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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 219 / ; 340588 ;
Abstract
A heating control apparatus in microwave ovens controls heating of food by detecting water vapor generated by heating a food to sense a varying relative humidity by a humidity sensor and determining a critical point of the heating condition of the food by detecting a time point when the relative humidity rises from a minimum value beyond a predetermined threshold value thereby to determine a proper total heating time of the food. To allow accurate humidity sensing, a cleaning device is provided in proximity to the humidity sensor such that the cleaning device is actuated for an appropriate time period at a proper timing to insure proper performance of the humidity sensor.