Cooking apparatus with filter element
US11490762B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/38
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present application relates to a cooking apparatus (1) comprising a cooking chamber (2), a basket (3) disposed within the cooking chamber (2) to receive food (4) to be cooked, a heating element (5) disposed above the food basket (3) for heating air flowing out from the food basket (3), an air circulation system (6, 12, 13) for circulating the heated air upwards within the food basket (3) and a filter element (7) disposed between the food basket (3) and the heating element (5). The filter element (7) is spaced from the heating element (5). The filter element (7) comprises an air-permeable meshed structure for retaining particles contained in the air flowing out from the food basket (3). The food basket (3) comprises an upper opening (11), and the filter element (7) extends entirely over the upper opening (11).
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