摘要 |
The invention relates to a dental furnace (1) comprising a hood-shaped combustion chamber (3) with a heating element (12) that is placed therein and an opening (13), and a closing plate (4) which is arranged so as to be movable relative to the combustion chamber (3) and is used for accommodating a material (5) that is to be baked, particularly a tooth replacement object. Said dental furnace (1) further comprises a sensor (31) for determining the combustion chamber temperature. In order to optimize the drying time and closing time, a measuring instrument (7b) is provided for recording the actual value of the position of the closing plate relative to the combustion chamber (3) while an arithmetic unit (51) is provided for determining the deviation from the comparison between the determined actual value and a defined required value so as to derive a control variable for triggering the relative position between the closing plate (4) and the combustion chamber (5). Also disclosed is a method for controlling the position of a closing plate (4) on the dental furnace (1) in order to minimize the process time. |