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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Munesato Kumagai, Sakai, JP;
Masahiro Ikehara, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 37/08 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); G01N 33/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 1/0261 (2013.01); A47J 36/32 (2013.01); A47J 37/085 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01N 33/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toaster according to the disclosure includes a light receiving unit configured to receive reflected light from bread being cooked and a surface condition determination unit configured to determine a surface condition of the bread being cooked on the basis of intensity of the reflected light received by the light receiving unit.