Automatic forced air food heating apparatus

Automatic forced air food heating apparatus, comprising:

• a housing:
• a foraminous food receptacle defining an interior space, said receptacle being rotatably mounted in said housing and provided with a displaceable door adapted to cover an opening through which food can pass into and out of said receptacle and means for moving said displaceable door between open and closed positions;
• hot air source means for supplying hot air to said interior space of said receptacle through its foraminae;
• a feeding bin having an outer door communicating with the space outside said housing and facilitating the loading of uncooked food into said feeding bin and an inner door adjacent to said receptacle and adapted to be brought into alignment with said displaceable door of said receptacle so as to feed charges of food to said interior space of said receptacle;
• sensing means on said bin which determines whether said outer door is open or closed,
• automatic control means operatively connected to said servicing means for automatically feeding charges of food from said bin to said interior space of said receptacle through said opening only when said outer door is closed, said feeding being brought about by the opening of the inner door of the bin and the displaceable door of the receptacle;
• and
• a food receiving compartment for receiving heated food discharged from said receptacle through said opening when said displaceable door is against moved to the open position.