IP Library Patent Application 17390450
Patent Application
App. No. 17/390,450

AIR COOKING DEVICE

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App. No.
17/390,450
Abstract

An air cooking device is equipped with a cooking cavity and includes a heating device located above the cooking cavity, a temperature measuring device, and a fan, wherein the fan is used to suck up the wind in the cooking cavity and blow it towards the heating device, and the hot air blows to the cooking cavity to cook food. The temperature measuring device is used to detect the temperature in the cooking cavity. The air cooking device also includes a shielding cover between the heating device and the temperature measuring device, where the shielding cover shields the heating device from radiating to and heating the temperature measuring device, so as to improve the accuracy of the temperature measurement of the temperature measuring device.

Claims (36)

1 . An air cooking device equipped with a heating device located above a cooking cavity, and a fan, wherein the fan is configured to suck up air in the cooking cavity and blow it toward the heating device to generate hot air, and wherein the hot air blows toward the cooking cavity to cook food, the air cooking device comprising:

a temperature measuring device to detect the temperature in the cooking cavity; and,

a shielding cover between the heating device and the temperature measuring device;

wherein the shielding cover shields the heating device from radiating to and heating the temperature measuring device.

2 . The air cooking device of claim 1 , wherein the shielding cover includes an arc-shaped shielding portion, and the shielding portion is arranged about the periphery of the temperature measuring device.

3 . The air cooking device of claim 2 , wherein:

the shielding cover includes a first shielding piece and a second shielding piece connected together;

the temperature measuring device is located in the space enclosed by the first shielding piece and second shielding piece;

the included angle between the first shielding piece and second shielding piece is an acute angle; and,

the end point of the acute angle faces toward a wind direction of the wind blown by the fan, and an angle bisector of the included angle is roughly parallel to the wind direction to thereby reduce the resistance of the shielding cover to the wind blown by the fan.

4 . The air cooking device of claim 3 , wherein the included angle between the angle bisector of the included angle between the first shielding piece and the second shielding piece and the wind direction of the wind blown by the fan is greater than or equal to 0 degrees and less than or equal to 20 degrees.

5 . The air cooking device of claim 3 , wherein the fan is a centrifugal fan, and blades of the centrifugal fan are at an acute angle to a radial direction of the centrifugal fan, so that the wind from the centrifugal fan and the radial direction of the centrifugal fan are at an acute angle, wherein the angle bisector of the included angle between the first shielding piece and second shielding piece and the radial radiation direction is greater than or equal to 10 degrees to less than or equal to 80 degrees.

6 . The air cooking device of one of claim 1 , wherein the heating device includes a light-wave tube arranged in a superior arc, two ends of the superior arc are two wire-outgoing ends of the light-wave tube, and the temperature measuring device is set between the two wire-outgoing ends.

7 . The air cooking device of claim 6 , further comprising a transparent portion located above the cooking cavity, wherein the transparent portion is in a ring shape and surrounds the fan and heating device to facilitate observation of cooking in the cooking cavity.

8 . The air cooking device of claim 6 , further comprising a protective cover under the fan, the protective cover having an air inlet, an air outlet, and a shielding portion located between the air inlet and the air outlet, wherein the shielding portion is located under the light-wave tube, to shield the light emitted by the light-wave tube, and to thereby prevent the light emitted by the light-wave tube from directly irradiating the food in the cooking cavity.

9 . The air cooking device of claim 8 , wherein the light-wave tube is arranged around the periphery of the fan.

10 . The air cooking device of claim 9 , wherein the position of the air outlet is lower than the position of the air inlet.

11 . An air frying device positionable above a cooking cavity, the air frying device comprising:

a light-wave tube;

a fan configured to suck up air in the cooking cavity and blow it toward the light-wave tube to generate hot air, and wherein the hot air blows toward the cooking cavity to cook food;

a temperature measuring device to detect the temperature in the cooking cavity; and,

a shielding cover between the heating device and the temperature measuring device;

wherein the shielding cover shields the light-wave tube from radiating to and heating the temperature measuring device.

