IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0520326
(1983-08-08)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Bishop, Charles D.
- Stamps, Kenneth H.
- Turney, David L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Kanz, Scherback & Timmons
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인용정보 |
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14 인용 특허 :
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초록
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Semiautomatic food frying apparatus is disclosed which provides apparatus which may be easily and safely operated to prepare small portions of various food products. In one embodiment, the food frying apparatus includes an upright cabinet with a fan assembly mounted to exhaust air through the top of
Semiautomatic food frying apparatus is disclosed which provides apparatus which may be easily and safely operated to prepare small portions of various food products. In one embodiment, the food frying apparatus includes an upright cabinet with a fan assembly mounted to exhaust air through the top of the cabinet while drawing air in, through and from the lower portion of the cabinet. A removable one-piece filter unit is positioned in the path of air flow to remove odors, gases, smoke, etc. . . . from the air before the air is exhausted back into the room. The removable filter includes a paper filter together with activated charcoal particles configured as an integral unit. In another embodiment, the fan assembly and filter unit are replaced by a closed-loop air cleaning system which does not discharge the internal air of the apparatus into the room. A container for holding a supply of cooking oil is located in the lower portion of the cabinet. Mechanism is provided for automatically lowering a cooking basket, with food therein, into the cooking oil for a predetermined time and then raising the cooking basket from the cooking oil.
대표청구항
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1. Semiautomatic food frying apparatus adapted for use in an enclosed space without connection to an outside exhaust system, said apparatus comprising: a cabinet adapted to be supported at a suitable working height and having a top panel, side panels, a rear panel and a front panel, at least one
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Semiautomatic food frying apparatus adapted for use in an enclosed space without connection to an outside exhaust system, said apparatus comprising: a cabinet adapted to be supported at a suitable working height and having a top panel, side panels, a rear panel and a front panel, at least one of said panels being configured to allow access to the interior of said cabinet; a container located in said cabinet, for holding a supply of cooking oil; means, integral with said container, for heating said container; means for supporting food products in the cooking oil during the cooking of said food products, said means for supporting food products includes a handle means; and means to hold said means for supporting food products while automatically lowering said means for supporting food products into said supply of cooking oil for a predetermined time and then raising said means for supporting food products out of said supply of cooking oil, said means for supporting food products being held by said means to hold by using and resisting the forces of gravity and rotation applied to said means to hold through said means for supporting food products without the requirement for releasable latching means, said means to hold comprising: (a) means to engage said handle means in a slidably-fitting relationship while supporting same, said means to engage comprises at least one U-shaped channel device configured to be capable of supporting said handle means along three separate surfaces, said means to engage further comprising stop means attached to a predetermined end of said U-shaped channel device to engage a fourth surface of said handle means, (b) rotatable means attached to said means to engage and capable of rotating in both directions within defined limits, (c) means to provide a rotatable force to said rotatable means, and (d) means to control the means to provide such that the rotatable force is controlled in amount of time of application as well as direction. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said rotatable means comprises a shaft of predetermined length and diameter. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said means to provide a rotatable force comprises a reversible DC motor operatively connected to said rotatable means. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said means to control comprises a timer switch operatively connected to an up limit-switch and a down limit-switch to control the application and polarity of a DC supply voltage to said reversible DC motor. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 further including blower means, located in said cabinet, for circulating air through said semiautomatic food frying apparatus along a predetermined path and exiting at a predetermined location; a filter unit removably positionable, as a onepiece unit, in said predetermined air path and upstream from said blower means, said filter unit comprising two individual and separate elements with one element comprising paper and the second element comprising charcoal. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said filter unit comprises: a solid bottom portion having a first side and a second side; a paper housing element with opposed first and second open ends and having a predetermined inside diameter and a predetermined outside diameter, said paper housing element having said first open end resting against said first side of said solid bottom portion; a housing element with opposed first and second open ends and having a predetermined inside diameter and a predetermined outside diameter, said predetermined outside diameter being smaller than said predetermined inside diameter of said paper housing element, said housing element including air passage means formed in the wall thereof, said housing element having said first open end thereof resting against said first side of said solid bottom portion, said housing element being positioned to be coaxial with said paper housing element; a top portion having an aperture formed therein, said top portion being positioned such that said aperture is coaxial with said paper housing element and said housing element and supporting said second ends of said paper housing element and said housing element; and a predetermined amount of charcoal positioned in the volume formed by said solid bottom portion, said top portion, said paper housing element and said housing element. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 further including fastening means operatively positioned between said solid bottom portion and said top portion. 8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said charcoal is activated charcoal. 9. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein said filter unit is positioned to divide the interior of said cabinet into an upper portion and a lower portion. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 further including a fire extinguisher positioned in said upper portion, said fire extinguisher including a discharge head and a sensor positioned in said lower portion, said fire extinguisher including means for removing power to said food frying apparatus upon activation of said fire extinguisher. 11. The apparatus of claim 1 further including means for sensing the temperature of said container for holding a supply of cooking oil and for removing power from said means for heating said container if said temperature exceeds a predetermined value. 12. The apparatus of claim 1 further including means for sensing the temperature of said supply of cooking oil and for removing power from said means for heating said container for holding a supply of cooking oil if said temperature exceeds a predetermined value. 13. The apparatus of claim 1 further including means for the sensing the temperature of the air in a predetermined location within said cabinet and for removing power to said food frying apparatus if said temperature exceeds a predetermined value. 14. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said front panel includes an opening therein, a door which is pivotably attached to said front panel at a lower edge of said opening, and support means operatively attached between said front panel and said door such that said door is supported in a horizontal position when said door is pivoted from a closed position with respect to said opening. 