BREAD MAKER AND CONTAINER TO BE MOUNTED IN THE BREAD MAKER

摘要

The bread maker includes a housing for mounting of a container, an infrared transceiving device and a determining device. The container stores bread ingredients therein and has an outer surface provided with a color symbol. The infrared transceiving device includes an infrared emitting unit and a processing unit. The infrared emitting unit is operable to emit infrared ray toward the color symbol when the container is mounted to the housing. The processing unit is configured for receiving a reflection ray reflected from the color symbol and is operable to output an identification signal according to intensity of the reflection ray. The determining device is communicatively connected to the processing unit 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.

主权项

1. A bread maker configured for mounting a container that stores bread ingredients therein and that has an outer surface provided with a color symbol, said bread maker comprising:
a housing for mounting of the container; an infrared transceiving device mounted to said housing, and including
an infrared emitting unit that is operable to emit infrared ray toward the color symbol of the container when the container is mounted to said housing, anda processing unit that is configured for receiving a reflection ray reflected from the color symbol and that is operable to output an identification signal according to intensity of the reflection ray; and a determining device communicatively connected to said processing unit for receiving the identification signal therefrom, and being operable to determine, with reference to the identification signal, a bread-making indicator that is associated with a bread making program, which said bread maker executes automatically to make bread using the bread ingredients stored in the container.