Steam drying element for steam cooking device

US5158064A · kind A · utility

Inventors

• Thomas J. Willis · Solon, US
• James P. Bedford · Willoughby, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 13, 1991
• Grant date: Oct 27, 1992
• Expiry date: May 13, 2011

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F22B1/284
• WIPO field: Thermal processes and apparatus
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A steam cooking device comprising a steam generating chamber having a steam generator, a cooking chamber adjacent to the steam generating chamber for receiving steam from the steam generator, a conduit for transporting the steam from the steam generating chamber to the cooking chamber and a heating element for heating the steam to a superheated condition prior to the steam entering the cooking chamber.