15. The apparatus of claim 1 further including insulative means juxtaposed with respect to predetermined portions of said container to diminish heat loss from said container. 16. The apparatus of claim 15 further including means for holding and supporting said means for supporting food products such that said means for supporting food products is positioned over said container for holding a supply of cooking oil and out of contact with said supply of cooking oil, said means for holding and supporting is supported by said insulative means. 17. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein said insulative means comprises a container-like device whose internal configuration is substantially the same as the external configuration of said container for holding a supply of cooking oil such that said container for holding a supply of cooking oil will sit down in said container-like device with the outside surface of said container for holding a supply of cooking oil being juxtaposed with respect to the inside surface of said container-like device. 18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said container-like device is formed of a high temperature plastic. 19. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein said container-like device is formed of stainless steel with double walls and insulation material positioned between said double walls. 20. Food frying apparatus for use in an enclosed space without connection to an outside exhaust system, said apparatus comprising: a cabinet adapted to be supported at a suitable working height and having a top panel, side panels, a rear panel and a front panel, at least one of said panels being configured to allow access to the interior of said cabinet; a container, located in said cabinet, for holding a supply of cooking oil; means, integral with said container, for heating said container; means for supporting food products in the cooking oil during the cooking of said food products, said means for supporting food products includes a handle means; and a closed-loop air cleaning system operatively attached to said cabinet and configured to receive air from the inside of said cabinet, to pass said received air through a predetermined portion of said closed-loop air cleaning system to remove water and predetermined impurities from said received air and then to deposit said received air, minus the removed water and impurities, back into the inside of said cabinet, said closed-loop air cleaning system comprises: (a) a first inlet means operatively attached to said cabinet to receive air exiting from the inside of said cabinet; (b) a first outlet means operatively attached to said cabinet to deposit said air, received from the inside of said cabinet, back into the inside of said cabinet; (c) a first housing means operatively connected between said inlet means and said outlet means to provide a complete air path from the inside of said cabinet, through a predetermined portion of said closed-loop air cleaning system and back to the inside of said cabinet; (d) a first blower means positioned in said complete air path to move the air at a predetermined rate; (e) a second housing means operatively configured and positioned to be in a surrounding relationship with a predetermined portion of said first housing means; (f) a second inlet means operatively attached to said second housing means to receive air from room containing said cabinet; (g) a second outlet means operatively configured to deposit air received from said second housing means back into said room; (h) a second blower means operatively positioned to move the air through said second housing means at a predetermined rate. 21. The apparatus of claim 20 further including cooling fins operatively attached to the inside surface of said first housing means and protruding inwardly therefrom. 22. The apparatus of claim 20 further including cooling fins operatively attached to the outside surface of said first housing means and protruding outwardly therefrom toward the inside surface of said second housing means. 23. The apparatus of claim 20 further including collection means operatively attached to a lowermost portion of said first housing means to collect said water and impurities from the air received from the inside of said cabinet. 24. The apparatus of claim 20 further including means to hold said means for supporting food products while automatically lowering said means for supporting food products into said supply of cooking oil for a predetermined time and then raising said means for supporting food products out of said supply of cooking oil, said means to hold comprising: (a) means to engage said handle means in a slidably-fitting relationship while supporting same, (b) rotatable means attached to said means to engage and capable of rotating in both directions within defined limits, (c) means to provide a rotatable force to said rotatable means, and (d) means to control the means to provide such that the rotatable force is controlled in amount of time of application as well as direction. 25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said means to engage comprises a U-shaped channel device configured to be capable of supporting said handle means along three separate surfaces, said means to engage further comprising stop means attached to a predetermined end of said U-shaped channel device to engage a fourth surface of said handle means. 26. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said rotatable means comprises a shaft of predetermined length and diameter. 27. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein said means to provide a rotatable force comprises a reversible DC motor operatively connected to said rotatable means. 28. The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said means to control comprises a timer switch operatively connected to an up limit-switch and a down limit-switch to control the application and polarity of a DC supply voltage to said reversible DC motor. 29. The apparatus of claim 20 further including means for holding and supporting said means for supporting food products such that said means for supporting food products is positioned over said container for holding a supply of cooking oil and out of contact with said supply of cooking oil, said means for holding and supporting is supported by said insulative means. 30. The apparatus of claim 20 further including means for sensing the temperature of said container for holding a supply of cooking oil and for removing power from said means for heating said container if said temperature exceeds a predetermined value. 31. The apparatus of claim 20 further including means for sensing the temperature of said supply of cooking oil and for removing power from said means for heating said container for holding a supply of cooking oil if said temperature exceeds a predetermined value. 32. The apparatus of claim 20 further including means for the sensing the temperature of the air in a predetermined location within said cabinet and for removing power to said food frying apparatus if said temperature exceeds a predetermined value. 33. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said front panel includes an opening therein, a door which is pivotably attached to said front panel at a lower edge of said opening, and support means operatively attached between said front panel and said door such that said door is supported in a horizontal position when said door is pivoted from a closed position with respect to said opening. 34. The apparatus of claim 20 wherein said insulative means comprises a container-like device whose internal configuration is substantially the same as the external configuration of said container for holding a supply of cooking oil such that said container for holding a supply of cooking oil will sit down in said container-like device with the outside surface of said container for holding a supply of cooking oil being juxtaposed with respect to the inside surface of said container-like device. 35. The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said container-like device is formed of a high temperature plastic. 36. The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said container-like device is formed of stainless steel with double walls and insulation material positioned between said double walls.
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