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US 2022/0039207 A1Published application
Thermal immersion circulator
AssigneeBreville USA, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Charles Young, Tom Udd, Marc Ian Feifel, Kevin Finke, Cameron Jue
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Abstract
A thermal immersion circulator can comprise a heater including a hollow cylindrical main body having an inlet opening at a first end thereof and an outlet opening in a side wall thereof. The heater can include a flexible circuit board having a plurality of resistive bands controlled by controlling electronics such as TRIACs, which can be water-cooled. A thermal immersion circulator including such a heater can be used in scientific laboratories or sous vide food cooking.
Claims15
A thermal immersion circulator, comprising:
- a main body having a tubular side wall comprising a first end and a second end spaced from the first end across a length of the main body;
- an inlet proximate to the first end which a fluid is drawable therethrough;
- an outlet which the fluid is expellable from an interior of the thermal immersion circulator;
- a heating element physically coupled to at least a portion of the tubular side wall of the main body to heat the fluid;
- a motor mounted at least proximate to the second end of the main body;
- an impeller positioned inside the main body;
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- a shaft that magnetically couples the motor to the impeller.
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