Measuring device for a cooking appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorBagawathkumar Chellappan
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Abstract
A measuring device for a cooking appliance includes a first sensor configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a heating operation of the cooking appliance. Furthermore, the measuring device includes a second sensor configured as a fluid sensor. The fluid sensor is configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a presence or level of a fluid within a food container. The food container is configured for heating by the cooking appliance.
Claims20
A measuring device for a cooking appliance, comprising:
- a housing configured to house one or more internal electronic components of the measuring device;
- a first sensor positioned within the housing and configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a heating operation of the cooking appliance;
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- an ultrasonic fluid sensor, the ultrasonic fluid sensor positioned on or within the housing and configured to emit sound waves at fluid within a food container and analyze a speed of reflected sound waves, the food container configured for heating by the cooking appliance, the speed of the reflected sound waves indicative of a presence or a level of the fluid within the food container.
A measuring device for a cooking appliance, comprising:
- a housing configured to house one or more internal electronic components of the measuring device;
- a first sensor positioned within the housing and configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a heating operation of the cooking appliance, the first sensor at least partially submerged in fluid within a food container;
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- a second sensor configured as a fluid sensor, the fluid sensor positioned on or within the housing and configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a presence or level of the fluid within the food container, the food container configured for heating by the cooking appliance.
A measuring device for a cooking appliance, comprising:
- a first sensor configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a heating operation of the cooking appliance, the first sensor at least partially submerged in fluid within a food container;
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- a second sensor configured as a fluid sensor, the fluid sensor configured to measure one or more parameters associated with a presence or level of the fluid within the food container, the food container configured for heating by the cooking appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.