Lid for reducing fumes in an air-based fryer
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorDavide Bonaccorso
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Abstract
The invention relates to an air-based flyer apparatus (100) for preparing food. The apparatus comprises a food preparation chamber (102), a food basket (103) placed in said food preparation chamber (102), a system (104) for circulating an upward flow of hot air inside said food basket (103), a heating element (105) placed above said food basket (103) to generate said hot air, a lid (101) placed below the heating element for covering the food basket. The lid (101) comprises a first part (P1) being air-permeable, and a second part (P2) facing said heating element (105) being air-impermeable. The invention allows reducing fumes generated by an air-based flyer during cooking process.
Claims13
An air-based fryer apparatus for preparing food, said apparatus comprising:
- a food preparation chamber;
- a food basket placed in said food preparation chamber;
- a system for circulating an upward flow of hot air inside said food basket;
- a heating element placed above said food basket to generate said hot air;
- and
- a lid placed below the heating element for covering the food basket, wherein said lid comprises:
- a) a first part (P1) being air-permeable, and
- b) a second part (P2) facing said heating element being air-impermeable, wherein the lid further comprises at least one supporting element (SE) extending outward and adapted to cooperate with at least one slit (ST) made in an edge of said food basket, and wherein said food basket is equipped with at least one spring element (SP) for clamping an outer periphery of said lid.
An air-based fryer apparatus for preparing food, said apparatus comprising:
- a food preparation chamber;
- a food basket placed in said food preparation chamber;
- a system for circulating an upward flow of hot air inside said food basket;
- a heating element placed above said food basket to generate said hot air;
- and
- a lid placed below the heating element for covering the food basket, wherein said lid comprises:
- a) a first part (P1) being air-permeable, and
- b) a second part (P2) facing said heating element being air-impermeable, wherein the lid further comprises at least one supporting element (SE) extending outward and adapted to cooperate with at least one slit (ST) made in an upper edge of said food basket.
An air-based fryer apparatus for preparing food, said apparatus comprising:
- a food preparation chamber;
- a food basket placed in said food preparation chamber;
- a system for circulating an upward flow of hot air inside said food basket;
- a heating element placed above said food basket to generate said hot air;
- and
- a lid placed below the heating element for covering the food basket, wherein said lid comprises:
- a) a first part (P1) being air-permeable, and
- b) a second part (P2) facing said heating element being air-impermeable, wherein said food basket is equipped with at least one spring element (SP) for clamping an outer periphery of said lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.