Automated broiler with product sensor system
US12220081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J36/32
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cooking system, including a product loader for dispensing uncooked food product; a broiler/oven having an inlet end, a cooking chamber, a discharge end, a motorized conveyor system for conveying food through said broiler from said inlet end to said discharge end, and heating elements for heating and cooking food products in said cooking chamber. Disposed at the input end between product feed belts and broiler conveyor belts is a photoelectric sensor system that detects the presence of food product passing from the feed belts to the broiler conveyor belts which, when tripped, locks in the cook time for a recipe under execution and prevents inadvertent user changes that would adversely affect the cooked product quality.
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