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US 8,474,370 B2Granted
Cooking apparatus and method with product recognition
AssigneeEnodis Corporation
InventorsRoberto Nevarez, Douglas S. Jones, Jan Claesson, Ryan J. Stephens, David W. Harter
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Abstract
A method for controlling a clam grill that has first and second platens. The second platen is moved toward the first platen. A signal is provided in response to a detection of an impediment to the motion of the second platen. The motion of the second platen is stopped in response to the signal.
Claims10
A method for controlling a clam grill that has a positioning mechanism and first and second platens, said method comprising:
- operating said positioning mechanism to move said second platen toward and away from said first platen;
- when said clam grill is initially activated, operating said positioning mechanism in a preheat mode to move said second platen toward and into contact with said first platen until a signal is provided indicative of said second platen making contact with said first platen;
- stopping said second platen in response to said signal;
- and
- initiating a first platen heater and a second platen heater to preheat said first and second platens to preset temperatures;
- and
- performing a self-calibration.
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