Water detection system and method for an indoor smoker
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Carballo, Steven Fox
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Abstract
An indoor smoker includes a smoking chamber positioned within a cabinet, a smoke generating assembly configured for selectively smoldering combustible material to create a flow of smoke, wherein the combustible material is discharged through a discharge port, and a water extinguishing assembly. The water extinguishing assembly includes a container docking station positioned below the discharge port, a water container configured for receipt within the container docking station, and a spring-loaded trigger mounted to the container docking station, wherein the spring-loaded trigger is configured to be triggered when the water container is placed on the container docking station and has a weight that exceeds a predetermined weight threshold.
Claims20
An indoor smoker defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the indoor smoker comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a smoking chamber positioned within the cabinet;
- a smoke generating assembly configured for selectively smoldering combustible material to create a flow of smoke, wherein the combustible material is discharged through a discharge port;
- and
- a water extinguishing assembly comprising:
- a container docking station positioned below the discharge port;
- a water container configured for receipt within the container docking station, wherein a bottom wall of the container docking station defines a raised front lip for slidably engaging the water container during insertion;
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- a spring-loaded trigger mounted to the container docking station, wherein the spring-loaded trigger is configured to be triggered when the water container is placed on the container docking station and has a weight that exceeds a predetermined weight threshold.
A water extinguishing assembly for an indoor smoker, the indoor smoker comprising a smoking chamber positioned within a cabinet and a smoke generating assembly configured for selectively smoldering combustible material to create a flow of smoke, wherein the combustible material is discharged through a discharge port, the water extinguishing assembly comprising:
- a container docking station positioned below the discharge port;
- a water container configured for receipt within the container docking station;
- a spring-loaded trigger mounted to the container docking station, wherein the spring-loaded trigger is configured to be triggered when the water container is placed on the container docking station and has a weight that exceeds a predetermined weight threshold;
- and
- a controller in operative communication with the spring-loaded trigger, the controller being configured to:
- determine that the spring-loaded trigger is not triggered;
- and
- stop operation of the indoor smoker.
An indoor smoker defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the indoor smoker comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a smoking chamber positioned within the cabinet;
- a smoke generating assembly configured for selectively smoldering combustible material to create a flow of smoke, wherein the combustible material is discharged through a discharge port;
- and
- a water extinguishing assembly comprising:
- a container docking station positioned below the discharge port;
- a water container configured for receipt within the container docking station;
- a spring-loaded trigger mounted to the container docking station, wherein the spring-loaded trigger is configured to be triggered when the water container is placed on the container docking station and has a weight that exceeds a predetermined weight threshold;
- and
- a controller in operative communication with the spring-loaded trigger, the controller being configured to:
- determine that the spring-loaded trigger is not triggered;
- and
- provide a user notification that there is an insufficient volume of water in the water container or that the water container is not installed properly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.