Patent ID: 6630655
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
A microwave oven accommodating an object to be heated, comprisinga heating chamber further comprising a bottom surface, for receiving food thereon, and a side wall intersecting said bottom surface, a plurality of infrared detection elements mounted outside said side wall above a point on an intersection of said side wall and said bottom surface, the infrared detection elements comprising respective fields of view in said heating chamber to detect respective amounts of infrared radiation in said fields of view, said plurality of infrared detection elements being arranged to have said fields of view which align substantially in a first direction to cover an elongated area on said bottom surface, said first direction being substantially perpendicular to said side wall, further comprising a drive unit driving said plurality of infrared detection elements to move said elongated area along said bottom surface in a second direction traversing said first direction.