IP Library Granted Patent US 11,421,893
Granted Patent B2
US 11,421,893 · App. 16/108,829 · Granted Aug 23, 2022

Cooking appliance, in particular commercial cooking appliance

Inventor: Hannes Wild (Riegsee, DE)
Assignee: WELBILT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
F24C15/327F24C15/003
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Patent No.
US 11,421,893
App. No.
16/108,829
Granted
Aug 23, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cooking appliance, in particular a commercial cooking appliance, comprising a housing in which a cooking space is arranged and which is provided with a housing outlet, a condenser connected with the cooking space, a cooling water supply device and an appliance outlet, wherein the condenser has a multi-chamber system and the cooling water supply device comprises at least one supply line leading into the chamber provided with the appliance outlet.

Claims (22)

1. A cooking appliance comprising:

a housing having a cooking space and an outlet from the cooking space,

an appliance outlet,

a condenser fluidly connected to the cooking space, wherein the condenser comprises a first, a second and a third separate chamber each fluidly connected to another of the separate chambers, wherein the outlet from the cooking space is disposed in the first of the plurality of separate chambers, wherein the appliance outlet is disposed in the third of the plurality of separate chambers, and wherein the second of the plurality of separate chambers is disposed between the first and the third separate chambers,

a cooling water supply device, wherein the cooling water supply device has at least one supply line having an end disposed in the third of the plurality of separate chambers, wherein the end of the supply line is disposed in an air space at a location selected from above a water level in the third of the plurality of chamber, an orifice area of the appliance outlet, or a combination of the foregoing.

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising a mixing device disposed in the appliance outlet.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2 , wherein the appliance outlet is provided with a temperature sensor.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 3 , wherein the temperature sensor is disposed at the mixing device.

5. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the supply line is provided with a temperature sensor.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the supply line is provided with a shut-off device configured to be opened and closed.

7. The cooking appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the cooling water supply device is configured to be controlled or regulated by at least one temperature sensor.

8. A cooking appliance comprising:

a housing having a cooking space and an outlet from the cooking space;

a cooling water supply; and

a condenser fluidly connected to the cooking space, wherein the condenser comprises three separate chambers, in sequence:

a first chamber, wherein the outlet from the cooking space is disposed in the first chamber and forms a first water trap,

a second chamber fluidly connected to the first chamber and having a second water trap, and

a third chamber fluidly connected to the second chamber and having a third water trap defined by the position of the third chamber, wherein the second chamber is disposed between the first and the third chamber, wherein the third chamber is connected with an appliance wastewater outlet, and wherein the cooling water supply has at least one supply line having an end disposed in the third chamber, wherein the end of the supply line is disposed in an air space at a location selected from above a water level in the third of the plurality of chamber, an orifice area of the appliance outlet, or a combination of the foregoing.

9. The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the first chamber is provided with a temperature sensor.

10. The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the third chamber is provided with a temperature sensor.

11. The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the third chamber is thermally insulated.

12. The cooking appliance according to claim 8 , wherein the third chamber or the fluid connection between the third chamber and the second chamber is thermally insulated.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 12, 2023
From: WILD, HANNES
To: CONVOTHERM-ELEKTROGERATE GMBH
Reel/Frame 064233/0975 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: CONVOTHERM ELEKTROGERATE GMBH
To: WELBILT DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 057595/0493 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 102017214762.8 · Aug 23, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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