Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Hirofumi Nakakura

Akihisa Nakano

Haruo Ishikawa

Hajime Oyabu

Morio Shibata

Hiromi Hirota

Shigeru Yamaguchi

Akira Kataoka

Izuo Hirota

Katsuyuki Aihara

Tsuneo Shibata

Kazuichi Okada

Toshihiro Keishima

Toshiichiro Tanaka

Yuzuru Arao

Yukitoshi Kunihiro

Terukazu Yamauchi

Kouichi Hosoi

Shigezou Oonishi

Hiromi Hiroto

An induction heating device has an accurate sensing of the temperature of a to-be-heated object and is user-friendly. The induction heating device includes a sensor for sensing the temperature of the to-be-heated object and can carry out a heating operation only when it is determined that the to-be-heated object exists above the sensor. A display having a circular design and characters, for example, that shows the position of this sensor is provided on a top plate of the induction heating device.

Induction heating device

An induction-heating cooking device includes a light-transmissive cooking board on which a cooking container to be heated is to be placed; a heating coil for heating the cooking container; light emission means for emitting a light beam; and light-transmissive light conducting means for allowing the light beam emitted by the light emission means to be propagated therethrough. The light beam lights up an outer peripheral portion of the light conducting means.

Induction heater for cooking

An automatic bread making apparatus comprises a housing, a baking container disposed in the housing and being provided with an opening and a source of heat, a kneading container which is detachably mounted in the baking container, a lid assembly for covering the kneading container, a kneading blade which is movably disposed in the kneading container, a motor for operating the blade to form the dough, means for detecting temperature in the kneading container, a yeast charger and a control unit for operating the apparatus. This apparatus provides for the automatic addition of yeast to the kneaded dough without manual intervention.

Apparatus for making bread

Bread producing machine

Bread ingredients and water are kneaded at the start of a bread making process, and the dough is rested. Susequently, dry yeast is added to the dough, and the dough with the added dry yeast is kneaded again. The dough is then allowed to ferment during which time a gas is released from the dough several times, the fermentation stage being followed by baking the dough. An automatic bread making apparatus has a yeast charger for charging dry yeast into a kneading container. Thus, dry yeast can automatically be added to the kneaded dough without manual intervention.

Method of making bread

A controlling apparatus controls a series of processes such as a kneading process, a fermenting process, a breathing process and a baking process of material within a bread baking mold based on the temperature of the bread baking mold detected within the baking chamber. The controlling apparatus controls a series of process of at least two types or more and is adapted to select either of the subsequent series of processes in accordance with one temperature input or two temperature inputs each respectively sensed at the kneading start time-point, during the kneading process, or at the kneading completion time-point. Fresh-baked bread which is superior may be provided independent from the changing influences of the seasons or of the material temperatures.

Automatic bread producing machine

The present invention relates to an electric food preparation apparatus such as a food processor, juicer or the like. An annular cavity is formed in the fitting portion between the container body and the container lid. The annular cavity is communicated with the interior of the container body through communication passages. Fluid guiding members are disposed at the upstream side of respective communication passages to generate negative pressure in the respective communication passages. The liquid leaking outside is induced back into the container body through the communication passages so that external leaking of the liquid is prevented.

Electric food preparation apparatus

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Osaka, Japan

Hirofumi Nakakura