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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Minoru Tanaka, Sakai, JP;
Katsumi Ishifuro, Sakai, JP;
Toshiro Meiji, Sakai, JP;
Junichi Takeuchi, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); F24C 15/02 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/73 (2015.01); F24C 15/02 (2013.01); H05B 6/6435 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/308 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cooker with a door includes: a proximity sensor configured to detect presence or absence of an object in proximity to the cooker; and a door opening controller configured to control the door to open and close on a detection signal from the proximity sensor, wherein the door opening controller opens the door when receiving the detection signal from the proximity sensor twice or more within a predetermined time period, the detection signal indicating the presence of the object.