Cooking device for regenerating a cooking product

Abstract

A cooking device for regenerating an item to be cooked includes a regeneration compartment, inside of which at least two regeneration levels are or can be arranged at different heights, in particular, while being fixed by being pushed in. A timer that trips an alarm after a set or settable regeneration time has elapsed is assigned to each regeneration level. Additionally, the cooking device includes an operational control with an input unit for manually initiating the timer of each regeneration level loaded with an item to be cooked and a display unit for displaying a period of time characteristic of an initiated timer.

1 . Cooking device for the regeneration of cooking product in a regeneration compartment, including at least two regeneration levels, whereby each regeneration level has a clock assigned to it which triggers an alarm after the completion of a set or settable regeneration duration, the cooking device comprising: 
 an operational element with an input unit for manual initiation of the clock of each regeneration level loaded with cooking product and with a display unit for displaying a time span characteristic for an initiated clock.    
   
   
       2 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the regeneration levels are defined by one or more racks.  
   
   
       3 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the regeneration levels can be arranged in different heights.  
   
   
       4 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the regeneration duration of each regeneration level can be adjustable or selectable through the input unit.  
   
   
       5 . Cooking device according to  claim 4 , wherein the regeneration duration of each regeneration level can be adjustable or selectable through the input unit as a function of the type of cooking product to be regenerated.  
   
   
       6 . Cooking device according to  claim 1  wherein the same regeneration duration is or can be set for at least two of the regeneration levels.  
   
   
       7 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the same regeneration duration is or can be set for all of the regeneration levels.  
   
   
       8 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the characteristic time span of each clock reflects the corresponding residual running time of the regeneration level belonging to the said clock, which is obtained from the difference between the said regeneration duration and the time elapsed since the initiation of the said clock.  
   
   
       9 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the input unit comprises at least one key field and/or a touch-screen.  
   
   
       10 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein the input unit and the display unit are made as one unit.  
   
   
       11 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein a central time manager cooperates with the clocks.  
   
   
       12 . Cooking device according to  claim 11 , wherein the central time manager is implemented by a microprocessor.  
   
   
       13 . Cooking device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one regeneration parameter, can be controlled and/or regulated through a control and/or regulating unit.  
   
   
       14 . Cooking device according to  claim 13 , wherein the one regeneration parameter is determined by a temperature and/or a moisture in the regeneration compartment.  
   
   
       15 . Cooking device according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one regeneration parameter can be controlled and/or regulated through the control and/or regulating unit in each regeneration level.  
   
   
       16 . Cooking device according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one regeneration parameter can be controlled and/or regulated through the control and/or regulating unit in the regeneration compartment as a whole.  
   
   
       17 . Cooking device according to  claim 13 , wherein the at least one regeneration parameter can be controlled and/or regulated through the control and/or regulating unit as a function of an output value of at least one sensor.  
   
   
       18 . Cooking device according to  claim 17 , wherein the at least one sensor is a cooking process sensor.  
   
   
       19 . A cooking device for the regeneration of cooking product, comprising: 
 a regeneration compartment, including at least two regeneration levels;    a clock associated with each regeneration level, wherein each clock triggers an alarm after the completion of a regeneration duration for the associated regeneration level;    an input unit for manual initiation of the clock associated with each regeneration level; and    a display unit for displaying a time span characteristic for one or more of the clocks.    
   
   
       20 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , wherein the input unit enables the regeneration duration of each regeneration level to be adjusted or selected.  
   
   
       21 . The cooking device according to  claim 20 , wherein the input unit enables the regeneration duration of each regeneration level to be adjusted or selected as a function of the type of cooking product to be regenerated.  
   
   
       22 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , wherein the input unit enables the same regeneration duration to be set for at least two of the regeneration levels.  
   
   
       23 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , wherein a characteristic time span of each clock reflects the corresponding residual running time of the regeneration level belonging to the clock, obtained as the difference between the regeneration duration for the regeneration level belonging to the clock and the time elapsed since the initiation of the clock.  
   
   
       24 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , wherein the input unit comprises at least one key field and/or a touch-screen.  
   
   
       25 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , wherein the input unit and the display unit are made as one unit.  
   
   
       26 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , including a microprocessor coupled to said input unit and said clocks.  
   
   
       27 . The cooking device according to  claim 26 , wherein said microprocessor implements a central time manager in conjunction with the clocks.  
   
   
       28 . The cooking device according to  claim 19 , further including a control and/or regulation unit that controls at least one regeneration parameter in the regeneration compartment.  
   
   
       29 . The cooking device according to  claim 28 , further including a sensor that measures the regeneration parameter in the regeneration compartment.  
   
   
       30 . The cooking device according to  claim 29 , wherein the sensor is temperature or a moisture sensor.  
   
   
       31 . The cooking device according to  claim 28 , wherein the control and/or regulation unit controls or regulates the at least one regeneration parameter in each regeneration level of the regeneration compartment.  
   
   
       32 . The cooking device according to  claim 28 , wherein the control and/or regulation unit controls or regulates the at least one regeneration parameter in the regeneration compartment as a whole.