| 摘要 |
An apparatus and method for thawing a product. The apparatus includes a heating chamber, and an electrical control unit. The heating chamber includes a product chamber that holds a product, at least one heating element, each heating element emitting infrared energy in a direction of the product, and at least one temperature sensor, each temperature sensor measuring a surface temperature of the product. The electrical control unit includes a processor that controls and monitors said at least one heating element, and said at least one temperature sensor to raise a temperature of the product from an initial temperature to a set-point temperature, a connection to each heating element, and a connection to each temperature sensor. |
| 主权项 |
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a heating chamber, comprising:
a product chamber that holds a sealed pouch that stores a product, wherein the product chamber includes a locating pin;at least one heating element, each heating element emitting infrared energy in a direction of the product, wherein said at least one heating element is located outside the product chamber;at least one temperature sensor, each temperature sensor measuring a surface temperature of the product, wherein said at least one temperature sensor is located outside the product chamber; anda product chamber detection sensor located outside the product chamber; and an electrical control unit, comprising:
a processor that controls and monitors said at least one heating element, and said at least one temperature sensor to raise a temperature of the product from an initial temperature to a set-point temperature;a connection to each heating element;a connection to each temperature sensor;a connection to the product chamber detection sensor; anda connection to the locating pin,wherein the processor monitors the product chamber detection sensor and the locating pin to determine whether the product is present in the product chamber, and whether the product chamber is properly seated in the heating chamber. |
