IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0284165
(2011-10-28)
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등록번호 |
US-8857319
(2014-10-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Hankins, Robert Jeffery
- Davis, Raymond E.
- Davis, William Neal
- Hampton, Clifton Glenn
- Davis, Raymond Michael
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출원인 / 주소 |
- ADCO Industries—Technologies, L.P.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
45 |
초록
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A roller grill for heating a pre-cooked food product includes a housing structure adapted to support the roller grill; a plurality of tubes having outer surfaces adapted to transfer heat to a pre-cooked food product; a plurality of tube gears, at least one tube gear mounted on an end of a correspond
A roller grill for heating a pre-cooked food product includes a housing structure adapted to support the roller grill; a plurality of tubes having outer surfaces adapted to transfer heat to a pre-cooked food product; a plurality of tube gears, at least one tube gear mounted on an end of a corresponding tube; and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes a motor having a shaft adapted to rotate at a first rotational speed; and a plurality of idler gears mounted to a portion of the housing structure and contactingly engaged with the plurality of tube gears, the idler gears adapted to transfer a rotational power from the motor to the plurality of tube gears at a second rotational speed.
대표청구항
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1. A roller grill for heating a pre-cooked food product, comprising: a housing structure adapted to support the roller grill;a plurality of tubes having outer surfaces adapted to transfer heat to a pre-cooked food product;a plurality of tube gears, at least one tube gear mounted on an end of a corre
1. A roller grill for heating a pre-cooked food product, comprising: a housing structure adapted to support the roller grill;a plurality of tubes having outer surfaces adapted to transfer heat to a pre-cooked food product;a plurality of tube gears, at least one tube gear mounted on an end of a corresponding tube; anda beltless drive assembly, comprising: a motor comprising a shaft adapted to rotate at a first rotational speed;a fan to circulate airflow between a volume of a side housing of the housing structure and an ambient space to cool a plenum panel mounted in the side housing;a plurality of idler gears mounted to a portion of the housing structure and contactingly engaged with the plurality of tube gears, the idler gears adapted to transfer a rotational power from the motor to all of the plurality of tube gears at a second rotational speed and at a common rotational direction;a drive gear coupled to the shaft of the motor, the drive gear adapted to transfer the rotational power from the motor to the plurality of idler gears; andat least one transfer gear in contacting engagement with at least one idler gear of the plurality of idler gears and adapted to transfer the rotational power from the drive gear to the at least one idler gear,wherein the plenum panel serves as a heat sink to receive heat from one or more of the plurality of tubes, the plenum panel mounted within the volume at least partially defined by a side panel of the housing structure, and at least one of the plurality of idler gears is mounted to the plenum panel, the plenum panel comprising at least one aperture permitting airflow between the volume and the ambient space, andthe motor and the fan are mounted beneath the plurality of tubes in a bottom housing of the housing structure to permit airflow between the side housing and the ambient space. 2. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein the first and second rotational speeds are substantially identical. 3. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein the second rotational speed is less than the first rotational speed, and the at least one transfer gear comprises at least one reduction gear adapted to reduce the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed. 4. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tubes are mounted through the side housing, and the plurality of idler gears are mounted to the side housing. 5. The roller grill of claim 4, wherein the side housing comprises a plurality of studs extending from the side housing into a plenum defined by the side housing without penetrating through the side housing, and each of the plurality of idler gears is mounted on a corresponding one of the plurality of studs. 6. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein the heat received from the plenum panel is transferred from one or more of the plurality of tubes through one or more of the plurality of tube gears and one or more of the plurality of idler gears. 7. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein at least one of the tube gears and the idler gears comprises a spur gear. 8. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein each tube gear comprises a corresponding first axis of rotation, and the drive gear comprises a second axis of rotation, wherein the first axes of rotation are substantially parallel to the second axis of rotation. 9. The roller grill of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of heating elements, wherein at least one of the plurality of heating elements extends through a bore of one of the heating tubes. 10. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of tubes comprises a heating surface having a length of approximately 82.6 cm (32.5 inches). 11. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein the plurality of tubes comprises at least 16 tubes. 12. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein at least one of the tube gears or idler gears comprises a self-lubricating gear. 13. An apparatus for heating a pre-cooked food product, comprising: a bottom housing mounted between a first side housing and a second side housing;a plurality of legs mounted to the bottom housing;a plurality of tubes extending across a volume defined between the first and second side housings and above the bottom housing, the plurality of tubes comprising outer surfaces adapted to transfer heat to a pre-cooked food product;a plurality of tube gears, at least one tube gear mounted on an end of a corresponding tube; anda beltless drive assembly, comprising: a motor comprising a fan and a shaft adapted to rotate at a first rotational speed;a plurality of idler gears mounted to a portion of the first side housing and contactingly engaged with the plurality of tube gears, the idler gears adapted to transfer a rotational power from the motor to all of the plurality of tube gears at a second rotational speed and at a common rotational direction,a drive gear coupled to the shaft of the motor, the drive gear adapted to transfer the rotational power from the motor to the plurality of idler gears; andat least one transfer gear in contacting engagement with at least one of the idler gears of the plurality of idler gears and adapted to transfer the rotational power from the drive gear to the at least one idler gear,wherein the housing structure comprises a plenum panel that serves as a heat sink to receive heat from one or more of the plurality of tubes, the plenum panel mounted within a volume at least partially defined by a side panel of the housing structure, and at least one of the plurality of idler gears is mounted to the plenum panel, the plenum panel comprising at least one aperture permitting airflow between the volume and an ambient space, andthe motor and the fan are mounted beneath the plurality of tubes in the bottom housing to permit airflow between at least one of the first or second side housings and the ambient space. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first and second rotational speeds are substantially identical. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second rotational speed is less than the first rotational speed, and the at least one transfer gear comprises at least one reduction gear adapted to reduce the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed. 16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the plurality of tubes are mounted through the first side housing, and the plurality of idler gears are mounted to the first side housing. 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first side housing comprises a plurality of studs extending from the first side housing into a plenum defined by the first side housing without penetrating through the first side housing, and each of the plurality of idler gears is mounted on a corresponding one of the plurality of studs. 18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the plenum panel is in thermal communication with one or more of the plurality of heating tubes through one or more of the plurality of tube gears and one or more of the idler gears. 19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein at least one of the tube gears and the idler gears comprises a spur gear. 20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein each tube gear comprises a corresponding first axis of rotation, and the drive gear comprises a second axis of rotation, wherein the first axes of rotation are substantially parallel to the second axis of rotation. 21. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a plurality of heating elements, wherein at least one of the plurality of heating elements extends through a bore of one of the heating tubes. 22. The roller grill of claim 1, wherein at least one of the idler gears is directly engaged with only two tube gears, and at least one of the tube gears is directly engaged with only two idler gears. 23. The roller grill of claim 22, wherein no idler gear is directly engaged with any other of the plurality of idler gears, and no tube gear is directly engaged with any other of the plurality of tube gears.
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