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US 2021/0352923 A1Published application
Smoke generator, ultrasonic sound sensor and lid sensor
AssigneeDansons US, LLC
InventorsLi Li, Rodney Li, Perini Valla Malla
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Abstract
Disclosed is an outdoor cooking appliance with a smoke generator that directs smoke into a cooking chamber of the appliance without significantly increasing the temperature therein. For example, the smoke generator can include an ignitor that combusts fuel and a fan that directs air and smoke from the combustion into the cooking chamber.
Claims20
An appliance comprising:
- a main body defining an internal cooking chamber;
- a burn pot assembly that provides heat to the cooking chamber;
- and
- a smoke generator separate from the burn pot assembly and that provides smoke to the cooking chamber, the smoke generator including an ignitor that generates smoke by combusting fuel at a smoke temperature lower than a burn pot temperature, and a fan that directs air over the ignitor.
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A smoke generator that provides smoke to a cooking chamber of a pellet grill or smoker, the smoke generator comprising:
- a main body;
- an ignitor that generates smoke by combusting fuel at an optimal temperature;
- a fan that directs air over the ignitor;
- an ignitor housing that receives the ignitor;
- and
- an insert that retains fuel adjacent the ignitor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.