Method and apparatus for operating a food oven
AssigneeHenny Penny Corporation
InventorsDoug Burkett, Gary L. Mercer
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a food oven including a base heating element and quartz bulbs. The food oven is operated in a cooking cycle comprised of brown, cook, and finish intervals. The operator of the oven selects the duration of each interval and whether the quartz bulbs should be activated during each interval. The quartz bulbs are automatically activated during any interval in which they are set by the operator. The duration of the interval that the quartz bulbs are activated is adjusted depending on at least one of the oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.
Claims17
A method for operating a food oven having first and second heating elements comprising:
- (a) selecting a duration for each of a first, a second, and a third heating interval;
- (b) selectively setting said first heating element to be activated during any of the first, second, and third heating intervals;
- (c) activating said second heating element during each of the first, second, and third intervals;
- (d) automatically activating said first heating element responsive to step (b);
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- (e) adjusting the duration of any said interval that said first heating element is selectively activated based upon at least one of an oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.
A method for operating a food oven having first and second heating elements comprising:
- (a) selecting a duration for each of a plurality of heating intervals;
- (b) selectively setting said first heating element to be activated during any of the plurality of heating intervals;
- (c) activating said second heating element according to the selected durations for each of the plurality of intervals;
- (d) automatically activating said first heating element responsive to step (b);
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- (e) adjusting the duration of any said interval that said first heating element is selectively activated based upon at least one of an oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.
An oven for heating food comprising:
- first and second heating elements for heating food;
- means for selecting a duration for each of a first, a second, and a third heating interval;
- means for selectively setting said first heating element to be activated during any of the first, second, and third heating intervals;
- means for activating said second heating element during each of the first, second, and third intervals;
- means, responsive to said means for setting, for automatically activating said first heating element;
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- means for adjusting the duration of any said interval that said first heating element is selectively activated based upon at least one of an oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.
In an oven for heating food comprising first and second heating elements, wherein the improvement comprises a control system including:
- means for selecting a duration for each of a first, a second, and a third heating element;
- means for selectively setting said first heating element to be activated during any of the first, second, and third heating intervals;
- means for activating said second heating element during each of the first, second and third intervals;
- means for automatically activating said first heating element in response to said setting means;
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- means for adjusting the duration of any said interval that said first heating element is selectively activated based upon at least one of an oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.
A method for programming a food oven having first and second heating elements and for heating one or more items with a first and second heating element according to selected durations for each of a plurality of intervals, wherein said heating step includes the step of automatically activating said first heating element during an interval in which said first heating element is set, said method comprising:
- selecting a duration for each of said plurality of heating intervals;
- selectively setting said first heating element to be activated during any one of said plurality of heating intervals;
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- adjusting the duration of any said interval that said first heating element is selectively activated based upon at least one of an oven air temperature, a load compensation factor, and a base temperature set point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.