Induction cooker
AssigneeKenyon International, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Roy, Michael Reischmann, Philip Williams
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus, namely an induction cooker is provided. Preferably the cooker is provided to cook in single use vessels which are relatively lightweight and inexpensive. The cooker includes a vibration mechanism to stir the food while cooking and an induction coil (which may itself cause the vibrations and thus be the vibration mechanism). In some aspects the vibration mechanism is provided above the induction coil and the size of the induction coil relative to the vessel is such that the vessel blocks the magnetic field generated by the induction coil from impacting the operation of the vibration mechanism.
Claims19
A cooking device for cooking in a removable vessel comprising:
- a housing;
- a heating element in the housing;
- receiver supported by the housing and configured to receive the removable vessel therein, the heating element, when activated, configured to heat the removable vessel when the removable vessel is in the receiver;
- a vibrator configured to vibrate the removable vessel when the removable vessel is in the receiver;
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- a retainer arranged above the receiver and attached to the housing, the retainer made of a different material than the housing and having an opening wherein the opening is sized smaller than an outer dimension of the removable vessel and wherein when the removable vessel is positioned in the receiver and below the retainer a gap exists between a lower portion of the retainer and an upper portion of the removable vessel.
A cooking device for cooking in a removable vessel comprising:
- a housing;
- an induction heating element in the housing;
- and
- a receiver supported by the housing and configured to receive the removable vessel therein, the induction heating element, when activated, configured to heat the removable vessel when the removable vessel is in the receiver;
- a vibrator configured to vibrate the removable vessel when the removable vessel is in the receiver, wherein the vibrator is positioned above the induction heating element.
A cooking device for cooking food items in a removable vessel comprising:
- a housing;
- an induction heating element in the housing;
- a receiver supported by the housing and configured to receive the removable vessel therein, the heating element, when activated, configured to heat the removable vessel when the removable vessel is in the receiver;
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- a controller configured to induce a magnetic field at or above the induction heating element and to induce current, the magnetic field and current vibrating the removable vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.