12 . The air frying device of claim 11 , wherein the shielding cover includes an arc-shaped shielding portion, and the shielding portion is arranged about the periphery of the temperature measuring device.

13 . The air frying device of claim 12 , wherein:

the shielding cover includes a first shielding piece and a second shielding piece connected together;

the temperature measuring device is located in the space enclosed by the first shielding piece and second shielding piece;

the included angle between the first shielding piece and second shielding piece is an acute angle; and,

the end point of the acute angle faces toward a wind direction of the wind blown by the fan, and an angle bisector of the included angle is roughly parallel to the wind direction to thereby reduce the resistance of the shielding cover to the wind blown by the fan.

14 . The air frying device of claim 13 , wherein the included angle between the angle bisector of the included angle between the first shielding piece and the second shielding piece and the wind direction of the wind blown by the fan is greater than or equal to 0 degrees and less than or equal to 20 degrees.

15 . The air frying device of claim 13 , wherein the fan is a centrifugal fan, and blades of the centrifugal fan are at an acute angle to a radial direction of the centrifugal fan, so that the wind from the centrifugal fan and the radial direction of the centrifugal fan are at an acute angle, wherein the angle bisector of the included angle between the first shielding piece and second shielding piece and the radial radiation direction is greater than or equal to 10 degrees to less than or equal to 80 degrees.

16 . The air frying device of claim 11 , wherein the light-wave tube is arranged in a superior arc, two ends of the superior arc are two wire-outgoing ends of the light-wave tube, and the temperature measuring device is set between the two wire-outgoing ends.

17 . The air frying device of claim 16 , further comprising a transparent portion located above the cooking cavity, wherein the transparent portion is in a ring shape and surrounds the fan and heating device to facilitate observation of cooking in the cooking cavity.

18 . The air frying device of claim 16 , further comprising a protective cover under the fan, the protective cover having an air inlet, an air outlet, and a shielding portion located between the air inlet and the air outlet, wherein the shielding portion is located under the light-wave tube, to shield the light emitted by the light-wave tube, and to thereby prevent the light emitted by the light-wave tube from directly irradiating the food in the cooking cavity.

19 . The air frying device of claim 18 , wherein the light-wave tube is arranged around the periphery of the fan.

20 . The air frying device of claim 19 , wherein the position of the air outlet is lower than the position of the air inlet.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 069837/0553 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2025
From: MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST
To: IB APPLIANCES INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, LLC; IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 069839/0542 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
To: MIDCAP FUNDING IV TRUST, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066073/0686 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYANCE TYPE FROM SECURITY INTEREST TO ASSIGNMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 065524 FRAME 0312. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 7, 2023
From: INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (TEXAS) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS LLC; URS-1 (CHARLEROI) LLC; EKCO GROUP, LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (GHC) LLC; URS-2 (CORNING) LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (LATIN AMERICA) LLC; EKCO HOUSEWARES, INC.; EKCO MANUFACTURING OF OHIO, INC.; CORELLE BRANDS (CANADA) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (CANADA) HOLDING INC.; INSTANT BRANDS INC.
To: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065851/0474 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 8, 2023
From: INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (TEXAS) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS ACQUISITION INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS INC.; INSTANT BRANDS LLC; URS-1 (CHARLEROI) LLC; EKCO GROUP, LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (GHC) LLC; URS-2 (CORNING) LLC; CORELLE BRANDS (LATIN AMERICA) LLC; EKCO HOUSEWARES, INC.; EKCO MANUFACTURING OF OHIO, INC.; CORELLE BRANDS (CANADA) INC.; INSTANT BRANDS (CANADA) HOLDING INC.; INSTANT BRANDS INC.
To: IB APPLIANCES US HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 065524/0312 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2021
From: HAN, YUDE; WANG, JIWEI; WANG, HONGYUAN
To: INSTANT BRANDS HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 057039/0850 →