Granted Patent B2

US 12,357,123 · App. 15/733,929 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventor: Martin Godefriedus Hendrikus Senders (Meeuwen, BE)

Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

A47J37/0641A47J37/0664

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. An air-based fryer, comprising:

a cooking chamber;

a food receiving chamber adapted to be removably received in the cooking chamber such that an air passage is formed all around the food receiving chamber;

a heater for heating air in the cooking chamber; and

a fan for circulating a flow of hot air in the cooking chamber through the air passage formed outside the food receiving chamber,

wherein the food receiving chamber comprises a base, a receiving chamber lid, and a side wall adapted to close the air passage to form a closed volume.

2. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a main body which has an opening for providing access to the cooking chamber, either laterally or from above, wherein the main body forms a cooking chamber lid for closing said opening.

3. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the receiving chamber lid is adapted to be closed when the cooking chamber lid is closed.

4. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base is removable for cleaning.

5. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the base comprises a silicone seal, which is a press fit into the bottom of the side wall.

6. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the base comprises a support structure which is encased in silicone or a support structure having an outer rim which is encased in silicone.

7. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the side wall comprises a receiving opening which comprise a silicon seal for receiving an outer edge of the base.

8. The air-based fryer as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising another base which comprises a mesh.

9. An accessory kit for an air-based fryer, comprising:

a food receiving chamber comprising a side wall and a base opening;

a lid;

first and second base walls, wherein one of the first and the second base walls is adapted for interchangeable connection to the base opening to define a bottom wall of the food receiving chamber,

wherein the first base wall comprises a solid plate and the second base wall comprises a mesh, and

wherein the side wall, the first base wall adapted to close the air passage, and the lid form a closed volume; and

a mounting unit for mounting the food receiving chamber in a cooking chamber of the air-based fryer such that the air passage for circulation of hot air is formed outside the food receiving chamber to prepare food.

10. The accessory kit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the lid is removable from remainder of the food receiving chamber.

11. An accessory kit for an air-based fryer, comprising:

a food receiving chamber comprising a side wall and a base opening;

first and second base walls, wherein each base wall is adapted for interchangeable connection to the base opening to define a bottom wall of the food receiving chamber,

wherein the first base wall comprises a solid plate adapted to close an air passage to form a closed volume and the second base wall comprises a mesh that provides the air passage; and

a mounting unit for mounting the food receiving chamber in a cooking chamber of the air-based fryer such that the air passage for circulation of hot air is formed outside the food receiving chamber to prepare food.

12. An air-based fryer system, comprising:

an air-based fryer comprising:

a cooking chamber;

a heater for heating air in the cooking chamber; and

a fan for circulating a flow of hot air in the cooking chamber; and

an accessory kit comprising,

a food receiving chamber comprising a side wall and a base opening;

a lid; and

first and second base walls, wherein one of the first and the second base walls is adapted for interchangeable connection to the base opening to define a bottom wall of the food receiving chamber,

wherein the first base wall comprises a solid plate and the second base wall comprises a mesh,

wherein the side wall, the first base wall adapted to close an air passage, and the lid form a closed volume,

wherein the lid is removable from the remainder of the food receiving chamber, and

wherein the food receiving chamber of the accessory kit is adapted to be removably received in the cooking chamber such that the air passage is formed outside the food receiving chamber.

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