Patent ID: 6043461
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F24C,G08C

Abstract:
A method for controlling a cooking appliance, said cooking appliance comprising a control unit adapted to be located remote from said cooking appliance, said control unit having sensor means for sensing an adverse predefined environmental condition adverse to operation of said control unit and warning means operatively connected to said sensor means, said method comprising the steps of:sensing the predefined adverse environmental condition; andgenerating a warning signal upon the occurrence of said predefined environmental condition;wherein said sensor means comprises a gravity switch and said predefined environmental condition comprises a substantially vertical orientation of said control unit, wherein said control unit further comprises processor means operatively connected to said sensor means for generating an error code in the event said sensor means senses said predefined orientation of said control unit and transmitter means for transmitting an output signal which Way include said error code, and wherein said cooking appliance further comprises receiver means for receiving said output signal from said control unit, a heating element, and element switch means for activating and deactivating said heating element, said element switch means operatively connected to said receiver means and said heating element, said method further comprising the steps of:transmitting an output signal including said error code from said transmitter means to said receiver means;deactivating said heating element.