Inductive heating apparatus for cooking thin dishes such as omelets, quiches or the like
US4987828A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S99/14
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus comprises an endless conveyor band (2) of insulating material on which are mounted at even distances apart receptacles (7) composed of a metal adapted to receive separate portions of a dish to be cooked and inductors (10a, 10b) disposed below the upper reach (6) of the conveyor. The inductors have a diameter roughly equal to one-half of the diameter of the receptacles and are disposed in at least two rows in the direction of movement of the conveyor (2) symmetrically relative to the axis of movement of the receptacles. The inner edges of the inductors (10a, 10b) are located beyond a vertical plane containing the axis of movement of the receptacles (7) so as to insure a homogeneous heating of the receptacles.
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