BREAD MAKER AND CONTAINER TO BE MOUNTED IN THE BREAD MAKER

摘要

The bread maker includes a housing (1) for mounting of a container, an infrared transceiving device (2) and a determining device (5). The container stores bread ingredients therein and has an outer surface (90) provided with a color symbol (91). The infrared transceiving device (2) includes an infrared emitting unit (3) and a processing unit (4). The infrared emitting unit (3) is operable to emit infrared ray toward the color symbol (91) when the container is mounted to the housing (1). The processing unit (4) is configured for receiving a reflection ray reflected from the color symbol (91) and is operable to output an identification signal according to intensity of the reflection ray. Thedetermining device (5) is communicatively connected to the processing unit (4) for receiving the identification signal and is operable to determine, with reference to the identification signal, a bread-making indicator that is associated with a bread making program, which the bread maker executes automatically to make bread using the bread ingredients stored in the container.