Battery enabled pellet grill
AssigneeW.C. Bradley Co.
InventorsALEX GAFFORD, RAMIN KHOSRAVI RAHMANI
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Abstract
A system includes a cooking chamber defining a space for food to be cooked, a firepot inside the cooking chamber that is configured to utilize pelletized fuel to provide heat or smoke within the cooking chamber for cooking the food, and a fuel hopper defining a storage space for the pelletized fuel before delivery to the firepot. A battery powered auger interposes the fuel hopper and the firepot and is configured to selectively convey the pelletized fuel from the fuel hopper to the firepot for combustion. A rechargeable battery selectively provides power to the auger.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a cooking chamber defining a space for food to be cooked;
- a firepot inside the cooking chamber that is configured to utilize pelletized fuel to provide heat or smoke within the cooking chamber for cooking the food;
- a fuel hopper defining a storage space for the pelletized fuel before delivery to the firepot;
- a battery powered auger interposing the fuel hopper and the firepot and configured to selectively convey the pelletized fuel from the fuel hopper to the firepot for combustion;
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- a rechargeable battery selectively providing power to the auger.
A system comprising:
- a cooking chamber that is provided heat and smoke from a firepot therein for preparing food inside the cooking chamber;
- a fuel hopper outside the cooking chamber for receiving pelletized fuel;
- an auger operable to move fuel from the fuel hopper into the firepot when rotated by an auger motor;
- an ignitor associated with the firepot for igniting fuel in the firepot;
- a fan that provides combustion air under positive pressure into the firepot;
- a battery that powers the auger motor, the ignitor, and the fan;
- a control circuit that controls power to the auger motor, ignitor, and fan from the battery;
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- a user control for activating the control circuit.
A method comprising:
- receiving pelletized cooking fuel in a hopper;
- moving the pelletized fuel from the hopper to a firepot;
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- combusting the pelletized fuel in the firepot to generate smoke and heat within a cooking chamber;
- wherein the pelletized fuel is moved by an auger rotated by a battery powered variable speed motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.