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US 7,395,752 B2Granted
Cooking apparatus
AssigneeFrymatic Systems Close Corporation
InventorGeorges Maurice Torres
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InventorGeorges Maurice Torres
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A cooking apparatus (10) is disclosed which comprises a double-shelled housing (12) with top cover (14), side walls (16) and a front plate (20) which is in the form of an arch to provide a storage space (22) underneath. A food vapours condensation chamber is located between the inner and outer shells of the housing (12) and the outer shells of the housing (12) are exposed to atmosphere so that they cool by radiation and convection. The cooking apparatus (10) further includes a fryer unit (18) which is located within an opening (24) in the front plate (20). The fryer unit (18) comprises a casing and a rotary cylindrical drum (26). The drum is devoid of an axle and is mounted by seals which bear on the periphery the drum. A plurality of parallel diametrically extending passages (30) pass through the drum (26). One end of each passage (30) is extended by a spout (32) for receiving food to be fried while the other end of each passage (30) cooperates with a basket which can then swing down into hot oil for cooking.
A food fryer unit comprising a casing having an opening therein, a rotary cylindrical drum, a first part of the drum being inside the casing and a second part of the drum protruding through said opening, combined mounting means and seals carried by said casing and extending along the opening, said mounting means and seals bearing on the cylindrical surface of the drum and permitting the drum to rotate whilst inhibiting motion thereof transverse to its axis, a plurality of passages passing through the drum, opposite ends of each passage opening through the surface of said first and second parts of the drum, and baskets for holding food, the baskets being at the ends of the passages which are within the casing.
Cooking apparatus which comprises a double-walled housing constituted by inner and outer shells, there being a condensation chamber between the inner and outer shells of the housing and the outer shell of the housing being exposed to atmosphere so that it cooks by radiation and convection, and which apparatus further comprises a fryer unit including a casing which defines a vessel for containing hot cooking oil, there being upper and lower sets of registering ports in said casing and in the inner shell of the housing whereby not cooking vapours can escape from the fryer unit and into said condensation chamber via the upper set of ports and dewatered vapours can return via the lower set of ports.
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