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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chikao Nakano, Yamato Koriyama, JA;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 1161 / ; 219 / ;
Abstract
A cooking time indication arrangement for use in a microwave oven which includes a rotary drum of light transmitting nature having a plurality of menus to be cooked imprinted on it, a timer scale and a pointer needle associated with a timer, and an illuminating lamp enclosed in the rotary drum. The drum is rotatably supported by bearings through end members provided at its opposite ends for smooth rotation, while the illuminating lamp having high vibration resistance is adjustably supported by a securing plate, and the menu indication on the drum being prevented from becoming wrinkled due to temperature variations.