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US 9,788,690 B2Granted
Cooking apparatus and accessories
OwnerMarian Silviu Rosianinventor
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Abstract
A cooking apparatus is described including: at least one grill element including a cooking surface for supporting foodstuffs which in use are heated on the cooking surface; and a cleaning device for cleaning at least a portion of the cooking surface, the cleaning device including a surface cleaning element and a movement mechanism, the movement mechanism being arranged to move the cleaning element across the cooking surface; and at least one motor for driving the movement mechanism.
Claims13
A cooking apparatus comprising:
- at least one grill element including a cooking surface configured to heat supported foodstuffs thereon;
- a cleaning device for cleaning at least a portion of the cooking surface, the cleaning device is integral to or built into the cooking apparatus and includes a surface cleaning element and a movement mechanism;
- the movement mechanism comprising opposed first and second driveable members, a first end of the surface cleaning element being coupled to and driven by the first driveable member while a second end of the surface cleaning element being coupled to and driven by the second driveable member, and the movement mechanism being arranged for moving the cleaning element across the cooking surface of the at least one grill element whilst the at least one grill element is in place for use on the cooking apparatus;
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- at least one motor for driving the movement mechanism and moving the cleaning element across the cooking surface of the at least one grill element for cleaning the at least one grill element;
- wherein the movement mechanism is further arranged to rotate the cleaning element as the cleaning element moves across the cooking surface of the at least one grill element.
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A cooking apparatus comprising:
- at least one grill element including a cooking surface configured to heat supported foodstuffs thereon;
- a cleaning device for cleaning at least a portion of the cooking surface, the cleaning device is integral to or built into the cooking apparatus and includes a grill element surface cleaning element and a movement mechanism for moving the cleaning device, and the cleaning device extending across a width of the at least one grill element from a first lateral edge to an opposed lateral edge;
- the movement mechanism comprising a first driveable member located along the first lateral edge of the at least one grill element and a second driveable member located along the second lateral edge of the at least one grill element, a first portion of the surface cleaning element being coupled to and driven by the first driveable member while a second portion of the surface cleaning element being coupled to and driven by the second driveable member, and the movement mechanism being arranged for moving the cleaning element across the cooking surface of the at least one grill element whilst the at least one grill element is in place for use on the cooking apparatus;
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- at least one motor for driving the movement mechanism and moving the cleaning element across the cooking surface of the at least one grill element for cleaning the at least one grill element;
- wherein the movement mechanism is further arranged to rotate the cleaning element as the cleaning element moves across the cooking surface of the at least one grill element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.