compartment;
- a control unit in communication with the first heating element for executing an activation of the heating element by providing a current thereto and a deactivation of the heating element by disconnecting the current therefrom, the control unit further executing one of:
- a first program type including an activation of the heating element followed by a deactivation of the heating element after a first program duration;
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- a second program type including alternating activations and deactivations of the heating element for respective intermediate activation and deactivation durations covering a total second program duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.