Food preparation table and associated food pan with thermowell
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsSteven T. Jackson, Austin M. Bieri, Brian L. Casserilla
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Abstract
A food preparation table system includes a housing including a food item holding arrangement defining multiple food pan receiving locations. At least one food pan is located in one of the food pan receiving locations. A cooling system is provided for cooling the food pan. The food pan includes a wall at least in part defining a food receiving volume, a thermowell extending inward from the wall into the food receiving volume and a temperature sensor positioned within the thermowell. A food pan is also provided.
Claims20
A food preparation table system, comprising:
- a housing including a food item holding arrangement defining multiple food pan receiving locations;
- at least one food pan located in one of the food pan receiving locations;
- a cooling system for cooling the food pan;
- wherein the food pan comprises:
- a pan wall at least in part defining a food receiving volume;
- a thermowell extending inward from the pan wall and into the food receiving volume;
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- a temperature sensor positioned within the thermowell so as to be positioned for sensing a temperature of food within the food receiving volume of the food pan.
A food pan for use in a food preparation table system, the food pan comprising:
- a plurality of walls including a bottom wall and a plurality of upright walls defining a food receiving volume of the food pan;
- an upper access opening with a surrounding set of support rims;
- a thermowell extending inward from one of the walls and into the food receiving volume and defining a temperature sensor receiving space that projects into the food receiving volume of the food pan.
A food pan for use in a food preparation table system, the food pan comprising:
- a plurality of walls, including a bottom wall and multiple upright walls defining a food receiving volume of the food pan;
- an upper access opening with a surrounding set of support rims;
- a thermowell extending inward from a first one of the walls and into the food receiving volume, the thermowell defining an internal temperature sensor receive space, wherein the thermowell acts as a barrier between the internal temperature sensor receiving space and the food receiving volume, wherein the barrier includes a thermal break segment between the first one of the walls and a temperature sense section of the thermowell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.