Closed tank fryer
AssigneePitco Frialator, Inc.
InventorsJared C. Perkins, Karl M. Searl
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Abstract
A tank closure assembly for a deep fryer is provided. The tank closure assembly includes a motor driver actuator that is adapted to actuate the tank closure assembly between an open position and a closed position and a plurality of pistons coupled to the motor. In addition, lift arms are removably coupled to respective pistons from the plurality of pistons. An actuation support structure having at least one actuation track is adapted to allow the lift arms to move along the actuation support structure during actuation of the tank closure assembly. Further, a fryer lid is removably coupled to a bottom portion of the lift arms and a cooking carriage is removably coupled to a bottom portion of the fryer lid.
Claims20
A tank closure assembly for a deep fryer, comprising:
- a motor driver actuator adapted to actuate the tank closure assembly between an open position and a closed position;
- a plurality of pistons coupled to the motor driver actuator;
- lift arms removably coupled to respective pistons of the plurality of pistons;
- an actuation support structure having at least one actuation track adapted to allow the lift arms to move along the actuation support structure;
- a fryer lid removably coupled to a bottom portion of the lift arms;
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- a cooking carriage removably coupled to a bottom portion of the fryer lid.
A method of actuating a tank closure assembly comprising:
- loading a food onto a cooking rack;
- loading the cooking rack into a rack carriage removably coupled to a lid;
- activating an actuation support structure to automatically actuate the lid between an open position and a closed position.
A lift assembly control for a fryer comprising:
- a tank closure assembly comprising at least one lift arm;
- at least one lift assembly control component operatively configured to be actuated by an operator of the fryer to control the at least one lift arm;
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- wherein the at least one lift assembly control component is positioned on the fryer in a positon where in order to be actuated the operator of the tank closure assembly is safely positioned to be clear of actuated components of the tank closure assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.