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US 2002/0117057 A1Published application
Apparatus for toasting bread
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsSijtze Van Der Meer, Albertus Peter Johannes Michels
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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsSijtze Van Der Meer, Albertus Peter Johannes Michels
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The present invention relates to an apparatus for toasting of bread etc., comprising a housing (2) with a slot (3) which issues into a toasting space (4) into which products to be toasted can be introduced, heater elements (5) being arranged on both sides of this space which each cooperate with a reflector (7) for reflecting radiation in the direction of the toasting space, and, also on both sides of the toasting space, grille elements (8) are located which can be in an open and a closed position in order to center the products in the toasting space with respect to the heater elements (5), while the toasting space (4) comprises a support element (9) which can move up and down, and means are provided for moving the grille elements (8) and the support element (9) in a coordinated way, and at least the grille elements (8) and/or the heater elements (5) are arranged on two pairs of arms (6) which are hinged (14) to a base part (1), while the support element (9) also cooperates with a lever (19) which is hinged (18) to the base part (1), said arms (6) and the lever (19) cooperating with openings (17) in a slide (10) which is movable in the base part (1).
An apparatus for toasting bread and the like, comprising a housing with a slot which issues into a toasting space in which products to be toasted can be accommodated, while heater elements are positioned on either side of said space, which heater elements each cooperate with a reflector positioned behind the respective heater element for reflecting radiation in the direction of the toasting space, and, also on either side of the toaster space, grille elements are positioned which can have an open position and a closed position for centering the products in the toasting space with respect to the heater elements, and a support element which can be moved up and down is positioned in the toasting space, means being present for moving the grille elements and the support element in a coordinated manner, characterized in that at least the grille elements and/or the heater elements are positioned on two pairs of arms which are supported in a base part with hinging possibility relative to one another, said arms cooperating with recesses in a slide which can be moved back and forth in the base part.
An apparatus as claimed in any one or several of the preceding claims, characterized in that an electric drive motor for the slide is accommodated in the base part, which motor is provided with a threaded spindle which cooperates with a nut coupled to the slide.
An apparatus as claimed in any one or several of the preceding claims, characterized in that the arms supporting the heater elements and the grille elements are manufactured from an electrically conducting material so that they can serve at the same time for supplying current to the heater elements.
An apparatus as claimed in any one or several of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reflectors each extend over substantially the entire side wall of the toasting space and are each manufactured from a transparent material.
An apparatus as claimed in any one or several of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reflectors each have the shape of a concave mirror, and the rod-shaped heater elements are placed in the focal lines thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.