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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. 07, 1982
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Terutaka Aoshima, Toyohashi, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219441 ; 99333 ; 219435 ; 219492 ; 219494 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a rice cooker comprising a pot for containing rice and water, a heater provided at the bottom of the pot for heating the pot, a sensor for sensing temperature of the pot to produce a detecting signal when the temperature of the pot reaches a predetermined value, and a drive circuit which responds to the detecting signal from the sensor to stop the heating of the heater. The drive circuit in the cooker, after the operation start, heats the pot to about 40.degree. C. by the heater for rice immersion, and after keeping the pot warmth constant for a given period, drives the heater at the rated calorific value for rice cooking.