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US 5,203,253 AGranted
Automatic air cooking system for vending machines
AssigneeOre-Ida Foods, Inc.
InventorsWayne L. Covington, Glen R. Green
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Abstract
A closed-loop air cooking system includes: a) a closed-loop air duct assembly; b) a cooking basket means mounted for rotation within the air duct assembly; c) fan means for forcing air through the air duct assembly; d) heating means for heating air that circulates within the air duct assembly; and e) separator means for removing entrained particulates from the air stream that circulates within the air duct assembly.
Claims14
A closed-loop air cooking system for cooking frozen foods comprising:
- a closed-loop air duct assembly;
- a cooking basket means mounted for rotation within the air duct assembly;
- fan means for forcing air through the air duct assembly;
- heating means for heating air that circulates within the air duct assembly;
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- a separator means mounted for removing entrained particulates from the air stream that circulates within the air duct assembly, the separator means providing a thermal mass that can absorb heat from, and can provide heat to, the circulating air stream.
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