Temperature sensing system for a cooking appliance
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorsKAM FAI FUNG, Kin Man Lai
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Abstract
A cooking appliance including a temperature sensing system having an upper housing having a first heating surface and a lower housing having a second heating surface includes a temperature sensing probe, a control panel and a control unit in electrical communication with the temperature sensing probe and the control panel. The temperature sensing probe is removably received by the upper housing and extends through the first heating surface. The control panel has one or more input buttons for allowing a user to select at least one input parameter including a desired internal temperature of a food item.
Claims6
A cooking appliance, said cooking appliance comprising:
- an upper housing having a first heating surface selectively contacting a food item,
- a lower housing having a second heating surface selectively contacting said food item,
- a temperature sensing probe removably housed within said upper housing and selectively extending through said first heating surface;
- wherein said temperature sensing probe includes a rotatable knob and a piercing shaft having a temperature sensor, said piercing shaft being extendable from a first position, in which said piercing shaft is substantially contained within said upper housing, to a second position, in which said piercing shaft protrudes from said upper housing to pierce said food item.
A method of operating a cooking appliance having an upper heating surface and a lower heating surface, said method comprising the steps of:
- equipping said cooking appliance with a control unit and a temperature sensing probe, said temperature sensing probe being in electrical communication with said control unit;
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- operating said upper heating surface and said lower heating surface in dependence upon data from said temperature sensing probe.
A temperature sensing system for a cooking appliance, said temperature sensing system comprising:
- a temperature sensing probe being removably received by a cooking appliance;
- said temperature sensing probe includes a rotatable knob and a piercing shaft having a temperature sensor, said piercing shaft being extendable from a first position, in which said piercing shaft is substantially contained within said rotatable knob, to a second position, in which said piercing shaft extends out of said rotatable knob and protrudes into said cooking appliance;
- a control unit in electrical communication with said temperature sensing probe, said control unit selectively operating said cooking appliance in dependence upon data from said temperature sensing probe;
- wherein rotation of said rotatable knob effects the extension of said piercing shaft from said first position to said second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.