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US 11,497,349 B2Granted
Indirect air flow system
AssigneeDansons US, LLC
InventorsGlen Meadows, Paul Simon, Michael Giebel
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Abstract
Disclosed is an outdoor cooking appliance with ductwork that directs heat and smoke more evenly in the cook chamber of the appliance. For example, the ductwork can extend from the heat source of the appliance and direct the smoke to openings in rack holders that then dispel the smoke into the cook chamber more evenly. The burn pot assembly can also be segregated from the grease pan to avoid the potential for grease fires.
Claims19
An appliance comprising:
- a main body defining an internal cooking chamber;
- a burn pot assembly that provides heat to the cooking chamber;
- first and second ducts that respectively extends from the burn pot assembly;
- first and second passages respectively extending alongside a portion of an outer periphery of the cooking chamber and respectively communicating with the first and second ducts, the first and second passages beginning at a lower end of the cooking chamber proximate the burn pot assembly and extending toward an upper end of the cooking chamber opposite the lower end;
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- openings disposed on opposing first and second sides of the cooking chamber and communicating the first and second passages with the cooking chamber to provide a path for air flow from the burn pot assembly to the cooking chamber.
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A pellet grill or smoker comprising:
- a main body defining an internal cooking chamber;
- a burn pot assembly that provides heat to the cooking chamber by combusting pellets;
- first and second ducts that respectively extends from the burn pot assembly;
- first and second passages respectively extending alongside a portion of an outer periphery of the cooking chamber and communicating with the first and second ducts, the first and second passages beginning at a lower end of the cooking chamber proximate the burn pot assembly and extending toward an upper end of the cooking chamber opposite the lower end;
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- first and second rack holders adapted to hold a rack, disposed on opposing first and second sides of the cooking chamber, and respectively having an opening communicating the first and second passages with the cooking chamber to provide a path for air flow from the burn pot assembly to the cooking chamber, the air flow path beginning at the burn pot assembly and terminating at a respective gap between the first and second passages and the upper end of the cooking chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.