Grilling component

US6717111B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carrier Commercial Refrigeration, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey L. Sands · Freeport, US
• James D. Conlin · South Beloit, US
• Thomas J. Franken · Roscoe, US
• Andrew Paul Franklin · Beloit, US
• Randy L. Ginner · Beloit, US
• Ronald J. Glavan · Rockton, US
• Scott A. Glawe · Roscoe, US
• David A. Hill · Wyandotte, US
• Michael J. Newberry · Poplar Grove, US
• Jack Pellicane · Wyomissing, US
• Manuel Calzada · Rolling Meadows, US
• Henry T. Ewald · Schaumburg, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 17, 2002
• Grant date: Apr 6, 2004
• Expiry date: Apr 17, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J37/045
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A grilling component includes a pair of grilling structures supported at an oblique angle from the vertical. Each grilling structure includes a heater and a moveable conveyor belt positioned around the heater. As the food travels on the conveyor belts between the heaters, the food is cooked. Preferably, the conveyor belt is made of a non-stick coated Invar™. A lateral sensor positioned proximate to an edge of each of the conveyor belts detects and compensates for lateral movement of the conveyor belts. After the food exits the grilling structures, the food slides onto a heated holding area for serving.