US 2025/0143517 A1 · COOKING APPARATUS

Abstract

An automatic meal preparation appliance or cooking apparatus comprises an ingredient storage module operatively coupled with a base heating module. The ingredient storage module includes a plurality of cavities for storing ingredients. A rotatable ingredient dispensing disc is arranged between the ingredient storage module and base heating module. The disc comprises an opening for dispensing ingredients from the cavities into the base heating module. A motor module, housed within the ingredient storage module, controls the rotation of the disc to dispense the ingredients through the disc opening into a cooking pot associated with the base heating module, and also operates a tool for processing ingredients in the cooking pot.

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Dependent claims

A cooking apparatus comprising:

a base heating module and an ingredient storage module operatively mountable above the base heating module, wherein the base heating module comprises a heating element for heating a cooking pot, and wherein the ingredient storage module comprises a plurality of compartments circumferentially arranged for holding ingredients, and a center cavity configured to accommodate a motor module therein,
the motor module comprises a first motor and a second motor, wherein the first motor is configured to rotate a dispensing disc relative to the plurality of compartments, with the dispensing disc having an opening for selectively dispensing ingredients from the plurality of compartments into the cooking pot, and wherein the second motor is configured to rotate a tool to process ingredients in the cooking pot.

A cooking apparatus comprising:

a base heating module having a heating element for heating a cooking pot,
an ingredient storage module operatively mountable above the base heating module, wherein the ingredient storage module comprises a plurality of compartments circumferentially arranged for holding ingredients, and a center cavity configured to accommodate a motor module therein,
wherein an ingredient dispensing disc is rotatably connected to the ingredient storage module below the plurality of compartments, and the ingredient dispensing disc has an opening for selectively dispensing ingredients from the plurality of compartments, and
wherein at least one handle assembly is formed by a first handle portion of the ingredient storage module and a second handle portion of the base heating module when the ingredient storage module is mounted on the base heating module, wherein the handle assembly mechanically couples the ingredient storage module to the base heating module, and wherein the at least one handle assembly forms an electrical connection for transmitting power and/or instructions between the ingredient storage module and the base heating module.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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